, 1873-01-02

two Of tl,o board Slessre Ropontlal and Rastor,
lave beon appointed to prepare Bncll Of tho most
valuable portion OF this collection aa como to
land unbound for appropriate binding.
Bostdos these works, tho Board hayo nnttci.
teipslo MI entire copy Of 1910 volumes Of
"Tauchuotz Edition" Of German (tranBlntei)
and Englfhli publications., neatly bound, which,
With tho duties rotnittod nj provided on all caaos
giyo ,ih tho whole 1910 volumes At coBt Of less
than 10 cents for eaclt volutnv, Or about $500 for
the outiro sot.
HAVE 70 ADD
TINT. sinco tho writing Of thln report wo hayo
boon favored With great many additional con-
tributionn from our, own cittzcnn. Wo shall
laye, at tho close Of this day. If we have not al
ready, 3,167 volumes upon our sllolvoa. Among
tho doMora from tho city aro tho following:
Elliott Anthony, Robert i. Quoal J.. L. pickard,
Joseph Hu'ln Adolph Mouea, 1sov. Walter For
sytl1, John Fl. Small, Professor Fink, Mias 4.
Brown, Professor Dolano, Mr.. and Mira i. i.
oi'arlos 7. 5iison, II: ". s; Cleveland, i. H. T.
aoo1rfch (aot Of Harper's Ma9azines), Dr..
Willard, J. s. hlcInt,rc, How. II. N. powofH,
Samuel Samuel Thornt9n, AL Edward .; Williams, ". II.
md Mrs. Learder Stone, Jamoa W. s!loahn1,.
1 haYo also to stnto' tint Dr.. Andrews, tho
President Of the Faculty of tho Chicago Medical
0ollege, proposes to turn over tho ontiro collco-
tion Of TITO medical works Of tho institution,
with tho only condition that thoy shal 10 rotain-
cd In tho library room aB books Of reference. A
largo number Of citizons who aro present thia
morning havo also donated books, but tho Boc-
rotary having been unable to record thoir namos,
thoy will be published hereafter.
Thus wo 1nhy oxpect to have Oh our aholVos
within tho noxt three months como
TEN on TWELVE THOUSAND VOLUMES.
Of works donated or purchased. It is probable
izod, wo mny lnvo $4,000, md after providing
for tho necessary expenses Of running tho inhti-
tuition, and aftor ro-imburBing the money
already drawn by Why. OF anticipation, TINT tho
Board will bo enabled to spond about $4,000
tho preaont year, In tho purchase Of such num-
bor OF uaoful and popular works as may onablo
us to open tho Library in connection with tho
Rohding Room.,
1nrospoct to al1 tho books already received, or
to como in as glts from abread It vii bocome
yet decided, whether. they should be permitted
to go beyond the room Of tho Library
for 11ao .nftor It is opened. 1t will bo
necessary to eonBider tho character and circlm-
stancoH OF huch ondowments. And, considering
tho number Of important workB received di-
rectly from tho hands Of aomc Of tho groatost
writer's Of tho country, containing thoir auto-
graph signaturos, thoy should ovor bo preserved
mud Het apart as SOUVENIRS Of that Broat Bympa-
thy which 30 movod tho universal hoart Of man-
kind aftor tho fire to relieve our distress, In
spirng uB With new courage In face OF ono Of
tho most appalling disaators, and making tho
restoration o. Chicago fact oven moro notice.
able than its dastruetion.
Tho Board is cautiously aud, IL is hoped, suc-
coaBfully, foolng its way, and it has incurred no
unnecessary exponBo, nlld, 40 far it has retained
only two aspiHtulta besides tho oiciotlt and ablo
Secretary, Mr. D. u. Wickorahan,, who, FOR tho
time being, also nctg as our Librarian.
THE BENEFITS.
At tho rlnk Of tutoring worry much that may bo
considered tritc and commonplace, cannot cloao
these romnrka without word or Two In estina-
tiou Of tho great benefits expected to accrue to
oyory clnss of our people from tho establish,
mont Of great Free Library upon such banis
as will insure It at oil timcs reliable and per-
manent support. 11bpenB to a largo and unpro-
vidoa class in ovory great city like our own tho
MEANS and, IN ao1no iohtanceB, tho only means,
OF moral and intellectual Improvement. An ac-
cess to good libraries, M We know, cuitvatea tho
higher tnstcs and Develops powors in human
uature which might otherwise ronain dormant.
A large class of those whose hours might other
how much bottor thoy can employ TINT time in
pursuits which, who they afford the highest
pleasure, arc not only harmless, but purifying
1, wo should, indeoa, congratulate oursolvoa
TINT, for tic first time in our municipal history,
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