New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-06

small one" writes the committee OF the STATE AS
ISOLATION of County Superintendent of COLORADO
From pamphlet entitled THE Libraries OF In
diana" by j. p Dunn. these striking passages
are extracted:
In his report of 1856 Caleb Mills. who had then
become Superintendent of Public instruction. de-
clared that examination OF the staiistlcil snom
ing of the libraries would convince the most sc'p-
teal that a one-quarter of n mill properly anu d
twenty-five cents poll tax never accofnpis"e" ~
much for education In any other way . .
But it is not necessary TO go to statistics to prove
the usefulness of those books; Whenever you I'M
a wel-nformed man who lived In Indiana from ~,
TO 1860 you always find man who patronized
the township libraries and he VIII tell you 'hat ne
proited much by them.
Henry Raab. superintendent Public instruction
of Illinois, says:
II our children TO learn to read and master
the four or five reading BOOKS OF 50 rere,ye
no further encouragement 10 READ good DOORS that
viii widen their circle OF thought aha n ~ vorY
little consequence. For merely to be able to read
without having taste n f9r reTd d ,ede love
for reading. and especially for reading the pest
school district of the state Valuable as the coun
try newspapers are If the Young were to gather
them they might for their mental iInpfove"ae nnj
as well not read at an The best Is just t fooa
district libraries none but books OF unquestioned
and unquestionabe merit should find place
Here follow few passages from letters written
by official chiefs in educational affairs:
quite an eTOrt Is 'elnR put IOTlH ny tlt COUNTY
superintendents Of our state TO push the work OF
establishing district Libraries The Young Peoples
are having much TO do in aiding this work
assure you that will cooperate with you in every
respect that can to aid in The malte ,Ivrs
State Superintendent Public instruction of Kansas
I have been very DESTROYS of establishing
library in all the schools of the state and ! am
certain that it will be but short time when all
our schools will take hold Of this matter ana pro,
vide themselves with goody number Of volumes
for the Of their schools. r. y. LouER
State Superintendent of Public instruction OF luiho
We are trying to establish libraries in our dis-
g. &. TINDAL.
Superintendent Of Schools Of Kent Co. Delaware.
Within the last eighteen wears the matter Of free
public libraries has received good deal ~ atten-
ton and forty of such have been established
s great e eSfen nave 0e' THOMAS b. sTocKWEIL,
Commissioner of Public Schools Of Rhode Island
Interest in the establishment Of school Libraries
Is growing rapidly. and hope soon to be able
to secure some favorable legislation that VII s,art
superintendent Public instruction OF the State of
Washington.
This year We will establish in all the counties a
teachers These we hope will lead ultimately to the
establishment Of school libraries in the rur2l dis-
State Superintendent of Public Education of Mis-
sissppi.
a very considerable extent by discussion AT state
district and county meetings of our state. ana ie,l
that are well ready to enter upon inc WORN
in formal manner There l. an effort IN
the line Of perpctustnG columbus Day by max
ing of that date an annual day for work in ala or
the library movement. ana trust that this may
be of good In this most important line or orr
public school work. \. Is. CANDY.
Superintendent of Public instruction Of the State
of Nebraska.
W. d. Mayfed. State Superintendent OF Edu-
cation of South Carolina writes that they are look
ing into the subject OF school libraries with in
terest"
Perhaps such a collection OF expressions Of opin-
ion as the foregoing is more impressive than any
argument, however elaborate or eloquent which
might be offered by indivdual-even by an
individual highest in authority and most honored
for his learning 1t is though. from widely
separated regions in a great country. n single con-
victon should be uttered yet uttered in various
tones 1t has not merely the force OF an argu-
ment IT has the resistess force Of the belief and
will OF the people