The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-20
GOOD WORK Done |
500 Prize offered by State
Historical Association.
The Legislature Asked to Appropriate SIS, 600
Year FOR Five Years to Establish
Public Libraries.

| have already accomplished much, and the
Committee on Literature and History has
planned the work of the year. prize of
800 for the best short life of Vance is
offered by the association, the conditions
to he named later.
The committees as completed were a.
today:
The Executive Committee is Justice
Walter Clark, chairman; Or. G. T. Win
ston, ". j. Peele, Miss Eliza A. Pool, Raj
eigh: w L. Poteat. Wake Forest and
j. S. Bassett Durham.
The Library Committee is composed of
G. A. Grimsley, Greensboro, chairman; c..
d McIver bred Peacock. Miss Annie
Petty. Greensboro; C. F. Tonlinson. Win
ston. Mrs John Van Landingham. Char
lotte; Mrs. A. G. Carr, Durham DR.. Hen
ry Louis Smith, Davidson r. p. Raney
Raleigh; Geo. S. Powell, Asheville; J. b.
| Carlyle, Wake Forest: T. f. Toon. Raj
| ei-h
| ESTABLISHMENT OF LIBRARIES
| On behalf of the Library Committee
Prof G. A. Grimsley submitted the follow
| ing report which was adopted:
| The public library is the peoples uni
versty Any scheme for the education
| of all the people that leaves out the pub
| lie library is a partial failure. Here
thousands of boys and girls who have had
| only limited opportunities at school may
| continue their education and become in
| telligent men and women.
| There is a bill before the Legislature
now in session appropriating $250,O00 for
public education. The Library Committee
hopes and believes this bill will pass. 1t
| suggests, however, that $4,000 Of this
| amount be appropriated annually to en-
courage the establishment of public lib
raries The committee believes that in
no way could the State spend $4,000 more
| wisely for the cause OF education.
Believing as they do in the value of
the library as q factor in the education
of the whole people. they present the
following as On outline of the work OF
the Library Committee:
1 l. To present to individuals, 10 COM
munities and to the State the necessity
Of the library as factor in the educa-
ticn Of all the people.
3 To point out the necessity of MAX
ing school, college and public libraries a
part Of our educational system.
g. To encourage every elementary
school In North Carolina to secure a small
working library.
| T..
raries and make arrangements for the
lowest possible prices.
>. To prepare a list of books suitable
fer children TO read at home. and en-
courage parents TO purchase them for
their children.
| 6. To establish public library in every
town and city in North Carolina
I. To have the Scales Library Act
| ind nifi pc
to issue bonds Cor library buildings.
s. To ask the Legislature 10 appropri-
ate $1,000 annually for five wears TO ch-
courage the establishment of public lib
raries by expending it in such amounts
and under such conditions as are provd-
ed in proper bill.
9. To raise s.. 900 from individuals for
this purpose.
10. To organize at once library asso-
Citations in those towns that will probably
be most interested in establishing pub
lie library
MANY rEL1CS GATHERED.
TIE Committee on Historical Museum
is composed as follows: Col. =. \. Olds
Raleigh, chairman; Wilson G. Lamb, VIII
liamston; Graham Dawes, Newbern; j. 3
Hathaway Edenton: Mrs. r. r. Cotton
Falkland Mrs. A. B. Andrews, Mrs
Chas Z. Johnson, Raleigh.
On behalf of the Museum Committee
Col. Odds submitted most interesting
and valuable report which was adopted
His report shows that about 90 articles
of rare value have already been secured
for the Hall Of History. Among these
may be mentioned the will of Jonathan
Falkland, of Albemarle. 1852; the Grea'
Seal of 1888, large painting OF Tryon
| Palace, Piano made in Raleigh In lSoO
Million Dollar c. S. Treasury Warrant tc
State of North Carolina. and many other
rare and valuable colonial and Confed-
crate relies.
The Committee on History and Litera-
ture is composed of the following D. y
Hill. chairman; Howard Rondthaler Sal
J EN-: F. F. Moses, Raleigh; T. NJ Pittman
! Henderson; J. B. Cheshire. Raleigh; w
p McCorkle, Graham; Edwin MINIS, Dur
: ham; c. A. Graham Charlotte; w. j.
Poteat. Wake Forest Henry Jerome
, Stockard, Raleigh; r. II. Battle, Raleigh
James Sprunt, Wilmington; Mrs. Franco:
Herman, Salisbury.
On behalf of this committee Prof. Hill
submitted an admirable report which wa:
adopted and of which the following is I
s-noosiS:
, Your committee on Literature and His
tory has decided that the following shall
be the objects OF it's endeavors for this
| year:
Ito arrange for the prize essay OF
Vance, as already directed by the associa
| tion.
g To suggest to the society or the eX
J ecutive committee that a prize OF 500 o.
500 be offered for the best short story
This prize not to be given unless the com
mittee OF award declares it worthy
the prize.
8. That the committee will at once be
gin to collect material for complete
photography of North Carolina
4. That the committee will endeavor e
appoint interested, active and accurat
persons in each county in the older coun
= ties of the State to examine old cour
and church records, and to report the eX
istence of valuable records in each cour
= house or church.
5. To appoint suitable persons all owe
T the State to collect any historical mate
rial to be found The committee Will Il
all cases index and put on permanent re