The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24

left on the reading table one month and
are then placed on file. While they are
on the reading table they are kept in
library magazine holders, which protect
them from being soiled and torn. Every
thing which is not in frst-class condi-
ton is speedily removed. The reading
rooms are four in number.
"a museum OF curios from every age
and every country has been added as a
source both of pleasure and instruction.
.Pueblo's library membership is only
about 1900 in the ten years OF its exist
ence, while Wichita's membership has
reached the $500 mark in the two years
and a half since it has been free We
should be proud Of our city, which makes
such a splendid intellectual showing
But now we have reached Colorado
Springs and we Immediately wend our
way toward the city library, which is To-
Gated on Bijou street, just two blocks
from Pixies Peak avenue Here we find
library of 5000 volumes. which. too, is
classified according 10 the Dewey decimal
system. The membership is over 1o,Ooo,
OF whom a comparatively small number
are regular patrons. The others are
tourists, who are permitted the use OF
the library privileges upon depositing 81.
which entities them TO a six months
membership.
There is a gentlemen's Scientific club
in the city which subscribes for all the
best scientific magazines and journals Of
the world, and has them placed on a GER
tain table in the library reserved for that
purpose. This is very popular.
Wichita patrons should take special
pride in their reference department, for
in neither of these city libraries could
the reference department be even COM
pared with the one in Wichita In COM
pleteness and value ours far surpasses
them.
THE Coburn library is in connection
with the Colorado college. but the gen
eral public is accorded the use OF it on
consideration of IS per year. The build
ing is of peachblow sandstone of Colo
RADIO and is OF great architectural beauty
and admirably adapted to its purpose.
The interior, with its high ceilings. its
picturesque galleries. its inviting alcoves
and its great stone fireplace is exceed
ingly attractive. A full-sized cast OF the
Winged Victory of Samothrace, stands
at one emu OF the MAIN nan. III TeCeSSeS
are marble busts OF Antinous and Dante
and caste of Hermes of Praxiteies. A
museum of Indian cur.os has recently
been added.
The library, of nearly $1,000 volumes.
is classified according TO combination
of different systems.
There are three alceves. which are of
special value of students. each one de-
voted to one of the professions. viz:
Theology, medicine, law.
The Coburn Library Book club pro-
vides its members with the best new
books. which are given to the library af-
ter twelve months.
These outlines of the libraries are suf-
fcienuy lengthy. All the details of i'm
proved methods and the management Of
the work would scarcely interest the
general public.
"Of later years the officers of the city
government and the directors of the
school board of wichita have greatly en-
couraged those in their employ TO keep
abreast OF the times by going TO more
advanced localities and learning improved
methods of conducting their respective
work of public service The purpose of
those progressive spirited officers cannot
be misunderstood. and it Will certainly
bring It's reward in time
ANNA EUGENE WIEGAND"