The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-01-08
the library III the foil ewing statement:
Since the library is an essential par 8
4 OF The apparatus OF a properly euuipp-

ed school there rs the same reason |
.Ior expealng pnpltc money on ~ az lor 81
buying desks, olacR e9lIl uoa rus or E cna
;3 "a +. r. Mclyants Is n9 less mphatic I'M
DIS statement en- bne same point;
Know OF no otner plan nereby q
scIio0sl 9. board car get SO great return
ia real GOOD 70 a community IA With SO
IlLIIe expenqitureS OF money a scnoos
!Ti6iiont 81 u brary ough . 70 De placed
IN tle sam categOry as uhe scnooI
WltnonG tIt y geac nef7=7---,a as lacking IN
a very essential partic ular. " hereyer
possiple sscliool boards shouid make a a
yearly .appropriationT-no matternoW
snnall 40 mlust pe-T-for tnes iDrafy ..ss!
g y Iac1ices B IS Sbne oasis upon when
oupg.s illeasr eiluofses tne expenua.
a,, ps rtis,, &, 9.s .a .nis
board does it every year, ], syt
hat is more needed than any-
thing else, according to Mr.. MEG thee,
lis brains. First OF all, regardless of
auy and all other consid tions,
trustees should spend their money on
brains that Is, get good teachers
and pay them well. Il there is any
money left, provided you have q COM
Portable schoolhouse, then 1t should
be expended on the library"
The most important Of all, accord
ing to Prof. McLucas is the teacher:
ut should be remembered that o
library not used Is worthless. More
important than library even Is q
teacher who knows something about
books for children and Is anxious to
| TIT t. u
The person whoS>is to direct the
reading is not to be overlooked as an
essential part in the successful work
I, ing of the library in the opinion Of
/ DIR. Wallace: For some competent
person to guide the reading is almost
as important in most cases as to have
a library.
1 THE rrAcurn,s priv
NolSonly is tne Geacner 70 take an
| interes1 10 Tue reaoing OF 1He pupils,
pu6 inusG aiso oe uoihe sone Roou
reaoing. AFTER hamlng seVeral OF Ihe
vhe ,nhere % Dr 1,nIdriSGe ] m uarv % nertiuentiv M sI
REMARKS. COZ course these are mostly
sor toan,,ors .nd tbau o,,rht ~ Va
road hu aIi toantors @ @ rba a5,snoaS "a
scIo,a ~ n,oht tn COO than ennunh N
y Innw ,vhot H thev M ,re % and % 70 hava ,heiy ~
raIna exn,a;ned to them @ - - 0''o''
Ivbila - mau ha nav ,da,
v,,. ,o, ta,,,.; pra1 aT,,,a,.
~ %ho f,lio.,j"a staton,ant n,o,,a., ~
nar,, I ,.,oano .o.iU ~ ,,t ..l,,,a 49,.
"a ot 49,. ~ :" to- g.. ' .osnat ptIo, 49,
III ,,tr.r 81 10 ha,o ~ hod soo nn W. rne
j., t,,;s a+ta a - ~ Iii
,n,,oo,s. o h,,t ..hn,,i,, @ ILL., I,I.n :" puo,
' .,'a. ;s e. III ~ ao,.,a nnuu my W oukseo' @
to to- introdnce children 70 hoops anG
that 1hey should It theTe1Sfe not walt
,,,a e,n 49, 90" - eoOa oiau ,,,tIa ~ -,
camts IRON, each cbi,d y ,uto,e aa, -, -
oensS i'oin Co. o,,,.,aS w. mo'o yoat
eaulns Ea., o ito.ios p ~, o;.as,at SaaS ~
!nc iI..,ou ,m y, e 'tSaS'o tSiS n,Ia nI'a. ~,
1ns ,,i;.i,nj ] "I, ,,,so go, u.a .,,n -, ~
ooa on sd - t,o ,aao,,au so"oo,i,, oao r. :
NY s,aue ~, oue ,'rsoo Is .a'S oS11iit 9i,.t
suoaa oouA' - do 0'io on'"'ien "ou'e iiA'
W ieau
The value or the library is not q
] nc hy tho others. irrho y,,no of a,
extensive library to school is, in M.
OPINION, very mucu OVereStlmaCed
; Had l money to expend for such
purpose | would simply purchase
few books to be used as parallel read
!, ing in the lower grades. For tn
high school department. l would pur
chase selections from the various
authors whose lives and writing tht
course OF STUDY might embrace, sa.
: such pamphlets as are published b.
Hougtlton, Mltiiln " co. After dit
this would then purchase an en-
cJclopeala 1'sn an a.Il-ILll uhaprloge a dlct'on
airy. S-77ssry, cas @Asfei
put iSf'' Vaiue 1e
the 3ys, 20 =. coh oaiiis some
VerNs, ,.oks.
,---5G OF Ghe successiulne OF
g oes S>1,Sy - Clie uAe oliao 10 ulaue oi
I jTl1hg Ss--.l1h On tli,s polnU MI. NC
EanCs ihahes Cl.e ioiio"inE .ily very per
,.L uihcns suhsIso,oils. ;s lneie are
naa,ia t,oialies anu ianial ,ua ies' ~ aoihT Ine
TTTno : Ii,,a a. aae ~ W on,. o,a ~ moey AepU.
~ iho So ose 1ooAa seu "eaiinI ou'
u'''io' '"'' 'A'' ies o''ii'e e''ee'
NOT FOR SOUTHERN CHILDREN.
Mt ,r,v yoro s,,ooost;ons os,. 80
to hnol,, thot ShnrtS ha adSoa 1I 10, a.
tbora mos aiso n,,ost,an , ~
honi,s that sbnnid ha taLan ~ ~ -.
lisS tbot wos Cont o,,t Hn IT, on LILY oae
+" ~ thiS omastin, ,voro os M,;4 tni o., "1.' =,
carl - ,ha ai;n,inat,n. a up'V e ..II.a.e =. ~
TOMS cahinn where tho nottor nas