The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-14

4ecI ana now; (4 10 dlrect the organ
ization of the local committees; % to
arrange courses of lectures, classes and
entertainments; and 60 in general to
establish a connection between those
who have begun to think Of the other
man" and those who will appreciate
these tangible evidences Of disinterest-
ed citizenship.
This central citizens school commit
tee has been selected with especial care.
Each member not only represents inn
portant interests in the city, but is also
able individually to contribute to its
efficiency. The readiness with which
all have accepted the invitation to act
on it is an earnest that we may antici-
pate results if our cooperation is cor
respondingly hearty
The chairman is yet to be chosen by
the committee itself. Meantime Super
intendent Beede will act as temporary
chairman. The following constitute it's
present membership;
Superintendent F. H. Beede.
Thomas Lee McClung.
George d. Seymour.
Charles Kleiner.
DIR. Nicola Mariani.
e. L. Warden.
\ Junius G. Knowlton. Il
Philip Hugo.
DR.. Francis III. Riley.
Mrs. Edward Irving Atwater.
Mrs, James r. Bolton.
Mrs. Alexander Irvine,
Mrs. James Kingsley Blake.
The Rev. Mr.. Haynes on being intro
duced by Prof. Kent received a very
cordial welcome from the audience. DIR.
Haynes theme was 1.-TWO Ideas of the
Church" In part he said: The two
IDEAS of the church stood one over
again the other In the same manner as
did East and West rocks to each ether.
One existed for its own purposes; the
one was an end into itself, while the
other worked for the benefit of the
community. The only ground that a
church or college had any right to
claim exemption from taxes was on
the ground that they are in some ways
ministering to the rights and needs of
civic righteousness, Speaking OF his
own church, he said that the ground
on which it was built was municipal
ground and. It belonged to the city by
every moral right, One thing he re-
joiced in over another was the
fact that the chapel Of the United
church was used very frequently for
civic and municipal purposes. Mr..
Haynes appealed for the more general
use of church buildings for the use Of
the community. He closed by introduc-
ing and recommending to the church
four points for their consideration:
First, hospitality, second, she should be
a center Of benevolence; third, should
be q center of religious education in
the community, and fourth, a center Of
religious work.
Prof. Kent read the following COM
municatlon from Mr., Stetson, librarian
of the New Haven public library.
PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
Mr.. stetson said: The first great need
Of the free public library is more
money. The present income is small,
both absolutely and relatively In rela-
ton to the population Of the city, or to
the great extent to which the library is
used by he public, to the amounts APP
propriated by other cities, or those APP
propiated to other departments of this
city, the amount is decidedly below the
average in all respects. The income Of
the library this year will be about $24,-
600; city appropriation, $4,000; from en-
dowments and other sources about S.
900. Compare this with the income of
the Worcester public library, which is
over $1,000, or with that of Spring.
field, which is over $4,000, Worcester
having a slightly larger population
than New Haven has, while the pop
ulation of Springfield is considerably
smaller.
On account Of insufficient income the
library is hampered In every direction.
1t cannot purchase as many books and
periodicals as it ought, t. meet the de-
mands of the public Nor can 1t spend
as much for administration as is neces-
sary in order to make the library of
the greatest use to the city.
The salary expenditures are unusual
ly dow, and with more money it would
be possible to have larger number of
trained assistants, obviously to the
great advantage of the patrons of the
library On nothing more than the in
telligence and efficiency of the library
staff does the success of the library
in enabling the public to get what they
ought out of the books depend.
Another great need is a new build
ing. For nearly ten years the reports
of the board of directors have called
attention to this need All sorts of ex.
penditures have been resorted to, in or
der to provide shelving for the books
and room for the people. The building
is so situated, being nearly surrounded
by other buildings which shut out light.
and so constructed making the entrance
of any light a matter of difficulty, that
no changes areas possible which will