Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-10-15
LIBRARY PLANS
FOR SMALL TOWNS
,.,oention is Meeting This After
noon at University
Campus.
VIEWS OF CHAIRMAN briggs.
Hold. That Educational Gap
should BE Eilled In Utah
Communities

r. Milan now educational movement
.tss state. Is the object of a couven-
~, attended by people from all Utah
the University of Utah this
afternoon.
~bs new movement Is planned to car
.spsation 90 the boy from the
ts-he village youngsters who Of
,roo 100 wild for the lack OF some
.s,.y 40 do. and 90 Offer TO an Of them
y. acutcs of q well equipped gym
s,.,uin and reading ROOM
previous to this convention the move
of has received the executive APP
al OF GOV. Cutler. who called a
fLtnIn.rv convention at which dele
- were appointed for this after
49, meeting. These delegates num-
~ ono from each third class town,
.,-se from each second class town, and
az nom salt Lake. which IFS the states
,,cty of the urst class
uuard r.. briggs. of the university
..r. presided this afternoon. Mu-
Fl features were rendered under the
.-r-rlsiou of Squire Coop. Tn CALI
rg tho convention Co order. Chairman
0rres placed the proposition squarely
Store his hearers in concisely word
!. address, other speakers scheduled
+ rsre Mrs e.. S. Kinney of the Fedora
. I'm 0f Womcn's clubs. President OF the
senate stephen "A. Love; Dr. p. G..
f s5uans Judge Of the juvenile court,
fnd David O. Mckay. a graduate of
. M university and an earnest advocate
. q the plan To further the state c1uca-
II fonai system.
VISITING DELEGATES.
Aner the convention &c was the plan
20 show the delegates through the uni
rrsIty grounds the =. A. C.. A. build
he and the Packard public library, I'm
uier to- acquaint them with the work
/ Do hand.
In outlining the movement for "a
aring of gymuasiums and Libraries
throughout the state. Chairman Drigg5
Considered AN it's phases, from that of
I'D mission 20 has 90 fulfill 20 that %
maucug e.
Your presence here" ne said TO the
| delecatoe. indicates your interest I'M
ho library and gymnasium movement
We hope that YOU Will go from this
convention with rercWcd enthusiasm
and ready Co give your strength Sun
more further Go this great impulse for
better things The prime purpose OF
this gathering. J take IT, is 20 get to-
rehcr and work for results Library
movements are not new For years
hcro there has been "a good deal Of no.
BIZ effort made by individuals and by
rsrions organizations Ike the NJ. /. A.,
br Federation of Womcns clubs, and
80 various literary societies. TO scat
z sr Rood books among the people. Ihls
s7tat work has not brought the success
Il deserves. because, ] believe. II did not
hav inc force OF law. and the united
effort of the whole people behind &C..
A library might bee worked up and the
enthusiasm which gave IL birth would
carry il for a while. but because IL
had 10 depend on the warmth Of the
srffusiasm IL could not weather the
fosts that followed. So when the spirit
Fad down. the books We're scattered
ana when another library enthusiast
anne among the people. cold water was
/ DIS portion.
PLAN MUST SUCCEED.
oRut the reason feel this movement
ain succeed 2 Isl that 10 has within 1t
several new elements that make for
uercss. This is the first time the
whole state has come together TO work
Il unison. This Is the first time that
ge have been made TO realize that We
have state law that viii enable us TO
rut the institutions on solid basis.
ird never before, / think have We
Considered what might be done by es-
abi-hng a gymnasium with the IL
PRESENT LAW.
AS The law now stands any city Of
tn. hird class or town must, on
rstiti,n Of 30 citizens call for "a vote
IN the proposition 90 create library
hud or "a library and gymnasium fund.
ID he library alone he established "a
mm tax be allowed, ~ both the IL
bary and gymnasium are catablished
/ mill lax viii bo allowed Ihls tax
ie however optional with the people
i They may or may not create the iund'
Ana ID applies only to cities OF the
/ url dass and o. Incorporated towns
Ihe larger cities are not concerned
Wlh hat law. but they should be just
as ntuastcd in the movement for tho
bg cities need play grounds, and
hmh Libraries. ana symnasums. Ana
Uc villages OF cur state should ne
reached by circulating libraries and
gymnasium facilities. II IS the cause
Of ,ho neglected child that We have
espous.I Whatever win best reach
Dim and best minister TO the develop
nent o. manhood and womanhood' u.s.
] believe. comprehended IN the pro-
See. d. hand
rS CEDAR CITY.
i G0us into the subject of the new
Pas. NI briggs stated that the tax
Of mI.H would make about 50 nn each
Nlm 0. valuation for each property
aod.r
j m ccu city be- said This amounts
$3.50 Uar ycat for the library and
/ gymnasium, sum about equal 90 the
"tenu" Tom ono saloon license. The
AMOUNT ne said. was sufficient fo
'aIntu Nome flr tho street boys
lo otherwise arc lurcd to The dance
.-L Nh. skating riuk nr iha pOulroom.
ln' i|h.' ue declared "trs each citl-
IN o. f.. library and gymnasium With
money tie. and makes 30 as inn
o'4n. Hs the schools and as frmly
n.ab.HI.I.
NEGLECTED BOYS
hkIu" uu the possibilities of tho
II again. Mn DriEH declared
'NrN are aoNDn bose who never
ihr grammar grades to one
and $50 chat never complete
uupl course iu every SUCCESS
II t All The others lro outside
ia nuOf. often untouched bN
i church or school uI IuN other iu-
.nr good These boys Hrr
ilo street cOurrH thr .li11us
HuH of every EFFORT made tn
Ihu with the opportunity 1f
What $50 want ln establish
..nE that Wu attract thn
O|N aud oner hIm H chance
Hn h.H surplus energy 'hlt
rs. may bc spent In Che service