The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-01-15
PLEA IS MADE FOR
SUPPORT OF THE LIBRARY

NJ Vhc AnpcLliS VA tIAc LILY cuCA
alton of Women's clubs yesterday az.
ternoon, Mrs. J. A. Thompson. Hbrar
ian, read the following report:
Madame President and Ladies:
A short statistical report may Be
of interest to the Federation Dur
ing the past week, las books have been
issued for home use. Most Of the
high school pupils use reference books
every day. The senior class has one
hour Of English classic in the read
ing rooms each day. There are 1l50
volumes in the circulating depart
mert; 500 borrowers are registered.
There are rs paid-up association
members. The association is the only
source Of income for books. fixtures
and supplies. The rent Tor an oe-
casional evening has been applied to-
ward paying for stationery and ma
terial necessary in the mechanical
preparation of the hooks,
Two daily newspapers, the Okla
homan and the Times-Journal are be-
ing sent by the publishers. Five re-
ligious papers are donated by the
publishers. All magazine subscrip-
tions have expired. 200 books are in
accessible or inconvenientay located
for lack Of shelf room.
dearly love to write rose colored
reports and tell in AOwery language
that everything is lovely and the
goose hangs high. This body can
testify that am naturally Optlmis-
tic and take a cheerful, hopeful view
of things. But just at this time it
seems necessary for these unpleasant
facts to be told.
The library is failing to meet the
demands made upon it It is Ii.
brary in name only. A library that
has bought no books for more than
a year, is a misnomer. An institution
that is not subscribing for a singss
magazine or newspaper, does not de
serve to be called library.
One hundred dollars worth Of book;
should not be expected to supply q
town like Chickasha for Is months
Some lines Of useful information ar,
entirely unrepresented on our shelves
Sometimes it is t4ken for granted
that books are lacking because thosi
in charge do not know about them o.
Srealize that they are needed. o.
one occasion an investigator said
"Such a pity you haven't anything
on electricity; TN give you an addres
where you can get splendid hand
book on electricity for rs cents.
This time the worm turned and
said "Yes, thank you, but can yol
tell me where to get the rs cents"
Every advertisement Of Chickash
makes much of the library. Ever
citizen is proud of it and likes
bring his visitors to see it. We a
like to say. eve have killed a bear,
but the bear isn't dead yet. Their
are visitors from other states in ou
library every day who realize its glal
ing deficiencies more than do SO pc
cent o. the citizens Of Chickasha. No;
Of our people have heard that there
nothing at the library and pass it u
without feeling any responsibility.
Ming bricks without straw wa
an easy task compared to what is r
quired Of the library board. Son
say IF our library were as we
equipped and supplied as those !
Oklahoma City or Ft. Worth, we cou1
afford to support it, They are n
as far advanced in practical logic
the second grader who wrote, "Yt
have to have money to have horse
Our difficulty resolves itself in
a lack Of money It is a poor doct'
who can only diagnose a disease al
Cannot prescribe remedy
The remedy ! suggest lies in 4
"