Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1908-07-16

The formal Open1ng, laSC5 n1Rnt, ~ =
the free use Of the public, of the Colds g
bore Library, now permanently lecat- q
ed on the spacious third floor OF the {
CStv Hall, was really an epoch-mark1ng Z
event in our city's history-the full I
dawning of afnew era in the intellec-
tual life of the community, and the
ARGUS r~eioices in shronicling the cir
cnmstances, which we Would mere
elaborate upon, but for the editors ad-
dress. which was a feature Of last
nights exercises.
The Library could not be more con-
v~eniently nor pleasantly located ana
its already goodly number of volumes
have nowS been thoroughly olasslneo
and ~hedul under the supervision
of Miss Daughtry, an expert librarian
who has given six weeks to this work
here and at the same time thoroughly
sehooled our own librarian, Miss Lydla
Pool, in the system, SO that hencelorth
the Goldsboro Library, as to system,
will be breast of the great libraries OF
the country-and in due time let US
hope, their equal in volumes.
The gathering Of citizens last night
for the formal opening resulted in quite
an accession5to t~hesslibrary in the con
butt of books and the wherever
that to buy books,s showing that the
library spirit is kstill active III the
community and the appreciation OF It's
advantages growing among our peo-
pie.
The professional duties OF Governor
Aycock calling himSaway 10 the west
ern part of the State, the pleasure OF
hearing him., as promised, was denied
the audience, and the only other speak
er OF the evening was Col. Jos. +.
Robinson, editor of the ARGUS, who
spoke as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen:
David Crockett formulated a very
good principle of political economy as
well as Of individually conduct when he
said, MAKE sure you are right, theI
90 ahead."o But to make sure we are
right, whether as to our lndlV1dua
views or as to political policies is otter
no small difficulty. Il History is a series
OF quarrels and contests,justb because
the elashing of ideas. But there is on
principle which all intellectual, refined
and religious peopleland communitie
recognize as right-a purpose that i
increasing as ''the thoughts OF men ar
widened with the process of the suns
and that IS the uplift OF. humanity; tn
facilitating Of opportunities whereb
they may grow stronger, and frssr an
80 L(~ou,1adn GA Ia nnWar's an
truth gives freedom knowledge give
the ability to Ediscerns truth. and ~
shall know the truth and the trut
shall make yousfrse"-free to revel
the rarifed atmosphere of intellectua
ity where "Alps. on Alps arise and q
10 beautiful. Human life is d1rects
by thought andlmoldedsby ideals. A
man rises from savagery to civilizatie
1t in demanded of him that pass1o
sway him less and less and intsllec
uality more and more. Interest is {
enormous weightstin'lthe determlnil
of human action. G Solomon recognize
this, in his humility, and referred 1t
the Lord in his prayer tor wisdom tn
he might govern his people just
And so as we gets away from selfs
ness We take more and smore into co
sideration those higher interests
which humantwelfare depends-int
Iectual interests and moral interes
that must not be absorbed and dwarf
by trade interests-self interest,"
dustrial interests.
Right here l might ztrace the grow
of this principle here in Goldsboro,
the recognition and fostering OF VIII
eur people have longSsince grown aw
from the little one-roomsf frame sch
house of four months free tuition OF
stricted curriculum, up to our spl'
did and peerless Epublic graded a
high schools, fromIwhich have &C
forth SO many hundreds ana thousa1
of young men and women to walk
world in higher spheres of intellect
and capacity for usefuln
than they could otherwise have kno
and yet more highlylelevate and ricl
bless the humanity that is to come
ter Observation-Disclosures It'll
last syllable of recorded time" &
unto the gr~eater4glory of God. w
we right when we established tn
schools? Are wei notsisure we e
And, too, in establishing and ma
tanning this PublicsFree Library
are right. Tt needs no Years of exI
fence to satisfy us-to make US sur