The Greeley tribune., 1908-02-13

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community can help themselves IN
acquiring and building their own
Institutions Of religion and learning,
they should neither seek nor receive
from others that which they can and
ought to do for themselves and 20
deprive themselves of the culture,
self-heIp and the self-respect which
comes from the doing of these things,
especially If the doing of them re-
quires some effort and sacrifice.
ION this principle, and in this
spirit of self-respect and with The
glorious privilege Of being independ-
ent' the people of this community,
the fathers, the mothers and the
children have united their efforts,
their labors, their earnings and their
savings, and above all their love Of
home and home institutions, and
In the spirit of helping their own
families and neighbors and of sac
rifice for others, the stranger within
the gates, have gathered together
the men, material and money for
the erection of this building just
sprining from the earth and whose
cornerstone we are here to place.
For many months has this labor
been going on in the development
of the thought and purpose Of which
We now begin to see the material
expression, for many months still
will his work go on until the beauti-
full building, conceived In thought
by the promoters and committee Of
the library enterprise, and pictured
In lines, cornices and columns
sketched by the architect, shall
stand as a complete and harmonious
whole, bearing on its front the legend
Tho Greeley Public Library -
/ And when the building shall
have been completed and its shelves
alcoves and stacks shall be filled and
piled with books, pamphlets, jour-
malls and manuscripts. treasure
house Of knowledge. the thought
which gave it birth will really then
but have commenced to realize its
fruition and enter upon its career OF
benifcence and blessing to present
and future generations of this COM
mupits.
/ "A work has been commenced here
Observation-Disclosures whici, ss.fnadls m
hope and fervently pray will go on
increasing in power and usefulness
when all here present shall have
passed from earth, and which shall
remain as our concrete expression Of
obedience to that ancient ordinance,
to set up stones as a memorial for
ever, of arduous achievement, and
to treasure up words of wisdom and
write them upon the door posts Of
thine house and upon thy gates'.''
Superintendent Carter represent
ing the city schools placed deep
significance upon The meaning Of
library such as is now in course of
construction in the following ex-
cerpts:
lit was true statement made by
DR.. Arnold that II he could control
the reading of the youth of the land
by placing in their home library Of
good books he should not fear for
the future interests of England.
Horace Greeley whose name our
city bears, upon his return from Eu-
rope, called attention to the stress
put upon educating the people OF
those nations through reading. Lii
braries you observe are considered
safeguards OF civilization even in
monarchies.
In a nation having sixty differ
ent nationalities libraries are more
essential since democray's security
rests in the average intelligence and
patriotism of It's people. All homes
can not have we'll selected libraries.
therefore 1t rests with those who are
interested in the diffusion of culture
to erect public libraries and encour-
age the youth of our land to become
readers of elevating literature.
When the founders of our beauti-
ful city left the sacred associations
OF their eastern homes and came west
they did not forget to attend to the
matter of education. That senti-
ment still pervades our city. Let
us see that it is fostered.
Reading directs one's thinking.
AS one thinks SO is he. Therefore
it is essential that there should be
good literature in our Libraries, read
lily accessible to our boys and girls.
1t was Warner who said that II you
tell persons to read and do not tell
them what to read you are in many
instances doing them great injury.
l read recently of sume bows who