Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-06


as never before TO realize that It Is
| their duty to teach the child not only
I how but what TO read But the teach
/ err in the past could not well guide tho
| reading habits OF the child because the
| schools have not been equipped with an
! ample stock of the right books
This want IL now being filed The
| law requires school boards under the
direction OF the state board Of 1duca-
ton TO spend small sum each year
for school libraries, and most of the
districts are taking advantage OF the
privileges of this most wholesome pro-
vision In the statutes. The result is n
great awakening among both pupns
and teachers in the matter Of chill
dren's literature
II has been wisely provided also in
this same law that I'm school districts
where there is no public library the
trustees may omen the school lihrarv
TO the public. This means that every
town and hamlet In the state may have
a library. And these "school-publlc"
libraries are fast being formed
throughout the state.
Among the districts that have them
already in operation are: Morgan.
Huntington Orangeville. Charleston
Heber city. Park CITY. Pleasant Grove
and orderville. Suoh libraries are also
now being organized IA Tucker, MAY
field and Mapletcn.
SPIRIT OF COOPERATION.
The library must Of course always
be closely co-operated with the schools
Il IL Is to succeed best. this spirit Of
cooperation Is strongly felt In the
Utah movement. Not only are the
school boards and city officers Joining
10 bring about libraries: but the va
rious church organizations throughout
the state are giving splendid help to
further the movement The parents
classes are taking up the subject ear
nestly and Il rs largely due 70 their dis
cussiOn and work that results have
come in some comm mites The NJ l.
a, In Cedar CITY panguitch. and Lehi
have already generously given over the
libraries they have gathered 70 the city.
II Is felt that the public library be-
longs 10 all and should be supported by
everybody. with this spirit I'm the air.
there Is no doubt OF speedy success for
the library cause BY Joining the forces
OF each community every city. town
and village IN the state can have n IL
brarN and reading room without great
cost or great delay.
LIBRARY LEAGUE PROPOSED.
One thing badly needed now Is an
organization that viii bring together
the library workers or the state. A IL
brary league similar 20 that in other
stttes has been proposed. The H.
brarians throughout the state have ex-
pressed themselves as being warmly in
favor Of It. and the commission will no
doubt bring about such an organiza-
ton In the near future.
THE GYM SIDE OF THE WORK.
The gymnasium feature of the move
ment has hardly kept pace with the
/ library; principally, it seems, because
the benefits o. the gymnasium are not
so VOL known by the people at large.
and because Il seems more eXpen-
sive and difficult to manage. There IS
however. live and growing desire for
the gymnasium. This desire is being
greatly stimulated not only by the
work Of the commission, but by the
athletic activities OF the schools, the
NJ /. A., the Y. NJ. G. A. and other
organizations. As "a result the gym
nasium Is being established in various
forms. though few Of them
are along strictly municipal llnts The
commission, however. has taken a
broad view OF the matter and has en-
couraged the people to go an cad and
establish what seemed best fitted To
their local conditions
Among the important results thus far
achieved are:
The Manti armory -gymna stun. built
at cost OF $4,000 and used BY state
militia, by schools and general public.
The Cedar city gymnasium, which Is
maintained comparatively by the city
and the schools. Excellent results arc !
from this Both city and |
school officials express themselves as
well satisfied with the returns from |
their efforts
ToOcle city has plans drawn up for a |
200 gymnasium. To- be erected close !
to the library and 20 be- heated from |
same plant
Richheld. Price. Garland and 81
George have voted the gymnasium tax. /
and the matter is under way
Mt Plea SAINT. Payson and SpringviUa |
have taken the matter Of gymnasiums |
into serious consideration. committees
are now at work on the proposition |
with the prospect that something viii |
be done In any or all these places this !
sea son.
GYMS FOR THE SCHOOLS
The schools. especially the Young
high schools now being maintained. are |
being equipped with gymnasium faciIi- !
ties Here again the spirit ~ co-opera-
ton Is being felt II viii undoubtedly |
result that in most OF the smaller COM |
the first gymnasiums will be
established through the schools or In |
close connection with them
THE OUTDOOR GYMNASIUM.