The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1910-05-05

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lieve you should participate in it's
pension.
Books the Best Society.
MI. Carnegie said libraries arc mon
umcntS to the, untaltering march OF
the human race toward the front, with
| never false step, never a break" He
said the next generation will see won
ders yet undreaned, of and that libra
rles, storing up the feats Of the past,
allowing each generation to reap the
benefit Of the experiences of their
predecessors, alone make progress pos
sible.
Il don't think much of this sub
merged tenth" he asserted. The State
must care for them--isolate them, if
necessary What | want to do is to
nelp those who help themselves. And
you can't get any good out of books
without working for it.
Some Of our fine ladies want to get
in the best society," l tell you the
best society is in the library A Ii
brary is a triumph Of democracy. 1t
is no respecter of pesrons and is al
ways at home. ,~ars.
Education tho Lcvclcr OF Classes.
Now, if you want to raise your
! race you must do it through that great
leveler of classes-education With
education you will some day, be-, on
equal terms, with the whites-living
with them on fair friendly terms, tend
ing toward the same ends. The day is
not far distant when you will take
your place in this country on a level
with the other races-and the race
problem will be no more forever"
Mr. Carnegie said that all he had be-
come in the world he owed to books
and told how he had begged his way
| into membership in one of the work
ingmen's libraries in Pittsburg when
he was messenger boy trying to learn
ltelegraphy. He made up his mind
| that he would make fortune and
then he would place libraries within
the reach of every well-disposcd boy
and girl in the land.
| The Kinship of all Libraries.
| Mr. Herbert Putnam, Librarian of
Congress, IN a brilliant address on the
educative influence of libraries and
their natural kinship with one an
other, be Ghey as broad in scope as the
Congressional Library or limited to
the specific needs Of all institution,
took the house by storm by noting that
the presence Of SO many titled per-
sonageS gave an added significance to
the occasion, and after speaking Of the
President of the United States and the
President Of the University, referred
to Mr.. Carnegie as THE President OF
| Cheerful Givers." libraries" said
Mr.. Putnam, give an open door to use
full and efficient activity The Carne.
gle Library is gladly welcomed into
the goodly company Of understanding
and patriotic citizenship"
Howard University Equips Leaders
Of Race" Says President TAFT.
| President Taft, the next speaker
was accorded another ovation when he
advanced to the front Of the platform
after being introduced by President
| Thirkield as "our friend and fellow.
worker" The head Of Howard Uni
versity, with pardonable pride, remind
ed the audience that this was the sec
ond time President Taft had honored
the University with his presence, and
two presidents Of the United States
had visited the institution since his
own advent there.
Said the President, in part:
Il am glad to be here to celebrate
the functions Of the dedication Of this
library, which the University and the
country owe to the generosity Of An
drew Carnegie.
. Envics Not Ca1negics Moncy--But
His Happiness.
I'VE do not envy Mr.. Carnegie hi.
money and the fortune that has at
tended his efforts. The thing we en-
Wy him Is the happiness that it must
give him to be able to do so much goot
to his fellow-men, as he is doing ev
cry month in the year
I NOV, I am not going to make
e speech on Negro education or on tht
s advantage Of this University. W.
have listened, and wish to pay thu
= highest compliment possible to thu
n beautiful, the discriminating the ele