Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-21

fought himself. II In these cases he
were not writing out OF his own OK
berience, his narrative would be empty
OF detail and Illusion.
and so Il Is with stories or poems
OF passion They are dull ~ the writer
can only tell us that he or some one
else Is very powerfully moved. He
must, even In poetry, tell US facts
about passion II we are to listen TO
what ne SAYS though he may tell
them Indirectly: ana they must not be
secondhand facts that he has learned
from other writers"
And all this is as true OF works
on history. science. biography. and
other spheres OF human thought as ~
plainly is OF fiction Secondhand
science and the mere reading Of ma
tura history may blunt the mind and
deaden the taste for real acquisi-
tons in science. and may prevent the
wholesome enjoyment NJ actual nature
which such books should bring Hence
any fact Of local history that can be
verified and known at FIRST hand Is
worth dozen facts about the history,
Of other places which we cannot In
some way prove or look into more
directly than we can by reading about
the mere fact itself. SO any fact about
local natural history that directs our
interested attention 70 bird,
stream. a plant. or even porcu-
pine that we can actually see, Is far
more fruitful than ewes 50 much
wonderful stuff about something afar
of that we can neither observe nor
investigate.
These leading principles should
guide in the selection Of books. 50 that
the best learning and talent avail
able in the community should be
secured for this service.
Many OF the towns in Utah are
about to erect public library build
lngs; others have already done SO;
and here again great care Il necessary
The Architectural Record observes
that these buildings in the smaller
cities have suffered from being treat
ed too much as educational institu-
lions and not enough merely as tho
shell Of reading-room and book
stack. But In the larger cities. whose
libraries are large well equipped, and
fully capable of becoming valuable
agencies for the dissemination of
knowledge and ideas among large
number of people, the Institutional
idea has much better chance OF ef-
fective ARCHITECTURAL expression. Such
was particularly the case, II says, with
the New York Public Library.
Just as all such buildings should be,
the New York library. now nearing
completion, is distinguished in APP
pearance rather than imposing. 1t Is
Intended for popular rather than Of
1elal use. and the building issues TO
the people an invitation TO enter
rather than command
The Utah Library and Gymnasium
Commission Is now principally en-
gagged in an advisory capaeity--that
OF suggesting TO the people of ;he
various towns how they can create
and maintain this most typical OF
American institutions, the public
library. and. wherever possible.
gymnasium in connection with 1t.
citizens Interested In the movement
and the friends Of education who-
ever, and wherever, are cordially in
yitod to solicit the cooperation OF the
| Commission by addressing the secre-
tary, Prof. ]. II. Paul at the uniNer-
sty OF Utah. Or. George Thomas OF
Logan IL the President Of the Board
Drs. VIM. NJ Stewart and r O.
Gowans. and prof John M. Mills ana
John S. welch are the other mem
bers.
Every town IN Utah can have and
should have a public free library ana
reading room The actual average
cost OF maintains such an institution,
the secretary informs us. will he one
dollar per year from each family The
state law authorizes the levy OF
tax for this purpose. No community
needs TO be long without It's library