Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

The library board should submit a budget ID
the common council giving All iten1izcd state
mcnt Of needs for the ensuing year.
Ii perpetual income is assured by virtue Of
acceptance OF building a. a gift, this will only
be necessary i'll case an extra appropriation i
needed.
The funds when collected may remain in Tho
hands of the city treasurer and be draw, ,,fon
by the order Of the board, or, may be turned
over TO the library in which case the board
should elect a treasurer under bonds.
The income of tic library should be carefully
apportoncd to the various needs, and check
kept upon all expenditures.
a word also as to the selection of books
Each new library must build up its own pa.
troragc by giving unframed readers the best Of
the most popular books, and then leading them
gradually from good books 10, better. The read
ing habit must prcccde the habit Of studying.
and the librarian i'll a small town should be well
satisfied if, in the first two years of the work she
can get the masses to come to her library habit
uallv TO get books to read for pleasure and il
she has few students. Frequent additions Of
new books will keep alive public interest in the
library.
If a public library, supported by tax, is to re-
ccive and merit support, it must have books that
give pleasure. If it is to hold the esteem OF
the community. and SO win continued support,
tho books must be wholesome and must give
sane views OF life. inspiration and reliable III
formation. It is not always wise to ask for gifts
in starting library, because SO much useless
material will be received, which, it is difficult to
refuse without offending the donors. The book
committee should pass upon all books received,
and useless books should be rejected. The cx-
pcnse of handling and shelving is too great to
allow poor, cheap, or out-ot-datc books to take
up shelf room. Books that deal with local his
tory are to be preferred to others. So, too
every effort should be made to place on
the shelves every publication that deals
scientifically or in popular manner with
our own immediate problems, such as irri-
CATION municipal water light, and car service,
drv farming conservation of resources, local
botany, zoology, geography, geology, mineral
ogy cli,ratology, etc. Magazine articles on
these subjects should be preserved, catalog,lcd,
and filed for ready reference. As to the works
of standard authors, it is not necessary to buy
complete sets An incomplete set may be COM
pleted as opportunity arises or occasion requires.
A very small library will need only a few of the
best works of each author.
With these suggestions of the Commission we
fully agree; and we feel to congratulate the
people upon the significant interest which they
are taking III these matters as we'll as upon the
noteworthy results already accomplished
One can always have Christmas cheer by
llurrahing for Santa Claus
The Colonel seems to hold the theory that
the building of the Panama canal is applied
ethics.
Patrons Of bucket shops arc served mostly
with Stops. But it doesn't take them long to get
their fill.
DR.. Frederick Cook has notified his friends
(their name is not Lcgion) that he will rcappear
next week The people can be relied upon to
make this positively his "last appearance.
At the first American Apple congress in Den
yer Ex-Governor Alva Adams went to the core
of tho convention policy in his address. It was
sort of Adams apple and not Dead sea oh'
that lie presented the congress.
Mr.. Clifford Pinchot insists that Congress can
not fairly avoid the responsibility Of ruling on
the reports of the Balinger-Pincfot invcstiga
ting committee, and shows great impotence tor
immediate action. II Congress is too slow Tor
him, he might bring mandamus proceedings
If there is no purpose Of creating war scare
why all this talk about the country unprepared-
ness for war? There may be no intention to
create a war scare but one cannot fail to note
that there is method in tho madness OF those
who i'll season and out of season arc taking
about the country's unprcparedncss for war;
Tic Utah delegation in Congress has pre-
sented TO President Taft the claims Of T. ,
Judge John A. Marshall for appointment as Y