The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-18
|ALL SHOW NEED OF
PUBLIC LIBRARY
Question Ably Presented to
Finance Committee, Which
Defers Action.
MONEY FOR DENTAL WORK
Fulton School Wants New Lot
and Better Facilities
for Pupils.
MONEY FOR DENTAL WORT

After hearing arguments from widely
varied interests in behalf of a public
library, for an appropriation OF $4,000
for free dental work among the school
children and for appropriations Cor the
purchase of the Christ Church Civic
Association grounds and a lot for the
public school III Fulton, tho Finance
Committee found little time last night
In which to consider the matters. and
adjourned to Monday night.
There wcro many speakers in behalf
of each movement. Wyndham X. Mere
dith appeared as the principal speaker
In behalf of establishing a free library
on the Richmond College campus using
the Jeter Memorial Hall as !, nucleus
He urged nm apparent necessity for
such library, and said that Rich
mopd bore the distinction of being the
only city OF It's size not having free
library. IIo stated that tho idea be-
longed to the Richmond Education So
city, which had been working for n
free city library for a number OF years
Lnbor People Urge 1t.
Professor Metcnlf, of Richmond Col
legc, spoke TO the same subject, giving
statistics rs to the value of libraries
In the cities which have them, and say
ing that IL was very present need not
FOR one class alone, but for all o. III.
Henley, representing the night school
ed attention to the fact that the pupils
or the night school have practically
no library facilities, though they arc
so much needed, and President Davis
of the State Federation of Labor also
put In plea for the establishment
or such library. AIR. Davis said that
The working people were not in favor
of Carnegie library. but that they did
very much want Il library owned and
controlled by the city. Mrs Burrows.
president of the Federation OF Mothers
CLUBS. also put in word for tho
library, us did Alvin NJ. Smith, presi-
uent OF thr Business Mems Club.
Mrs -. y. Munford was reserved by
Air. Meredith as the last and hest
speaker" and she proved 1t by the fact
thht she was the only one whom the
FINANCE Committee applauded.
hou mustn't wait for demand for
the library" she said. but you must
create want for IL The Christian
rcFsion was not founded because OF n
demand. but to create a want"
Df. W. Henry street presented hts
pc'uon Tor an appropriation OF $4,000
10 estab dish free dental Office for nub-
nc nc school children and for salaries
ne pan contemplates chief officer.
win white and colorcd assistant
having offices in ono of the school h,,iiI
ihss' tic said that II was very neces-
s"ry 10 preserve the child's health In
order TO educate the child. and urpnI
that II was equally as much n oucstion
OF economy. since the disabled child
LOOK longer TO go through school than
the normal child. and was ami altar
Wards 10 become a charge on tho State
re was ably seconded by Mrs. Burrows
VINO recited instances Of children who
mad been reformed through care or
their neglected teeth
Schools and Playground,
morgan r. Mills and
se?, or the Christ Church Association
asked that the city purchase the
grounds and building of the associa
tion and appropriate $4,000 TO carry on
inc work this year. Mr.. Tousey's idea
IS 10 make the grounds an adjunct to
the other city Fairgrounds
s. p. Duke. principal of the Fulton
school, asked the Finance Committee to
recommend the purchase of Iot
bounded by Louisiana, Orleans Gillian
and Erin Streets for new school site
declaring that the present building and
site were totally inadequate to meet
the needs. The present school IL stu
ated at the junction OF two tracks Of
the chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany, and the noise Is so great al times
he said, that work had to be suspended
until II had subsidized. a. C. Nielsen. the
Kew. II. F. Jones and Floyd ReaIns of
the city School Board. united in the
appeal for better school facilities for
Fulton.
Alvin NJ. Smith. president of the Bus
mess Mems Club. and Secretary Wal
ford asked for an appropriation of $500
to help dcfray the expenses Incidental
to the struggle to have the United
States Treasury establish one of the
regional banks in Richmond