The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-11-02
Many NATIONS
PLAN TO MARK
CARNEGIE D:A Y
Programs Arranged for
Nov. 25,y Centenary of
Financier's Birth

NEW YORK, Nov 2. CUP)-
Tho Tooth anniversary of the
hi,+b Of Andrew Carnegie will be
o oh %, Nov. rs by the Carnegie
trnsts in the United States, Great
Rritoin and the British dominlons.
principal ceremonies have been
o1onnod in Carnegie's native city
| of Dunfermine, Scotland. New
York pittsburgh and Washington.
Pnblic libraries endowed by the
financier and philanthropist in
vaTious parts of the world also
will mark the centenary.
The New York program will
consist of a special choral-orches-
fra performance in Carnegie Hall,
which the philanthropist built for
the cultural advancement of the
metropolis. Those associated with
Carnegie in carrying out his bene-
factions will honor his memory at
a dinner the night, of, Nov. 20 in
New York. Fr.-.
MANY POSTERS
DISTRIBUTED
One of the features Of the CEN
tenary observances will be display
of seven illustrated posters in Ii
braries throughout the country.
The posters, published by the Car
negie Corporation. Of New York,
have been sent to the American
Library Association, which is par
ticipating in the celebration. Near
ly 5000 sets will be distributed.
The posters display pithy state
ments which crept into Carnegie's
writings. They reflect some Of the
philosophy which inspired his nu-
mefous benefactions and empha-
size his belief that popular educa-
ton is the foundation of a stable,
progressive civilization.
Some of the quotations follow:
"Surely no civilized community
in our day can resist the conclu-
sion that the killing, of man by
man, as a. means Of settling inter
national disputes, is the foulest
blot upon human society, the
greatest curse Of human life"
EDUCATION HIS CREED
Upon no foundation but that
of popular education can man
erect the structure of an endur-
ing civilization. This is the basis
of all stability and underlies all
progress"
"The most imperative duty Of
the state is the universal educa-
tion of the masses"
81 choose free libraries as the
best agencies for improving the
masses Of people"
81 am not so much concerned
about the submerged tenth as |
am about. the. swimming TENTH"
Carnegie during his lifetime
gave away approximately $780,
100000. More than S60,000,000
was devoted to library construc-
ton work. He built 2,S11 librar-
les. These, with the 1882 church
organs made possible by his con-
tributions, usually are regarded as
the more personal of his benefac-
tons. . .-r .
FIRST GIFT IN 1881
Carnegie built his first library
in his home town of Duafermine
in 1881. His library gifts ceased
in 1917, but in that period he had
built 1,946 libraries in the United
States and S65 in other English
speaking countries.
Carnegie, although known to
the world as an industralist and
philanthropist, found time. to do
much writing. Some of his maya
zine articles published in the last
century attracted wide attention,
particularly those in which he ex-
pounded his philosophy of the
trusteeship of wealth. He wrote q
number of booys also. including:
"The Gospel of Wealth." can
American Four-in-Hand in Brit
aim" The Empire of Business"
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