Show WAR STIRS SI INTEREST t IN GEOGRAPHY AND POETRY I Librarian Finds Books a aTrue aTrue aTrue True Guide J to the Public Public Pub Pub- lic lie Mind The use of ot library b ook ole oleIs Is a I true barometer of ot the pop popular lar mind ac acc according according ac- ac c cording to Mary E. E Downey state li II librarian II- II br rian who has Just finished hed I a Icom a complete com corn inspection of ot the libraries of 01 Utah Some Some o of the results she ahe has has noted from the war are Greater Interest i In Id history and geography geography geography geo geo- graphy more reading of f poetry a arid and d dmore more calls for Spanish books The bl big demand for tor historical and geographical works he believes to be bea a natural result of or the European war the Interest In poetry to proceed from the same source and she thinks the demand t for r Spanish grammars proceeds proceeds proceeds pro pro- from the fact tact that the necessity I of ot Americans learning the Spanish language has has been been been Impressed on on the public by all trade experts who forecast forecast fore tore cast cat Spanish American will vili be the biggest field of ot the future for tor American American Ameri Amen can commercial interests One peculiar phase of qt public public- demand noted rioted is the lack of oC demand for re religious religious re- re books and nd this this' despite the fact tact that the war war waris is supposed d is supposed i ito to to have awakened religious thoughts s I along with the poetical renaissance Miss Downey says there is little or no call for religious books in most of ot the towns In one community she found an interesting doctrinal book that h had d been placed in the library In 1892 That no one had ever looked into it was p proved oved by the fact the leaves were uncut Her report on libraries shows that th there re are twenty four supported by I local taxation and twenty unsupported |