Show Mi I I 4 The LIb Library r a r y Gymnasium Gym n as 1 U JD M Movement 0 v e men t Utah By Howard R Dri Driggs s Secretary Commission 1 I I HEN Utah adopted a the li 11 WHEN brn movement she not only on put herself right In line lino with tho the leading thought of the nation In hi such matters but she sho became be a n leader among tho the they y states In a great creat cause Some of the older states havo developed the tho public t library system far Car more moro effectually crr than have we but In promoting the gymnasium with the library Utah had made a n new mark for Cor her sister states statts to measure up to The library II I ministers to the mental i I k side clde of oC man alone alono The Tho m J provides for Cor both body bod and I Ibrain brain The Thc two should go so together r And they the are arc fast Cast being brought blought to together together 1 gether gather as the work develops ENCOURAGING WORDS I In a letter to the Utah commission m pointed by b the state board of oC education Lion tion consists of oC Dr William M Stew Stewart Stewart art president Dr George Thomas vice president Dr E G Gowans assistant superintendent John S Welch Yelch and amI Supt John Join M I tolls Mills members mom belS with Howard R DrIggs as secretary The Th commission slon entered Into active service about abo t May 1 h Its main work since that time has hus been the visiting of oC various cities to promote promo to the thc Yolk work and andl guide l tho the activities of oC the tho people as they the have hlo begun to establish these in institutions Institutions institutions T MOST roST IS NEEDED NEED D DIhe The commission In n state n convention hold In Salt gaIt Lake Oct 7 last proposed the organization of oC a n state league to promote the work wort Such an nn association association tion is greatly needed Each community ty t is willing lIIng to work but all nil need def deC definite definite guidance guI ance There should bo ho a Since the of the movement some three years rears ago alO a great deal ha has hus been accomplished Not ot only anI has th the soil been prepared and the Ule seeds sown but some of tho the harvest is now being gathered The rhe first commission an ap appointed pointed by b tho the state superintendent to carry tho the burden till the state slate should hould assume it is 15 deserving a large share sharo In the thc credit cre lt for tor the accomplishments up to date Under its leadership the gospel has been preached and published in prole practically practically I every county count and In most of ot tho the cities of the tho state Several pro progressive communities during that time voted the maintenance tax ta and sev several several 1 eral cral libraries and gymnasiums have hav been brought Into being as a 0 result Among the tho foremost cities to act a t are EUREKA On Oct 13 of this year rear this 1 I t x m 2 ij t rw r o 1 t t r t l i ir if in f 1 m n V kr erY t t 4 i ij i s is i ik I i I I It II IM d dt dI k t j t X t I t t ty y M X XI 1 f f I 3 P r t 1 X 1 i r r rh rt I h fl t t t tJ I J 1 XI XIt t J MM X H EUREKA PUBLIC LIBRARY N N w i Mr Braucher secretary secreta of oC the tho National i 1 11 4 f Playground association says sas I I III I r was very er much interested In your you I pamphlet on It ItI I seems to me to be tie well gotten up I L Iwas was JS extremely pleased this summer In 16 I 1 visiting a number of oC different playgrounds play playgrounds 4 grounds to see tho the number that hal tal haI 1 I libraries on the thc grounds The rho reason I for arranging libraries In connection I 1 I with the playgrounds is the one put putt t forward in your pamphlet A Z great gleat 11 j roam many of oC the children using the library I upon the playground would not go to a aS S s regular library d Your Tour alms are so similar to those I of ot the National Association that we wem weI certainly ought to bo be in close touch m I with each other Such words give us even moro more faith In our great cause The 1 movement has lias come to stay std I II t There Thele seems to be 00 little doubt about that Gradually the various cities of oC f our state have havo seized sel upon It as us the tho t i best way wa of or supplanting the tho saloon evil I and other loafing habits until unlit now nearly nearl half balf of the cities Atlas of our state are arc m I I I working in various ways was to realize the tho I Institution in their midst THE STATE COMMISSION The Tho year car 1900 1409 1 09 flat first of oC all brought to tho the movement state recognition The I i legislature responded to the request of oC those who had promoted the cause causs i 1 through its beginning stages and cre created created created a state commission to carry carr on the work This state commission ap r I organization which will bring all parts of the state nearer in the movement This organization could discuss freely Creel the needs of oC the move movement ment me nt as they arise Librarians and gymnasium directors and trustees of the Institutions will aH all have many man problems which a mutual mut 1 exchange of or orId ideas Id s would help greatly to solve Al AI Already Already ready Irod in many communities the thc first steps towards tows such an on association ass have been bocal committees cs Have been appointed In n many man places to pro PIO promote PIOn promote mote n ote the cause It has been boon suggested by b the commission and the suggestion by b resolution In the ilie convention was ac accepted accepted accepted that each mayor be bo asked to appoint such a local committee to co cooperate cooperate cooperate operate with the tho commis ion In its vork Wherever such committees havo been appoInted Is making good progress s towards a slum Later the thc representatives from Crom such committees with tho the librarians lans ians and gymnasium directors will undoubtedly get t together In somo some state organization When such a step Is taken tho the movement will receive the reinforcement that cooperation alone can ron bring Unless such an organization is soon effected the work will go on In Ina ina a II haphazard fashion and much need needless needless less waste aste of oC time money and ef cC effort effort fort will result There Thero should be state conventions of ot this U s league at least leaSt twice a year car to begin bein with and each county count might have havo Its league meet oftener to promote the work wor within it pp sine place dedicated Its library lIbra which has cost some to build and fur furnish nish the funds having been provided by Mr lr Carnegie and the sonorous generous onerous and people of oC Eureka On the evening of tho the day da of dedication at tho the banquet given about 1000 more was raised to buy bu books Governor Spry Senator Sutherland State Supt Nelson and Howard R DrIggs secre secretary secretary tary tar of oC the commission Joined with tho the people in their exercises of the oc occasion occasion casion caslon The Tho library Is now doing ex excellent excellent nt service R ST D p Ui E EThis This town was among tho the first to vote the thc library fund Cund and it has hns been maintaining a t modest but effective li it library bra 1 ever eer since Tho committee In chargo Woolley president of oC town board Profs Bennion and Coray Cora of tho tune University T Albert Hooper and amI Mr Cope havo have administered the thc affairs In a thoroughgoing business busness businesslike businesslike like way wa A very vcr choice collection of books has been gathered and they the havo have gone far Car and wide about tho the com community community Tho secretary of oC tho board of oC trustees reports that the applications for tor books is rapidly increasing CEDAR CITY Tho The gymnasium side of or tho the work was first taken up here This Timis city by b cooperating temporarily with the normal school has been able to offer Its young oung people the advantages of oC a good gymnasium under a n trained dl di director rector And the time boys especially those that have not become habituated ted in tho he street corner and worse habits are arc getting the tho gymnasium habit Tho The Thoma mayor ma or reports encouraging success in inthis Inthis this tills phase of the work Tho The library and reading room has also now been opened in Cedar City with good promise of oC effective work A Alive Alive Alive live committee of oC Mayor M John S Woodbury chairman W R Palmer Primer secretary Willard Villard Corny Coray Myron Iron HI bce Kate Kato Bell Kato Iato Palmer and H Dalley Dailey are in charge I of oC the work MANTI Tho Tito people of oC this Uh energetic city ct have also come como to the front In the movement Under the lead of L R Anderson who by b tho the way wa first sug suggested suggested the thc combining of tho the gymnasium slUm with Hh tho the library and Representative tive lIvo Dyreng Dreng Mayor Lowry Lowr Isaac Voorhees Warren Snow and anal others there has been erected a magnificent and opera house The rhe structure has already alread cost fully tull It IL Is one of the tho finest In the state The gymnasium will be bo opened to tho the public as well as U used u eel by b the tho schools The Tho bullring building la Is so HO arranged that the tho three parts gymnasium opera house and armory can be used independently of oC ono one another In addition to this the tho citizens of oC arc aro working for a library Mr 11 Carnegie has been asked to assist In this If Ie he hc cannot seo Ree his way 1 clear to give tho the building the tile people there will Ill undoubtedly undoubted I do the work them thom I to give tho the building the tile people there will Ill undoubtedly undoubted I do the work them thom themselves themselves themselves selves for fOl the city seems determined not to lose tho the honor of oC being the lead leader er el In the tho great cause VERNAL For about two years this bright and md coming city on our OUI eastern frontier has ins maintained 1 a n public library And tho the work has been done one out of oC the tho generosity of ot the people By means of at concerts concert by public subscription sub and In various other ways funds have been gathered a librarian employed to keep open the tho library daily dall Books and magazines have havo been purchased pu IC h a eel and the work carried forward with sur eur surprising success An average of oC 2 25 visitors dally and more than thun books distributed was the report for Cor the first year eur These re 10 results results suits made the people ready read this fall fallo to o vote li IU 1 mills as a n permanent fund fundo to o carry carr on the work A fine lIne library II brn 1 site dies hns been offered to the people by Mr Calder Cal er of Vernal and it will probably probably probably ably be accepted and a n library building erected soon SOOIl Bishop Dishop Davis of oC Vo Vornal nal who represented represented county count in ln the legislature last ast session s says that the tho city will soon have hae lave a gymnasium also The com c com committee m of oC library workers who have havo carried on the good work worl are Charles Do Dc Supt F M 1 Young President President dent Don C Colton Rev Re Rc Thompson and some Iome others whoso whose names we have hac not learned lerned TOOELE TOO LE CITY Architect Dallas of oC Salt Lake is now at it work on the tho plans for the Car CarnegIe Carnegie negIe library to be given to this booming boom Ing ng town ton Just as soon as us these plans arc are approved by b Mr Ir Carnegie the building will be pushed to completion A V most favorable site very close clo o to the enter center of oC the city has been given givon by b bythe the ho city Tho The gymnasium work worl will undoUbtedly be bo added very vcr soon SOOIl as the people eople are wide wl o awake to the need of oC doing something to take tako caro care of ot their young oung people Presidents Gowans anti and McBride have havo taken n a leading part In ht these thC c achievements and their efforts have javo been ably bl seconded by b Mrs Bar Barara Barbara barn bara ara Bowen Botven and others GARLAND This city was among tho the first to vote ote he the tile tax lax There hoj hw been a site donated by b a ed d citizen of oC tho iho place The Tho sugar com company compan company pany pan has hus expressed Its faith in the tho cause causo by b offering substantially to In Increase crease the yearly yearl maintenance fund and nd tho the committee in charge is now working to bring the results that havo have been long hoped for far Mrs Lucy Luc R RClark RClark RClark Clark Smith Moslah Evans and others are leading in tho the work at ut Garland ST GEORGE St George expressed her faith In the cause at aLthe the outset by b voting favorably upon tho the tax The Tho city however was then struggling to keep Its splendid ld high school up to a n high standard and it could not well carry caro any extra bur b rr dens dons so 50 no further steps were taken at the time Wo We do not doubt how however however however ever that St SL George will resume the work soon to reinforce her bel high school Tho Time city has hus always uIa s kept a high educational edu educational standard and in her action in to inthis this matter she sho revealed the spirit of ot appreciation of a great cause Tho The state may ma expect very soon to hear good news from fromn this live city In the I sunny sunn south OTHER OTH R PLACES ALSO ACTIVE ACrIVE Time The cities already cited are arc pioneers In m the movement but their lend lead Is be being beIng being ing rapidly followed by various other communities throughout the tho state Tho The present year car has seen many man moro more towns and cities take up tho the move movement movement ment with an enthusiasm that prom promises Les success s Among these are PRICE This city ct showed Its progressive sive by voting a a tax at election to provide this center of culture for COI its It people Supt Carl Mat Mar uen Rev Hev Nichols Prest R G C CMiller Miller and others have done good work I for tho time movement in their city There Is no doubt now that a will III soon be bl going In lu Price RICHFIELD Richfield also responded quickly and the iho work this year ear After ACter Secy Sec Driggs of or the commission had laid tho matter before the people of this till place a meeting of oC the leading officials and amI business men mell was hold hula and amid an In Just Justan Ju justan t tan an hour and nd a half hal they decided to call for a L vote on Oil tho the proposition The pe pc petition petition was circulated and 50 signers obtained that evening and on election day time the vote carried at time the rate ate of or more moro than two to one Among Am ng who led I d In bringing about this result were wore H N Hayes Mayor Christen Christensen sen Profit Prest PI t Sc State Senator Willis Willie Johnson Earl 1111 Thompson and some sonje other boosters whoso names we fall fail to have ha e at hand LOGAN Logan also Is moving with definite steps stops both a Carnegie library and an an all adequate gymnasium Dr Geo Gee Thomas of or tho the commission has been doing somo some good work In stirring the lenders leaders In this city to action nellon Commit Committees tees appointed by hy the council are arc now dealing with the time proposition RICHMOND D Richmond too IH is It keeping up the good name of Cacho county by h Joining time tho cause rouSe Under tho the lead lend of oC her hOl Comme club this city ct Is now no taking steps step stepto to give her youth 0 U a 11 better hetter Plato place than street corners and saloons In which to spend their theil leisure time PROVO Provo Is also moving upon tho time project pro project The latest In reports are arc that the citizens of time the Garden city elly havo have started start starl started ed out for a II gymnasium And Ana what Provo starts out for Cor silo she usually gets p Her Carnegie library l Is III doing splendid I service under the direction of |