Show sound literature 0 editor deseret be seret ams j swifts statement a man is never less alone tn than when he be is alone is 8 I 1 specially applicable to a student IH a choice library in books we associate and commune with the goos good and the learned of all ages As the influence of the authors we read is as potent in our lives and characters as is a that of our living companions it is wise we should look with a critical eye into the moral and literary character of our libraries man is to a grot great extent a creature of environment he is influenced influent act not only by physical conditions but b ut equally for or good goldor 0 o for evil by the social and intellectual tel atmosphere he be breathes little armeit is needed to demon strate the mene Rene rally acknowledged fact art that igat curse to our youth is the trashy and gaslight literature they read the current novel of itself ts is woefully bad in giving false views of the problems of life and dinits in its undue excitation of the one faculty of imagination at the expense le oi of legitimate taste and sober thought and judgment I 1 it if bents parents thera themselves selves were more careful ful and intelligently choice in selection of books lor for their children the evil conditions we allude to would be much ameliorated the teacher of the day school should come to the rescue by inculcating in his school with occasional lectures a knowledge of the lives and works of the leading lights of literature choice literary reading add much to the general interest of the school and would stimulate a growing discriminating taste with the young people ople which in after years would teneta tend to bh banish light literature from the field the teacher himself must be able to discriminate in his recommendations as it frequently happens in the wres that low moral character ir associated with high literary 9 attainments in D dryden prostitutes prostituted himself for 0 court t 7 lator lafor jacob the father or inductive phi philosophy sinned and fell among those writings that are least feast objectionable and should be studied are shakespeare johnson Jeh pope goldsmith Oar corlisle liale addison scott dickens tennison enuton and our irving irvcng emerson and whittier it is i of interest and suggestive of comise to the literary T world that the beckenridge eck enridge bill has been by the judiciary committee favorably reported to the house it provides for international ce copyright p y A g h t and its passage will consequently secure to authors and publishers gub publishers lishers the protect protection lon of their works or a abroad it to la evident such a measure would encourage and stimulate american authorship and all artwork connected with the production of f books publishers obtaining a world market for their books will of course be able to warrant a not inconsiderable reduction redaction in the pric price eiel jol books unquestionably it will tend to ral raise sethe the standard of literature also by banish banishing ilig from ther field that which to la worthless and nd trashy RADIATOR |