Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-01-16 | Page 4 | Library-Gymnasium Movement.

SJ nY ASI UM WI MOVE MOVE- T Leaders of tho S' S library gymnasium movement mo have issued a n little pamphlet I let setting forth the tho status tatus of or their cause the means moans b by which of ot any community can act tho benefit atit of or it It and some of the ar arguments tendIng tending tending tend tend- ing to show how that tho action of or the legislature of Utah should be welcomed In an an effort to redeem tho waste places among our young an and 1 old The law permits cities and an towns to tolen levy len a 0 tax of ot two mills on the hundred dollars valuation to form the basis of ofa ofa ofa a library and gymnasium fund Then Ihen tho the matter is lar largely ely with the people of ot tho the community BO so voting Toting Tho They will have halo to help with popular contributions contributions and amI with effort eort to secure tho operation co of wealthy men and women Some clUes cities In Utah have havo taken advantage ad of ot the tho offers made by Mr Carnegie Somo havo hoo boon botn helped as Mr Packard helped Salt Lako Lake manfully shouldered their own burden And Salt Lake Provo Ogden Brigham and other cities have secured these helpful helpful helpful help help- ful establishments And they do prove pro an uplifting a n. healthful and a purifying purity purify In ing influence for the young and the old DO Boys 8 need recreation Thc They need occupation They rhey are are aie in peril If it be denied Where they are arc engaged cd In healthful sports and antI contests they thay dont don't loaf loat about danger places Gymnasium Gymnasium Gym Gym- boys bors are not found about saloons an and pool rooms It is in worth wo worthwhile while to help holp them Mr 1 Howard R. R Driggs ss of ot the University Uni Uni- of Utah is p president ot of tim tho commission provided for In tho tim Ia laor law la of or th the tho state He Heis Is very much Interested Interested Inter Inter- ested ested- In tho the success of his work It w will ill be bo profitable to get Iet one ono of ot his muo pamphlets and see Bce what can be bedone dono done in every e town of ot tho the state toward towar establishing a n. library and gymnasium And no man or woman oman will question the tho good that can bo be wrought with j tho the facilities so O certainly within the tho j j power of ot tho the people i