Library IdealsOpen Court Publishing Company, 1918 - 78 páginas WISCONSIN, a true cradle of freedom and successful government, has fostered several librarians who were true humanists. Dr. Peckham was one. Dr. Thwaites was another. Henry E. Legler was unlike either of these, but greater than either in his continued and unabated activity for the good of the people. Once, on being complimented for his splendid work in natural history and his persistence in the pursuit of scientific facts, Dr. Peckham remarked: "Oh, yes, but the facts have no value in themselves. They merely build up the groundwork of the ideas, and help you climb to the point of view where the deeper aspects of the subject spread out before you like a landscape beneath a mountain-top." Mr. Legler's activity in behalf of libraries will support the same explanation. He seemed always immersed in detail, always planning some movement and carrying it into effect by his peculiar, dynamic persistence. But he who observed the man kindly and closely cannot have failed to have noticed that there was a distinct Beyond illumining and overshadowing it all. There was a dream to come true, a vision to be unfolded. The dream and vision were in the man's speech and eye. He lived under a prophecy. |
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... York has a popula- tion exceeding that of any state in the Union except its own . Chicago has within its city limits more peo- ple than any of forty states . The ten leading cities comprise together one - eighth of the total population ...
... York has a popula- tion exceeding that of any state in the Union except its own . Chicago has within its city limits more peo- ple than any of forty states . The ten leading cities comprise together one - eighth of the total population ...
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... York City had when they were boys . Vast numbers of immigrants differing radically in intelligence and in education from earlier comers are pouring into the country annually . It has been pointed out that some of the largest Irish ...
... York City had when they were boys . Vast numbers of immigrants differing radically in intelligence and in education from earlier comers are pouring into the country annually . It has been pointed out that some of the largest Irish ...
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... York , where many institutions , remotely located but intimately associated , work to- ward a common end . Many roads may lead to a common center . Which one the wayfarer chooses is a matter of mere personal preference and of no impor ...
... York , where many institutions , remotely located but intimately associated , work to- ward a common end . Many roads may lead to a common center . Which one the wayfarer chooses is a matter of mere personal preference and of no impor ...
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... grammar and secondary schools . Here lies the most fertile field for ' Read before the New York Library Association at Haines Falls , Sept. 28 , 1915 . strong , vigorous , fruitful energizing of such forces as Next Steps.
... grammar and secondary schools . Here lies the most fertile field for ' Read before the New York Library Association at Haines Falls , Sept. 28 , 1915 . strong , vigorous , fruitful energizing of such forces as Next Steps.
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... service on such a liberal scale there would be required in the city of New York at least $ 4,300,000 for equipment and at least $ 537,000 annually for cur- rent maintenance ; in Chicago , $ 2,350,000 for initial NEXT STEPS 25.
... service on such a liberal scale there would be required in the city of New York at least $ 4,300,000 for equipment and at least $ 537,000 annually for cur- rent maintenance ; in Chicago , $ 2,350,000 for initial NEXT STEPS 25.
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