Library IdealsOpen Court Publishing Company, 1918 - Počet stran: 78 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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... the United States . If New York City and Chicago and their conditions are extreme manifestations , it must be taken into account that in perhaps not to exceed a quarter and at most a half century , The Problem of the Cities.
... the United States . If New York City and Chicago and their conditions are extreme manifestations , it must be taken into account that in perhaps not to exceed a quarter and at most a half century , The Problem of the Cities.
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... century , this growth cityward will be duplicated in every section of the United States . There are now 58 cities in the United States each counting more than 100,000 popu- lation , eight of them in excess of half a million each ; there ...
... century , this growth cityward will be duplicated in every section of the United States . There are now 58 cities in the United States each counting more than 100,000 popu- lation , eight of them in excess of half a million each ; there ...
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... century of scientific research , who will venture to say that it constitutes more than a fraction of what might have been if all the genius that re- mained dormant and unproductive could have been utilized ? From what we know of ...
... century of scientific research , who will venture to say that it constitutes more than a fraction of what might have been if all the genius that re- mained dormant and unproductive could have been utilized ? From what we know of ...
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... centuries ago , Mar- tin Luther noted the possibilities of the library as an educational adjunct and necessity , and urged the found- ing of public libraries for the preservation and encour- agement of learning . " " No cost nor pains ...
... centuries ago , Mar- tin Luther noted the possibilities of the library as an educational adjunct and necessity , and urged the found- ing of public libraries for the preservation and encour- agement of learning . " " No cost nor pains ...
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... century ago , Lyman Draper sought to interest the teaching forces there . His report printed in the 50's - now rare and difficult to procure is a grouping of opinions , pro- phetic but yet unrealized , expressed by eminent men of the ...
... century ago , Lyman Draper sought to interest the teaching forces there . His report printed in the 50's - now rare and difficult to procure is a grouping of opinions , pro- phetic but yet unrealized , expressed by eminent men of the ...
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