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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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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... fact is not the marvelous industrial develop- ment of the country , but rather the amazing growth of the cities . It needs no searching analysis to give emphasis to the sinister elements which are embodied in this bare statement . It ...
... fact is not the marvelous industrial develop- ment of the country , but rather the amazing growth of the cities . It needs no searching analysis to give emphasis to the sinister elements which are embodied in this bare statement . It ...
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... fact should be emphasized that the municipality can do for the people in the way of libraries and museums what cannot possibly be done by private enterprise . It may be unhesitatingly as- serted that in fullest usefulness , economical ...
... fact should be emphasized that the municipality can do for the people in the way of libraries and museums what cannot possibly be done by private enterprise . It may be unhesitatingly as- serted that in fullest usefulness , economical ...
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... fact that provision is made by state and municipality to give to every individual absolutely without cost an education embracing sixteen years of life , there are retarding circumstances that prevent all but a mere fraction of the ...
... fact that provision is made by state and municipality to give to every individual absolutely without cost an education embracing sixteen years of life , there are retarding circumstances that prevent all but a mere fraction of the ...
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... facts ? Early in the present month twenty million boys and girls went more or less willingly to school . Our consolidated library statis- tics show that considerably less than one million of them use our public libraries . Despite our ...
... facts ? Early in the present month twenty million boys and girls went more or less willingly to school . Our consolidated library statis- tics show that considerably less than one million of them use our public libraries . Despite our ...
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