Cranston High School - Cranstonian Yearbook (Cranston, RI)

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gwwevrrrrrrrm DUM view cuno EJ rreereerrrrreg ?' Y' S. service in the different parts of this city. In Edgewood and Arlington the wants 'Q Q. of the people are supplied fairly well, but in Auburn and Oaklawn, where there 'Q L is little room and poor equipment, good service is impossible. Are not citizens 'Q L of Auburn entitled to the same library privileges as those in Edgewood? Should 'Q not a school-boy or girl living in Oaklawn, Meshanticut, or Knightsville have 'Q 5' the same opportunity to get information in preparing his lesson as one in Arling- 'Q 6. ton? lt is true that the number of volumes in the library of the High School 'Q B: has increased during the past few years, yet facilities there cannot supply all the 'Q pupils' requirements. 'Q The best equipped of the cityfs four main libraries is the William H. Hall 'Q QF Free Library in Edgewood, which has about eighteen thousand volumes, includ- 'Q at ing many reference books. The new building on Broad Streetlis to qebvery 'Q large and beautiful, with shelf-room for fifty thousand volumes. s this i rary is supported by funds left it by the late William H. Hall, there is every prospect as that it will grow rapidly and be a great asset to its own community. 'Q The Auburn Library, which serves a community almost as large as the 'Q Edgewood section, has only twelve thousand books, and very poor facilities. lt 'Q L is a long, crowded room without sunshine or even sufficient daylight. If a new 'Q as building could be erected on the lot owned by this library, on the corner of Park 'Y and Pontiac Avenues, where the branch is now situated, it would be a great 'Q 3' advantage to the high school pupils, and to all the people of Auburn as well. 'Q 2: In Oaklawn is another library which needs a larger building. It is ex- Q L: tremely crowded, with many books of its collection of nine thousand volumes 'Q S' piled in a back room because of the lack of shelves. More space also is needed :Q for tables. 'Q B' In contrast to the Auburn Library, the Arlington Library is fairly well 'Q 3 equipped. It is located in a room building of its own, where it has many read- 'Q ing tables and much shelf space. The collection of books, however, is pitia ly 3' small. The Branch of this library in the Print Works section also needs more Z2 3 volumes, especially books of reference. I ' 'Q an In my opinion, a library is needed very much in Meshanticut Park, a sec- 'Q tion which is being built up rapidly. If the people of Nleshanticut were given 3 any encouragement from the city, I am sure they would work earnestly to secure 3 a branch library. B' If all these individual improvements were made, the city's facilities would E 3' still be far from satisfactory. There should be an organized system centering -Q an in one main library with a corps of progressive librarians, and many books, .E which could be drawn upon by the other libraries. Q There are two important steps in the organization of Cranston libraries. Q Gr First, a board of trustees representing the present libraries must vote to consoli- .Q as date the system into a central library with branches. This might be modelled ,i an on the Providence system, which has three divisions of subordinate libraries: ,Q Eg First, the branches, which are libraries in themselves, having their own collec- ,E L, tions of books and their own staffs: second, sub-branches, which are not so large B, as the first division and contain chiefly loans from the main library: third, sta- 2 5- sz 'Y . .,5,8..8-.8J5JJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJAA3 I 12 l 'Q '9 'Y Such a question and reply may well lead us to ponder on the inequality of B9

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gewwrrrrerrrraj DUM WGILO C1190 EJ rrreerfrrrrrvs, 3, Graduate Program for 1926 Q B- '92 as Instrumental Recital- 'Q bl March-Happy Days , ..... , ..,..,. .... M akie-Beyer IQ L Barcarolle from Tales of Hoffman ........... ..,.. O ffenbach lg - Overture-The Golden Sceptre ,..,.,,...,..,.. .. .Schlepegrell ,Q 6: High School Orchestra Q 6: Invocation- 6' Reverend Albert E. Kenyon .Q S: Songs- 'Q 3: Send Out Thy Light .,.,... ,.............. .... G o unod 'Q hi Bendemeer's Stream .... ............... .... A r nold 'Q 6: Class of 1926 A 'Q B: Presiding Member ,..,.,. ..... .......... ..., D o r is Miller Deming 'Q G The Many-Sided Franklin. . .....,.......,..,...... .... H elena Patricia Hogan 'Q at fNational Prize Essayj 'Q as Demonstration of Processes in Rubber Manufacture-- .Q L Norman Edward Searle. assisted by Grace Ruth King 'Q B, fExcerpts from prize essay on The Relation of Chemistry to 'Q L the Development of the Rubber Industry of the United Statesj 'Q a Permanent Possessions of the Cranston High School .,.............. Edith May Woodbury :Q 6. Song- as 5' A Gypsy Night ....... ,..., .............. ......,........,. G a n ne S? 8, Class of 1926 :Q Q Cranston Libraries of the Future ..............,.. .... F lorence Marjorie Thomson :Q L, Enlarged Opportunities in the New Building .... ....,.. E leanor Sara Rydberg :Q B A Plan of Decoration for the New Building , . , ....,. Vema Evelyn Follett ag sl Music- 2 S Spanish Dance ..... ....................... ........ E n glemann ,Y Q High School Orchestra :Q L Presentation of Gift of February Class .......,...., ........,. K ingsley Bowen Read :Q 5' Presentation of Gift of June Class . , ...,...,....... Helena Patricia Hogan Q E Presentation of Prizes ......... ...,..,.... C larence W. Bosworth. Principal 1? Bl Awarding of Diplomas . . . ..,....,..... John K. Fenner. Superintendent of Schools Q Q March--Petronel March .... .,..,...,................................ B ennet ,Y - High School Orchestra -Q 5, Graduation Essay 2 2: CRANSTON LIBRARIES OF THE FUTURE -Q L. Where is the Cranston library? asked a stranger in this city. 2 Q The Cranston library? Why, there isn't any Cranston city library. There Q, are the Arlington, the Auburn, and the Oaklawn Libraries, and the William H. :Q 5, Hall Free Library in Edgewood, but no Cranston library. 2 v5.8.8,6.3JJJJJJJVJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ3 I 1 l I

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gewverrrarrrr LD DUM VIGILO CUPO LD fre'e'e'e'e'w'f'e'w' as L 2 'Y 6. 'Y br tions, which are located in schools or similar places. In Providence the stations 'Q be are managed by an assistant at one of the larger libraries, who comes two or three 'Y B. limes a week to distribute the books. Sometimes the teachers are given author- 'Q L. ity to lend books to their pupils, keeping their list checked so that the librarians 'Q Q, may know just how many pupils borrow each book. 'Q L, In certain cities the outlying districts are served by a house-to-house de- 'Q 6, livery. By learning the tastes of the people, the librarian in charge of the de- 'Q L, livery is able to send books which they will enjoy. In other places. a book- 'Y 3, wagon is used, which carries as many as three hundred volumes, from which the 'Q B, people may choose. If one of these methods could be put into effect in the scat- 'Q QF tered country district of Oaklawn, it would greatly increase the opportunities 'Q G of these people to get good books. :Q 6, The second step toward a centralization plan is a greatly increased appro- 'Q B: priation from the city treasury. This city gives very little towards its general 'Q 6: libraries. In contrast, a city not very far from here, which has a population only 'Q as about one and one-half times that of Cranston, appropriates fifty-six thousand 'Q B: dollars yearly for this purpose. 'Q 6' Since the amount of appropriation from this State is determined by the 'Q G number of volumes in the library assisted, the increased aid from the city would 'Q at result in a larger fund from the State as well. Also the community clubs, which :Q as help to support the libraries now, probably would be glad to continue their con- :Q tiibutions. gl Although Cranston has never appropriated anything toward the buying 12 B: of books for the library of its High School, it has a small but efficient working :Q B collection of books. This is not large enough, however, to meet the demand Q of the pupils. It is evident that it must grow with the growth of the school. :Q 3' Otherwise it will lessen its usefulness. Not only must new books be bought .Q B' constantly, but old books must be replaced and new equipment acquired. Ac- .Q 5' cording to the scientific standard set by the National Education Association Com- 3: mittee on High School Libraries, a collection of eight thousand volumes is needed :Q bl for our library and an appropriation of from four to five hundred dollars yearly. E9 L- With the help of this sum from the city treasury, the High School Library would 'Q L: be able to broaden its scope so as to insure a steady progress from year to year. 'Q 6- The mention of a library always reminds us of the innumerable benefits Q B. derived from reading,-education, enjoyment, and culture. Because the read- I? L, ing of good books is so important, citizens of a city having well-equipped libra- 'Q L, ries are far superior in intelligence and culture to those in a city Whose libraries 'Q Q, are inadequate. Money does not stand in the city's way when the value of the 'Q L thing sought is understood and demanded by a majority of voters. This will 'Q at be true of Cranston when reading is valued as necessary to the welfare of our 'Q A community. Adequate libraries will be the result. Then, when a stranger asks, Q A Where is the Cranston Library? we shall be proud and eager to direct him :Q EF to a spacious building, the center of an excellent library system. :Q 3: MARJORIE THoMsoN. If 3. Q 6- 'B 'Y 'E .M.w.a.aw.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.a.M.a.a.a.a.a,a.a.a.a.M.a.a.a.M.Maa? I 13 l