. History of the grand kick-up of 1900 and 1901 . inregular Gradation therefrom are the GrammarSchools, the Latin School, the Englifli High School,the Normal School for Girls, and the Free PublicLibrary. The Children of the City are received atthe Portals of this Edifice, inftrud:ed in the veryElements of Learning, then condu(5ted Step by Stepto the higher Branches, until they become fittedfor the active Duties of Life, and to become goodand ufeful Citizens, when the Departments of Sci-ence, of Art and of Literature are freely thrownopen to them, in the rich Stores of Learning whichare treafur
. History of the grand kick-up of 1900 and 1901 . inregular Gradation therefrom are the GrammarSchools, the Latin School, the Englifli High School,the Normal School for Girls, and the Free PublicLibrary. The Children of the City are received atthe Portals of this Edifice, inftrud:ed in the veryElements of Learning, then condu(5ted Step by Stepto the higher Branches, until they become fittedfor the active Duties of Life, and to become goodand ufeful Citizens, when the Departments of Sci-ence, of Art and of Literature are freely thrownopen to them, in the rich Stores of Learning whichare treafured upon the Shelves of the publick Li-brary. May the Intereft which is now felt in thisexcellent Inftitution continue unabated, and may it [ ^7 ] go on indefinitely in its Work of gathering thatwhich is better than Riches and more precious thanGold. Charles C. Jewett, A. M., Capen, Librarian. Note.—The foregoing Account has been taken mainly from the BoftonJournal, and Bofton Courier, with flight Alterations and REDWOOD LIBRARY. Dd [ 2l8 J IMPERIAL LIBRARY AT PARIS. 825,000 Vols. THE Imperial Library at Paris is juftly con-fidered as the iineft in the World. It wascommenced under the Reign of King John,who poflelTed only 20 Volumes ; but the Numberwas fo increafed by his Succeffor, Charles V., whoconftru(5led a Library in one of the Towers of theLouvre, that, at his Death in 1380, they amounted,according to Le Prince, to 910 Volumes, feveral ofthem fuperbly illuminated by John of Bruges, thebeft Artift in Miniatures of that Time. This pre-cious Colled:ion was nearly deftroyed during theTroubles in the Reign of Charles VII.; but whatremained was recovered and greatly improved byCharles VIII., who added to it the choice Books,ftill to be identified by the curious Vifitor, whichhe carried off to France, after the Conquefi: of Na-ples. Francis I. united it in 1544 with that ofFontainbleau, which had been enriched by valuableGreek Manufcripts brough
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