The story of StreatorBeing an account of the growth of its institutions civic, social and industrial, with special reference to its manufacturing and business interests; together with an outline of its early history and life sketches of some of its leading citizens . is exemplified in theStreator Sunday Evening Course, an institutiondesigned to minister to the educational andethical needs of the citj during the wintermonths. This feature is altogether unique, andsuj)plies a free j^latform on which is heard thevery finest talent in the lecture field on Sundayevenings. Eminent scientists and edu
The story of StreatorBeing an account of the growth of its institutions civic, social and industrial, with special reference to its manufacturing and business interests; together with an outline of its early history and life sketches of some of its leading citizens . is exemplified in theStreator Sunday Evening Course, an institutiondesigned to minister to the educational andethical needs of the citj during the wintermonths. This feature is altogether unique, andsuj)plies a free j^latform on which is heard thevery finest talent in the lecture field on Sundayevenings. Eminent scientists and educatorsfrom near by universities are frequently heard,great readers like Bertha Kiuiz Baker, S. , and Frederick Wards, distinguishedsingers and musical artists, illustrated lecturesand noted public teachers like Edward HowardGriggs, William Norman Guthrie, Earl Barnes, THi: STOR^- OF STRKATOR. 67 Charles Zueblin and othors. This ooui-se is of-fored Iroe to the ])tople of tlie city, the costbeing defrayed by the liberal citizens, some ofwhom cnntrihTito jartre sums for its support. not less than It has a well assortedcollection of 16,000 volumes, embracing notonly works of current literature, but alsostandard works on art, science, poetry, phil-. Public Library. The course is largely iiatrnnized, and well illus-trates the liberal and enterprising sjiirit (if tliepeople of Streatnr. Streator Public Streatnr Iultlie is an institu- and the like, for wliieli there is a gooddemand. Jhe city approjiriates $3,500 per yearfor its sujiport. An ever increasing demand onthe library is from the pu|iils of the publicschools, and every helit and assistance is givenby the purchase of reference and other needed
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