The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-16

E; Forbes, New X society Library
$ B.su, cs,,Iast.n 4 ,sry abode Island
John l. Vsa 6srwoost, n D. New YORK Hospital Ii
Wn A Genet, Columbia College, New York.
Will LIBRARY Now York
IAas.s 8 iisld, Nsw York
Charles b Norton. co
81 haven, Worcester, Mass
John Bansssd New yor..
G: RAYMOND Bgn.io NJ.
James 4. dickinson Durf am, Cons.
s.. G.. Dso.h, New Bruins sick N. j.
"a a. Grant N. D, York College Il Ply scans and
Joseph Isp meyer An nsun or q Brooklyn.
Harsld Binds brooklyn.
henry B smith Grion rheolosic.l Seminary.
Charles Alderman, Meohsniss Library, Of Providence
The meeting called TO order By Mr. Charles Folsom
of the Bossen Ahen sum- who acted temporary chair.
man til the election the regular oaicsrs It was he
Informed ths audience. informal meeting and there
was regular business before it. He then read the fol-
loving call =
The UNDERSIGNED believing that the knowledge Of books
and the sormson and ma Of Of them
among librarians others ineested bbliography re-
mex. sr TIE
BE a pubic 81 .a
shs and discussion oftopics Of book
This call was signei BY twenty four librarians
After few remarks from Mr.. Folsom, explanatory OF
the objects o. the Convention, Prof G. Jswett CT the
Smithsonian IL stii uton .. Washington WAS unanmouy
elected President Mr.. Jerett returned his thanks in
tsw appropriate words.
A motion then adopted, appointing 4 business
tee Of Ave. which consisted Of the folio sng gem
tlsmsn Charles Folsom of Boston; John Vim. Wallace,
Of Philadaphis; G u Giger Of Princeton, N. J.; p j.
Forbes, Of New York; R. H. Stevenson, OF Cincinnati
r~tt~
regret At being unable to atteni the Convention were
rad b. hs Secretary ward G. Herick Of Yale Col
ese; T. Romsyn Beck, Ne~ York State Library; B. P.
Se Jsrs., 0S Wsn adSp6 rso
M. FoIsox read letter from Mr. Iivsrmore approx.
ing OF tbs Convention but stating his inability to be
present He ALEC extend ed invitation from MT Cogs
we Of tie aston Library, TO the members Of the Con-
O'Clock The invitation accepted and the Conven-
0n decided that the mem ers should ys. II il body
Thsoscsca sennsry visit their respective institu.
tons; and subsequently, Mr. Banvsrd invited the Conven
ton e zee bis p.ooisma The nembe are also to stop
N and look a. Mr. BryAns gallery Of psia iDgs during
their stay in this city This evenipg they win dine with
association Of gentlemen at the Kembsi Houss in
When these Invitations were disposed Of,
Kew Mr.. osfooD addressed ths Convention Is follows
When frst heard Of the call OF this CONVEX ion Il
struck important eoterprise slthouph Ida
not know - the time that would have any Connection
vita Il cut when was returning from the ccuatry
that should attend a. delegate from the Boston Aths
rGa. ana so came here sentng one Of the great
right speak behalf Of the popular aspects Of this
Convention One object Of this Convention win be to
there Is no eass in the community that dsssr .s more
honor, for how much do owe to them l never was
in position where could speak with more heart and
sdrcesrty Of my obisato TO them than We hear
OF mig sdons and the coming Of important persons
from The 0d Wsrid, distinguished BY their wealth and
position but there kind Of aigraion to which VIC
are iecsbted Indebted to those who bring over
good books and when remember migration Of one OF
our ece With ten thousand books packed in his box
tie Isminiscenoe is one that ellis me with gratitude.
Hossr say l. 70 all who try to circulate good books.
ARps.a.e Tbers are, properly speaking, two classes
situations Of esrnDe and the other the demands Of our
more popular rsttutions s treat of ths former
library TIT county Tns Aston Hbr.ry Is the opiv
ons .hicA nsn can nnd immediate help for every
orsnon Of study Yet no man can study any important
subject add find that the sounding line the punmet
thai tbs library gives him viii touch the bottom Of hu
man LEARNING and human thought-many of the best
great Rbrs, whch the student should Be able to
pursue al the great branches Of human learning-in
srS sosnoe be o. ss h
not eminent scholarship Alone but general diffusion.
am glad to zee these reporters here because their
ports VII 60 through the breadth and length Of
Ire country informing the people that there IL
. eiass q Librarians who are devoted 70 their
hands. (AppAuss) We should cal the att sntion Of
the people ~ large to the desrabercss of establishing
ssod popular library in every village. 10 every
nty, certainly where there ID . thousend persons col
lesesc together, there should be good popular library
there nsods 70 be some such centre OF civilization.
Wherever room opened Ia which books are collected
there oent Of GOOD influences and think 4 win be-
fourd that wherever library established the wealthy
and support would ieoo mmend the busine,s consmtss
to propose way In which shall be throrn
before the public la an embodied state Would no. DO
vel for the Smithsonian Institution to consider the
Proprssty OF preparing library manual for popu.
lar use, ststt1g the best method OF Organizing
catalogue and the beat method OF arranging and ella y
Ing the bcoxsp nothing should of this Con-
yeotton han little manual like that, should not
have met In vain We have in public Libraries
Two niiiaocs on volumes which In ten years Rhould be
come tvsety silons-nay as much as tho population
w oeu1My 10 the same length Of time, AID that will
Mr.. 8rH of Philadelphia next addressed .le c,nveu.
ton. He CONQUERED with Mr. ossood IN al no b.d .ad
anl expressed the hope that tie busnsss camaitse,
would do sosthDg to cards making alton N
Congsss for tie more general distribution aocurnsats
which should be placed where the people sho Ia has
aooess to thSIo, but which only given 70 hso
oal soeistaes and . few others.
mo President hare that they were given "a mar
Mr.. ssrH-wen, looked over that Law, and ob,eryed
tnss nere wme particular institutions. We shall
get IN this country public libraries equal to those OF Eu
70 iens es We are dependent upon ndi dual IN
tributtons The Beitish Museum bary rcceyss Is 900
1eso,U year and se must have assistants from the
State and genera Sovernnents The magnificent iberav
q Asfor II l. trne, has done great deal bul think
The busipess o,mnittcs should 20 somethn1 to,-a,ds
ealing attention to the State yoTsrnnents to DO vh.s
thsy can. y ~ "Ass
Mr. EDwIs Williams, one Of the Library COMMITTEES Of
the American Institute, thought Il might DO usss ~
state ,hs manner in which the library or that in
was ssmDenoed, In the infancy OF the society IA va
st at time SECRETARY OF the Institute and one of An
assocsstsn Of members who commenced the ,,maton ~
library, b. contributing In books and money ia ahsres
of twenty Eve dollars each; Eve hundred dou.rs
alse being Ut the sarne time contributed from the
funds q the Institute In that way library one or
two tAeussId volumes vas imnsdistely formed az
ths funds Of tbs Institute became sufficient the libra
era
sueodsed the library to the Institute The library
ms about seven thouaaad volumes Of we'll selected
wcshs This plan Of forming libraries, Mr.. W. said,
might worthy Of consideration In towns ana villages
vAsse hnsarss did not srist but individuals pos
eess celseasns rom yhieh libraries could b made up
fse ths - a all contributors.
ns Pnn1D9sr next made ssms brief remarks In the
ceuss which - STATED interesting facts In rss-
fa 10 ~ feAks and sccsntricitiss Of bibo naniecs
BA sAossht Aae vhers The desire for collecting books
80 CO sftnhsd VITA wsA 10 kesp them entirely from