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


| way of gratifying themselves.
Zap COPIES du'e~d humorous rsascttoes en-
the htraey at We. Point He foiIow,a cy Mr.. 4
5 HAwlEY
Mr. DsrvrSrL Of ts's city read the etA Of "an aot
FOR tbs nco' aou Of hbar, oom eeniss passed Jees
IT, 1858 and notice that he should hare the ecs
read befe the conventioo.
here made and sdopssi that tbs conven-
ton adjourn TO- hast hour TO take some reresnrsns
Which prepared in another part Of tho College,
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tia Copyrutiop re- as embed half past ore In &c
nn 10 Tie q business. rho Ut
TIM IN the OF the Bds,cess Com ustes,
which sss ee eptso BY M rsi . II iaot.
and beg 70 report thu q. @ias tss session
ss sscsap. p rsrs Of which Se has s' in re-
spsct the follow ins ponss;-
=. The y-u when founie
Character Of the htrsryvasthsr general seeeise
;. frpds o. the library.
ss ct 4: per
8. Average circulation ,er year.
s. Number Of persons en- pio,ed 10 library work.
9. Whether prin cd catalogue sod u alphabetically
10 Number Of VOLUMES
JAMES NsFRIi gave o brief account OF tue Ns<avy ID
Portland. naies The frnd. he aid smsuets to Sc ooo
it contains COO Volumes has OF 4CS voiu
O yesr, coculston 10 600 volu oes year.
Mr. FOLSOM Of the Boston Atererca reported as fol-
10 of that IN 1907 char.o
Ter OF the hssry partly slreua ~ s;o tana - oei
cuat,oo 20 90 open from 10 the rnornins VII
Catalogue il maAicg number OF Persons IN the
Mr. WV p CCRrrs Of the Mercantile Library Of st.
Iori. Fout dad in lSle; contains 100 volumes for
cnaton and reference di'ioo yearly Geo volumes
ipvcssd FUNDS; revenue is OBJ 'aissd from eut-cue
tons average fncrese yearly about twenty cent.
yoa,ly cuasion Goo amount Expanded anau,us for
DO ks 600; three persons employed in the offse
Capt COFFEE reported folio ~, Of tue Lib airy q.
We penr-Estabieed in 1902; no funds: rate Of il
yearly, $50 volumss: It contains Is Geo uaes
81 600 yearly expenditure, opea from a TIL sun
set: II 90 vo.umes srvse sneall cLaticn.
hr HAYWARD OF rbs State LbrnrY Of Ohio, made the
o
81 600; y.s, crease, 0A vciumes II founded in
1915 or lo IT contains OOO volumes; TIE hours are
sam a till p. ; IL oirculetss only among go
varpn ent ofcia two persons employed In IL tho cats
| Icgue was prepared in 1870. and Is not ella si6ed
NJ GiGE Of burlington College reported Of the library
| as follows
Most he works are for sersnce no funds founded
in lies plumber O. volumes. lOeco two other Libraries.
Mr. J&AIA GEEEy Of the Baltimore Mercantile Library,
ssid h sbou'o hand in the ststi tics TO the
II. SrrPHE.sos, Of the Ciuoicnssi Yogrs xeo's Ii
bray Assoc's ion reportes -Fouuded G 1885; INSECT
aneons iac,er hss DO iands last yeer tco solansa
lbraia aDd two assants had two three catalogues
prD,ed it IA oc0 volumes and lao ne Pers
| arc 90 megH tires.
Mr.. S HAw1Iy. Of Young Mems Association CT Buff
slo said that institution was founded in 1885, osarac
ter miscellaneous funds permanent; OF increase
sble Eae expense for books last year. 81 500;
| two pertous employs 1t c,ntaios COO volumes
Mr. FIs, Of Young Mems Asss ciAsoa o. Troy
oeipts eHess ded for the library yearly increase 700
yoiuu &c circulation IS COO Dor Of psrscns
l
| members :, SEQ.
Mr.. W, T WILLARD Of Troy Lycsum Of National His
tory Pounded In 1877 H. 10, or character scien-
t6c fppos ai.ed BY voluntary contributions and
ents circulation lim ed to the society ITSELF library
open'd only one day in the week, ard then only 20
hours II co1.airs 500 volumes mostly eotifc,
| ciato nuu Der leo persons.
Mr. R. GUM, Of Browns University, Rhode Island,
reported folio .-NuIsber of voli in library,
% tse 10 eco paDphletB founded In area character
ers $4,000 the proceeds of which are sppro
prated for the Of books except 5000 exceude
1 H.
iumes 81 nnal ex rense books Oo0 average circu
laton last year. 900 volumes; number Of persons
Mr. THos a. WILLIAMS, Of Providence Athereuu =
Founded In 1885, character general 1t contains is OIL
volumes funds $40 900; interest s7lo amount yearly
Mr. A. HARRIS, Of American Institute Library -
Pour ded In 1883 character. general $500 expended
yearly for boeks circulation 5000 Volumes acnusl in
cresse 400, two persons employed 1t contains 1000
volumes.
Mr. LLOYD P. SIXTH OF PhiladslphiA Library Co. =
Found IN 1852; contains 65 000 charac ter general
yea rly ncIea.e 5000 attached to the LogsniAn
Library containing 1000 volumes; yearly circulation
unknown.
Mr. henry NJ BAILEY of Hartford Young Mems Irsti-
tute Founded 1925 It contains 10 CO Volumes:
foDds rate q Increase, 400 volumes year; average
15t2 special In it, chsrsctor-al law
looks; circulating within certain limits fluids derived
.iom assessment and subscription amounting to
,noIsard I've hundred &ekars year yearly expense
three thou sard doars average tsenty
thousand volumes; It contains Eve Thousand volumes.
Dir FOLSOM moved that the meeting nd ourn till to-
Uogyow ut nine O'Clock, when 1t shall adjourn Il ycs
adopted unanimously.
The psrslDrr stated that NJ. Dia. nell bad generouf
ofo,ed 10 present each member nth copy OF the New
Yosk STATE Register for 1916 and 1916. For this he re
coived VOC Of thanks.
The Convention after adjourned 70 meet this
morp.r 9 at nine o'clock.
Tho President Of the Convention desires MS TO state
that tie s'ats'ics 10 relation to the dieeIt libraries
mentioned In the of egoDg report given from memo.
~ AID may contain some inaccuyacies.