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COURSE VII, three times repeated ,lurin;; n term
,ua,,tir steai1tty l,ntitm,m.lml. Thr VAR, dan,
w,,s ,t lntctf to lie Incrc ,cartup n Irrtt.rrs
Lemons we're stu'cd al hone, and nb,trnrts a,,i
reviews Of historical psro'ls and pcrsonaxcs
fl,n syst,.,n n,,rsucd wns as thnroi,,1, % on]
ro,npletc m tl1pt which nTnvails in o,,r s"nima.
rIcs Ind rojtcrrs. Tile rru,lnd coyercl i,v lila
lessons inc,uici tic divisions Of ancient and
After ihe rli3sr Of Tho tfg.,nrv classes. IN thu
enrtnfs Of tY,D, there fojlowr,i n perfl uf ycaT
aid 'half ,Irrinp whrI thcro was M nrran{xcti
effort for mental culture made In conIcrtf01,
thcrs nrrmrrru n arrfc. ~ Ehntsn"arrnn Wn,I.
hrs and a .,nvtr cuirsa ~ Icss,ts in IIt.tory.
b,ft auart from tlIcss. lie aitct,nts nj intS1.
icctual advance were OF an futliy{{l,iaI or csui-
tHnps ic11 tu ti,c e,tabltsbnicnt ~ L ,Tu'nan't
i:imf, j, nv lila HnsrtI nj hI1nfni*trot,nn ~ Tho
Ladies', Asaoriotiou. Tnn sfMirty vns pr-
ganizcd In 1871. and. al Int ady|ccs.
ings ara hell every Aioulay afternoon, The
rcrit|ations Uf Tic society are systcatlc: hcnce
tx nIns nre satsfacforiiy attained. At thr trst
scssnn cack1I,t1ti,. tll; ait.Tnt.n il vivr,. Il,
scssu ~ Science md Fucatit,t,; ut liz third,
to U6turv: mud at the forth-nttti iiflI ki,t,til
there ,1atpcn 80 many tn tic tnt,ntiI,- 10 mis-
ccllaneoiia TOPICS the members ure divided
In rF1r
thrnuri,nnt th,. srasnn' viii ,hc sncrI,i nrcn,
aration Of tho subject treated at tle recurrence
Of ccrtatl, one uf tllc Atonjsys. Thus. tie
jirst committee nttuutls cxrressly To tte tIrnart
mcnt oT Literature and Art, Tho second to The
department of scienc. and ND Education. mi NJ 80 20
OH through the series. The weekly attendance
aycrages abollt sixty The annual assessment
Ia 81, aud the weekly fec 10 cents. Gentlemen
md strangers arc rordially admitted tn the
meetings for IN this, "a III nlt tic urya,1iza-
tIons fOstcrcl by the Association. q u1thDiIe
and concrulls s,,f;t prevails.
Thu library 81 tllv Assurjatton embraces at
prcsrnt about 2,st] volumes. Ii is heated III onc
tion Hall, occupied by t,c l.. L. A. These rnolna
T o sness and .ocaI n,estngs a, ta IN
addition to the lpok.cascs, q wcll.,jlleI cabinet
famous Ssulpt,rc*. copics OF paintings i,y tic
oiI masters. original Works by mtulrr7, orttsts.
photographs Of Worl.l-renow,ctl cities aud mas
torpcccs OF architecture, cnrray,nrs. autu-
graphs, and other objects Of interest AID value.
The taste and aspirnfio1,s of tIu lat1Is, of The
Librnry Association arc we'll cxcmpllns,I in ttr
ijttiueB mud ador,,lncnts Of il.rsc beautiful
roon,s. '''''~''3 ~ '"~'e "e1N'
ii We NOW review the career Of this society Of
TWENTY-FIVE wars Of its existence, We shall dIs-
coycr {llat lie benefits It has wrought nrt he
yOnd ts,lc,11aton. In tbe frat nnc1.. the Hoard
of administration. co,,nrisinF ilftceu n lid
most ciIiccnt rncmbers uf the Association. have
convened once month from the bcrinninr, nnc
in eur,,c.t dehntu cpnsftltrctl tIn mist
jud!clo,ls mca surcs for iurtllrr. the interests
Of tIIcr Institution mi, tia influences over tlso
library oujy by Their sanction. ani not ole vol.
une has hcc,, acrentci ,yiilotlt n csrrt,tj ex-
animation Of Its merits. It his been a con.
scIcntiols ain 10 select Inc best yorks Of Tic
hest writer's in cycrv domain nj ktpwlctlrc md
IN ntx.nmnlfsi, this. II tnlgrnhic nrnuuntanrI
viii the standard nuEfcntinns ri lin t,nst ami