Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-23
YOUNG mEN,s INSTITUTE.
Annual Meeting and Election of Om. cers-Unwilling to Unite With the Free Public Library.

Annual Meeting and Election of Om- cers-UnwillinE to Unite With the Free Public Library.
 The annual meeting of the Young Mems Institute was held in the Institute building last evening, President Charles E. Graves in the chair. Treasurer John A. Richardson reported the Institute to be in good fnan- cial condition, there being surplus of over $4 ,000, and that the fees from membership, etc., had been sufficient to pay all running expenses during the year. The president, Charles E. Graves. stated that the Institute had passed through successful and prosper ous year and that there was over $4 900 in the treasury to devote to the purchase of books and the support of the library. The question that most interests the members of this Institute is: Has the Institute outgrown it's usefulness or is there still 8 field for it to fill in New Haven't The city has recently voted to establish 8 free public library and has appropriated $1O,OOO for this purpose In order to establish library commensurate to the needs of this city an immediate expen- diture of $100, 1000 is necessary to be fol- lowed by yearly appropriation of not less than $20, ,0O0 which the taxpayers are not ready to do. The directors of the proposed library have chosen an admirable site for it, but until they have more money to devote to it there will still be room for the Young Mems Institute. Statistics prove that only about 30 per cent. of the funds for library purposes are devoted to the purchase of books, the rest being eaten up by running expenses, etc. Therefore the Institute stood in the position of a library which costs $12,- 900 to support. It will be many years be- fore the members of this Institute will be willing to exchange their privileges for those of the public library. There is room for both in this city. The Institute and the pub lie library should be run on parallel lines, each supplementing the work of the other There are ample funds to make some much needed improvements. The rooms used at ter system of cataloguing should be employed It is proposed to use the room above as 8 reference room, to be connected with the present room by staircase, in which books of reference, periodicals, dictionaries and works of art shall be kept. If the growth of the Institute in the future keeps pace with the past, an addition to the building it. reasons which may be given for the exist ence of this Institute in the future as there ever have been in the past. We have an abundant income to devote to the purchase and repair of books; and if there are people enough in New Haven who appreciate bound to be prosperous in the future. The general tone of the meeting was adverse to joining the free public library, and the mem- bers seemed to think that each institution should maintain a separate existence and serve the public each in its own sphere
 Messrs. c. E. Hart and A. Heaton Robert son were elected to fill vacancies in the board of directors and the following directors were chosen to hold office three years: Henry K. Pardee, c. 0. Blatchley, Joseph Parker, jr., T. Attwater Barnes, Fred. B. Farnsworth, J. D. Dewell