Evening journal., 1889-04-10
ANNUAL REPORTS

Inc reports OF the standing committees /
and the librarian of the Wilmington In |
stitue for the year ending April /, as
read at the annual meeting on Monday |
evening are for the most part favorable. !
The reports Of the library committee |
and Librarian show aslight increase Of in |
terest IN the library but not near the in.
crease in books taken out or
membership, as the well managed and |
valuable library deserves, or the size of
the city warrants Much credit is due |
the obliging acting librarian and her as
sistants for the good management of the |
library and the efficiency Of the system
OF challenging in use. The report Of the
drawing school is very favorable and
shows large increased attendance.
The report Of the library committee
consisting Of DR. J. NJ. Curtis, ID. w. Tay-
lor and /. T. Johnson states that $9S7 10 |
out OF 1900, the amount appropriated
for the maintenance of the library, has
been expended for the purchase of books
The committee regrets that the
amount appropriated to its use,
compels but limited additions. A
small increase would aid it in
adding much TO the value and
completeness Of tke subjects embraced
by the books of the library The com
mittee pays a well deserved compliment
to the faithful, efficient and conscientious
work Of the acting librarian, Mrs M. A.
Resag, and her assistants. Misses Lucy
Barnes and Hortense Keables.
The report of the acting librarian for
the year ending April states that there
are now 1892 volumes in the library,
against 16, 4S4 on April 1. 1888 net in
crease Of 47S. During the year 35S books
were purchased, 113 donated and 100
periodicals bound, making a total added
of 6O6. 23 books were condemned; or
dered replaced and out Of print 90 dupli-
cate government documents returned to
Washington; 80 volumes were reported
missing or lost Of which number 20
have been returned. During the year
l 10 books have been uuaccounted for. In
the year ending April l. 1885, eighty four
books were unaccounted for and during
the previous year over 800 were unae-
counted for. The number Of books en-
tered aud card catalogued during the
year was ., 295, besides hundreds for
which cross reference cards have been
made These cards add TO the value of
the library by assisting TO find articles in
books, the titles Of which have little or
no reference to their contents. Over
| 1900 books have been repaired or mended
without any expense TO the library.
The library has been open 305l days in
the year and closed 81 days and ? even
ings. 81 Of the days closed were the
usual holidays, and one day the library
was closed on account Of the fire in the
Institute cellar on June ..
The total circulation for the year was
33, 349 an increase over the previous year
of 230. The average per day was l09 l6
The largest circulation was 2SS, on Feb
ruary %, 1882 The smallest, 27, on
June 81, 1888.
Classified under subjects. the bo oks in
the library are as follows: Arts ard
sciences, 99s; biography, 1,476; drama
and poetry, 643 fiction, 2,S21; govern.
ment documents, 2,4h5, government and
social science. Alb; history and travels.
2, ,4l9: juveniles, 555. literature, 1925
bound periodicals, 2 $50; philosophy and
religion, 1919; reference, AIS. The Ii
brary also contains 706 pamphlets and Z.
seasides, and has 93 periodicals on th'
racks and tables, of which 16 are daily
{ newspapers.
The total membership Of the library 4
645 divided as follows: Life members
o. not counting n. r. Benson and ]. r
Tatnal who died during the year per
Utluhl ultmDtIbt AnhlALuNt DlAWAut
School prize members, -; High Schoo
prize members. 8 stockholders or yearl,
members, $50; subscribers, 81 total, 645
Members in arrears of dues, AZ.
table in the acting librarians repor
shows the comparative circulation for tn
year January, 1899, heads the list, witt
1902 books taken out June, 1888, is tn
smallest. Pa books having been takei
out in that month. The total circulation
of books by subjects for the year was a
follows: Fiction, %, 1850: juveniles
4,l52; history and travels. 1.699; biogra
ply, 1854; bound periodicals. 1,052; art
and sciences, S6l; philosophy and re
ligion, 1877 other subjects rate lower
The librarians report makes no men
tion of the persons who continually pas
, in and ont of the library stopping only t.
look over the newspapers or periodicals
. They number probably from 100 OF les
to over 200 every day.
The report of the committee of Way
and Means, shows the receipts to hav
I been $l1 ,449 49, expenses, $l2, 165. 81
balance on hand. $i9Sl. The receipt
from stockholders are $2.473 so; fron
rent Of rooms and stores, ..S3, $50. 80; rem
! of hall, 81 ,307 75. The outlay Of $3, 90
a for steam heating apparatus is expecte
, to be compensated for ~ the increase i
rent.
The committee on lectures reporte
that as the lectures are not self sustain
! ins, they did not think it expedient
g increase the debt of the Institute by ha'
y ing any. A sad reflection on the lack {
= encouragement given to intellectui
entertainments in this city.
Q The report of the committee on Il
y Mechanical Drawing School is very favo
= able. The committee. composed
: Charles 5. Rowland, G. w. Puss
u and I Allen Hilles reports that Il
: school opened October l, 1888, wit
n the following instructors: Chief il
2 structor, Vincent G.. Hazzard assistant
s. r. X. Gulick, f. B. Sadtler julius He's
Archie Taylor, j. Z. Palmer, w.
Smith, Leighton Lee, S. j. May. III
school is divided into three classes: A
l. vanced, intermediate and primary. III
n pupils are from Is to 21 years Of ag
It There are number, however, over th
IS age The advanced class had % meI
bers, against IA last year. III
s. teen of the class were apprentice
r. The intermediate class numbeT
re AZ, an increase Of 90 over last year, 81
r. the class were apprentices. The prima
ID class had 10 members, and the names
ID 12 more who could not be accom- modate
r. This number was 30 more than the pr
d vious year In this class were 55 appre
n tices and 13 school boys. Over % trad
le or occupations were represented
Of The students from the largest man
featuring establishments of the the ci
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