New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-14
TIE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION MEETING.
DR. RICHARDSON on NNTEDlLUVrAN LiDRARiH
-oFFICERs ELECTED-FoRMISG THE
TRUSTEES SECTION.

Profile l,onae n H. Sept 10 (SpeciaD.-The las
session OF the Library Association was held this morhs
and was marked by general feeling OF taus'''uo'
among those present. as they realizcn that inc p'ese
meeting had exceeded all previous ones III ih'crs.
.tt~odance and In the amount OF progressive worn
bemn, BY strategic move the president OF inc as
sociation, Mr.. Crunden, Of st. Louis, had reserved
several OF the best papers for the last session. aho
the meeting had o tiil attendance. Ill the ma"er VI
literary quality charm Of humor and orienaii,y VI
statement the PAPER read by DR.. E'ncAt '. F'0h""
SON tho librarian OF Princeton wa" nneq"a'"u' D'
Richardson's subject was Antedlluvlan LioraHc>
Ano,eut and Moden- Tho title was. however. not
sufficiently comprehensive, as by clever Arrangement
tho existence not only Of pre- Atlantic bnt also OF pre-
extant libraries was clearly demonstrated. Inc HIST
known library WIS that OF the Vodas Brahma WAS
librarian and kept the books In his head' a'i'ere"'
sections being devoted TO books OF different cas'c' d"
IN the Boston Public Library. and hotat'oh
Lased on the different points OF tho compass
The library Of Odln described, """
lit given Of works comprising the h'Fa''c' VI
Adam Noah and tho other patrlarchs. As "ortl"s
p,,ncin. the formula was evolved that. as dust
gathered al a maximum rate OF. say, one miiime'rc
n year. any library more than SIX metres deep ''"''
no pc Adante, and by similar process any hor"r,
not making provisions against fire and HOOD mu''
bc anteduvian.
Pnpers wcrc also rad by e. Alexander nelson
maker OF the ASfOr Library Ca'aDRnc' "''" INV
librarian Of the Howard memorial Library by pr'
Lewis H. Steiner. Of the Enoch Pratt Library ba'''
more on Tho Future OF the Public Library, ana
by Mrs NJ A. Saunders Of the Pawtuckct i1'o'"
Library on Reading for the Young People OK
senator Chase OF Rhode Island. spoke csrhes'I! III
favor of a moro generous policy on tho part OF 'hf
Government toward the Library OF Congress- anu au
adequate provision for the purchase OF foreign WORKS
California was selected as the next place OF meet
Ing. and the time the Drst week OF noxt sep'cn'-
bcr 4 summer camp OF librarians was s"e
er,ted by Mr.. Dewey. The Empire state secures
the presidency IN library affairs Tor INC
coming year, the Officers chosen be'hs
as follows President. Melvil Dewey wee prcsden'S'
e. g. soulc W. !. Fletcher ". T. Harris. r. a.
Iinderfelt: secretary, W. f. Foster: treasurer. H. j.
tarr recording secretary. George +. Little aSssIan'
.crrctarlcs Mi, a. = Cutler and Nessrs ii. f. DaHid
son W f. Parker and &. &. Pickett.
An important work accomplished was the formation
~ The rrisres' section ~ the assOcatipn twenty SIN
trustee. Of libraries Of colleges attended the conference
among them being DR.. II. B Adams. trustee oI Nm
hers, COLLEGE colonel H. l.. Carver. MIS- M"v
Dewey Cathedral Library. Albany. y. !; Wina'm
c,y,ort Forbes Library. Northampton: Mass. JONI
N Glenn New Mcrcantil" I.ihrarv. Hhnnnr" r.
Uoycy ErooLlnr Pnhi.c Library Jams' =. farmcn
tor Arlington Library Mass Phny T. Sexton heeent
~ ,he University " New York Miss ID. Shern,nn
y 81 e. A. Ncw-Iork: E. e. ,oile l'roo.,he ,u'.
tmr,ry oscar L. Whitsaw. ~. Louis Public Library
And Norman Wilsm>. Public Library of ChicaS".