New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-12
ABCST Day WITH TIE LIBRARIANS.
PAPERS READ AND TOPICS DISCUSSED BEFORE
THE WHITE MOUNTAIN ASSEMBLY.

Fabyan House. y. H.. Sept IL (Spccian.-It would
be difcnlt for any unin>truccd person 10 determine
quickly the character OF the busy throng Of people
now overNowing this hotel. who rush about with bits
OF gold or azure royal purple ribbOA uttcrinC IN
the mountain brcczcS, who are IN perpetual state of
eager discussion attitude Of eNpecant interest and
whose animation mounts to enthusiasm rs they 60
abont displaying sundry printed blanks and technical
appliances in the OF hits Of wood, knc or lard
board. For the unin.'ructcd person. ,ricons cou~lv
holding to the tradition That librarians .csurrly.
Slow worn class Of men and women who constantly
difFlise a distinct literary atmosphere. would never
think that these restless, active talkativc people were
librarians The day has been literally Cranmed
With business At go 3. m. proceedings were
opened bv tie report of Thorwald sohcrg. late
Of the Library Of Congress. on Library Legislation.
Colonel Weston Flint. statiscian Of the United states
Bureau of Education. followed with report the
library work Of the Bureau. IN his opinion Tn. time
had come to prepare another public report bricfcr
and more compac than that OF o16. bringing the his
tory of Libraries in the United States down to date.
A clever paper read by Miss Harriet F.. Green.
the catalocncr Of the l;oston Atenacum, as to the
rights and duties Of library experts and what const.
,utcd claim 10 that title The paper read by Charlie
C.. Soule the Bo,t publisher. The DUTIES Of The
Trustees of Lhraric-." would make excellent manual
for the guidance Of such bodies. The same subject
treated by the Rev. j. c. Learned, of St Louis,
and :. = Green. Of Worcester.
The publshcr section met at 30 p. W. !.
Fletcher Of Amherst. elected president: William c.
Lane Of Harvard College ccctarv and treasurer C. C.
Soule Mcvll Dewey and Il. T. Bowkcr. members Of the
executive committee. II suggested that the index
essays and general literature Row in preparation he
called the A. J.. A. index. Th- Is somewhat widely
known as the Fletcher index. and will require more
than two years more for completion An annotated caa
loCuc of desirable works for the young has h~cI
printed by the section and is now ready for sac.
The wearer, of the royal purple badges. bearing the
word "NewYork" in gold letters. met 10 con- idcr the
library Interests of their state. Among those
present George William Harris. Librarian of Cor
nell University r. i. Poole George Iahcr of Columbia
College: Mr. ard Mrs. Dewey. Wac: Bi-cOc Mis- Coo.
of the New ork Free Circulating Library DE- NJ Null
len Mr. S;iNton. Of the Board Of Regents professor
Bi>ber Of Dartmouth College Mis- seymour Ms
Walkcr, Mis- Cutler and Mrs. Lp,ni>. The prao,i
cabv of establishing stat" clearing house for dup.i
Gates was discussed. Mr. Mann. OF Washington son
~ Horace Mann. auhounccd that he hid mac cases o'
books for which hc had 10 room. irddy 10 send 10
such a clearing house. Tn" question of a state cen
sorship for lihraric, receiving public money excited
a lively discussion.