The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1892-05-07
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DR.. William F. Poole, who was for
many years director of the city's public
library, has complete charge Of the
Newberry institution, and to him more
than to any other influence is due the
decision of the trustees establishing an
exclusively reference library, modelled
on the plan of the Astor library at New
York. DR.. Poole was also instrumental
in bringing about radical departure
from the conventional style in the ar
rangements of the proposed building,
which is divided in number Of rooms
each Of which will be devoted to vol.
umes on one special subject This in
novation will enable specialist to Sc
cure the book he wants in moment,
and at the same time he has all works
of reference in relation to the subject to
be investigated before him. 1t also les
sens danger by fire, for as each depart
ment will he separated from its neigh
Dor by a heavy stone or brick wall q
conflagration can easily be confined
to the department in which it may hap
pen to originate
The means at the disposal OF the
trustees of the Newberry library are
enormous. When the division Of prop
erty was made, according to the wishes
of the testator, the library share
amounted to So, 149,201. Instead Of be-
ginning building operations without de-
lay, the trustees appointed librarian
and rented small building for the stor-
age of such books as might be picked
up by DR.. Poole and his assistants, G. A.
Nelson, formerly librarian of the Astor
library, and DR.. Carl Pietsch, the we'll.
known German philologist. Now. how
ever, work is in progress in every de-
partment, and the first section of what
will unquestionably be the leading ref
erence library of America will be fin.
ished by January, 1898.
The Chicago public library, now To-
Gated in the city hall building, is, as has
already been indicated, one of the popu-
lar institutions Of this great city. 1t has
for years been patronized by the repre-
sentatives of all classes and conditions
of citizens: by Americans, Germans,
Irishmen, Frenchmen, Italians, Rus
SLAMS. Danes, Swedes, Norwegians,
Poles, Bohemians, Spaniards. Turks,
Hungarians and Japanese. know Of
no more interesting place than the
lobby Of the public library. Men born
under every European flag and speaking
all the languages and dialects of the
continent can be seen every day and
evening examining reference books or
borrowing standard works Of fiction for
home reading. The management has
aimed to keep pace with the demand
made upon the circulating depart
ment OF the library, and thousands Of
volumes have been added annually tc
the original choice collection.
The want of more room at last be-
came so apparent that prize was
offered for the best plan for library
building, and this prize has recently
been awarded to Mr.. Charles A. Cool.
idge, Boston architect The new
library is to be erected in Dearborn
park, near the business center of the
city, and will cost $1,000, 900, exclusive
OF machinery and fixtures. From the
specifications accompanying the draw.
ings it is learned that the building will
be OF the Roman classic style of archi.
lecture. An imposing arch, suggested
by the famous arch of Titus, is to grace
the main entrance. The exterior will
be built OF finely y-dressed blue Bedford
stone, excepting the water table which
will be of granite. The colonnade will
be formed of Ionic columns, surmounted
by frieze containing the names of the
worlds most famous writer's. The floor
OF the entrance hall and corridors will
be of marble mosaic. The main stair
cases, the walls of the two entrance
vestibules and Of the corridors leading
from them will be marble. The ceiling
will be light cream-colored terra Gotta
beautifully decorated. A marble wains
coting eleven feet six inches in height
will extend around the delivery room.
The walls will correspond with the
ceiling OF the entrance vestibules, low,
elliptical dome serving as a skylight
The main reading-room will have
marble base, and the wall surfaces.
treated in the form of pilasters, will be
IN light terra Gotta with modelled
frieze and fancy ceiling Of terra Gotta.
Tho main reference room will receive
similar treatment. The so-called
ooeSh ColA Will w CONSTRUCTED OF
white enameled brick with unglazed
tile floor so as to keep the apartment
light and free from dust.
The committee appointed to award
the prize says OF Mr.. Coolidge's plans;
The building proposed by Mr.. Coolidge
affords the greatest amount Of light to
the interior; it is simple and economic
in construction; it is dignified and i'm.
posing in style and happily indicates
the character and purposes of the
structure"
Lovers Of good books the world over
will congratulate Chicago upon it's
bright prospects and will be pleased to
know that this western city is the first
to undertake the erection of two bro.
proof library buildings at the same
time. When the Crerar library is added
to these structures-and that will be in
the near future-this city, once despised
by literary men and viewed with scorn
by eastern scholars, will have verita-
BILE treasure of precious books and