New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-10
DEVELOPING THE LIBRARY SlSIEM'

PLANS ADOPTED BY THE REGENIs-e"i'o
SUMMER SCHOOL CHARTERED.
Albany. Feb o (speciaD.-The Board Of Regents met
~ dov and considered ans for the development oil the
library system Of the state submitted to them "
Mcvll Dewey, the state Librarian INC hes'"',
present were the Chancellor, Arson d. 'P''' w
Martin l. Townsend. william i. Bos'"lcH' 'hau"'
NJ Dcpcw Charles f. Fitch, Orvis H. Warren VIZ
law Reid Henry f.. Turner. Hamilton iiarriS, ""''
A. Cobb and +. Guilford smith. Inc Les'''''"'
1902. upcn the recommendation Of the Beard OF Nv
gents appropriated $4,000 for the support VI Wv
libraries of the state For many years the money
aryroprated f,r libraries has been diverted 10 "h'
purpose, such rs the payment of teachers s'"ie''
The effect Of this diversion Of funds was .''' WV
former excellent school libraries, ana esPcc'"i' ~,
In rural schools, where they were most "'ou"
out. NJ new books purchased Tor thc'' anu .a
old ones were lost. The library law passed ~ w.
suggestion OF the Regents year aS'' - '"''"
to revive into life these old libraries, anu ',s
In encourage tlc establishment OF P"oho
libraries In the various towns ana ''", a. ~.
the state the Board Of Regents have arr'''s'" "
use portion Of the appropriation oi %-''o "
direct encouragement % the ioniua''h VI ' =.
They will approl rate 5000 for ea'h N"'" "'''!
-, eouol amount I, contributed by the town "s'ao-
fishing IT, and Will contribute yearly thereafter Hi""
for IFS suppcr, The establishment Of Tie liniarieS
and IN. methods 10 he used tO encourage ther io""
do;ion were thoroughly debated by the hee'h'S ~
their meeting this afternoon Resolutions WIT.
nn,sed awarding regular charters for now h""rrS at
Onconta sing sing. Addison and Ca'sklii' anu Pr"
yisioncl charters were given Tor the es'""i''"'"'
If libraries at East Chatham, Ballsion and North
Parma
s,ot. Librarian Dewey exhibited TO the Regents n
"tr,veIIInr ulrryr of 100 volumes III neat OAK
cose and s,ntcd that he LOW had ready twenty o'
these "irav,iling libraries There ar" ten aH''t"'
sets Of books these oak cases. ana oil OF hem "'o
modern in excellent bindings. varied IN th'ir '""
actcr. and are printed III cScoii'ht type vi E"""
nopcr. The collection cost $2.Ooc. II Is tho pur
nose Of the Regents and Mr. Dewey to send out these
travelling libraries from Albany IN such places
~ establish new libraries. and TO loan the state
be-, Ks for six months to each place. Already lonr
teon oprIicutious have been made for these travel
ling lifrarics'
The Board Of Regents also took the Interesting sep
Of granting charter - the "Caholic summer 'cho'
of America This Is to be similar in design to the
famou, summer school at Chautsuqua ALREADY 'he
school has held one session at Ncw-Bciford. and II
has been -hown that II will Ire successful expert
ment Recently beautiful grounds Oh Lake 'hahpa'''
near Plattshurg have been given to the school ana
II is prol that It will hold it, first session IN New
York state there In the coming summer
The Regents made ~omc conditional admissions ol
academic schools ut Alceany. Williamsvillc Earlvir
Hobart, New Hartford and Willie Plains. The char
ter, 81 two sham medical colleges were canceiei by
the Regents one that Institution known as the
Ncv--York College Of Magnctics.' The professors
OF this college. in Fourteenth ST., Newi ORR, believe
that every disease from which mankind suffers can
be cured by the rays Of the sun passing through
various red white md blue colorcd glasses. II took
a student only three months graduate from this IN
stitution and receive BIS diploma Of "doct or The
other Institution has had various fitle'. tho chiel
hcnr the >onnronS one Of University Of America,
and IL gIanlcd diplomas to alleged doc; ,rs. hwycrs
and artists DOth Of these colleges have lssuei 20
many dIpjoma. that they have lccome known even In
France and Germany. and official, In those countries
have made inquiries regarding Their natur,. hu'
after the action of the Regents 10 day the Diplomas
will no longer be issued