The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-10
MEETING OF LIBRARIANS.
DIsCUssIoNs ON POINTS IN THE
 CONDUCT or LIBRARIEs.
Paper Read by Miss Peck of This ci'y-
 Other Interesting Papers, ',,-

Paper Read by Miss Peck of This Ci'y-
 Other Interesting Papers, t,,-
 Hartford, Sept. 7.-The Con- ueeticut Library association met yes terday morning in the Acton library. saybrook, by invitation of the presi- dent, the Rev. Samuel Hart, who called the meeting to order at seven o'clock. and invited the Hon. John Allen. pres ident of the board of trustees, to give a history of the library. Mir. Allen paid a tribute to the efforts of the women Of saybrook in founding the Library as- soclation and keeping 1t alive until the Hon. Thomas c. Acton gave the build- ing in 1879, and the president, in his opening address, also alluded to the services of Mrs. Hotchkiss. Mrs. King. Miss Wood and other ladies.
 Reports were made by the secretary treasurer, Connecticut public library committee and committee on badges, which had procured handsome mono gram pin of silver and Yale blue ena- mel, the first badge adopted by state library association. Miss Mary Esther Robbins, of the New Britain Institute. read the first paper of the session on life at the Library School" descrin- ing the course, extended from SIX months in Columbia college in 1887 to the present two years in the Albany school. The number of students Is linn ited to thirty and college graduates are admitted on certificate, but others must pass an examination in history, general information and three years work in some modern language. The school year Is of ten months and includes courses in cataloguing, classification, bibliography, seminars in current events critical reviews of books and all the details of library work. Examina- tions are held at the end of both years and a thesis Is required before stu dent can receive a diploma. In the discussion which followed. the library training classes in Pratt institute, Drexel institute, Armour institute and the Maine state college managed by graduates of the library school, were HentlOneO duu tHcik ASAdeioi " eiAS school defined as that of high school to college.
 Miss Peck, late of the New Haven public library, read paper on "Deliv- cry Desk Difficulties" such as that of supplying every reader at once with a copy of the latest novel, or of convin- cing the public of the justice of fines. Professor Camp and Miss Whiting, of New Britain, were among those who took part in the discussion upon this paper, which was followed by one by Professor B. C. Richardson, librarian of Princeton college, and formerly of the Hartford Theological seminary, upon Style as Criterion in the Se- lection of Books" He urged the ne .cessity of remembering in buying the importance of books to be read for their style, which is most essential in the formation of right habits of think ing and from that in the upbuilding of character. He suggested Darwin, Drummond, John Burroughs Jeremy Taylor, Newman. Spurgeon,r Pater, Saintsbury and LeGallienne as mas ters in style in their respective special ties.
 Members of the association and their friends, to the number of about fifty, were invited to luncheon at the house of the Hon. Thomas c. Acton. At the af ternoon session Miss Alice Richardson, librarian of the Tolcott library at the Northf1eld, Mass, school, gave an ac- count of her work there, which brings her into intimate personal relations with many girls who have had only the meager advantages of district schools and are to large extent dependent on themselves for the money to carry them through their course.
 A discussion on the selection and purchase of books was opened by Miss, Maltbie, of Falls Village. She was fol- lowed by Mrs. Hills of Bridgeport, Miss Richardson of New London, Mrs. Rob-. inson of Norwich, Miss Hewins of Hartford, Dr. Beardsley of Plymouth, MT. Stetson of New Haven, Miss An drews of Wethersfield, Miss Chaffee of Moodus, MT. Brewster of Northf1eld, Misses Carpenter and Ford of Willi- mantle, the latter librarian of the Dun ham library, reporting that the Willi- mantle Linen Go. always buys what ever she requests; Miss Sheffield, of Utica, former officer of the Acton library, Miss Strong of Colchester, the Rev. Dr. Chesebrough of Saybrook, MT. Wilcox of the newly opened Memorial library in Westerly, R. T., which in- cludes one voting district of stoning- ton; Miss Scott of Norwalk, Miss Twin ing of Waterbury, Professor Richard son of Princeton, MT. Curtis, principal of the graded school, Saybrook, and Miss Darlington of West Winsted.
 A bookcase of tasteful design and ex- Quisite finish has just been placed in the Acton library by the young people of Saybrook in memory of Miss Louisa Lord, sister of Samuel Clark Lord, of this city. It is to be filled with copies of her favorite books, including many on music.
 After an informal talk on newspa- pers and magazines and votes of thanks to the trustees of the Acton library, the librarian and MT. and Mrs. Acton, the association adjourned to hold its next meeting in New Britain. ~
 4 REMARKABLE FAMILY.
 Mrs. Wilmot's Six Uncles Entertained at
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