The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-31
IN THE READING ROOM
Hundreds Daily PeruSe Publications
on File in the 7. n. {. A.
PRIVILEGES OF 1T ARE FREE
List OF the Publications That Arc to BE
Found in the Association ROoms-Thcy
, Cover Almost Every Branch OF
Human EndcavOr.

Not only does the Young Mems Chris
tian association give valuable member
ship privileges such as educational and
gymnastc classes, baths, etc, for the
merely nominal sum of 81 per annum,
but very many valuable privileges are
absolutely free to the public.
Chief among these comes the excel
lent reading room. An examination OF
the files revealed the fact that in addi-
ton to the Scranton dailies there were
twelve daily papers from the great
news centers of the country; all the
New York and Philadelphia dailies, be-
sides those from Washington, Boston,
Harrisburg, and neighboring New York
towns Nineteen large cities in other
parts of the United States We're repre-
sented by weekly editions, so that, TAX
ing the news features of the reading
room alone into consideration, we do
not wonder a the fact that nearly all
day and evening every chair in the
room seems to be in demand.
II is a great resort for the homesick
young man looking for news from his
section of the country, and to lose the
reading room privilege would be to him
a hardship indeed.
Technical Papers and Magazines.
Illustrated, scientific and mechanical
publications have also been given
prominent place, there being in this de-
partment alone twenty-one prominent
publications costing from $3.50 to So
each per annum. Among the humor-
Gus papers are Puck, Judge, Life and
Rams Horn. Other illustrated papers
are the London Illustrated News,
Frank Lesles and Harpei's Weekly
The mechanical department, fifteen
strong, contains London Engineering,
Iron Age. Engineering Record, Electr
cal World, American Machinist, Amer-
can Contractor, Architectural Era,
Scientific American, Army and Navy
Journal, Iron Age, Railway Review,
Builder and Wood Worker, Carpentry
and Building, etc, every prominent
trade being represented from iron work
ing to printing.
The juvenile department has various
publications such as Harper's Young
People, Golden Days, Youths Com
panion, St. Nicholas and others. The
sporting fraternity are interested in
Forest and Stream, The Referee Obi
cycle, and photographers turn to Out
ing and Sun and Shade. Magazine
readers hnve generous provision made
for their needs. AS all the old stand
ards and many popular new magazines
/ are at hand for their convenience.
Not a Tract Repository.
Many uniformed people have i'm
agined that the reading room, because
it was connected with the Young Mems
Christian association, would have a
very large predominance of religious
publications lit is a striking conci-
/ dence and at the same time a striking
Illustration of the associations attitude
towards scientific advancement and
spiritual development that the number
of distinctively religious publications is
exactly the same as the scientific, me-
chanical and illustrated papers.
In addition to the above there were
probably fifty other publications of
greater or less importance, all of which
were selected because local interests
or special trades or professions have
created demand for them. 1t can be
readily seen that q reading room
eouipped with 142 notifications covar-
ing every range of scientific .investiga-
ton. artistic deveIonment and religions
progress combined with the daily news
of the worlds doings.. will he an at
/ traction for MANY different c,asses of
voung men, from the ambitious mo.
cbanic to tbe sunday schonl teacher
lookink up points for his class. or from
the would-be well-uead man to the
! .ntbue;astic cyc,ist or +rout 6sbarmo,