Evening star., 1898-09-29
APPOINTED LIBRARIAN,
Mr. Weston Flint to Have Charge of
the Public Library.

The trustees of the public library have
appointed librarian Mr.. Weston Flint of
this city. Mr.. Flint was librarian of the
patent Office for eight years. during which
time the library was. through his efforts
reorgauized, thoroughly catalogued and in
dexed, and made an effective working IL
brary. He was also for five years statisti-
clan of the bureau of education under Dr.
Harris, and prepared the Reports and Sta
tistics of Libraries of the United States
and Canada, 1893" He was a member of
the Columbian exposition committee for the
bureau of education in preparing the cata-
Iogue OF the "A. L.. A. Popular Library,
1898" He IS a life member of the Ameri-
can Library Association, and has kept in
touch with modern progressive library
science.
as librarian and in lines of employment in
timately connected with library work Mr.
Flint has enjoyed a broad educational
training and a wide range of experience in
practical affairs. He is a graduate of AL
fred University and Union College having
received later the degree of Phi. D. He also
graduated from Columbian University in
law and was admitted to the bar. He was
teacher for several years and the editor
and publisher of the Tribune, the first pro-
tectonist paper in ST Louis. He served as
consul at Chin-kiang. China under Gen
eral Grant for three years. He has always
peel ueepiy interested IN Sclentlflc sub
1ects. He was the organizer and secretary
OF the second board of geological survey of
Missouri for three years and is well known
and highly respected in the scientific cir
cles of Washington. He is an active mem
Der of the Archaeological Society, having
been for years the secretary of tle coun-
Gil, member of the American Historical
Society, of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science. of the Ameri-
can Folk Lore Society, National Geograph-
1c Society, and Society for University En-
tension.
AS a member of the public library COM
m1ttec of the board of trade and of the
board of library trustees appointed by the
Commissioners Mr.. Flint has labored ener-
geucally for the establishment OF Washing
ton free library as true public library in
the modern sense, taX-suStained and a sup
plement of the public schools, and under
his management the library will be deyei-
Will make it primarily of the greatest value
TO the school children and working men of
the District.
Mr.. Fhnts appointment as librarian
causes vacancy in the board of trustees
winch is now made up as follows: Theodore
w. Noyes, president; B. H. Warner vice
president; j. 3. Larner, acting secretary:
A. X. Spofford. S. W. Woodward r. Ross
Perry, c. j. Bell, J. T. Du Bois and Weston
Flint.
Under the law the librarian is authorized
to appoint two assistants. These have not
yet been selected. For a library of the size
or that which will be available to WASH
ihStonianS next month and which is to he
opened at night as well as during the day.
ana on Il part of Sunday as well as week
Gays, the force of assistants is reasonably
viewed as entirely inadequate. and the
Commissioners and the trustees will seek
an enlargement of this force at the an
proachlHS session of Congress.