New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-25
FIELD FOR LIBRARIANS.
TRAINING SCHOOLS FOR WOMEN AND
COURSES OF STUDY OFFERED
ENGLAND COMMENTS WITH SATISFACTION ON
THE PLENTIFUL PROVISION FOR STU
DENTS N THE UNITED

STATES
Plans for new free libraries are being made in
three most interesting Northumberland New
York and the Philippines
The new Carnegie Library at WASHINGTON will
contain $4,000 volumes. and the plans accepted by
Andrew Carnegie mated to cost $4,000
Congress furnishes the site in Mount Vernon
Square
The Washington Heights Free Library in this
city OF which the cornerstone for new building
was laid yesterday afternoon AT One-hundred-and-
nfty-sixth-st and St. Nicholas-ave has a circula-
ton OF 5000 volumes
Among prominent patrons OF the scheme for Ma
Mia soldier boys Is Mrs. Phoebe Hearst with her
is associated committee OF prominent citizens
Rabbi Jacon Voorsanger. General shafter and
Mayor Phelan Of San Francisco. the headquarters
OF the movement
TRAINED LIBRARIANS.
field OF work for women yet not overcrowded
is the profession OF trained librarian There are
thousands Of public libraries in the United States.
besides private. reference and college and school
libraries. and in all OF there IS an Increasing
demand for the services Of graduates of library
training schools. The work calls for special men
tai qualifications IN It's followers
Says writer IN "Harpers Bazar":
For the thorough mastering Of the profession the
generalizing and the analytic faculties must be well
developed and nicely balanced. the mind must be
capable OF taking IN without confusion large
ing clearly into the minute details Of ali The sub
Jects OF each group. Its power Of concentration
~ II must be able to detach Itself from and give
Itself up entirely to a subject with equal readi-
ness. And Ike the mind Of the teacher n must be
eminently altruistc. for the interests which will
the satisfaction OF other needs than its own. and
in these interests II must ind its stimulus TO ever
higher effort
Preference IS given 70 college graduates among
the candidates for admission 10 the largest train
ing school and a thorough high school education
and a wide knowledge OF books Is essential for all
candidates
There three large training schools IN the
United States all OF which open 10 women
equal terms with
The New-York State Library School at Albany
is a continuation q the Columbia Library School,
which transferred 10 the Albany state Library
in 1889 It regarded AS the hest IA the country.
both IN equipment and method Of instruction.
Mevil Dewey. the founder and director is the in
ventor of a system Of cataloguing which Is rapidly
being adopted al over the country.
The regular course az instruction Is two college
years, OF about forty weeks each hesinning The
first Wednesday IN October Eight hours work a
day forty hours week. Is eXacted
The total tuition and lecture fees" quoting
from the manual. Tor the entire course OF TWO
SIS a year for the annual visit made by the stu
dents 20 the New-NOrk or Boston libraries. and $50
year for textbooks. notebooks, catalogue cards
and various technical fittings and supplies 70 be
retained personal property
The cost Of living Is largely matter or IN
dividual choice. Board and rooms may be had ior
occasionally appointed junior assistants IN the
state Llnrary. and the school has several fellow
ships and scholarships In ITS KIT Yielding from
80 20 800 a year