The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-31
WITH THE LIBRARIANS
TOPICS OF INTEREST To DELEGATES
UNDER DISCUSSION.
Officers Elected at the Evening Ses-
sion i'm the sJatehousc-The
Library Classes.

Yesterdays sessions Of the annual meet
ing of the Indiana Library Association
were marked by large attendance. particu-
larly of trustees Of libraries I'm outside
towns and cities. The visiting trustees
came from Elwood. Fort Wayne. Goshen,
Marion. Peru. Muncie and other places.
Miss Freeman. president of the associa-
ton. announced the composition of COM
mittees as follows: On nominations. W. +.
Henry. state librarian: Miss Emma Meyer.
Delphi; Miss Mercia Hoagland. state IL
brary organizer. On resolutions. Mrs. Cole
rick. Fort Wayne; Mrs. Stein. Lafayette;
Miss Ida Lewis. Sheibyville. Auditing COM
mittee, Arthur Cunningham. Of the State
Normal School Library. Terre Haute: Miss
Minnie Hughes, Greenfield. and Miss Ar
tena Chaplin. OF the state library. The three
papers yesterday morning-"Apportionmcnt
OF Time i'm a Small Library" by Miss Nellie
Fatout. Of Elwood. Reference Work with
Children. by Miss Belle 5. Hanna. OF
Greencastle. and What Critical Magazines
Give Rest Aid i'm Selecting Books. by the
secretary. Miss Jennie ElrOd. OF olumbus-
were all followed by extended discussion.
II was decided that the question suggested
by Miss Elrod,s paper II answered by nam
ing the Saturday Review. published 10y the
New York Times. and the book magazine
known as the Dial.
The afternoon session was opened with an
interesting talk on library architecture by
+. n. Lamm, of Cincinnati. o.. This was
followed by discussion opened by r.. T..
mme Of Goshen. and participated i'm
by Mrs. Lura r.. Woodwork Of Fort
o. Malsbury Of Peru and Architect Nc
Huron of Fort Wayne. Mr.. McHuron gave
an interesting account OF important library
buildings in the East that had been visited
By him. and also exhibited plans for IL
braries I'm process of erection i'm Elkhart
and Marion. The session closed with a
paper by Mrs. Ida Gruwell. OF Marion. on
open Shelves that provoked much dis
cussiop. Mrs. GruwclIs plan OF allowing
the public TO select books for itself from
the shelves of public Libraries seemed TO
find favor with many OF those present. She
declared that in four years she had loaned
$1,000 books with a loss Of only eight vol
umes.
THE EVENING SESSION.
The association at its closing session at
the Statehouse last night elected officers
for the ensuing year as follows: President.
Miss Jennie Elrod, columbus: vice presi-
dent. E. f. Mummert, Goshen: secretary,
Miss A. G. Hubbard, OF the state library;
treasurer. Arthur Cunningham. Of the State
Normal School. Terre Haute.
y committee to agree on the essential
points of library architecture was appointed
a. ioiiVNS- tudi indils W r. ii'liAs cftit-
tary Of the State Library Commission. and
j. i. Dunn. Mrs. r.. {. Earl. Joseph r..
Noris and Miss Merica Hoagland. members
Of the commission.
The programme of the meeting called for
a session this morning. hut il was decided
to complete all business before the assoCia-
ton last night. Miss Jessie Allen con-
tributed "A paper on Library Work i'm So
cial Settlements and Mr.. Arthur Drans-
field an address on a WOrkingman's
Library" each of which was listened TO
with close attention. A report OF the meet
ing of the American Library Association at
Waukesha was furnished by Miss Eliza O..
Browning. librarian of the local city libra
~. \ question box was conducted by Miss
NJ. r. Ahren. formerly state librarian OF In
diana. now editor Of Public Library. a peri
odical published i'm Chicago. tAhren's
magazine was by unanimous vote OF the as
ISOLATION made its Official organ and the
proceedings Of the meeting Just concluded
will be given i'm the next issue.
As previously announced. the library
class. conducted under the direction Of Miss
Merica Hoagland. library organizer for the
Indiana Library Commission. viii begin this
afternoon. The final session will be held
next Thursday morning. Lectures on ele-
mentary library instruction will he deliv-
cred this afternoon by Mrs. r.. &. Earl,
Jacob r. Dunn. r. r.. kautz and Miss NJ. r..
Ahren. Miss HOagland announced last night
that the class viii be made mp OF Miss Clare
Bigney. of Moore's Hill College: Miss VERNE
Baldwin. Greenfield. Jennie NJ. Tut. South
Handy. Greenfield: Bessie Monfort. Green's
burg: Georgia Friedley. Bedford. Mrs.
Samuel Matthews. Upton; Mrs. Lawrence,
Plainfeld; Mrs. Jessup. LapOrte: Miss
Shepherd. Miss Messing. Miss Laura VOL
folk and Oliver Clay. of indianapolis.