The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-18
GIVEN A CORDIAL WELCOME.
Reception to New York State Library
school PUPILS.

AT the fifty-fifth regular meeting of the
District of Columbia Library Associa-
ton, held at the Carroll Institute Hall
last night an informal reception was ten
dered Miss G. b. Fairchild, Vice Direct
ress of the New York State Library School.
and number of her pupils, who are
making a tour of the principal cities OF
the East. inspecting the public libraries.
f. A. Crandail, President Of the Library
Association, an bounced to the visitors
that elaborate plans had been made for
their reception by the committee, which
had charge of the affair. but that the old
er and wiser members of the association
had vetoed the projects, and the organiza-
tion would be compelled to content them
selves with a very cordial welcome to TINS
regular meeting of the society. where
special speakers had been engaged TOT
the edification of the students.
Miss Fairchild responded to Mr.. Gran
dalrs address of welcome in happy VEIN
She said she was glad 20 have arrived in
Washington at last, after so many weary
days of junketing among the libraries in
the various cities they had visited. She
said she was glad to get to the land OF
good coffee and sunshine. and that she
hoped the three days stay of herself and
charges would not dissipate the idea that
in Washington all is springtime, which
she had formed on seeing the beautiful
parks and Towering shrubs.
Miss Fairchild devoted considerable time
to the explanation of the need for cdu-
Gated librarians, who were trained to
their especial business as doctors al
lawyers are trained for the professiuhs.
She said she hoped that the various >s-
partments in the public library of the =
ture would give rise to a generation OF
librarians who had specialized their work,
those who have charge of medical works
perfecting themselves in their particular
lines and those desiring to superintend
law libraries making themselves authori-
ties on legal literature.
At the conclusion of Miss Fairchild's
address the regular programme prepared
for the meeting was announced.
The principal address of the evening
WAS made by Ainsworth r. Spofford. AS
sistant Librarian of Congress. Mr.. Spof-
ford said that he was delighted to be ask
ed to address and welcome the members
of the New York State Library Schools
party. inasmuch as they represented the
pioneer school for the education of libra
rians, and that their school represented
the result of the signal progress of library
science in America
Twenty years ago. he said. such visit
as this would have been regarded as a
wonderful achievement, but not so now.
in the age, which the speaker said, he
confidently hoped would be called the
"age of libraria.' The principal portion
of Mr.. Spofford's s address was related TO
the development of the Congressional LII
brary from its inception to the present
day The speaker confined his remarks
to his personal experiences in the library
work and the difficulties he encountered
in the construction of the present magnifi-
cent building which shelters the books
owned by the Government.
The remainder of the programme was
as follows: Mile. Marie Pellechet. Miss
Anne S. Ames. Librarian Mount Vernon
Seminary: The Multiplication of Series
in the Publications of the Department OF
Agriculture" George William Hill, CHIEF
Publications Division. Department of
Agriculture; THE Public Documents of
the United States" l.. c. Ferrell, Super
intendent of Documents.