The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-24
KENNEDY
MA|'|''Y'B NAN IAN
Probable Action clio Of tho 70. State
Library Board.
TERN + y WILL I'LL BE ONE YEAR p u
After Which Tine vlrgnlan VIII Be q
Selected-Aeoard Anxious to secure seq u
One Tor the Place It ~
Possible.
TERN + \ WILL BE ONE YEAR .F:;' #

Tho Board or Directors OF tho stare
Library. at lis understood nave pructi-
cally determined to secure tle sety'ces
of some thoroughly Jcomletcht u. anu i y
possible, experienced man TO come - lll's
city for ono year and classify atlu " "
range thesebooks and dreet. the Icmta-
logulnS OF tho library. y suncot'l.il. - lee
has been nnrncd 10 confer with certain
candidates for the position OF librarian
viii, ii view. to securing such Imam tor S
one year from October lst. 1t IS UNDER
stood that ID Virginan Will DO given pref
orence Il hp meets the conditions nero
are said 10 be two gentlemen suggested
as admirably equipped for the work &c.
sired by the Board, and that either OF
these gentlemen can be had !,
One of those, and the one VINO Wouia
seem to beth most llkel! selectlol. 4. -
MIR. John Pcndlcton Kennedy, a natlV. o
Of $sNincl,estcr who for five years pas st
has bee,, employed in the consrcs ), :, ~
library at Washington. Heels g. dlSFti n
gIished photographer, and has rocentlS
prepared 4 Virginia photography CON
6tsinlnE more than 900 titles Of books
and pamphlets. The name or me o.n n,
gentlemnn referred TO as emihehtiS 9ua's
fled rortthe special work IS not disc.'Scu.
At tho meeting of tho Library IVA IVA.
on Monday night regulations were ADOPT
cd governing the Library and It's manage.
ment, some OF which are regarded as
excellent. After adopting these the poa L,1
transacted some routine business, SUCH
as the auditing Of bills, etc.
ENDORSEMENT CONSllotitE!i.
An executive session was then neid, :.
which all tho applications Tor llprarlan !,
together 4 with their endorsements a 80,
commendations,, were reau an ,' eo w w.
cred This occupied the entire time O. tne
Monday evening meeting. The cons,a-
ration Of applications and endorsements
was resumed and concluded on TUESDAY
n rter whichsthe board adopted 4 reAo!u-
lion which, en1bodes the action taken
l., connection with the temporary lbra-
rian and the icIass fication and catalosu-
Ing. &Thls7 resolution creates a supeol.l-
mittee Of three, Messrs. %Goroon ra 80,
son and Chandler. who are lns.F '',,.a
to interview certain candidates TOT IpiA-
4rinn Nth reference to securing librarian
a.. q citing librarian for one year. ana VINO
ara 70 renort tho result OF their ih1er-
views 10 the full Board OF Directors az
a. 4 iourned meeting 20 be held N ms
CITY october Sd. The purpose o. t N resi-
tuition seems to he sure to get a u y u
absolutely qualified to CLASSIFY ana ar-
range the books and direct tlie "a si. aioe
ln, OF the library. M, III,
,bs hoard 5,adpourncd until October st
t',' ,u,ait the report OF this spe-
cial commit teo II Meanwhile Mr., W;
W. scott the present Librarian. VIII
hold over until October 1st, When ms res !,
Irna ton becomes effective. aud, ne w.
become lawylibrarlan Instead, Mr: SPY
La. consented 10 render any service de-
airad for / hopf Three days interim between
ihe f,rst and Third OF October BESIDES,
MIR. THOMAS Nimmo. the assistant llnra-
Ran, will be In charge Of the ilnra w aHu
ho is Thoroughly competent TO dlrect ~ :,
Mr.. John Snyder, the doorkeeper, WIN ~
also be OH hand to serve visitors dur'hs
! this time and at all times,
b MR. NIMMO's FINE WORK.
Ir this connection 1t may be stated ina 9.
Mr.. Nimmo has been at work IN the IL
l.ary for a year or more. COPYING ar, am
| looking to the preservation OF certali,
Legislative and executive documents OF
the state of inestimahle historical value
some Of these old records and archives
1 is understood. throw more light upor
| The history Of the struggle for civil an an
| reliriuos liberty III this county than hat
l ever before been had. Indeed. IT IS salt
4 That gentlemen who have undertaken e
4 write the history Of the struggle for rel
/ clous liberty in this state and .countr!
| have either been wholly unaware OF l,ls
old records or have In some way entlIeiis
omitted to examine them. 8,al3i
i Mr. Kennedy, It Is said, Is a graduate
4 of the Albany Library School, at AlnahS
I'm. a., where a two-years course. Is re
i uuired as r. condition Of n diploma,
/ II Is understood that when sthe poart