The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-03
THE ATHENAEUM'
ANNUAL MEETING
IT'S OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
ARE RE-ELECTED.
Treasurers Report and that of As
sistant Librarian Are Presented
Latter Report Shows Accessions in
1903 of 2,266 Books and Con-,
siderable Number OF Pamphlets and
Art Works.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Minneapolis Ath-
enaeum was held at the public library
last evening. The following officers
were reelected: President, j. E. Bell;
vice president, Samuel Hill; secretary.
F. A. Chamberlain; treasurer. Ben
.jamin Webb directors, DR.. A. c. Fair
BARN, E. C. Gale, J. B. Atwater.
The treasurer's report showed ex-
penditures of $6,6S5.72 from the
Spencer fund in 1908 and the use of
$2SS.07 from the general fund. The
latter fund showed balance OF
$7.447.49 on Jan. 1, 1904.
The annual report of the Athenaeum
assistant librarian, Miss Jessie Nc
MILAN, was, in part, as follows:
Number of books in library Jan. l, 1908,
1871; accessions 1903, by purchase, 2.O2O;
by gift rs; by binding, 220; total number
of accessions 1908, 2.266
Number of volumes worn out and dis
carded 7: number of volumes lost and paid
for, II; number of volumes replaced, 81.
Total number of volumes in library Jan.
l. 1904 50,011.
Number Of periodicals on file. $50: gifts
received, 1908 books, 20; gifts received
1908, pamphlets, 124; total number OF
pamphlets in library Jan. 1. 1904, 1897;
total amount expended from Spencer fund
in purchase of books and periodicals, 1903
$3.50 70; average cost per volume. $3.50
number of photographs purchased In 1903
Sc; total number of photographs in library
Jan. /, 1904. us
I'm buying books for circulation
the demands of the public are fol-
lowed closely3 For instance, last yeal
outside of fiction and Juvenile litera.
ture, the heaviest percentage of cir
culation fell in the classes history
general literature and biography. Cor
responding to this very apparent de'
! mand, Athenaeum purchases in these
classes constitute about % per cen
| of the entire accessions for the year
Other classes of popular literature
have had due attention. IN travels s
there were added 1875 volumes; IL
poetry and the drama, 1877; natura
and physical science, 1853; politica
science, 10, and useful arts, 60.
Last summer a local BOOKSHELF
took with him to England list o
desiderata for the Athenaeum, and Sc
cured a number Of standard out-of
print English works, which constltut
important additions to the library. II
January Of last year, also, the as
sistant librarian went east on pur
: chasing trip. Two very important fac
smile sets Of drawing by the OIL
masters were purchased, viz: Michae
Angeles original drawings in Haar
lem, and a collection Of sixty origina
drawings by various artists, IN tn
old Pinakothek in Munich. Othe
important accessions were obtained.
'In addition to the book purchase
of the year, the general fund wa
drawn on to buy a few photograph
for the fine art department. 81
Arundel prints were picked up in Me-
York which reproduce in color fe'
well-known pictures of Michael Ar
gelo and Raphael. These six print
are representative examples of a gres
, collection published by the Arundt
society of London. It is to be hope
that some time we may secure tn
entire collection. We have also 81
cured sixty Copley prints. which re
produce the work Of American artist
'"The next year should see stron
growth in the reference departmel
u of the Athanaeum. The city libral
promises to have a larger sum avail
able for book purchases than it h
5 had for several years; in all prob;
y bility funds ample to supply tt
Il needs of the circulating division.
this event, the two library boards wi
be able to resume the original plt
g. of corporation, which delegates
y, the public library the purchase of po
y ular books in all classes, for circul
!, ton leaving to the Athenaeum tt
:. development Of the library to me
the needs of the student public"