The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-06
OWEN C0MMENDS
LIBRARY SCHOOL
THINKS SOMEONE FROM ALA
BAMA SHOULD APPLY FOR EN-
TRANCE TO THE NEW ATLANTA
INSTITUTION.

Montgomery, June 5.-(Special.)-I an
interview concerning the new library
school in Atlanta, DR.. Thomas NJ. owen,
director of the Alabama department of
archives and history and president Of the
Alabama Library association, says:
"One of the most gratifying evidences
of the growth of the library movement
in the south is the establishment of the
Southern Library school in connection
with the Carnegie library of Atlanta.
This, is the first school of the kind to
be established in the south, and was
made possible by the gift, April 5. 1905,
of $4,000 annually for three years by
Andrew Carnegie The donation was
brought about largely through the in
strumentality of Miss Ann. Wallace the
efficient head of the Atlanta Carnegie
library, and one of the most accomplished
librarians In the world. If the experiment
should prove success Mr.. Carnegie has
indicated his Willingness to permanently
endow the school.
For the first year 1t will be impossible
for the school to accommodate more than
ten students. The course will embrace a
period of one year. and on completion
a certificate will be given. Entrance ex-
aminations will be required, which will be
held on the 10th of June this year, in
Atlanta, and will embrace studies usually
found In the high school course. 1t is
very desirable that all applications should
come from the southern states, and it Is
also desirable that they should be quite
generally distributed.
AT first the course will be strictly ele-
mentary Particular attention will be
given to the work of organization, in or
der that students may be equipped for
rendering the most effective assistance in
the establishment of new libraries. The
administration of college libraries will also
be a feature of the course. There are five
members of the faculty, of which Miss
Wallace Is the director and the lecturer on
library organization. administration, ar
chitecture and history. The other MEM
hers are Misses Julia Toombs Rankin and
Anna May Stevens, instructors in techni-
cal library economy, Miss Elfrido Ever
hart, instructor In reference work; and
public documents and Miss Ethel Alex
ander. Instructor in loan systems and
omen shelf work A course of lectures will
be given by leading librarians of America
unon special subjects during the latter
half of the course.
saThere will be no fees for matriculation
or tuition The expense for necessary
books and stationery will be small. and
board can be secured in the vicinity of the
library at reasonable rates.
'eThe proposed school cannot be too
highly commended. and one or more stu
dents should by all means attend from
Alabama. The growth of Libraries and
library interests in this state is very graf
flying. and the demand for trained IL
brarians is great. The establishment of
this school at our very door will enable
ALI who desire to obtain advanced training
without the expense of attending the
library schools of the north.
.sFull particulars can be obtained by
addressing Miss Anne Wallace, Carnegie
library, Atlanta, Ga"