Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-10
LIBRARY AIDING THE SCHOOLS
BOOKS DISTRIBUTED WHERE
NEED Is PRESSING.
Catalogues Issued and Teachers In
vited to Criticise Selections.
Suburbanites Benefited.

During the last two years, it Is explain
ed, the Washington Public Library has
tried to handle the school duplicate collec-
ton without any hard-and-fast rules.
With necessarily inaoequate knowledge
of the school curriculum it ordered books
to the best of its ability and distributed
them to the schools where the need seemed
most pressing. The use of the books both
years has more than INDICATED the exist
ence of such a collection, it is claimed, and
has justified the management in consider
ably charging it. With it's growth it is
regarded as most desirable that it should
more closely meet the needs Of teachers in
the selection of books and in the method
of distribution. In this matter, it is de-
clared, the schools should have as much
voice as the library. and the development
Of the collection and the method of its dis
tribution should be in accordance with a
plan which should be the joint work OF
school and library.
Tentative Plan Announced.
A tentative plan to be used for the dis
tribution of books for the ensuing year is
announced. which is based op desire to
reach the children who live too far away
to visit the library or are from homes
where books are not available. With its
present state Of finance, 1t is stated. the
library cannot afford to supply schools
near the library, or in neighborhood OF
stations. unless the need is exceptional.
1t looks forward, however, to future
when the collection will be adequate to
the demand. In the meantime 1t wishes to
be building on the right foundations. II
is, therefore, the hope of the library that
teachers will criticise freely. so that from
tl,1 TONS nd
may develop in a way as nearly satisfac-
tory as possible.
It has been possible to have printed this
year limited number Of catalogues OF
the books in this collection. One copy,
with application blanks, will be supplied
the principal of each school, and indi-
vidual copies will be given to each teacher
upon application at the children's room.
BY means Of the list and the application
blanks books may be ordered by mail,
thereby making unnecessary special trip
to the library. Nearer schools are ent1-
tied to 100, and the suburban schools to
2U0 volumes during the year. Principals
and teachers can decide which way the
books will be most useful, whether sent
as a school collection or to individual
classrooms Applications should be filed
as soon as possible. 1t is pointed out and
lists should include sufficient number
Of titles to allow substitutes in case first
choices cannot be supplied.
Each of a number of schools is entitled
to twenty-five volumes at each distribu-
ton. Suburban schools marked with an
asterisk thus-') are entitled to fifty vol
umeS.
List Of the Schools.
The books are to be supplied the first
week in October, December, February
and April. The schools entitled are:
First division-Addison. Conduit Road,
Curtis, Fillmore, Hyde, Jackson, In
dustrial Home, Reservoir, Threlkeld,
Toner.
Second division-Chevy Chase. Johnson,
Tenley.
Third Observation-Disclosures. Brightwood
Park, Monroe, Petworth Takoma, Wood
burn.
Fifth Observation-Disclosures. Langdon.
Arthur.
Sixth misunderstanding, Blair. Hamil-
ton. Hayes. Kenilworth, Ludlow. Madi-
son, Taylor.
Seventh Observation-Disclosures, Hilton,
Maury. Peabody, Towers. Wallach
Eighth division-Amidon Bowen. s. J..
Bradley, Potomac, Smallwood. Van Ness.
Ninth Observation-Disclosures, Congress
Heights, Cranch. Ketcham, Lenox, Orr,
Stanton. Tyler Van Buren,.
Schools Of the fourth division.
Schools of the fifth division Brookland
and LangdOn eXcepted).
Rosedale station. 1927 H street north
east. Hours-Tuesday. 630 to 7:3O pm:
Saturdays, :1:45 to > pm
Noel House. Cramer street northeast
between Rosedale and Gales streets.
Hours-Wednesday, Thursday and Satur-
day afternoons. Webb School, Pierce
School. Blow School,
Neighborhood House station, 46S N
street southwest Hours-Monday, 1870
to pm: Saturday, to $50 pm Green
leaf School
Georgetown station. o726 NJ street
northwest. Hours-Tuesday, 1880 to 8
pm. COrcoran School, Weightman
School,
Friendship House. 32f Virginia avenue
southeast. Hours-Wednesday to $50
pm; Friday, to $50 pm. Brent
School, Dent School.