The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-01
SESSIONS
end TODAY
Librarians Conclude Annual
Meet This Afternoon
TRUSTEES SHOULD CONTROL
TRUSTEES SHOULD CONTROL
ONE OF MOST IMPORTANT FEA-
TUREs or CONVENTION WAS
DECISION OF TRUSTEES THAT
THEY SHOULD CONTROL POLICY
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS.

At the round table discussions OF the
meeting Of the North Dakota Mime
sofa Library association this morning
many new and brilliant ideas along
the lines Of library management were
developed There were separate round
tables; for the public libraries, the
school and college Libraries and the
library trustees.
One of the most important develop
ments of the discussions was brought
out in the meeting of the round table
of the trustees. The trustees agreed
that they should control and direct the
policy Of the libraries and that the
librarians should simply direct the
methods of the policy that should be
advanced by the trustees.
At the public library round table
the question of Sunday opening was
much discussed. What to do with fines
and how to get people to read the nom
fiction reference books was debated at
some length. The public librarians
also discussed the number OF cards
that children under IL years should
have, and who should keep the bor-
rower's card
In the school and college library
round table one of the most interest
ing points was the discussion concern
ing the amount of fiction that should
grace the shelves OF the college library.
1t was generally agreed that the public
library should furnish this literature.
AT the session this afternoon Miss
Josephine Hargrave of Dickinson gave
a very interesting study of Democracy
and Social Ethics, by Adams.
Richard A. Lavell of Minneapolis
discussed Rauschenbush's Christianity
and Social Crisis.
One of the best talks of the sym
posiam was given by S. Johnson of
the North Dakota library commission.
sin and Society was discussed and
the book proved to present a most
practical side Of the sociology question.
Grace Poland of Moorhead conduct
ed a highly intellectual discussion of
Egypt. Her talk brought out all that
there was interesting about the fam
GUS land Of sae Nile.
Dean shepperd raISs.
Dean shepperd OF the a. C. dis
cussed the soil and plant growing of
the old age and the modern one. He
gave phases OF the composition Of
plant growth and classified the
soils as to their geography for
plant growth. In his own interesting
manner he described the soil situa-
lions and the chemical treatments that
should be given to the different soils
to secure the best success with the
growing of plant life.
The symposium closed. with talk
given by Edwin Reed of the Moorhead
Normal school. Mr.. Reed gave very
able discussion Of recently advertised
fiction, both new and old. t
A large number of people OF Fargo
attended the book symposium this aft
ernoon, which was conducted by
Clara f. Baldwin Of st. Paul. The
conference closed this afternoon with
& business meeting.
One of the most interesting papers
read, at the session this afternoon was
given by Miss Alice paddock, librarian
of jamestown. Miss Paddock took for
her subject the recent book of Marion
Talbot. called the Education of Wom-
en-.