The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-30
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requisite material when their patrons
apply for it"
Miss Newhard's Address.

MISS NeWnard's Address.
One of the best talks given before
the session this afternoon was by Miss
Mabel ,Newhard of Virginia, Mimi.
| Miss Newhard talked on The Library
and Municipal Betterment.
The librarian can best contribute
| TO the sum total of municipal better
ment by performing her everyday du-
ties with simple courtesy and sincere
sympathy and interest" spoke Miss
| Newhard. she can be cons cientious
public officer, keeping her library SPOT
less and orderly, model of city house,
Keeping. Put in the library blooming
flowers and make it attractive and
homelike
The library can try and help solve
! all the problems of civic progress"
continued Miss Newhard. "Close CO.
4 operation is desired with all the de-
partments of the public school. In the
! ordinary relation the library patron.
the child can be taught valuable les
sons in citizenship. Through wide
reading, he becomes a more intelligent
| individual, consequently more de-
sirable citizen Many useful lessons
In patriotism can be taught the child
through the library
Another thing for the betterment
of the city is to have a supply OF in
formation for immigrants. Govern
ment records and bulletins that are
published from time to time should be
kept on hand. The question of the
city's beauty can largely be domi-
mated by the library. Through children
the street and yards can be made at
tractive by raising the standard OF
reading. In doing individual work
among the boy readers the standards
can many times be raised. Count ON
the quality of good nature which is
Inherent when appealing for raise
IN the standard of reading.
For new towns the librarian can
secure texts on road building and SAN
itary engineering In all its lines. she
can place at the disposal Of the alder
man and city officials books that help
in civic Improvement. BY collecting
clippings and pictures she can be u
strong suggester of ideas for public
Improvement"
Advertising the Library.
Miss Wnnia BuckIin Of Minot gave
very interesting address on Adver-
Using the Library. Miss Bucklin's
talk brought out many unique and
new methods that the librarians can
use to place the reading houses be-
fore the people. The address was one
that was highly appreciated by all the
delegates
Reports National Meeting.
Miss Francis Earhart of Duluth
gave an excellent report of the Ameri-
can Library association meeting that
was held at Macl<inac Island, June 80
to July 6. She told of the delightful
boat trip from Duluth to the con-
vention point. Miss Earhart made es-
pecial mention OF the book symposium
conducted at the national meeting by
j. /. Wyer of the New York State IL
brary. In the symposium recent books
of fiction, travel and sociology were
given 3 practical discussion. All lines
of library work was discussed at the
national convention and the agricul-
ture library and the selection Of
technical books and periodicals were
one of the interesting features told
OF by Miss Earhart,
Banquet In Moorhead.
The meetings this evening will be
held at the Moorhead Normal school
and there will be an address by Chal-
mers Hadley, secretary of the Ameri-
can library association. Tomorrow
round table discussions viii be con-
Quoted at the morning session.