The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-02-02

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SNNzk knowledge which. before
one can get very far up
the ladder, means the
equivalent OF college education,
with lot OF extra learning be-
sides there viii be room in this
profession for your boy. just the
same, II only he possesses the grit
and application that the average BOY
that gets on In the world does. Ii Is
one of the few lines Of progress that
gives every opportunity to enable the
young man TO improve himself, and
when he does get to the top he mas
the satisfaction Of being in an occu'
patton that is not exceeded In all that
makes thoughtful life worth living
by any in the world.
or course. education and adaptable
fly mean everything. If the aspirant is
going to get on. II he should possess
the whole learning of the world, and
can't apply It instantly, It is worthless
to him and he will not succeed as IL
brarian For instance, a graduate Of
oxford and holder Of several college
degrees failed to display the adapta.
bllity of boy OF eighteen. when given
q lob in big city library, just be-
cause he kept his knowledge OF liter
allure pigeonholed where he could not
find It readily; and so he had to go.
But, taking up the profession from
the beginning. your boy, after having
! finished the grammar school, should
apply to the librarian OF the city he
wishes to settle in The larger the
city. the better; for largest cities have
the largest libraries, which means
more extensive training, and, there,
fore, greater ability. Librarians in
smaller cities are generally chosen
from those trained in the larger. New
| York city, for example. frequently
sends out men and women to take
charge OF libraries elsewhere. even &c
such important institutions as those
having half a million volumes.
II your boy wishes to start In New
York city, and can convince the libra
rinn that he ia bright and ambitious
and there Is an opening, which is BY
no means improbable. he will be put
to work at a salary of siS a month
He will be employed from eight tC
Ave o'clock. with an hour OF fol-
luncheon. and will be kept largely a
the desk, to learn the methods Of get
ting books for readers and returning
them to the shelves, how application
slips are made out and handled, th'
keeping of records. and the genera
conduct of the business After PROVING
himself for three months, his pay Il
increased TO s225O month, which
will be the rate for the next year
By this time your boy will begin 4
get hold Of himself as 1t were. ant
know some Of the things he must &C
uuirc II he expects TO get on. II look
simple enough for boy to take tn
visitors slip asking for, say Hegel
philosophy OF History" but there ar
thousands Of works on philosophy an
history scattered through the library
over yards and yards Of shelves. unde
different headings and groupings, an
Il is the duty of the boy to go at ono
to the exact shelf and position on tn
shelf for that particular work, TIL
sooner he acquired the knowledge {
the library and method of indexin
and placing books, the sooner will
make himself valuable In that depar
ment
His pay grows TO 1915 q month tn
, second year, and then he will be lear
: ing to return books TO their prope
; places, which is more difficult tina
70 find them, for misplaced boo
, is lost, even II 1t should be on an n
, Joining shelf Where. for instanc
would he put Tyndall's Science {
. Sound" under Science" or "A
coustics," or Sound or "Tyndall," {
: Physics" or what, and after hayir
: found the proper heading, in what pc
, ticular place on the shelf
As no goes on he becomes som
! what of q skilled analyst in iindir
: books that have been misplace
through carelessness or ignoranc
The book 10 In the library, he know
and It has been misplaced. Nc'
where would the bungler be apt
have put It. There is an opportuni
here. as you can see, for your boy
display lot of cleverness and by
doing attract favorable attention
himself from those over him.
After year at s25 month, adm
ting ability, your boy becomes VIII
;. is known as half-attendant ut $40
month. when he is employed large
at the desk, as we'll as assisting
the cataloguing department. Suppo
the patron asks where he can Fl
something about the Magma Char
\ or Sheridan's ride from Winchest
or the salary OF the librarian Of CT