The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-11-19
Hawaiian Seal Adopted as the
Distinctive Mark for All
the Volumes.
TRUSTEES HOLD A MEETING
Carnegie Library to Open About
First of New Year
Improvements.
From Saturday Advertiser.

From Saturday Advertiser.
When the $4,000 or 10000 books now
piled up in the new Library of Hawaii
building, which stands as another monu.
ment to Andrew Carnegie s ideal for
education, have been properly marked
with the new bookmark bearing the
copy of the Hawaiian coat of arms seal
of the Territory, the building will be
formally opened, probably by the mid.
die of December, but it is believed that
it will be January l when the doors
are thrown open to the public.
AT q meeting of the trustees yester.
day afternoon the question of the time
for opening did not arise, but the mark.
ing of the books did, and rough draw.
ing of the bookmark submitted by Phil.
| lip Weaver, of the book committee, was
adopted This will be prepared for the
| printed marks and the work of FASTING
all the books will be commenced as soon
as they are ready.
The trustees also adopted general
policy for the use of the lecture room,
which is to be used as a public hall.
1t was the sense of the trustees that it
may be used for public addresses and
hearings, which have an educational
tendency, but that no fee of admission
can be charged and all such meetings
shall be open to the general public, adj.
vertisement to that effect being made
in the newspapers.
May Utilize Room.
Tt is expected that organizations such
as the Hawaiian Medical Association
Honolulu Engineering Association
Kilohana Club, Sons of American Rev,
olution, will make use of the hall, their
meetings being generally of public
nature. These with the Honolulu Lii
brary and Reading Room Association
may also be privileged to have shelf
room for the valuable books and docu
ments which form part of the reason
for their existence.
One of the most important question.
which arose yesterday was as to the
understanding arrived at on day il
December, 1909, when an agreement
was entered into between the officers Of
the old Honolulu Library and Reading
Room Association and the trustees Of
the Library of Hawaii, representing til,
territorial government, as to the owner
ship of the books and other property, al
well as funds of the old library asso
citation.
AS there was some difference of opin
ion as to the exact nature of the res
ervations, if any, made then, the mat
ter at the last meeting was placed il
the hands of Robbins B. Anderson, ONT
of the trustees for the Territory, tt
give an opinion. He presented thi:
yesterday and epitomized it by saying
that the gist of the report was that
the books purchased by the fund OF
$4,000 per year, which is the income OF
the Honolulu Library and Reading
Room Association from outstanding in
vestments, should belong to the library
The old association is relieved OF
the responsibility of the care and main
tenance of the library and the salaries
are to be paid from the territorial
funds. He recommended that new books
so purchased receive book plate show
ing that these books were received
from the old association, so that il
there is time when a division is made
it would then be possible to make the
division.
1t was stated by Mr.. Anderson that
he hoped the legislature would continue
its appropriations for the maintenance
of the library and that eventually the
old association will turn over its books
and other property to the new associa
ton and merge the interests of botl
into the one organization for all time
For Other Islands.
The bylaws, which were quite
lengthy, were read section by section
and adopted as whole. The bylaws
contain provisions for the Island
Libraries" feature which is to be
made prominent in the library work
This will consist in portions of the
books being forwarded to different
stations on other islands for the
benefit of country residents. All books
that may be suggested for these vari
Gus stations are to be discussed by the
general books committee of the library
all purchases of books being made by
this one committee.
Yesterdays meeting was attended by
A. Lewis, president; w. II. Babbitt
secretary, j. X. Gait, treasurer; II. b.
Anderson, Philip Weaver, Col. j. H.
Fisher and Charles Atherton.
The library officials are just now
making test with strips OF paper to
get light and dark effects with the
squares of ceiling glass. The interior
of the library lobby is very attractive.
The grounds will soon be put in shape
for "A lawn,
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