The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-19
Library COURSE
IS announced
University Summer Session
Will Offer Opportunity to
City Librarians.
SPLENDID PLAN
OF STUDY FIXED
Five Lecture Periods Week.
ly-Excellent Facilities
For the Work.

Arrangements have now been COM
pieted by which q six weeks ursc in
library methods will be given during
the summer session of the University
from June % to August l.. This is
the third year such a course has been
offered. The majority of those who
availed themselves of this opportun-
ity last year were high school each
ers who had charge Of school libraries.
The course for next summer has
been enlarged and the prospects are
that a number will apply for admit
lance to this course. During the past
year Charles ". Sumner, librarian Of
the university library. has received
many letters from superintendent
II teachers over the state request
ing information regarding h cata-
log n care of school libraries. AS
the school libraries increase in size
and number. it becomes more and
more important that the teacher in
charge have some knowledge OF mod
ern library methods. In view Of this
growing need a course in library
methods will be offered for teachers
and others attending the summer ses-
sion. Although preference will be Civ
en- to those who actually have admin
istration of small and especially of
school libraries. a limited number of
others who wish to gain some knowl-
&c ~ lA'lltS lIIclIlOuS anu
materials will be admitted by special
permission.
Five Lectures Weekly.
The work as planned will be a five
nour ourse in library with
i've lectures Il week. Each lecture
VIII requir no less than two hours
preparation and practice work in book
selection. classification and book mum
pering. %cataloging, book ordering, the
use OF reference hnnEc orl x,I1f,
documents. h university library
possesses every facility for practical
Wcrk in such a course.
The instruction will he given by the
erlc!ent library staff of the state uni
versity, all of whom are experts and
have had special training in The mos,
advanced library schools of the coun-
Try and in addition to this a number
OF years Of practical experience.
An added feature of the course this
year will be the series of lectures
given by Mrs. Minnie c. Bud,ong OF
the state library commission. who will,
spend a week at the university sum
,ner school and give valuable assist
ance To this work.
Extension Division Schedules Lectures
The University OF North Dakota
through its extension division has ar
ranged for Il number OF cctures to
oe gwen inns week III different parts
Of the state. Professor Gottfried \.
HUT of the department of Greek will
deliver A lecture at Minnt, February
~ on the subject, "What and How,
to Read On the following eveniny
Professor HUT will deliver a lecture
az bismarck on the subject. THE
MIND Of Shakespeare"
W: w. Norton of the department of
music viii deliver Il Lecture at Pin
gree on February 20. on The Ballad.
Song. Orat"rio and the Opera"
Or. II. L. French. dean Of the
school of medicine. will address the
county teachers institute at Drake on
lshrilary II. His subject will he
Inc Backward Child
j. y. Taylor of the English DEPART
ment will deliver 81 lecture at Hen
drum February ~. on the subject.
MARK Twain and American Humor"
William Llovd Davis will lecture at
Cayuga on February %. at Havana
on February "a. and at Lidserwood n
FEBRUARY 25. Mr.. Davis has been de-
liverins lectures this winter in VS.
ronsin, Minnesota and North k
trough the cooperation of the OK.
'ens.on divisions of the three stale
Universities. 'e