Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-11-30
LIBRARY SECTION
NAMES MISS COLE
FOR PRESIDENT
Legislature to Be Asked to
Provide Special Tax Levy
tOFurniSh Funds for Needed
Educational Accessories,

bralN section OF the educational u.s.
sociation, wnirl met in annual session
at the Old Palace this forenoon, elect
ed Miss Myrtle Cole, Of Ration, to be
president; Mrs. Villa Skipwith, of
Roswell, vice president Miss French,
of state college secretary; Miss Louise
Henderson, of the Silver City Normal
school, a member of the educational
council for three years; Miss Pauline
Madden. of Albuquerque, for two
years, and Miss Lola G. ArmiJo, of
Santa Fe for one year
The section will ask the legislature
to pass statute authorizing com
munities to levy an ample tax for
the maintenance of public libraries.
The employment of trained Librarians
10y the state educational institutions
will also be urged, especially in the
normal schools, it being advocated
that every teacher should receive h
brary instruction
As Miss Cole, the presiding officer,
put it. "A trained librarian can
make more of a library with two
books than the unframed librarian
can with two thousand
This section meeting, next to that
of the Association for the Advance
ment of Science was the most inter
estine Of the convention. even though
1t was quite informal. Miss Cole pre-
sided and the attendance was good
The papers read were brief and snap
py and the discussions that followed
were spirited and to the point
This section meeting, next to the
Association for the Advancement OF
Science. was the most interesting of
the convention, even though 1t was
quite informal. Miss Cole presided
and the attendance was good The
papers read were brief and snappy
and the discussions that followed
were spirited and to the point.
Miss Henderson, Of Silver city, read
a paper treating Of Libraries from the
standpoint of a teacher of English.
However, Miss Henderson also point
ed out the usefulness of Libraries 10
every element in the community, ana
the Intensely practical service that
books in the hands of skilled librar-
ian may render to the worker in ev-
cry field If activity
Point Made by White.
Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton Alvan n White spoke Of the I'M
portance of the library section, While
he advocates the consolidation OF sec
lions, such as those Of county 'nsti-
tutes and of county superintendent
the work of the Hbrares-the peo-
ples' universities so important and
far-reaching that it is properly given
sole consideration by section of the
Educational association. Mi NhlIe
dwelt upon the necessity OF library
training for public schoof teachers
He cited the incident of a New Mexico
community in which the 'clcher ar
ranged for an entertainment to raise
funds for a public library The en-
tertainment was successful and an IN
expectedly large sum was realized.
The teacher entrusted with the pur-
chase of books was persuaded to buy
ON old Chambers encyclopedia, more
than twenty years old for the sum IN
her hands. Yet, even an ancient en-
cvcIopedia for public use is better
than no library facilities at all
Energetic Santa FC Women.
Mrs. A. B. Renehan president OF
the Santa Fe Woman's Board OF
Trade read paper on 'Pracucal
49,. 20 proyiding Funds for Ii