St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-10-25
R. ]. Thornton of Greensboro wa
a business visitor here Tuesday.
LIBRARY ASSN OPENS SESSIONS
Miss Fanny b. Fletcher Presides-
Harold Rugg of Dartmouth Gives
Paper.

The morning session OF the YER
mont Library association was called
to order promptly at 3 o'clock at Ath-
enaeum hall Thursday by Miss Fanny
B. Fletcher, president. Resolutions
were passed expressing friendly greet
ings to the joint assembly of New
Hampshire and Massachusetts asso-
Citations in session in Greenfield. A
vote of sympathy was expressed for
Miss Cleghorn, detained by illness
from her part in the program. Harold
Rugg of the Dartmouth college Ii
brary, an enthusiastic collector of
Vermont imprints and historical
books and documents, gave paper on
Vermont Books for Vermont Libra.
ries." Much historical advice as to the
value and desirability of these books
was given, unexpected ways of obtain.
ing them, and lists of rare and signl-
cant titles. often overlooked or I'M
derestimated. Librarians were adj
vised to study their own locality, ana
its resources with a view to creating
and fostering an interest in this i'm
potant department of civic record.
The period assigned to Miss Cleg.
horn for the topic THE Fiction of the
Year." was filled in by book reviews
u LDIS6 ISNSAI AONSlS, MIS- W. .
Smith of st. Johnsbury discussed Miss
Deland's last book, "The Rising Tide"
Miss Helen B. Shattuck of the Billings
library, Burlington, reviewed Snaith' :
1.-The Sailor" and Miss Lucy Cheney
of the Rutland public library gave a
, resume of 1.-The Belfry'' by May Sim
clair
Miss Joanna Croft of the teacher
training course, Burlington high
school, gave storytelling demonstra.
ton to a class of primary children
introducing in this graphic way the
| discussion of the topic that followed
Four stories were told and two OF
| them enacted by the children. After
| their withdrawal Miss Croft discuss
ed the benefits of story telling, giving
valuable suggestions to librarians as
to the choice of material. timely sub
jects and the employment of local
talent in carrying on the work.
The report of the nominating COM
mittee was then read and accepted
| The officers for the ensuing year are
as follows: President, Miss Fanny 3.
Fletcher Proctorsville; vice-president
| Miss Eleanor Eggleston, Manchester;
| secretary Miss Alice L.
Eaton, Woodstock; second vice-presi-
dents, Miss Vera H. Griffith, Dandy
Rutland and Bennington counties,
Miss Anna L. Mower, Morrisville
Franklin, Lamoille and Grand Isle;
Miss Susan Archibald, Middiebury
Chittenden and Addison; Miss Lizzie
| M. Sargent, Newport, Orleans, Els.
sex and Caledonia; Mrs. Nellie NJ
Planter, Bellows Falls, Windsor ano
| Windham; Miss Bertha E. Joslyn
| Waterbury, Washington and Orange
Mrs. w. p. Smith bespoke the in.
| terest of the meeting in the National
| Education association which solicits
! cooperation and membership of IL.
| brarians. Miss Frances Pierce Of
Ludlow expressed thanks to the Co.
lonial DANES for the loan of a book
on old silver to certain libraries of the
state, and Mrs. p. F. Hazen responded
| for the Colonial Danes.
Miss Shattuck suggested some at
tempt to publish a union list for Yer
mont historical reference and the
chair was instructed to appoint a com
! rnittee to consider it
! The last speaker of the morning ses.
sion was DR.. Milo B. Hillegas, com
| missioner of education. 1.-THE Libra
| rvs Place in the Process of Educa.
ton" was stated by him to consis
/ largely in cooperation with the
schools whose work is clearly divided