The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-08-13
CURED essays was carried on.
Reading Clubs.

fedulnS CIuDS.
The Dickens Club" started last
year by Miss Lutkemeyer, was eff
GENTLY continued this year by Miss
Blair. The membership of "a now in
| cludes only high school students. The
j club read "Dombey and Son" and
gave two interesting evening enter
tainments to which several guests
were invited.
"The Vacation Reading Circle" the
first in the library's history, was
formed June 16, 1917 for all the chill
dren in the city who belong to the first
seven grades. Each of the 104 mem
| bers is required to read one book a
week during the ten weeks of vacation
and to return written outline with
every book In September a list of the
members, with the number of books
read, will be posted in the library and
schools and will be printed in the pa
pers. We are interested to see whether
the full list of 104 names will appear
at the appointed time.
Meetings.
| The Saturday Club" met as usual
every week, commencing the first
Tuesday in October. The ASSOCIATED
| Charities" Outdoor Art Association"
and Garden Club" held their regular
meetings in the north lecture room.
RED Cross" executive meetings,
! Boosters Club" High School Alumni
Association" and various meetings for
patriotic causes have kept the rooms
in constant use since early spring.
The library has measured up to it's
opportunities for usefulness in other
ways than through it's books alone.
Improvements.
An entire wall of new shelving in
one of the basement stack-rooms, to-
gether with complete rearrange-
ment of magazines and pamphlets,
will greatly facilitate the reference
work next winter. A printed check list
of bound and unbound periodicals has
been made to assist patrons in their
individual reference work and study.
New shelf labels, an alphabetical ar
rangement Of current magazines, and
a classified reference corner will fur
Their help those students who prefer to
work unassisted.
Apprentices.
The library has continued it's prac-
tice of training apprentices for the
Wisconsin Library School and for gen.
eral library service. Miss Marguerite
Adele served the required six months
with the expectation of attending the
summer course of the library school
but was prevented on account of ill
health. Miss Marie Hahn of Delafeld
was in the library during the same
period, and has successfully completed
the summer course. Miss Kathinka
Won der Lippe of the Wisconsin Lii
brary School spent the month of Feb
ruary with us to meet the require
ments of the school for practical
| work. The apprentices, as we'll as the
| assistant, Miss Catherine Blair, have
= always taken sincere interest in the
welfare of the library, and have
, gained many friends for it through
their willingness to serve our patrons
: in every way.
u Gifts.
: We are indebted to the Saturday
: Club" for four excellent magazines
to the "Corby Club" and to other So
cieties for various UNCONVENTIONAL pa
: pers. To Miss Chadwick, Mrs. Hide
: mann, and Mr.. J. J. Smith, we extend
our thanks for gifts of books; to Mr.
Thorn, Miss Needham, Miss Stack,
Miss Hall, and Mrs. Viebahn for the
: presentation of various magazines
, The .Stuebe Floral company has con-
!; tinued their custom of sending the Ii
, brary both plants and cut flowers. To
them, and to all other friends who
have helped make the library attractive
7 through floral gifts, we express our
sincere appreciation.
Books.
Seven hundred forty-one books have
been added during the year. Of this
| number, 80 have been gifts. The col
) lection of practical books has been es-
pecially considered in our buying.
Recent volumes of science, invention,
medicine, electricity, and household
| economics have all been placed on
| the shelves.
AS an incentive for the very little
ones to acquire the reading habit
| many atractively illustrated books
3 with large type and simple text have
s been purchased. Teachers and parents
are urged to visit the children's room
= and to ask foG suggestive lists.
I Periodicals.
In this age of rapidly changing
e events, no material is so essential as
5 that found in magazines and pamph-
, lets. Our list of fifty-five magazines
embraces all subjects. Several valu-
: able additions have been made during
3 the past year, and are as follows:
American City (town and county
edition.
Bird Lore (the official Audubon
magazine).
, Industrial Arts Magazine.
Modern Priscilla.
: Annals of the American Academy of
Political and Social Science.
; Popular Science Magazine.
System (the magazine of business).
All of these periodicals and the
forty-seven not herein listed, may be
used in the reading room or may be
drawn for home USE Numerous pam
phlets on food conservation, canning
, and preserving, farming, and national
!, issues will also be found ready for cir
culation
Registration.
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