A meeting of the Trustees' Section of the A. L. A. was held on July 6 in
parlor C of the Fountain House, with Dr. Leipziger in the chair and
Thos. L. Montgomery acting as secretary. There were 75 persons present.
Dr. Leipziger made an opening address, outlining the work that might be
discussed by the section.
Mr. Soule urged the election of trustees for a term of years only, and
in the opinion of those present three years seemed the proper limit.
The question of whether members of the board of education should be
admitted to library boards excited considerable discussion, in which Mr.
Cooke, of Iowa, Mr. Porter, of Cincinnati, Mr. Crunden and the secretary
took part. It was generally conceded that members of the board of
education should not be trustees of libraries _ex officio_, but that
there was no objection to electing them as individuals.