An Elementary Institute, for the presentation of "first principles" in
library work, was held in the assembly room of the Fountain Spring House
on Tuesday evening, July 9. In the absence of Miss Cornelia Marvin,
chairman, Miss L. E. Stearns presided. The meeting was quite informal,
and there were no prepared papers, except one by Miss GRATIA COUNTRYMAN
on
OPPORTUNITIES.
(_See_ p. 52.)
An introductory speech was made by Mr. Dewey, who spoke of the
educational force that libraries should exert in the community, and the
varied field before the public library of to-day. There was some general
discussion, in the course of which J. C. Dana read a letter describing
pioneer library work carried on in the Yukon district of Alaska, and E.
P. McElroy told of some interesting incidents connected with the work of
his library at Algona, Iowa.
An early adjournment was made to attend the display of stereopticon
views of library buildings which was given on the same evening.