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ers of the Association. If members will kindly see whether
such is the case and send us any volumes they may find, at our
expense, we shall be most, grateful.
Some Books for Free Distribution
The Library has in its possession a large number of extra
copies of the "Official catalogue" of the exhibition of the German
Empire at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. As long as
the supply lasts, we shall be glad to present a copy to any one
who desires one and is willing to pay express or mail charges, if
he cannot call for it himself. The book is a handsome bound
volume of over 500 pages, the greater part being devoted to interesting
articles in English by German writers of authority, on
the "German Empire," the "German state building," "German
educational matters," "German art," "Book industry," "German
chemical industry," "Engineering," "Machinery," "Electrotechnics,"
etc. The introductory articles, covering 358 pages,
are followed by the catalogue of the exhibit. The volume contains
a colored plan of the Exposition grounds, and a picture
and plans of the German state building, as well as numerous
statistical tables.
Training School for Children's Librarians
The autumn term of the school closed December 22. Besides
the regular term lecture courses, including lectures on
order department work, library handwriting and printing,
children's literature, business methods, etc., the students had the
pleasure of listening to a number of visiting lecturers. The first
visiting lecturer of the year was Mr Henry E. Legler, Secretary
of the Wisconsin Free Library Commission, who told of the
work that the commission is doing for its state, a work that is
truly remarkable. He was followed by Professor Benoyendra
Nath Sen, a leader of the Brahmo Somaj of India and Professor
of History in the Presidency College of Calcutta. Professor
Sen's subject was "Education in India," but he spoke incidentally
of the libraries of India.
In November Miss Mary McDowell, Head resident of the
University of Chicago Settlement, Chicago, Illinois, told of
the work of that settlement in the stock yards district of Chi-
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