New York State Library

Bulletin 55 January 1901

LIBRARY SCHOOL 8

14th ANNUAL REPORT OF LIBRARY SCHOOL 1900

To the regents of the University of the State of New York

For the year ending Sep. 30, 1900, I have the honor to report on the New York state library school as follows:

Classes 1900. The fall term opened Wednesday, Oct. 4, 1899, with 11 seniors and 31 juniors representing 13 states. As shown by the following geographic summary, the students in 1900 were literally from Maine to California. New York, as always, led with 14 students, Massachusetts stood next with eight, Wisconsin sent three, California, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Nebraska, Ohio and Pennsylvania two each, while there was one each from Connecticut, Indiana and Maryland.

Residence of students before entrance, Oct. 1, 1893-Sep. 30, 1900

Residence of students before entrance, Oct. 1, 1893-Sep. 30, 1900 (concluded)

The school has had more college educated students than during any previous year. Of the 42 students, 35 held college degrees and six of these had taken the master's degree. Five of the remaining seven students had done from one to three years of college work and two were high school graduates.

The colleges represented were: for men only, Adelbert and Bowdoin colleges, Colgate, Harvard and Rochester universities and Harvard divinity school; for women only, Mt Holyoke, Smith, Vassar, Wellesley and the Woman's college of Baltimore; for coeducation, Adelphi, Allegheny, Central Wesleyan, Cornell (Ia.), Franklin, and Oberlin colleges and California, Cornell, Nebraska, Northwestern, Stanford, Syracuse, Wesleyan and Wisconsin universities.

Of the 31 juniors, 29 were admitted without full entrance examinations as holding college degrees and furnishing certificates of required work in literature, history and foreign languages. The remaining two passed entrance examinations in June in general literature, general history, general information, German and French, also in advanced German and French. 21 other candidates who were admitted to the examinations were not admitted to the school.

Examinations and credentials. The usual library examinations were held in March and June. There were issued 471 examination passcards, each card representing a different student or subject, 370 teachers passcards, 19 certificates on completion of one year of work, one diploma and four degrees.

Degrees and diplomas were conferred on two of the class of 1900, on two of the class of 1899 and on one of the class of 1888 as follows:

Degree of B. L. S. Isadore Gilbert Mudge, Ida Louise Saxton, Mary Floyd Williams, Florence Woodworth.

Diploma. Margaret Windeyer.

Total credentials issued 1 Aug. 1890a-30 Sep. 1900

Preliminary education. The following record of college preparation, from the opening of the school to date is interesting and important, because it shows that an increasing number of persons feel justified in spending six years in the liberal and special training needed by those who hope to do the higher type of library work. Of 298 students matriculated in classes of 18881901, 145 hold degrees and 45 have taken partial college courses; i. e. 190 students, or almost two thirds the whole number matriculated, had full or partial college courses. The proportion of college graduates in each class is constantly increasing. Of 31 students in the class of 1901 there is only one who has had no college training.

Among 190 students who have had college work, 69 colleges are represented, Wellesley leading with 21, followed by Smith with 17, Cornell 14, Vassar 12, Harvard 11, Michigan 10, Mt Holyoke

a No credentials were issued before this date.