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PARENT-TEACHER MEETING 
The December meeting of the 
Manchester Parent-Teacher associa- 
tion was held Wednesday, December 
17th at the Price school. The High 
school orchestra, gave three select- 
ions, “Country Dance,” “Spirit of 
Independence’ and “Astaste.” _ 
Miss Mary Farr, who is changing 
the cataloging system in the local li- 
brary, was the speaker of the even- 
ing. Miss Farr told of the use of 
the free libraries and related many 
of her experiences in introducing 
traveling libraries. This traveling li- 
brary system is used in many states 
where libraries are not as common as 
in Massachusetts. The state lends 
for three months a case of 35 books, 
paying freight charges and then ex- 
changing for another set at the end 
of that time. ‘These sets of books 
reach the most desolate places. Many 
times they are accepted with pleasure 
and sometimes it is hard work to 
get an opening for them. In Mis- 
souri at one time Miss Farr rode 
fifteen miles through a road-less 
country to a farm house in the mid- 
die of a prairie; the next day gave 
her talk and the third day drove back 
to the railroad. The teacher in this 
school was a graduate of two normal 
schools and was an exception. 
Uusually the teachers have never 
been to any school, but the one in 
which they finally teach. Miss Farr 
said she never wanted to teach so in 
all her life as when she was visiting 
one of these schools, Every one of 
the words were mis-pronounced and 
_ the teacher would say “perfect, next.” 
For instance one said “conspicious” 
instead of ‘‘conspicuous.” 
A great deal of her time ‘has been 
spent in introducing libraries to 
school workers. In one place one 
girl would go to the library once a 
week for reference books for a class 
of fifty. At last the doors were un- 
locked and all used the library. One 
of the trustees bought a set of 
Holmes, bound in white. Miss Farr 
wished to know why he got white 
as it would soil so easily; his answer 
was, “Why, you do not let the girls 
use these books! Do you?” 
Miss Farr explained the card cata- 
log system. Any fiction can be 
found by the title or author’s name, 
any reference-book under its subject, 
and biography under the wanted 
name. ‘The library is free to all to 
use as a reading room. Anyone de- 
siring to give books as gifts at Christ- 
mas would do well to consult lists 
made out at the library. 
An invitation was read _ inviting 
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