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TRAINING FOR LIBRARIANSHIP

thinking of entering the hbrary profession
should be possessed. Nor is it pertinent to
carry to the nth degree a description of the
intellectual training which should be prelimi-
nary to library training. Obviously the bet-
ter the training the gTeater the chance of
success. The individual who sees in librarian-
ship merely the opportunity to provide for his
daily needs under suitable surroundings and
in a congenial atmosphere, will merely earn a
living and nothing more. The expert finds
almost every way open to him. In librarian-
ship as everywhere else the rule prevails, the
greater the merit the greater the reward.
Low compensation is too frequently the
measure of low ability ; the capable person not
only can, but invariably does, command a
good salary.
'No person can hope for success in hbra-
rianship without adequate training. Whether
the library school, the apprentice class, the
specialized course, the summer school or
individual preparation will best meet the
needs of the student, no one but himself can
determine. Fau-ly wide choice is possible,
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