BUDDING LIBRARIANS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 716, 15 January 1910, Page 9

BUDDING LIBRARIANS.

.Tho new issue of the "Library Association. Eccord" contains ', a plea for a standardised examination, for junior appointments in public libraries, and submits somo'samples of results in connection with a recent examination. The candidates had . responded to an advertisement for "a 'well-educated youth of sixteen," ; and "had in most cases passed tho higher standard in elementary, 'schools. Asked to explain the'meaning. of "Home Counties" and "Tower. Hamlets" some replied ns, follows:- "If thero. is a Rugby ..match .between some" counties,, tho counties.playing.at homo are culled the Homo Counties." THomo Counties stand for tho counties in.England." "The Tower Hamlets are: tho cottages in the Tower. of London 'grounds act off' for . the uso of roldicrs'. families" "Tower '.Hamlets is the 'name '■ of a school in London." Towor Hainlcti io a football club.

..Among other ..answers wcro Hie following: "1805 was the year in- which . tho great Nelron-was. killed iii tho Battle of Waterloo." "Washington was a great general;who.--fought in the. Battle of Waterloo." "Washington, never ■ fought a battle without milking stiro there were two ways. out of the; field." .".Washington was formerly known as Wellington." '"The; Cape of Good Hope was discovered by Sir Roger, de Coverley" "Columbus, .while travelling round the world, discovered the Cape of Good Hope." "Eichmond got its namo from Eichard."