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LIBRARIES, NEWSROOMS, &c.
POLLOKSHIELDS PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
Cjndnctor — Mr. John CuUen.
The PoUokshields Philharmonic Society was
formed in 1892 for the study and performance of
choral music by a choir representative of PoUok-
shields and the Southern districts of Glasgow, and
during the twelve j ears of its esiatence many of the
great O/atorios and Cantatas have been produced
•with full orchestral aid.
The Society meets for practice from September to
April in the large hall of the Institute, Eglinton Toll,
on Monday evenings, at 8 o'clock. The annual sub-
scription is 3s. for ladies and 5s. for gentlemen.
Full particulars may be had from the secretary,
Mr. Archibald Thomson, 289 New City Road.
GLA.SGOW COLLEGE OF MUSIC.
6 India Street, Charing Cross.
Principal — Mr. Allan Macbeth.
For the instruction of professional and amateur
students in all branches of the art, practical and
theoretical.
Tuition given daily by a large staff of professors.
Prospectus may be had, post free, on application.
LIBRARIES, NEWS-ROOMS, AND NEWSPAPER OFFICES.
STIRLING'S & GLASGOW PUBLIC LIBRARY.
48 Miller Street.
Stirling's Public Library was founded by Walter
Stirlmg, merchant and ex-bailie of the city, and son
of Dr. William Stirling, a well-known Glasgow sur-
geon of the last century. The bequest came into
efltfct at the death of Mr. Stirling on 18th January,
1791. It consisted of the founder's own library (802
volumes), his house in Miller Street (where the library
now stands), a share in the Tontine Society, and the
sum of £ 1000. Mr. Stirling directed that the library
was to be free to any one, and was to exijt in per-
petuity. In 1825 Mr. William Jameson, jun., be-
queathed his books to the library. In 1871 Dr.
Scouler, professor of mineralogy in the Royal Society
of Dublin, bequeathed his collection of books ; and in
the same year the Glasgow PubUc Library, a subscrip-
tion lending library started in 1804, amalgamated
with Stirling's Library, and the title then became
Stirling's and Glasgow Public Library.
The library contains over 50,000 volumes and pam-
phlets, including many rare, valuable, and useful
works. It possesses several manuscripts (two on
vellum), and nearly thirty examples of fifteenth cen-
tury printing, the earliest being 1469, or fourteen
years after the issue of the first printed book. It is
the depository of the only complete set in the West of
Scotland of the publications of His Majesty's Patent
Office, which consist of over 160,000 separate publi-
cations. They date from 1617 when the first British
patent was enrolled, and come up to the latest patents
issued. The Board of Trade recently presented a
complete set of the Trade Marks Journal to the
library, and supply the current numbers as issued.
The Government of the United States have also
presented their Specifications of Patents from the
28th March, 1893, and continue to supply the
current numbers as issued.
The foundation being inadequate for the proper
maintenance of the library the directors organized a
system of lending of books. This has been immensely
developed in recent years, and a large supply of new
books and magazines — over 2 copies annually of the
latter — render it one of the best, as it is by far the most
extensive and most moderately rated lending library
in the city and district. The terms are — For two
books and one magazine at a time, one year, 10s. 6d.;
six months, 7s. 6d.i life, £5 5s.; for one book (no
magazine) at a time, one year, 5s. 3d. Members
may join at any time (no entry money), and may
change their books and magazines singly or together
as often as they choose. The library is open every
lawful day from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m.
Board of Directors — President, Sir J. Ure Primrose,
Bart., the Hon. the Lord Provost ; vice-president, J. B.
Murdoch ; elected by the Town Council, Councillor
Joseph Burgess, Councillor Walter Paton, Councillor
Andrew Scott Gibson ; elected by the Merchants'
House, John A. Galbraith, John Gibb Ure, and Wm.
Robertson ; elected by the Presbytery of Glasgow,
Rev. D. Millar, M.A., Rev. G. Gibson Gunn,M.A.,and
Rev. John Maclean, D. D.; elected by the Faculty of
Pnysiiians and Surgeons, Dr. Wm. Dun, Dr. John
Barlow, and Dr. Ales. Napier ; elect£d by the
Subscribers, J. Forbes Ferguson, A. W. G. Buchanan,
James Macdonald, Chas. A. Small, John Wilson,
J. B. Murdoch, G. Neilson, and Walter Mackintosh.
Hon. treasurer, Walter Mackintosh ; hon. secretary
John Forbes Ferguson ; librarian, W. J. S. Paterson
ROYAL EXCHANGE ROOMS
Receives regularly all the latest home and foreign tele-
grams, and the London, English, Provincial, Scotch,
and Iridh newspapers and Directories ; also, Commer-
cial Lists, French, German, Colonial, Chinese, Indian,
and American papers, with all the leading reviews,
magazines, &c. Open daily from 8 morning till 6
evening. Strang'-rs resident beyond 45 miles, having
no business connection with city, introduced by sub-
scribers not charged, unless they attend for more than
four weeks. Telegraph and telephone offices in vesti-
bule. Subscribers are allowed the free use of the
telephone from the Vestibule Call Office to subscribers
in the city on production of their Royal Exchange
tickets of membership.
THE ELDER FREE REFERENCE LIBRARY,
GO VAN.
Founded by Mrs. John Elder, LL.D., whose late
husband was the well-known shipbuilder in GL)van.
The Library was opened on 5th September, 1903,
and is open daily from 0.30 a.m. till 10 p.m.;
Sundays from 2 till 8 p.m. It contains about 4,000
volumes in all classes of literature, special consider-
ation being given to works on shipbuilding and
engineering. There is a news room containing a
large number of newspapers and magazines, la lies'
room and juvenile library.
The Library is governed by the Town Council.
Librarian, R. Robertson.