I. THE PROCESS OF EDUCATION

A. Government and control of the school:

1. Trustees:

(a) How chosen. Fitness to direct library training;

(b) Tenure of office;

(c) Meetings, how often;

(d) Ad interim power vested where;

(e) Determination of policy: does it lie with trustees, president, director or faculty.

B. Equipment of the school:

1. Connection with other educational work:

(a) With college or university;

(b) With other institutions;

2. Connection with a library:

(a) Of what type;

(b) What constituency and to what extent used;

(c) How far equipped with modern library methods;

(d) Actual practice work in library by students;

3. Bibliographical apparatus:

(a) General reference books;

(b) Trade Bibliographies;

(c) Special Bibliographies;

(d) Library economy;

(e) Samples of library blanks and supplies;

4. Housing:

(a) Recitation rooms;

(b) Study or work rooms;

(c) Rest and social rooms;

(d) Library facilities.

C. Administration of the school:

1. Officers:

(a) How many;

(b) How obtained;

(c) Qualifications;

(d) Tenure of office;

(e) Estimate of work;

(f) Compensation;

(g) Vacation;

2. Faculty:

(a) Do new teachers have a voice in determination of educational questions;

(b) Faculty meetings, how often;

(c) Committees, how many; what duties.

D. Instruction in the school:

1. Faculty:

(a) How obtained;

(b) Qualifications;

(c) Tenure of office;

(d) Estimate and adjustment of work;

(e) Requirements of teachers;

(f) Number of hours of instruction given by each teacher in a school year;

(g) Compensation;

(h) Vacation;

(i) What supervision of teachers' work;

2. Students:

(a) How admitted, examination, certificates, etc.;

(b) How far does actual practice differ from catalog statements;

(c) Requirements for admission;

(d) Requirements for admission of students to advanced standing (in two year courses);

3. Supervision of student work:

(a) Regulation of amount of work;

(b) Guidance in choice of studies;

(c) Requirements for passing grade;

(d) What is done about conditions and failures;

(e) What methods for enforcing the regularity of work;

(f) What provision for the individual help of weak students;

(g) Graduation;

(h) Records, how kept, etc.;

4. Curriculum:

(a) Arrangement and order of studies;

(b) Length of time devoted to each subject;

(c) System of required studies;

(d) System of electives;

(e) What training for special fields of library work, e. g., children's librarians, legislative reference librarians, etc.

5. Class Room Work:

(a) Size of classes;

(b) What part of the course is class room work;

(c) Method of conducting class room work;

6. Practice Work:

(a) What part of course is practice work;

(b) How revised and supervised;

(c) What is the purpose in practice work;

(d) Is this purpose realized;

7. Informal Instruction:

(a) Lectures, etc.;

(b) Opportunities to see work of libraries;

(c) Actual experience in libraries other than that connected with the school.

E. Student Life and Work:

1. Number of students:

2. Work of students:

(a) What seem to be the scholastic ideals of the students;

(b) To what extent do the students seem to have professional enthusiasm;

(c) What studies do they elect when there is an option;

(d) Outside activities of students;

(e) Social life and cultural development of students;

(f) Environment particularly with reference to breadth of culture;

(g) Room and board; are students housed under sanitary and elevating conditions;

(h) Health;

(i) Social conditions and standing of students;

(j) Previous educational advantages;

(k) Literary, musical and artistic opportunities during library school course;

(l) Opportunities to form personal relationships with members of the faculty.