. Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees. stinguished men. He is a nephew of Green of Worcester, brother of Dr. John Greenof St. Louis and uncle of Dr. John Green, Jr. of thatcity. His mother was a daughter of Samuel Swettof Boston and Dedham, Massachusetts, and throughher he is descended from Dr. John Sprague andDr. Delone of Boston and traces his descent fromRal[)li Sprague, a settler of Charlestown in 1629. UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR SONS 411 Mr. G
. Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees. stinguished men. He is a nephew of Green of Worcester, brother of Dr. John Greenof St. Louis and uncle of Dr. John Green, Jr. of thatcity. His mother was a daughter of Samuel Swettof Boston and Dedham, Massachusetts, and throughher he is descended from Dr. John Sprague andDr. Delone of Boston and traces his descent fromRal[)li Sprague, a settler of Charlestown in 1629. UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR SONS 411 Mr. Green was prepared for College in the WorcesterHigh School, graduated at Harvard in 1S58, andentering the Harvard Divinity School received thecertificate of graduation then given to students whohad completed the course in 1864. He did not,however, enter actively into the work of the ministrybut accepted and fulfilled for several years theduties of Teller at the Worcester National holding this position he discovered his truecareer, that of a librarian. He has since becomeknown throughout the United States and Europe asan eminent expert in library science. He declined. SAMUEL SWETT GREEN the position of Cashier of the Citizens NationalBank, which was offered him and in 1871 becameLibrarian of the Worcester Free Public Library, ofwhich institution he had been a Director for thepreceding four years. As such he has labored inbehalf of that library continuously to the presenttime. The principles of library economy, methodsof library administration and especially such asseemed likely to further the cause of general educa-tion, have for the past twenty-eight years constitutedhis main study. Having at an early period in hiscareer discerned the benefits to be secured fromco-operation among librarians he, with others, in1876 founded the American Library Association, ofwhich he became Vice-President in 1SS7, and Pres- ident in 1891, presiding in the latter capacity at itsSan Fran
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