Butler University - Carillon / Drift Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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BOOKS BRAINWORK boredom On campi all over the country students find it necessary to take some time off from bridge, clubs and sports for a little relaxation. This they do by studying. Page after page is turned in books both large and small (mostly large) as Sleepy Joe struggles onward and up- ward in the endless search for knowledge. Sleepy Joe receives vital training for citizenship dur- ing his study hours. He learns to express and develop his own ideas while respecting the opinions of others. As his knowledge increases and his outlook broadens, he begins the realization of his ambitions and is spurred on to seek new horizons in his intended vocational or professional field. In the library Sleepy Joe finds 90,000 volumes covering almost every subject imaginable. In the card file, books are listed by their authors and by their titles. At the desk in the loaning library Sleepy Joe checks out books for home use. Trained librarians and student assistants are responsible for the efficient operation of the library. Current issues of newspapers, magazines and period- icals are available in the periodical reading room. These provide entertainment as well as a wealth of information.

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. . . and EATS HOT DOGS Intensive training plus keen competition makes ath- letics an important phase of university life. Butler is fortunate in having the largest fieldhouse in the state of Indiana and a fine bowl in which to hold football games. Sleepy Joe, like all loyal fans, is always on hand when the Bulldogs are battlin ' . He cheers . . . sometimes he jeers . . . but he can take it on the chin and still be a good sport. During nerve-racking minutes of the games. Sleepy Joe builds up intestinal fortitude with a hot dog. On leaving a game he relives his favorite plays of the evening and tells friends what he would have done had he been on the floor. There is also a loud and long voicing of his opinion of the officials. As a perpetual clock watcher, Sleepy Joe is always on time for lunch. Usually he is informed from within that it is time to eat long before the hands of the timepiece are straight up. In the cafeteria, as on a few other oc- casions in his college career. Sleepy Joe must wait via a line before he can eat.

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Bound volumes of many periodicals are kept on file for ten years. The reference room contains many valuable books in addition to the general and special encyclopedias. The Katharine Merrill Graydon division of the univer- sity library is named in honor of a distinguished Butler graduate and professor. Periodically new books are added to Miss Gray don ' s original collection of 1,432 books. Studying has become a great pastime at Butler and at times it is even found on the steps of Jelly Jail. Even though scarcities are still evident in this postwar period, Sleepy Joe always seems to find sufficient books for study.