Baker University - Wildcat Yearbook (Baldwin City, KS)

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- f i 5 QUAYLE ALQOVE N ,x Qi'l1i'r gXI.t'0YlC ott the reachng room ot Case Library may be founcl I3alcer's most priceless possession, a collection of rare anfl beautiful Bibles which is probably the largest in any school in the Unitecl States. lt was Xliil- liam Alfrecl Quayle, former presiclent of llalt- er and Bishop of the Kansas-Nebraska Con- ference areaof the llethorlist Church, who macle this magnificent bequest to our school, ex- pressing the hope that these books illustra- tive of ehirography, printing, ancl the poetry of religion may he always before the eyes of the stuclents to the entl that therehy they may he incitetl to scholarly love of hooks ancl tlecp enjoyment of them ancl almicling love ot' Goal. That his wish shoulcl be fulfillecl has servecl to inspire the loving' guarclianship of Miss llattie Osborne, lihrarian of the collection, from whom scholars of llilmical literature anml hise lfmw fha bronze lable! in 160 Qlltljfc' Almrei I give and bequeath to Ilaker l'niversity my collection of llihles so that these hooks illustrative of chirography. printing anfl the poetry ot religion may he always lrelorc the eyes of the stuclents to the encl that therehy they may he incitefl to scholarly love of hooks anfl cleep enjoyment of them and almimling love ot' Goclfl tory, artisans antl stuclents of eiigraviiig anal printing, hook connoisseurs anml just plain lovers of beauty, have eapturecl something of the enchantment which seizes the searcher. Scores of volumes, clating from earliest times ancl written in many tongues, constitute a graphic history of the engraving' anal printing arts, ancl likewise comprise progressive sampf les of the materials on which men ol' tiorl have inscrihecl the Vvorrl with patience ancl arclor. llefore the time of .'XlJraham, a llah- lonian inscrihefl with cunieforni stylus a clay cone which now lies among Ilihles macle from the finest parchment of the 13th century to the beautiful hancl mafle paper of this present time. 'lihey are safe in steel, fire-proof cases generously clonatecl hy .loseph llristow, lifee long tiricntl of the llishop.

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ARTS and CRAFTS Painters and pottery I1'lZlliCl'S hzive 21 beaten path across the czunpus to this building, 21 white war surplus structure with clztss-roonis, studio and office space. HOME EC HALL just east of the campus is the building where home economics students practice the duties of 21 housewife. HEATING PLANT This brick building just south of the campus houses the heating facilities for all the buildings on the cznnpus. It was just recently completed and put into operation for the first time this winter.

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A WINTER SCENE OE OLD LAKE PARMENTER The lake usecl to be on the southeast come 1' of the campus before being filled in to make Lhe Womeuls Athletic Field,