Dekalb High School - Kalibre Yearbook (Dekalb, IL)

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LIBRARY That Ireasure horde of Leomlrous teeulfh XX herem tee ee round the needed uni fo help us pluef a betler qume Books ure keys to wzsdom s treasure Books are qates to lands of pleasure Bolh are pulhs that upteurd lead Books ure lrlends Come let us feud I-lll hlgh school IS fortunate ln havlng a llbrary which for the SIZE of the school IS both extenslve and well chosen Mlss Irma Wlttke the llbrarlan states that the pur pose and alm of the llbrary IS to guxde and direct the lelsure readmg of the students 1n school to fmd through books a knowledge of the world tn IIS d1verse forms to help them dlscover thelr own creatlve ab1l1t1es and aptl tudes and to tram them ln the use of books and llbrarles The students are afforded a wealth of maternal for research work and reports The fictton sectlon of the hbrary IS well equlpped and qulte modern havxng many of the most recent works by leadlng authors lts popu larlty IS attested to by the large number of books whxch are drawn from nt every day In the words of Addlson Readlng IS to the mmd what exerclse ns to the body As by the one health IS preserved strengthened and nnvxgo rated by the other VIFIUC fwhlch IS the health of the m1ndJ IS kept ahve cherlshed and confirmed To many of he students the hbrary IS a gateway through Whlch they are able to escape from the routlne of everyday llfe xnto a land of enchantment and romance where through the meclrum of books they are enabled to enjoy the adventures MISS XVII llxl denled them 1n reallty Too much xmportmce c1nnot be placed on the part good books plty IH our llves Nothlng can supply the place of book.. They are cheermg or soothmg compamons rn solltude lllness and Iffllctlon The wealth of both contments would not eompensute for the good they 1mp1rt let every mm lf possnble gather some good books under hls roof md obtun access tor hlmself and famnly to some socnl llbrary Almost any lufcury should be sicrlflced to thls Wxlllamm l yon Phelps A tlste for books 19 the plelsure 1nd glory of my llfe l would not exchange rt for the rlehes of the lndles Glbbon Tteenly one if-,, . -1 1. 1.1 1.- 1 1 ' - - v1 ,' ' 1,'1 ' 1 1 1 1 w - 1 . ' 1 1 11 1 l 1 I , - 1 1 ' 1 1 4 . . . , . 1 1 1 . . . , , 1. , , l x keg. .: - 4 - 1 1 1 . H. . , . . . . , 1 , 1 1 ' ' ' 1 . . . . . . , , 5 - 1 . 4 - 9 1 L 1 11 - . . 11 1 ,., I x . . 1 1 , ' ' - - 1 .1 e . 1, 1 1 1 A 1 1 1 1 . . . A, 1 1 1 1 I , . . 1 1 1 1 1 c - 4 4 1 .. '1 1 1 1 . , e . . , , y . . r 1 1. , 1 1 1 . . . , e e ' . ' g ' 1 1 1 1 - - 4 . . 1 ' . H . . . I I , 11 . . ' ' .4 ' .. t , ' U - 1 H . . ' . ' . ' '1 ' 1 1 1 1 1. . 4 1, 1 1 1 1 1 - ' 1 1 ' '. , 1 . , ' ' Q . . . . ,, . ' 1 T 1 1 . . 1