Drexel University - Spartan Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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LIBRARY STAFF ran. Third Row: H. E. Bowers, P. Wittkopf Dr. J. F. Harvey, J. Kennedy, Dr. R. K Johnson. AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR of Libraries, Dr. Johnson's duties encom- pass a major portion of the administrative work involved in the opera- tion of a library. Responsibility for instruction in the area of academic librarianship also rests in his hands. First Row: Mrs. F. Sigel, Mrs. P. Hughes, G. Salvucci, Mrs. E. Hart, Mrs. L. Hein. Second Row: J. Morgan, D. Noister, Mrs. Davis, A. Salvucci, Mrs. H. Macon, W. Batiuta, P. Barbera, S. Kane. Third Row: F. Haffelfinger, S. Hilton, T. Holt. First Row: M. Nehlig, E. Fogg, V. Manly, Mrs. F. C. Hendrie, B. Begg. Second Row: Dr. G. A. Summent, Dr. Yu-Shu Pu, C. Lough- a

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THE SURROUNDINGS are modern, but the check-out system remains unchanged. This offers some consolation to the more conservative who dislike the transition from the old to the new. DESIGNED FOR STUDY, the library contains areas that even the designer could not foresee being used for study purposes. SOUND-PROOF STUDY ROOMS are an attractive feature in the library for the noise-hating Drexelite-provided his restless study mate refrains from incessantly leaving and entering the room. 4 EXPANDEIJ liBRAl'iY FACiliTIES AT HOMECOMING, 1959, Honorary Chairman of the Board of Trustees Richard P. Brown, pauses for a moment at the unveiling of his picture in the library. CHECKING OF PERIODICALS is a task which must be carried out by members of the library staff before they are released for the use of the student body.

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