Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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JAMES D. MACK Librar Library research in science The University Library, originally built in 1877, was dedicated by Lehigh ' s founder, Asa Packer, in honor of his daughter, Lucy Packer Linderman. The structure was enlarged many times when in 1929 gifts from alumni enabled an addition to be built. The library has over 400,000 volumes available for the use of Lehigh students. Convenience in using these books is assured by the library ' s ade- quate facilities, which include seating for three- hundred persons, complete cataloging, and exten- sive reference services. Special instructions are given to freshmen and other groups to better enable them to use the library ' s facilities. Trained librarians are on duty seventy-seven hours a week, to answer the thou- sands of questions which arise during the course of a year. The L T niversity Library is considered second to none in the Kevstone State. One of the reasons flic University Library, now many times its original size and containing over four hunched thousand volumes, was constructed bv Asa Packer in 1887. . ; , . i .•H

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Registration of the Freshmen by Cyanide, the junior class honor society, took place in the lobby of the Alumni Building on the day preceding Freshman Week. Before the book store was opened in the University Center, students purchased books and other supplies in the basement store of the Alumni Building. Reinitiation for courses is so speeded by the use of IBM cards that all a student has to do is pick up an ID card and siyn his name on the proper line.

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and the humanities for this preeminence is the rare book collection. Dr. William Chandler, the first director of the library, used his yearly allowance to good advan- tage in a successful attempt to give Lehigh a li- brary of distinction. The rare book collection, in- itiated bv Chandler, was augmented by the Honey- man Collection, the gift of a graduate of the class of 1920. This collection is particularly strong in voyages and travels, history of science. Shake- speare, and ornithology. The reserve book collection is one of the most useful facilities provided for students. Texts and references collateral with particular courses are reserved for students enrolled in the subject, there- by relieving them of the problem of searching out needed material. The library maintains the Music Department ' s record collection and conducts bibliographical re- search for the various departments that request this service. Institute of Research GEORGE R. JENKINS HARVEY A. NEVILLE Vice-President and Provost Director LIBRARY STAFF First Row: James D. Mack. Michael G. Hitchings, William W. Kenawell. Second Row: Patricia Weitzel. Ruth C. Pace, Margaret M. Caffrey, Mary E. Gruber, Katherine T. Emerson. Ed- ward G. Rankey. Margaret L. Dennis. Robert S. Tavlor. 19