Rollins College - Tomokan Yearbook (Winter Park, FL)

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LIBRARY Early morning, aftei lunch, co late evening— the Mills Memorial Library is one of the most well-frequented spots on campus. The largest building at Rollins, the spacious T-shaped structure was completed in the fall of 1951 through the Davella Mills Foundation. Outstanding features of the building include two main floors, a full basement, five levels of air-conditioned stacks and individual study desks for a 250 student capacity. At present the library collection exceeds 95,000 volumes and 6,000 periodicals. Other interesting features include the library of the Hispanic Institute on the second floor, the Rare Books and Floridiana Room on the first floor, the two broadcasting studios of WPRK in the basement, the microfilm and microcard reading room, and the projection loom and Film Library also in the basement. Income from endowments amount to several thousand dollars annually, and the distinctive Book-A-Year Club affords the liliKirv one book each year Irom every club member. In order to maintain a library ol such high calibre, a large and efficient stall is constantly at work. Mrs. Alice Hansen. chief librarian, directs and oversees all activities: Mrs. Letty Morehouse, Mrs. Olive Mahoney and Mrs. Jean Dunwody are on hand at the circulation desk on the lirst floor; Dr. Frederick Luten, archivist, and his assistant Mrs. Evelyn Draper check over the records n the many volumes found on the shelves throughout the building; in the catalog room are found Miss fane Swanson, Mrs. Lorena Graham, Mrs. Judy Mason, Mis. Lucy Lacey, Mrs. Barbara Graham and Mrs. Louise Eberle, while Miss Merle Koch lends a helping hand by aiding students to lincl books at the second floor reserve desk. 22

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NEW ROLLINS BUILDINGS ARE UNVEILED BY TRUSTEES AT GEORGE W. WADDELL, Mrs. Rebecca Wilson, Coulter Craig, John Tiedke, Mr. Nelson, H. George Carrison, Henry S. Lauterbach and Howard W. Showalter gather around the table in the President ' s office to get a closeup view of scale models of the new dorms and Beanery to be added to the campus next year. WILLIAM MILLS and Dean French meet to discuss affairs of the college. MR. AND MRS. McKEAN confer with Clarence M. Gay, vice-chairman of the Board. 24