University of Nebraska Kearney - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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The roteronce section providos excellent source (or research This year saw an expansion in the periodical department Students take advantage of extended library hours. This year the li brary changed to the Library ol Congress method of classification library also added many individual booths, which may be used lor either studying or sleeping. Pressures of college life finally lake (heir toll as this student finds Ihe library loo noisy to study, but iust right to catch a quick nap. The 30

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The college bookstores are sometimes the Busiest places at the be- tout books ant) supplies needed lor their college classes, plus some ginning ol every semester Three bookstores otler the students ai ot the little necessities ol life

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Changes are evident As library expands A student $ time at college is usually governed by his classes and the amount of studying that he does. By the t me most students arrive at Kearney they have de- veloped a variety of study habits—both good and bad Calvin T. Ryan Library is always a busy place on campus with students hurriedly cramming facts for an up-coming test, doing research for a last approaching deadline on a term paper, catching a quick nap or mere- ly passing the time reading the latest newspapers and magazines. Changes in the library system included extended hours and the use of the Library of Congress method ol book classification. Students Imd mat the library exercises not only the mind, but also the body, since everything seems to bo on the top shelf Students -elax with the rowspaper ol their cr o ce in the newly ex- panded periodical department.