University of Pennsylvania - Record Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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DORMITORY COUNCIL FIRST ROW: E. Brody. H. Abelow. A. Goldberg. L. K. Simsarian. Pres.; A. Kradsian, G. Davis. W. Frankel. SECOND .ROW: J. Yungel, T. Morgan, R. Clarke. H. S+ern. R. Kafzman, T. McFarlin, B. Sfone. THIRD ROW: R. DeGeHe. J. Fisch. C. James. S. Bassock. M. Loveman. L. Lewis. P. Way. AB- $ENT: M. Winfer. V.-Pres.; N. Anderson. Sec.; S. Fox, Trees. DORM RESIDENTS and +heir dafes enioy a small pre- parfy par+y in +heir room. Women are permiHed in +he men's dormi+ories, buf +hey musiL be regisfered a+ fhe office and leave +he dorms by regula+ed hours. ANOTHER PART of We Dorm Council's program is Hue direcfion of a'rhleHc compefifion in +he dorms. lnframural foofball. baskefball. baseball and Jrrack provide +he residen+s wifh relaxa+ion and exercise and Jrrophies are awarded fo H16 winning dorms.

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1952 finds few maior changes in +he dormifories. On +he exferior. +he only alferahon has been +he addifion of +he Freshman Quad and Jrhe recenf removal of +he Arf AmeL-r Sfudio from +he Big Quad. In +he inferior. however. +he operafion housing unifs have undergone a +hree year which may be called major surgery. The insfallafion of hire precauhons have broughf wifh 1+ redecorafion of mosf of +he rooms and Jrhe renfs have undergone a corresponding rise. On +he social side. drinking and en+er+ainmen+ o1C guesfs have been recemL concessions and have proven +0 be well- advised. The maiorify of +he residenfs have shown +ha+ +hey are capable of accepfing +hese addihonal responsi- bilifies. The Dormifory Council has helped immensely +0 correcwL Jrhe social neglecf of +he dorm sfudenfs by pro- viding enferfaining and hequemL dances and socials. Their ofher proiecfs. such as Jrhe Posfer Confest afhlefic program, Chrisfmas Carol Sing. have broughf +he resi- denfs in closer confacf wifh each ofherend have increased Jrheir inferesf in Universify funcfions. y wgm, DO FIRST R; A. ea Pres; A Frankel. Yunge; ' 519m R. Shae. T! J. FM LOVER? SENT; y Mew ERAYESQUAKERS siand in +he snow in zero wea+her for Hue All-Universify Chris+mas fa+m .Ing. Sponsored by H19 DormHOFY Council. Kappa Kappa Gamma women's ra erm+y led +wo hundred carollers in +he Big Triangle wifh Dr. WaHs as Sanfa.

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THE UNIVERSITY THE PRESENT LIBRARY was builf in l89l and designed by Frank Furness. In l9l5, +he new slack was added. The Lea and Furness Libraries were adioined +0 +he s+ruc+ure in I924 and I93l respecfively. A sfaff of ap- proximafely one hundred experienced men and women mainfains order in +he day-fo- day circulalion and ensures +he smoo'rh funclioning of +he library's acfiva. , The Library of fhe Universify of Pennsylvania began in I784 wi'rh a 91er from Louis XVI of over 200 volumes. The Library's l accommodafions consisfed of a room in College Hall unfil I891. when if moved info +he presenl' sfruclure. ln addilion +0 +he main library. +here are Jtechnical aHiliales loca+ed in Their respeclive deparlmenJrs of Jrhe Universify. The library building also houses +he Lea Library of Medieval His'rory and +he Furness Library of Shakespeareana. Al present Jrhe fofal number of volumes is l.275.000. All sludenfs are permiHed +0 use +he facililies of The library and special seminar rooms are available for graduafe sludenfs. The proposed new library will be locafed a+ 36+h Sfreef. befween Locusf ancl Walnu'r Sfreefs. +0 be builf a'r +he cos'r of nearly six million dollars. The plans call for a more sys'remafized plan of inferior design wifh greafer ulilify for all sludenfs.