University of the South - Cap and Gown Yearbook (Sewanee, TN)

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CAP A GOWN ANNUAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH SEWANEE TENNESSEE CHARLES CULLEN Editor JOHN ROTHPLETZ Business Manager

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DEDICATION .IOI1 X llli:i, HALL HOIH.i S Sewanee is a long history of great men devoted to her success and ad- vancement. There have been several who have given their careers as well as their talents to the work of this University, carrying out one of the dreams of the founders to engender in the hearts of its sons a love that would make service to Sewanee and its ideals a life-long devotion. Such a man is John Irel Hall Hodges and it is with a great deal of pleasure that we dedicate this 1961 Cap and Gown to him as one long deserving recog- nition. Mr. Hodges came to Sewanee as Assistant Librarian August 1. 1933. In 1935 he became Associate Librarian and in 1939 Librarian. At the time he became Librarian there were only 45.000 volumes in the library, 20,000 of which were nut even catalogued. With much devoted service and hard work, Mr. Hodges has seen the library grow from a small unorganized room full of books to a well ordered library of 100.000 volumes. More than anyone else, Mr. Hodges is anxious to see a new library of greater size and equipment built in the near future. We hope that his vision will be realized and that he will see many more years of faithful and rewarding service to Sewanee. To him we owe our thanks and are happy to take this opportunity to pay him tribute.