West Chester University - Serpentine Yearbook (West Chester, PA)

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WE ARE PROUD OF OUR LIBRARY A liUrarv period in the Ju ■enile Room for the Demonstration School pupils. Silence reigns in the quest lor Uno ledge. Memories — myriads of them — links connecting college days with life as an independent adult. Memories of friends, teachers, courses, social life, and academic life. Memories of time spent in the Dormitory, in the Education Building, in Chapel, and in the never-to-be-fortotten Library. Most of us will remember the Library with mi.xed feelings of agony and joy, though always with admiration and respect. Without the Library as an eyer constant friend and aid, our knowledge gained in college would be reduced to half its present status. Eyer ready to assist are our three capable librarians. Miss Russell, Miss Sauer, and iMiss Collicott. A his tory of the Scotch-Irish in PennsyKania? You might try Characteristics of the pre-school child? Look in section 200 in the Reference Room. Untiring, eyer pleasant — they serye. Firm? At times, seyere? Yes, but silence in considera- tion for others is necessary where such concentrated study goes on. Perhaps more than the underclassmen, our senior class really appreciates the full value of this campus facility. For two years we had to make do the makeshift liljrary in what is now Recreation Hall. Poor lighting, crowded conditions, and the ineyitable, I ' m sorry, that book is stored ... In contrast, is the sunny spaciousness of our present library ' . Reference books m two rooms, numerous and accessible. The rather simple-to-learn Dewey Deci- mal System to facilitate finding books by subject, author, or title. The cozy atmosphere of the Juyenile Room, with its colorful shelves filled with everything from fairy tales to elementary science. The pride of the Library! Adjoining this is the life-saver of student teachers— the Curriculum laboratory. And too. the yery complete periodical room is a joy to all who have used its many materials. Whether to read the homo town newspaper or to find an article on Ethics of Secondary Teaching for Dr. Chatterton— it is always a pleasure to work there. In this present emergency, the Library, too, has done its part. The latest venture is the collection of Victory Books for the men in service; with the cooperation of the student body, the librarians have been very successful. Then, too, they invariably call the students ' attention to new books on the market — by displa3-ing them in conspicuous places. Yes, books are really man ' s best friends, and our library at West Chester provides a multitude of friends for every member of the facultv ' and the student body. . 7

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The College Library Eight

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y yjf, w ■ rt ' m si f -- ■ n M. Have to get those ten articles in for Miss Tyson ' s Speech Class Our library rates among the finest oi its kind because of the tire- less effort put forth by the librarians. Miss Helen Russell, Miss Ethel Sauer. and Miss Faye Collicott. Much credit is due these three. L-JI lo riijlit: . ' liss Sauer, i liss Russell, . ' liss Collicott. LIBRARY HIGHLIGHTS ' reception committee at the library. These two students seeU additional informa- tion from some of the many files available in the hbrarv.