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

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mu Joan Murray and Joseph Moore are typical of the happy smiles and contented faces that look forward in their never- ending quest for knowledge. To them knowledge is a source of happiness now and in the future. - i 41 A true university is a collection of books — a quota- tion loved, understood, add appreciated by all those who see it, a quotation which has real meaning for students in the famed halls of West Chester. The library at West Chester plays a vital part in the life of our students. It is an endless source of value both academically and culturally. To the students it is a haven, a form of rescue in their search for new and improved methods in their complex fields of teaching. For all, a feeling of pleasure and a deep sense of satis- faction are found here.

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LilllliHGD m LIVED Day students started their school day at their lockers and then moved on to join the dormitory students as they made their way from class to class along the old familiar pathways. Serious trends of thought are temporarily interrupted by the bells. Minds turn toward unending pleasure as one and all scramble to that small building which stands in its quiet and unassuming way to produce so much happiness — The Post Office! Here, letters, cards, packages, large and small, all needed and anxiously awaited, produce that indescribable, intangible so called lift . The sight is inconceivable, and it can be appreciated only by those who see and enjoy it. Faces that only a few minutes ago were stern and serious, carrying the countenances of adults, are as the faces of little children with their prize toy. Does it seem possible that just a few letters can do so much ? Letters are opened and read ; then, minds turn again to the problems at hand. However, as the students return to their classes, they seem to have a new air about them — a new strut to their walk, which can only be defined as a feeling of security and increased happiness. Letters of encouragement, future dreams, and hopes may be a small Init sucJi a vital part to all in our lives here at West Chester . Now, again, the bell has rung, classes have begun, notebooks are ojjened, minds alert, and all former thoughts are cast aside. The thirst for knowledge stands forth and shows itself as our first and true objective.

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THEIR llIDERIiRilDllilTE Books, books, and more books . . . hours spent searching through the stacks for a special book . . . Sunday afternoons trying to accomplish a week ' s work. These are the luxuries -of the Francis Harvey Green Library. In the recreational reading room are found stacks upon stacks of fiction books to suit all tastes and jjersonal- ities. Pictured below is a typical group relaxing in a quiet corner of the recrea- tional reading room. They are as pictured : Charles Grumbine, John Brennan, Gary Zwieg, Harry Reiff, and Harry Gallant. Also on the second floor and opposite to the recreational reading room is the juvenile room, which is used by the elementary students and the children of the Demonstration School. The elementary students use this room primarily as a source for children ' s literature. Our juvenile room is considered one of the best among children ' s libraries. On the main floor of the library is found the reference room with its collection of encyclopedias and other reference books. Opposite this room is the reserve room, where special material needed for classroom work is kept available for the college students. In the basement we have the recreational reading room, where students can read newspapers and magazines for classwork or for personal enjoyment. Pictured to the left are Elizabeth Senst, Virginia Keshel, and Robert Bade spending an after- noon in study. On each floor of the library there are stacks of books, row ujx)n row of useful books to aid the student to prepare an assignment. Individual desks and tables are provided for study. But it is to the stacks with its small desks that most students go to seek quiet and conducive study atmosphere. The library would be incomplete without its staff of efficient librarians and student helpers. Miss Helen Russell is the head librarian, and her staff includes Miss Faye Collicott, Miss Geraldine Conbeer, and Mrs. Beltz. To these librarians we can sincerely say thank you for having helped all of us to become better students.