Ypsilanti High School - Ypsi Dixit Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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Sey ri PINT Pu STORY (OF OUR EIBRARY. HE LIBRARY, which is one of the finest in the state of Michigan for a school of this a siz e, is located on the second floor, in the center front of the building. The large reading room, which seats 128 students, is adjoined by three small conference rooms for group study, a librarian’s room, and a stack room. After the founding of the school in 1849, the library grew rapidly in size, and provided for the students a source of material that was “respectable in size, rich in variety, and selected with especial reference to the wants of the pupils’, the original aim of the library. It was destroyed by fire in 1877, but a catalog for the year following that date reports a collection of 400 book s. Since that time the book collection has steadily grown, requiring changes in housing to provide the necessary space. At the present time the library contains a collection of approximately 12,800 vol- umes, which are classified and catalogued according to the Dewey Decimal System. It subscribes to forty-eight magazines for the students’ and teachers’ use, and to three newspapers—the New York Times, The Christian Monitor, and The Ypsilanti Daily Press. It also contains a large picture and clipping collection, as well as some very in- teresting historical material concerning the early history of the school and the commun- ity. My. Ten

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YR —EEEEi BOARD OF EDUCAHION Se Poet § (CEORGH. 205. 8020. ees eee = . President Dentist. Member of the Board of Education since 1920 Mr. S. ARNOLD WIARD ----------- +7 77-777 Secretary Manager of the L. C. Lewis Creamery Member of the Board of Education since 1920 Win DO Wee Cineny. oe ee we ee ee ee reasurer : President of Cleary College Member of the Board of Education since 1913 Mrs. EMory R. BEAL Mr. MATTHEW SINKULE Home-maker. Member of the Board Retail dealer in meats, etc. of Education since 1922 Member of the Board of Education since 1924 Mr. GEORGE W. Ross Chief Clerk in office of Chief En- Mr. CLAUDE MOwWRER gineer, Michigan Central R. R. Co. Engineer, Detroit Edison Company Member of the Board of Educaticn Member of the Board of Education since 1920 since 1929 Nine

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YPNI DIXIT NEWAIGES POR OUR LIBRARY N AN ATTEMPT to give every student the advantage of being in it every day, the library is used as a study hall for both Junior and Senior High School pupils. Each student is assigned at least one period daily for study there. The library is open before and at the close of school, providing a splendid opportunity for all to become acquainted with the treasures it contains. A class in library instruction was organized last fall. This class is conducted by the librarian once a week. A study of the organization of the library, of reference books, and of libraries in general is made and, after work, trips are taken to visit the Normal College Library, the University of Michigan Library, and the Detroit Public Library. Each member of the class acts as assistant librarian one hour daily. The following stu- dents enrolled in this course: Alice Arnet, Barbara Barrs, Mildred Burden, Bella Freed, Bessie Godley, Winifred Grant, Jane Haig, Sally Jefferson, Ruth Jennings, Margaret Johnston, Colleen McKenna, Naomi Myers, Jane Oliver, Ruth Sanderson, Louise Sweet. The library has flourished under the able guidance of Miss McCrickett, the librarian. She is always ready to give friendly assistance, and her gracious spirit pervades the entire library. M. J. Eleven