The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 27, 1917, Page 7, Image 7
A COMMUNICATION
Mr. Editor:
Kindly allow just a word in
reference to your editorial on
the Library in your issue of
March 20.
The Library was closed a part
of last Wednesday on account of
the meeting of the Board of Trus
tees, which, from time out of
mind, has gathered around the
circular tables. These meetings
occur, at most, three times dur
ing the session. The September
and June meetings do not inter
fere with student work. How
ever, it is quite probable that
the Board will consent to holding
its mid-term meetings, at least,
elsewhere.
On holidays, the By-laws pro-,
vide for the closing of the Li-:
brary, and, tho ample provision.
is made for book loans over holi
days, as a matter of fact the li
brary has been kept open for sev
eral hours for the convenience of
those doing research work and
others. There are only three
such holidays of the calendar,
outside, of course, of the Christ
mas vacation and two days of'
Fair week.
On other occasions when for
some reason a special holiday has
been granted, the library has
been open, except for an hour or
two occasionally when there
seemed to be a general emptying
of students from the campus.
On one or two evenings each
year when some event of great
interest is taking place, and the
student body is supposed to be
participating, the library has been
closed.
Usually the library is little used
during the hours it is kept open
on holidays, but just at present,
when several important debates
are in process of preparation,
the inconvenience of closing even
for a few hours is felt acutely by
some. This is the busiest season
of the year, perhaps.
In conclusion let me say that
your editorial proves the ever in
creasing appreciation of the value
of the library and its growing;
usefulness- facts which are
mostencouraging and are not to
he overlooked.
The regular library force, only
two, are certainly as steadily "on
the job" as any other depart-'
ment of the University, and it
must be remembered that the li
brary is open for practically
eleven months of the year.
We wish to make the* library
of as general and efficient service
as possible; and, taking our crit
icism in good part, steps will be
taken to keep the library open
for longer hours on holidays and
not to close it on special occasions,
such as Board meetings, except
at the rare times when there
seems no demand for its use.
Then again, will the student
body do its npatb o ndemin
(1l0tge oriitta
Beck: "If war is declared I'm
going out in the woods and flirt
with the possums and coons."
Prof. Snowden: "Coons, Mr.
Beck?"
Fitzmaurice: (Starting to math
class) "Gee whiz! I abhor this
class like nature abhors a vac
uum."
McGill: "Prof. Davis, which is
correct, Jack and Gill 'is' or 'are'
good boys?"
"Ed" Hodges announces to the
University that he and Chicora
have dissolved partnership. We
are sorry for Chicora, because
"Ed" is an untiring worker.
WITH OTHER COLLEGES
Seventy five students have just
been expelled from Stanford Uni
versity for poor scholarship.
Many men at Oberlin College
have decided to appear in the old
fashioned celluloid collars in order
to reduce their laundry bill. They
will also carry small sponges to
do the necessary cleaning when
needed.
The University of Colorado is
trying an experiment by having
spring football practise. They
hope in this way to develop new
material that is often overlQoked
in the anxiety to develop the var
sity elevein in the fall.
The legislature of Tennessee
has just passed a bill authorizing
the floating of $I,000,000 worthl
of bonds for the improvement
and extension of the University
of Tennessee. The students got
out a special addition of the Pur
ple and White showing many of
the proposed improvements.
S. W. Crenshaw, a fourth year
student in the University of Vir
ginia, was arrested a few days
ago charged with larceny and
burning a laboratory. He is charg
ed with stealing $2,000 worth of
platinum from the laboratory,
then burning it in an attempt to
cover the theft. His father is sec
retary of the Virginia-Carolina
Chemical Co., of Richmond, who
furnished the student's $10,000
bond.
in no unmeasured terms the abuse
of the privileges of the library
and of the rights of others in th',
oc 2asional mutilation of newspa
pers and books, and the abstrac-!
tion, without permission, of ma
terial on reserve needed by many
and- therefore held for room use?
Consideration for the good of all
is a principle that should actuate
both the directors and the users:
of the library.
Very truly,
R. M. Kennedy,
Librarian.
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