Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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SUPPO THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY iv L. 1I. K.N KI:ny Whenl the writer Was studyNing lib1)rary N science at Columbia Unli versitY inl 1912, preparatory to taking cirge of the library of te IUiversit v of Soth Carolina. he was lllSoplistien:lte(I enloigli to conlsilt olne of the lectilrers (the librariall of one of tihe great nor thern colleges) on ite best way to <disburse the book fuid of a Lectir-er: "F,'irst tell Ime what is Your.1 anmi11ial appropriation ?" A nswTr : "$1 .250, for bookls, )ilingii, (cu1rreit eXpenlSeS (out -i<le of salaries), an , magazines." lle noteid lectilrer was posi tively aghast and showed it. Query N from thle Writer: -MayN I. ask what is yours?" A nswer: "$77,000." It was the other's tirn to throw 1.1) his bandis and aniost to wish he had not spokel, thouigh lie re (TiVed SOmle kinldly NCommllisenTlt inlg lvice, tile gist of which valz to try to get more mllone.y. Thle meeting of these positive ami legativ-e poles ga the usIalI electric spark--a silock of 11111 tilal astonishment. That was ill 1912. Ille book (ald expense) appropriation of 1lis llry ls growl to $2,000: (he other hlaspoal doubled. Oiur entire funld woul not pay f,or their sulbscriptionl to current periodicals. There is 110 connon go*0n11d. Comparison is idle. Con trast ill wealith and envir-onilent :r(otlits for the relative ability of the two libraries to keep u1)p withl the conistanltily i ncrealsing volinle of laItest books an 11m1o1d .rn1 tholgIt. And yet, with ourl mleager filnd a brvt attemillpt, is being ( to keep Iu) to date. It is a process of inltenlsive selevt ion ; thfe grealt nu1i,s of new books is discarded, they are niot 1l worthlw hIli le, of .ourl.s(e: a few of the be'st are chosenl. A\ wVonI' as to tilt distr'ibuttioni of oiir boo0k fundro miay bet t.imely. ..boit $ l00 gotes for subiscip1 t ions to per'1iodlicals; abiout $500) to) bininig and filling the files of to (con t ingent e'xpenses: thet re pro4)fetssor1 ma1k ing ihis selec'ttioni and1( re<p(ies't for! tilt'books mtost Spossilet on1 his spec'tial Suibjec'ts. al11owed4 abou)1 t $ i00 foi' refeenc With thiis 'oncetra.1Itioni of Ite t'st. lii(s of t'e ~Univ~ersity 01n book esealetio, iito 11 cannot ble SE THE I Neight of <de:ad lelns bones. Ilere are. peraips. a dlispropor tionlate a11munt of, these---the ac VIumula.-tions of thle past- but a1 <dispassionate survey of oir cata log will show. I think, that the small. book appropriation is, on the whole. j<ldiciously vxpeldedi for the pI)poses of a Small u11ni versity. It ni11st be reieibieed that this is not a puiblic library. In a<hlition to this fuin for the mllainl libra3ry, each ldepa .t ment huas at small separate appropiil tion for bfibling ilp its own (oI lf(.tion1s, selecte<d Ib.? the, lprofes So's anll( kept inl the <departm111eits: for instance, the laI library and those in the <leIi rtmients of e<ducation, geology, ma13themait ics. motern bu1Iigllges, rural SO (ial science. and others. 'hee, too. ar-e kept ilp to <late as far is the fills perimlit. Withinl the past fifteen , years the librarlyN hIs been cal--C1ta lOge< 111(i is nlow treate<d and h1n11liled hv molern librarY Imleth o<ds. There is no Ilore important <le partment of the glureatest amd Iost, :ivanced librarics thm1 tIit of its periodicals. While not pre tenming to kceep u11p with them all. (somie libraries siubscribe. to Imiore foreign mag.12'azi lies than r111 enl - tire list), we maintain subscrip tions to nealyN onie lundred, coV cring practicaliy everv field of hought, 1anid the western base Ient will (soon be fille<d with boui files, nevaly or <1I.:te com plete. With tile mo<dern Iiga zinle in<dexes, here is a1 vast liine of 1un1tol wealti for stmdy amd 1eseacb, easilY use<d. and kept ill) to the iIinuite. We have the fi nest collection inl the state, a VOM peml inml of the best an<d lat est thouglit. a <dei<ded lnecessity in the mo<dern library. We are a <lepository:N for the publications of the Unllite<d States UornmIlllent, inchiding the Nation all Mulseimi, SmiitlisoniiaI. Carle ni am other scientific institul tionis. There is the vast collection knlow s the ;I ongrssiona Se ries, complete files of the ('Coi pressional RIecor<l, the output ()f the I Iureaus of,I ducation. of Stamlar<ls(1, oCf Labor(C, an<1( of the (li<le 2awl( (Cthers in i te goCvern mient imiilexes. ( )nly thle 11201lernl ~clohbir(can iappreciaite the mi( vanItager(s ofl such1 a lib.rarv in it. self, am1i it is strict~ ll)u to <lite. The IlibraryP is abreas2It oIfite best both Northl am11( Souithi, it is inl havin a1~Z course iln libraryI lmet 1t02<Is, (milore ('CorrctyI iln thle use of the librairy inleCxes, re'feren1ce books(, etc.), re<piire<Il of al1l new stoilenCts. At the outset, they ar ie inlitiate<l into te initelligenit uste oC fthie hlboratory where ai large part i of thleir PCIllege' wor'k no tst, or should1(, be (lone. Ami1( here it IuIV bCe stalte<l thai2t thelibraryCP I is now Ibeing use<(l mlore flinii nC Iverhfore ill its lou LIBRARY ! amd honlorable hlistorY. IVrofessors a requiring Iore rea ding. mlore is being dlone vollintarily. and to the high school an<d college stil dents and teachers. as well as to club woienl and other citizens of Columb>ia (and elsewhere), it fills an aching void. All inspection of the ol o ba books will silbstanl tiate the tassertion that there are perhaps a hu1indred users of the libirayv todav to oie in old tiies. I anm almost afraid to speak of the ancient treasures of tle libra ry. Coverled pe -rh atps inl somie cases vith tll- dist that hourly sifts inl fromt the surrounding unim1pved roads. T( some the VO'rd4 "old" nluav be syNonvious with "useless", but is it, so to the sclolar, to thle investigator? )oes the Iodern librarv <discarI tle old? If so. whv atre . we consi(er'I ed -rich" in ancient lore? Slimild we ruthlessly throw% away omur ol books. there is iny ani "uIp-to date" librar y tilat Vol(l be proud to enrich itself fromt our (iuiip heap. Now as to the real crying needs of the library: I. A fire-proof building. "Use less" as some of our possessions may seeMt. there is no imloniev here or elsewhere that coul refund to ttte state its irreparaile loss should this old building and its contents go up in flues. 2. More rooml. ''lhe ib -v is so painfillv. so pitifull y, over crowded that it is impossible to store or handle properly its sent collect ions, a id1 t hey ar e growing annually by the hut dreds. 3. lore clerical lielp. No li bralr of this size and consequwice in thte land is so inlladeqIately manne.0. The modern 'iiar d(e mankids trained hielp. Two people cannot keep the work tilp to the standard. Somie of it is perforce partially nieglected, or deferred. I. InTWes(ld ippropriationls, if at more adiqulate attemipt. to keep u1p wvith evet the very best of Ilo dent thouiglit is to be Ilade. Of couri-se. tlis is not a year to ask for iore Ionev. but tt sitould be realized t hat we arye trunniig niow ot what should he considerled anl The Ii brarty has rece i ved somte attet'ition rtecenitly itt theit colltegte pubtllicaitiotns. This we do( niot re' sent. hut rathetr welcome, so long as the inttteniti is ntt destrutctive'. C onst rutct ive crit icismi is helpful. We' do ntot claimt t hat thte librna ry is whtat it miight lit. We have ca lIed atentt in to soiia- of the rteasonis for' thItis--p in cipIally la ttck of findls and of adequlhate' htotisinig faci litites. We' do cla imt that a valiant ait temipt. is beintg nuii(le toi keep til to date. ightt hiere, at tetion is cal led to thet fac't thatit int somne cl asses of' books th I ne'awtest spnci al (dep artm e-i t alI) colleec cates itt the ntin itiIrntetmy SHOULD Debating Activities at the University Of all its fields of activitV there is probabliy ione inl which the lliversitY of South ('aroliai. stanlIs higher than inl tIat of oratoryv. This iistitution hlas al1 WayN'S benpeellitelt as a trainl ing grounllt for speakers. Its graduates have gone out into life anl inl case after (.as(. <demonl strated the eflicacv of ite train ing receive<d here as Speakers. Last vearl was a particularly sICCessfill onle for ('arolina inl this line of eleavor. The U'ni versity Iet inl debate an<l defeat e<l the Iliversity of Florida. ite U'niversitY of Tennessee. ('lem sonl, thle Citadtel, thle Freshilmen team of Wofford. ati the great I'niversitY of New York. Not satislied with tIese cotquets. Mr. Ellison Smlith procee1t.-I to winl thle statv oratorical (.()ntv:t. The Debating." Connm:1 is ma1:k ing plans for the inltercolleg-iate contests which will be behl inl the ntear future. The <tebate with Tennessee ant FloriIa will prob ably he ield in A pril. Thle query will be. lesol ved : TI hat t Ie Panlamia toll (nt Aieriicanl coast Ivise shipping shohlil be abol ishel. Tile New York lebate will possibly lN be ehl toward tle first of Mareb. It has not vet been <lefinitk-v <ei<eu whether or not tIhe Carolint-Citael Clemson <tebate will be continl liel. The Law School will hold a <lebate with some ot.er Law school ot a legal question. The Coun11cil is emdeavoring to nake arrantgem1eents with the Iniversi ty of Virginia for this contest. 'There will also be a <tebate be tweenl thte Freshmlent of Carolina. Woltor<d an<d Erskine. Thle (Iery for the New York ebate will be, Resolved: That the prill ciple of tie close<d shop in Amller ivan imliustitry is just ifiable. Car olina will lebate tle alliritative. eitmtlorse th sen 1Itttimtent e'xpresse<lI ini --" Let's nike the Tlriust ees wak e upj to tite ntee<s (of the Libratry taml mattke it a still btter platce. 163 M AAIN BURN! New Equipment Needed by Depart ment of Physical Education ont ilie<l frnIIII p vge 6) the sch1ool Ini Irging its coitiln 1ianice. lanv of these nien be lieve that the eniroilient next year will be coisiderablY m1(ore thaln <double<d. It is the I)IIrIose (f the mani agelrient for the next school ve I, to secutire evenl etter results thanl vere 11d cudring the past yeaI an<l alrelv plans are being nia ture<l which wvill 11nake( po(ssile the annoulinlent <during the( State Teachers' Associatio) which wvill be behid inl March. inl ColumII bia that this S(c1o)ol vill be <Ilite the <v4111:11 of thit c()oachinig schools 01'ere<l 1b v iorthern iiniversities. ()Ie o)f the things abliot tile school that will le of colnsi<lera ble interest to Soith Carodinianis is that this was the first timeiv a ;outhenI un iversit v tllnie<l its en tire qluipillent over to be isel for the intensive instrIuction an<l <levelopment of Iigh an<d p re)p school c(aches. Never befre inl the south ha<l a suun1er school of this kin< heei behl. Tie sue(. Cess of this sclolol was not onIly noted )y South Carolinianls bit the newspapers (f ajoi ni ingr states commiilelite<d on this scmool the uniquleless o(f the ilea, ami1l the great <l4man<,11(1 f4)1 Suich N wrk. 'Ilhe North Carolina papers urgedl upon the University of North Carolina the estahblishiing off such a school while tie Atlanta papers gave palle column space to ac coints of the s(ch(ol an<d Sai<d that the i<den woul certainily grow, that it ought to be copied by t he University of ( eorgia and the (iorIgiaI School o f'Techniiiology. The I,ev. Walter William Moore, I). 1).. 1Ll,. ).. presilent of the Union helogica Seii niary of RIihiomid. Va.. has been secuIrelT to preach the baccllaiure ate sermaoni to the gra<lumat ing class this ,Jiine. I )r. Moore is a nati,-v of ClIarlotte, N. C.. an<d a gnrIluIate )f I )a %vir(Son (l lere. I it has long b.een a lemlinig <l i vine of the Southern Presbyter ian (Chureb and is an author of not e. Thle college nmn's prayer: 14ori1 take care ouf me toinighit an<l( turni mie loose ini thle mionling. ITRIEET