, A.se-30 Pattee Librpry Has Facilities To Accortiinodate All Students The University 11hra0101*s its second century in a condition that is unusual In its long history—it , has eno i urilies for all its books and enough reading and study rooms to take care of all studen -40tperiode of demand. Completion,of the :dition in. 1953 Means the library will have adequate facilities for at load 15 years t 0 ... orno, , Babb W. McComb, librarian, says. The addition to thellii*tiripled the stack capacity for books and doubled the space Made available for students qui readers. With the six levelsof _stackill added, the library now has a se). tential capacity Of 600,000 vol. umes, The number 2 o bogks now . on the shelves is 3W,000.. , The addition 4100 te'vbitolUk; ing rooms proyleoni leaking awe for 1000 studenteXactlY , the number that could be taken care of previously. Gist awe slut The library got Ito start with a eft of 14 books; in 18117.tw0 years before students were accepted in the recently created but still non. existent trusgtution. • The first Money sztit on the library ebb came ore . class work At The truetais listed an expo " hire Of slB;t7 for the libram it annual le/Pert for 1858., At firiK, the function • of the li brary id Providing students' with books for '4general reeding was usurped •to , the twotliterary so cieties W Which all atudents be longedTX,oh had a large room for its actifßieS and maintained its Own \•;;Tiushies 01, 1 4 , 4250 In the. Board of Trustees Ilave 4250; to .each society to ex pand thew libraries. : The groups turned over 1050 books • to the li rary when they disbanded in the 1800 s because of the lack of stu dent interest. The first librarian was W. A. Buckhout, professor of geology, zoology and botany. He, was placed in charge of books and the reading room In 1874. He was sue- AwedlidjiY,Arthur Grabowski, pro -llgitOtlatra o dern languages, in 871 - c..i.4.Reeves.became the 11- briitian the next year and con %%Ned there until 1889. At that - time, the library was 9Pon one hour daily "at a time convenient to teachers and stu dents"' not otherwise occupied in the regular duties of school." 3000 Hooka In 18113 In 1883 thil number of volumes passo4 the 3000 mark; in 1888 WO was appropriated for library as sistants and the reading room was open six hours daily; and in 1889 the library was moved from the first floor of Old Main to larger quarters on the second. In - 1893 President Atherton asked , the Board of Trustees for a library building and a full time librarian. His second request was granted and the next year Helen S. Brad ley was appointed librarian. While she was librarian from 1894 to 1903, the number of books doubled. Andrew Carnegie, a trustee of the University, constructed a new, three-story library in 1904 nt a cost of $150,000. It had space for 35,000 books and could hold 20,000 more. Library Mod in 1915 erwin W. Runkle, named li barrian in 1904, reported that the new library was filled in 1915 and Sabra W. Vought, librarian from 1924 to 1931, and Wilbad P. Lewis, from 1931 to 1948, continued the plea for more space. Finally, in 1941, the situation Best Wishes and Congratulations to The University From HOTEL STATE COLLEGE HOME OF "THE CORNER" UNUSUAL THE. DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA was eased when the library was moved • into a new building at the head of the tree-lined mall in the center of the campus. The new building, built at a cost of $450,000, had a capacity for 200,000 books and took care of the needs of the library only at the time. It became completely inade quate when the number .of vol umes increased the following years and the spurt in'enrollment after World War II provided es pecially crowded facilities for study and reading. This situation was met with the completion of the new addition in 1953 providing four new readi ng rooms measuring 35 feet , by 58 feet and six more levels for stacks. A feature of the remodeled li brary is the automatic conveyor of books from the stacks to the circulation desk and the pneu matic tube system in transmitting book requests from the circulation desk to the stacks. Irvin Hall Was Once Home for Athletes Freshman students who now live in Irvin hall are living in the rooms once occupied by some of Penn State's greatest athletes. Ir vin was once known as Varsity Hall and was used exclusively to house varsity athletes. The building replaced the•"track house," a wood-framed building that was- built as a living unit I for athletes and served from 1904 to 1924. The building was razed by the University in 1930. 1895 Regulations The weekly schedule followed by ths_men of the College in 1895 was: Bell at 7:45 a.m.—Morning In spection Bell at 8:00 a.m.—Chapel Reci tations Bell at 1:30 p.m.—Afternoon Recitations or Practicumi Bell at 9:00 a.m.—Sunday; In- Congratulations on your first 100 YEARS MINE SAFETY APPLIANCES CO. 201 N. Braddock Avis. Pittsburgh. Pa. PAGE SEVEN Salo of Liquor Barred A bill forbidding sale of liquor within two miles of the Univer sity was passed by tilt. State legislature on March 17, 1859. Dr. Evan Pugh was president of the institution at that thrill. spection Bell at 11 a.m.—Chapel Drill at 4:30 p.m. Monday. Tue.. day, and Wednesday.
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