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Hope Seen
For Growth
Of Libraries
By NANCY McCORKLE
Within the .next 10 years the
libraries on campus hope to
expand their present capacities
by about 1,500 seats in order to
accommodate th e expected
rise in enrollment. Mrs. Margaret
K. Spangler, assistant librarian,
said yesterday.
At present there are always
empty chairs in Pattee Library,.
Mrs. Spangler said.
In the Agricultural Library and
the Mineral Industries Library,
however, conditions are over
crowded. These lihraries hold only
98 people and 38 people respec
tively, but Pattee has 1,000 seats:
so there is always room for more
students.
Mrs. Spangler said that Pattee
Library is usually crowded
Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
afternoons and evenings. Few
people study at the library in
the mornings, .and there is no
seating problem; so the library
can serve the students more ef
ficiently and quickly then. Mrs.
Spangler 'explained.
Therefore it would be a good
idea for students who have out
side readings which are always in
demand and consequently so diffi
cult to obtain, to use the library
in the mornings.
The total capacity of the campus
libraries is presently 2,231. Since
the libraries are to be used mainly
for reference work, this should
sufficiently serve the campus.
The plan of various college
student councils to open several
classrooms in some campus
buildings to give students a
place to study ought to allevi
ate crowded library conditions
even more. Now many students
use the libraries for this purpose,
instead of just for reference
work.
Mrs. Spangler also commented
on how many of the library books
are mutilated or stolen. Mostly
periodicals and books on the open
shelves are abused. Although some
of these books are replaced at the
end of the term, the students
ought to want to "protect these
books for themselves as well as
for others," she said.
A more thorough check on the
stacks is starting again to protect
the books. Graduate students and
faculty must still sign in and out
as they enter and leave the stacks.
12th Ag Hill Party
Set for Tonight _
The 12th annual Ag Hilt Party
will he held at 5:30 tonight in
Recreation Hall.
The party, which was attended
by 1,000 students last year, will,
feature a buffet-style dinner,
awarding of scholarships, crown
ing of Miss. Agriculture of 1961,.
bingo. entertainment and square .
dancing.
Tickets for the party are $1.25
and are available at the lietzel
Union desk and in the offices of
all department heads in the Col
lege of Agriculture. Tickets will
also be sold at the entrance to
Rec Hall tonight.
Field Day Opens Today
The annual Forestry Field Day,
sponsored by the Forestry Club,
()pens at 1 p.m. today in Hort
Woods.
Events scheduled include log
chopping, power sawing and log
throwing. Winners of these events
will represent the University
against West Virginia in the
spring
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BIKE
REPAIRS
PARTS
ACCESSORIES
Western Auto
200 W. College Ave.
THREE COLLEGIAN COWARDS substitutes, nalissn from Bel Air. Md.l and Peggy Rush.
Molla Edelstein, sophomore in journalism from junior in secondary education from Uniontown,
Pittsburgh: Joan Hartman. sophomore in jour- practice diversionary tactics.
Constitutions Flexible—Wiseman
S By MET AXILBUND i withhold self-government un
-1 Th e bas i c constitutionall Zit the African states have
. of the Western I achieved a high level of civilize.-
principles i lion.
Iworld are applicable in other! The longer the period of tran- ,
Isition and the less the amount of ;
parts of the globe if proper'self-rule in this period, Wiseman'
;attention is given to local con-;said, the greater will be the prob-'
Ilem of ultimate release from co-:
cli.tions, Dr. H. V. Wiseman, lonial domination. .
senior lecturer in government; The tests of a successful Afri-;
I ;can government, are the main -I
at. Leeds University, England,itenance of a degree of law antil
,said 'order, a start on the improvement
Thursday night. -
'of living standards and the pros-1
Wiseman was the second lee-;pect of a period of relative poll- ,
tuner in the current Graduate tical calm, he said.
:School series. His speech on the; While the British, who have
adaptability of Western constitu-I supplied the model of more con
'tional experience to new nations.' stitutions than any other na
-1 with emphasis on the emerging' lion believe that "political meth-
African states, was co-sponsored ods are the -most appropriate
'by the political science depart- I methods for solving the prob.
ment.lems that arise out of living
1 It should be realized from U.S.! together," they do not expect
history that the fundamental prin-1 the immediate establishment of
'ciples of government operate dif-; a two-party system, Wiseman
iferently in varying circumstances. , said.
'he said. "The form or kind of; They realize that the African
;government must be related to cultare does not provide for a
the social, economic, religious,i loyal opposition. Rather, the frag
racial and tribal conditions in the:mented, isolated separatist move
!area concerned." Iments are anticipated.
"The successful beginning of I African political leaders in par
independent se 1 1-government ticular should not be judged by
i demands a certain amount of Western standards. Wiseman said.
i
training." he said. In reference Our hasty branding of them as
1 to Africa. he said. "we must not I"Communist-inclined" represents
Recent Works:
School
Until Nov. 17
GRAND OPENING OF SPE'S
NEW PARTY , ROOM
SUNDAY AFTERNOON HOUSE IS OPEN TO ALL FRESHMEN
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA
of the Arts Faculty
in the HUB Gallery
SATURDAY NITS
FRESHMEN INVITED
sophomore year, it will be un
a fundamental misunderstanding'necessary to procure additional
of African nationalism. "money,
When we charge these leaders ,
• with being Communists, he said, Boat docks and a landing for
we fail to take into account the 'the lake at Stone Valley Recrea
fact that - t h e emerg i ng Afr i. !lion Area were the class gift from
can leaders are frequently given the class of 1961.
charismatic attributes." The late ' Suggestions for this year's
Patrice Ltunurnba, first premier - gift include contributing money
of the Congo Republic. remains i to The library. supplying infor
highly esteemed in Africa. metion turnoffs and sponsoring
"Most of the Congo tragedy a scholarship, Miss Ilanigan
could have been avoided if we. said "
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did then for Lumumba what we "However, no decision will be
are doing now for his successor,", mane on the gift until we see
Wiseman said. i what other suggestions we re
. A constitution is the best gifticeive when we open the boxes
the Western world can g i ve to a 'next week," she said.
newly emerging African nation,l Richard Kelley is co-chairman
,he added. {of the committee.
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 4. 1961
nior Gift
Suggestions
Requested
Suggestion boxes for senior
Class gift ideas have been
placed at various locations on
(campus, according to Judith
Hanigan, co-chairman of the
Senior Class Gift Committee.
The boxes are located in the
Pollock, Waring, East, South and
North dining areas and on. the
ground floor of the Hetzel Union
Building. Miss Hanigan said. They
will remain there until Tuesday.
Seniors are encouraged to make
suggestions, she said, but any sug
gestions by underclassmen will be
welcomed by the committee.
"This year we have approxi
mately $4.300 in the gift fund. -
Miss Hanigan said. "It is the
first time that a class gift will
be bought from funds complete
ly contributed by a class."
In past years, the amount of
money 'collected from a class has
been matched by the University,
she said. Because the class of '62
started collecting funds in its