Six.
THE SALEMITE
Friday, February 25, -1938.
SALEM LIBRARY HAD
21 BOOKS IN 1805
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the “Select” or senior class. Here
the library remained nntil the ’70’s
when it returned to South Hall, pos
sibly at first to the north end, but
after 1879 to the South end of the
second floor.
Prom 1850 to 1880 the librarians
were Miss Stauber and Miss Adelaide
Herman (an Academy teacher from
1850 till 1869). Miss Herman recat
alogued and renumbered all of the
books.
By 1885 the approximately 4000
"books were kept in fourteen large
cases with glass doors. In a list of
what each case contained there is the
statement that Case Thirteen con
tained fiction, “forbidden fruit to
the girls except during the holidays. ’ ’
In fact, not until the 1880’s did the
library have any books for purely
recreational purposes. Bishop Ed
ward Rondthaler added popular
books and “comfortable folding
chairs,” and encouraged the stud
ents to use the Reading Room which,
had been opened in 1881. About
1890 Dr. iClewell began a new plan
for pleasure reading; 10 new books
were given to each room company
(10 or 15 girls) to be kej)t in one
room for a month and then ex
changed for the books in another
room. Some years later one new
book a week was given to each room;
and, in order to get the latest and
most popular books available, a large
Pennsylvania firm was commissioned
to send books to the school as soon
as they were published. Of course
all reading matter was strictly cen
sored.
In 1886 the library moved to an
other room in South Hall which had
been formerly used as the art studio.
It was “handsomely painted in Pom-
j)eian red, relieved by darker shades
and by bands of gilding” and fur
ther adorned by busts and statues
here and there. About three years
later an annex off this room, used
chiefly for reference work and pri
vate study, extended the library over
the entire end of South Hall.
In 1831 the library was taking six
periodicals: in 1835 there is an ac
count of the addition of “London
periodicals;’ ’and by 1886 the Acad
emy was getting 46 or 48 periodicals
which the students used “free of
charge.” A fee of $1 had been
charged earlier for the use of the
books and globes; during the Civil
War this fee was increased to
and then not until the 1920’s was
there another library fee which was
then, and is now, $5.
In 1889 the first paper files were
bought for the library; and in that
same year Mr. J. C. Griffiss, of
Chattanooga, Tenn., made a gift of
$100.
In 1896 Miss Emma Lehman, li
brarian, conducted a group known as
the Library Circle every Saturday
night with help and suggestions for
“information outside the ordinary
course of study.” The library was
now open night and day for seven
days a week; but as late as 1902 no
books could be taken from the li
brary. In 1908 books were “given
out on stated occasions to college
girls by the librarian. ’ ’ Open
shelves had now been added, though
the cupboards were still in use; and
in 1908 the librarian overestimated
that there were 10,000 books.
In 1910 the library idoved to the
former chapel—a large room form
ing the second floor of the south
wirg of Main Hall, and there it
remained until this month.
When Miss Lehman resigned her
position as librarian in 1915, Miss
Laura Louise Erwin took her place
and catalogued the books by the
American Library Association Sys
tem. Miss Eosannah Blair (1917-
1922) was succeeded by Miss Clara
MacMillan. Miss Mary Meinung was
assistant librarian under Miss Leh
man and until 1926. Since 1928 Miss
Grace Siewers, who received her
training at the C-olumbia Scohol of
Library Service, has been Salem’s
librarian. In 1933 Miss Mary Dun
can McAnnally became the full-time
assistant; she was away for two
years but returned this year to help
in the new library. The stsfff now
includes Miss Lillian Laughlin, Miss
Anna Withers, and ten or twelve
student assistants who work about 10
hours a week.
begun by $500 given by Dean Shir
ley of Salem’s School of Music.
This fund has now grown to $2,294,
and the interest from this money'is
used to buy new music books each
year.
In 1934 an appeal was made to the
alumnae for money for books, and
$616 was collected. The Men’s Bible
Class of the Home Moravian Church
planned and sponsored a Quarter of
a Century Library Fund as a gift to
honor Dr. and Mrs. Howard Eond-
thaler’s twenty-five years of service
to the college. These men, alumnae,
and friends contributed several thou
sand dollars with which about 3,000'
new books were bought for the li
brary; these books necessitated ad
ditional shelving and rearrangement
of the library.
In 1929 the Men’s Bible Class had
redecorated the library; and stan
dard library shelving had been pur
chased. The library was then en
tirely furnished with open shelves
except for four cabinets in which
magazines and very valuable books
and papers were kept. One end of
the library had shelving so arranged
as to form two rooms—one for pe
riodicals and one for reference
V)00ks.
Now the library is open every day
from eight till six and from seven
till ten, except on Sundays when the
hours are from two till five. There
are now about 16,000 books and 126
magazines and newspapers. In the
library, too, there are 1,000 books in
a text book collection and then the
Government Depository Library
u liich w^as added in 1934. %
Since 1934 the Academy has had
its own library. In that J'ear 441
books were moved from the college
to the Academy, and these and 30
additional books were housed to
gether in a room on the second
floor of the Jlary Patterson Building.
That library now contains volumes
and periodicals; and though it is
nominally under the supervision of
the college librarian, it functions
largely under the direct supervision
of a member of the Academy faculty.
KEEPING IN STYLE
FROM A MAD HOUSE
In 1920 a Music Library Fund was
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tory school, clutching her impressive
black and white diploma, that she
holds the world in her Hellenic hands.
The reason why I don’t say this as
a freshman would, is that I am not
a freshman. Yes, I admit that I’m
much more experienced than a fresh
man, yet I haven’t reached my goal,
for if I had, I certainly could never
bring myself to exposing my most
precious possession—my mind—to
such a cold, unsympathetic audience.
I’m sorry, I really don’t mean that
last, for it contradicts something I’ve
been meaning to discuss, but haven’t
as yet gotten around to. That some
thing is an ideal of mine: general
sympathy for mankind (isn’t that a
beautiful thought?)
I am afraid that I will not have
time, this week, to enumerate the
benefits which I have received from
college; and also I am afraid that
I will not have the courage, for it
takes a very valorous person to re
cord intangible feelings and emotions
by the common medium of exchange
—words. However, it pleases my
fancy to think of this essay as a pos
sible continued story, so the reader
may look for me next week- (in spirit,
if in vain)
In conclusion, all good papers
should be didactic; so I shall close
with a fitting moral: know thyself.
The eminent Socrates said this (I
think), and I record if for what it
is worth. Finally, I agree that Nes
tor and I certainly have something in
common; and if he didn’t apologize
for it (you figure it out), why should
I? Summing up my entire argument,
and summoning my greatest courage,
I TOsh to say that I realize the fal
lacy of asking question to the mute
reader of a paper, therefore, I dare
to say, with all inner conviction that
Nestor didn’t apologize,*‘and I don’t
either! One word more, it has just
occurred to me that it might never
have occurred to Nestor that he was
a digressor. If this is true, then I
have the advantage over Nestor, for
it has occurred to me that I digress,
and if anyone can prove to my satis
faction that more can be accomplish
ed by sticking to one subject than by
digressing, I shall be open-minded
enough to change my style of writing.
This is enough.
Like everyone else these days, my
thoughts have started turning to
ward spring, and new clothes, and
the other day while looking through
some magazines, I jotted down some
things that interested me.
Suits, especially tailored suits,
are still the thing for smart simplic
ity. Blouses are important. The
classic shirt-waist blouse is always
good; jersey shirts, which may be
worn with slacks on a southern
beach, or with a suit, are new, and
paisley shirt-wiasts are seen a lot.
A blouse is what makes or breaks a
suit.
Tailored clothes without collars
are new, especially the long fitted
coat, and lots of them have zippers
down the front. For you who like
zippers, this is the year for you, be
cause they are on everything.
Redingotes over printed dresses
are in style again. And as for prints,
they are out more than ever now.
They are bold at first, but later you
can wear prim little fruit and flower
designs.
Of course you all know about bo
leros. They are the last word now,
but no telling how long they will be.
Schiaparelli says the shorter they
are, the better. Some interesting
uses of the bolero are: with an all-
around pleated skirt, and a black
lace bolero for evening with a full-
skirted dress. Light colored boleros
with dark skirts are the best com
bination.
As for hats, have them as crazy
as you wish, or a more conservative
one, either kind seem to be in style.
The more flowers you pile on them,
the better—or you can wear one huge
flower on top of your head with the
stem fastened under the chin for a
strap, worn in the afternoon or eve
ning instead of a hat. And veils—
one color isn’t enough, you should
wear two or three different color
veils. Ribbons on hats are seen a
lot, worn under the chin and tied
in a bow. But hats are becoming
more conservative now, (I think the
men couldn’t stand it any longer).
A bowl brimmed hat, with or with
out a contrasting crown, is good.
And the steadfast sailor hat will
again be worn a lot, with a shallow
crown. Also hats with rolled-up
brims are fine.
Colors are beauteous this spring.
In case you haven’t noticed, pink
will be worn a lot, different shades
of it; turquoise; navy, of course;
purple, with such combinations as
purple and green, purple and blue,
purple and rose, and a beige coat
with a purple hat is lovely. And
The
WELLESLEY
Half Shirt
Half Sweater
$1
It’s severely tailored — like a
shirt. Of the softest ribbed
cotton that ever went into a
sweater — it’s a wardrobe joy
for sports, general gad-about
and utility wear. It comes in
lovely colors of white, shocking
pink, yellow, green, cherry,
blue and aqua.
needless to say, black. Black, un
relieved except by one single dramat
ic jewel-black velvet bow, knots of
black ribbon in the evening coiffeur.
Black accessories.
Evening dresses are either slim as
a curtain rod, or very full. It’s
very stylish to be effeminate, how
ever.
You must wear something in your
lapel, preferably a jeweled or enam
eled clip. Turtle, spray of flowers,
etc. And a lot of jewelry marks you
as being right up to the minute.
Wrap some pearls around your throat.
Here’s something interesting I
found about riding clothes—‘ ‘ Ken
tucky jodhpurs” are the latest
thing. They do not hump out at
the sides, but are streamlined, more
like slacks.
Tyrolean embroidery and needle
point belts can be worn over sweat
ers, drefties, etc.
And last but not least, the redder
the hosiery, the better.
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