| Show First Library Would Seat By Paul Thomas The first of the Utah libraries was located inthe L or Library building in 1900 and and contained some volumes The room was L ilL shaped and took up what has comprised the west and north sides of the main floor There Ther was room for about students and the books were kept in stacks in inthe inthe inthe the library room itself Also on the same floor were the offices of Dr J. J T T. T Kingsbury then president president president dent of the university On the basement and third floors were class rooms rooms and offices of several of the instructors In June of 1913 the Administration tion building six years later to be called the Park Eark was completed and the library was installed on its third floor In the thirteen years of its existence it had grown from volu volumes es to Oldsters Remember The new library as we of the theold theold theold old school can relate to our pos pos- had a seating capacity of students Some three decades lat later r this was found to be inadequate inadequate quate so after an attempt to create create create cre cre- ate a Grata Studio a strong poison used to exterminate i buzzing insects by a segregation of sexes enough students were still to be found to warrant a new library This June when th the old library was moved to the new George Thomas the books had been increased ased to some or an increase of per cent I At the present rate of exchange I Utah will have a library equal to the Congressional library in inI Washington of in the I spring of 2001 Anno Domini at which time Buck Rogers and WilI Wilma Wil- Wil I ma or a Phi Delt under r the 0 year 90 plan the Phi Delts DeIts expect a pledge about then might drop in for awhile in their latest strat- strat 0 bile Can Sprout Wings Lest there be qualms as to the capacity of holding so many books be it known that the building is so constructed that new wings can be easily built to accommodate the overflow The easy chairs and allare all allare are a far cry from those seats that I used to run slivers and splinters in our parents' parents and sometimes in their hapless offspring who venture venture venture ven ven- ture a class there still But all in all about the only improvement the place needs now is an elevator a stage show and shower baths for forthe forthe the staff I |
