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The other day I squirmed across an old friend named Francis Bacon and held a delightful colloquy with him on subjects academic and schol- arly. Bacon, who is an old man now, will be four-hundred years old in seven short years. Like many old men, his ideas are old-fashioned and rigorous; but, like many old-fashioned ways of thinking, his ideas have been
tested and not found wanting. He commented, in his dignified and measured manner, upon one thought which he whole-heartedly believes in. The entire volume o f his thinking can be compassed in one of his fa- mous compound sentences: "Read- ing maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. "
Afterourconversation,our thoughts were fixed on his comment "Reading maketh a full man" and they soon turned to the library. I'll soon be leaving the shelves of V.E.S., for the congestion has become rather extreme because of the response the librarians have had to their requests for additional books for the use of present and future VES-ites.
Additions to the library have reached the extraordinary figure of 341, of which 85 have been purchased outright from the library's funds. It is not surprising that old Libri Ver- minus feels a bit crowded, for over
thirty feet of shelves have been oc- cupied by the new acquisitions. Add to this figure the thirty feet of shelves which are occupied by the fourteen magazines regularly subscribed to by the library and you will see the sec- ond reason for old L. V.'s feeling of ciaustrophobia: new books and popu- lar> magazines mean added atten- dance. Bookworms like quiet, musty old libraries.
Three new tables and a dozen new chairs have been added to accommo- date the library's new users. These additions have given the library 150%- of its original seating space.
Bacon was right when he said "Reading maketh a full man." He t_ook for granted a full library and a library which was filled with books ~orthy to be "digested"-as he put 1t. Unfortunately, here our library is
found lacking.
Volume XXXVIII JUNE 7, 1954
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Here it needs your added assist- ance.
The r e f e r e n c e collection-the backbone and brains of any good library-is still inadequate. For the benefit of all VES-ites, old or young, the library needs a new WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA. For the
scholars among us, the BRITANNICA year-books need to be brought up to date; ours end at 1946. A memorial subscription to CURRENT BIO- GRAPHY or the gift of the Funk and Wagnall's CYCL0PEDIA OF NAMES will help out those who need to find important biographical infor- mation .
The reference collection is not the only section which needs your help. Our history collection is weak in two areas: World War II and Far East- ern history. A gift of the LIFE PIC- TORIAL HISTORY O F THE SEC- OND WORLD WAR or the Wise edition on the same subject, of the new Harper's definitive American his- tory, or of various Asian histories will shore up this weak pillar.
In areas like the art collection, the music section, or the science division, the library needs your deepest con- cern and most willing assistance.
This appeal for assistance sounds Le• like many others. It is , however, Pol
book library yet. Only with your help can Qu
unique in this: we haven't got a real we hope to have one.
The Old Bookworm trusts that his readers will help the library do its part in aiding VES-ites to achieve the "full stature of manhood" through reading, which "maketh a full man."
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