Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1922-09-20

ARK POST NEWARK, DELAWARE, SEPTEMBEl
think for himself, go to the sources compare discrim
nate, and form his own judgments. The old days of
single textbook with notes the professors lee
lures to be reproduced with parrot Like fidelity, have
passed. and in their place. especially for uppercassmen
methods have been introduced which make for indie
pendent thinking through individual investigation To
this end good library is essential.
For these and other reasons too numerous to re-
count here many Of which will suggest themselves
to who considers the subject the Importance
of the project for the erection and endowment of a
new library becomes obvious
Nor should we lose sight of the fact that the Uni
versy of Delaware needs much larger library than
many other institutions that have as many or even
students. The college that maintains only a
liberal arts course evidently does not need large
library as one which in addition to the course in arts
has also to provide for the library needs OF agriculture
agricultural research home economics, technical
in education, and mechanical civil electrical
and chemical engineering. Our present library small
u.s. is in reality only about onefourth large
the number of volumes it contains would indicate, if
compared with the library of college maintaining
only school Of liberal arts
And so to summarize the situation, we may state
it somewhat as follows:
1) In the building up of the modern college
nothing is more fundamental and essential to
real efficiency than adequate library. -
~ Without great library, college univer-
sity can aspire to perform the service, at
tain the reputation, of great institution of
learning.
81 At Delaware, library facilities have not kept
pace with developments along other lines, and
we now find ourselves in position where
effective teaching research, productive
tivity, and high scholarship are all seriously
mpeded by this deficiency
(4) Of all the many and varied needs of the Uni
versity-an engineering building dormitories
for women, dormitories for men, an audi
forum, gymnasium for Monochrome
should have precedence over the library, for
of these closely and so vitality touches
every department of the institution and of
none Of these could it truly be said that, with
out 1t, progress and efficiency are in large
measure halted.
Based upon some such considerations as these and
under the authority granted by resolution of the
Board of Trustees, the General Alumni Association,
through it's Executive Committee and Committee
Ways and Means has decided to take hold of the pro-
posed campaign and make it an alumni movement.
Similarly the Association of Alunna of the Women's
College has endorsed the proposal and will throw all
of its strength and influence into the undertaking.
THE PLAN
The plan to be followed in so far as it has been
developed at this writing, is about as follows:
Statewide campaign for 100000 will be staged
the Board of Trustees gives it's approval.
OF this amount probably S23O,O0O will be spent
the building and grounds; 500 900 on much needed
books and $4,000 will be set aside permanent en-
dowment for the library, to prevent its becoming an
added expense to the taxpayers of the State:
The library will be called the Delaware Memorial
Library and the support of every organization in the
State will be sought to make this the whole States
memorial to the citizens of Delaware who lost their
lives in the Great War.
A central Memorial Hall will contain bronze
tablet containing the names of DelaWareans who died
in service
A handsome hand llumined volume will contain
page devoted to the life history of each person
whose name appears the tablet
section of the library will be devoted to books
relating to the War and connection with it.
A section will be devoted to books of value to the
teachers of the public schools of the State Arrange
ments will be made to send these books by mail on
request to any teacher in the State The Superinend
ent of Public instruction will be member Of the COM
mittee which will determine what books shall be placed
in this department.
The campaign will be directed by one Of the pro pr,
fessiona campaign organizing firms of New York The
funds for the expenses of the campaign have already
been secured, that dollar contributed in the
campaign will go to the Library Fund
preliminary campaign of six or eight weeks will
be required for organization and publicity. This will
be followed by week ten days of actual soliciting
of subscriptions.
To put through successfully such campaign as
this will require the hearty cooperation of every
alumnus of every aumna, of friend Of the Uni
versity in the State 1t is colossal undertaking but
one which, without doubt, be accomplished with
good organization and hard work on the part of
everyone who is interested.
I The advantages to the University will be far