Evening journal., 1922-09-16
'ELL.OF NEED
OF LIBRARY
resident Hullihen and DR..
Sypherd Discuss Subject
in Alumni News
ASKED
TO RETURN SEPT. p

oeclal 10 The Evening Journal.
i NEWARK. Sept. 16.-The current
imber of the University OF Della
are Alumni News published by the
hmni Association OF the Uni
srsity is known as the Library
lumber" and is devoted almost en-
rely TO urging the alumni to get
ack of the campaign planned for
ctober 20 to 27 10 raise 100000
br a new library. 1t also urges the
/ umnl to return on Convocation
lay, September %, when an homo
h try degree will be conferred on
lerre $. dupont by the Board Of
sustees.
In this respect the following ap-
bal is made: Let us one and all
I {turn 10 Newark on that date and,
attending these ceremonies. pay
lent tribute TO the man who has
\ one so much for our Alma Mater. q"
The publication contains articles
4 DIR. Walter Hullihen. president OF
|Ale University. DR.. w. owen Syr-
rd. head OF the Department Of
|. nglish and others pointing out the
-eat need of a new library and the
-nefits taht it will bring TO the in
tuition. DR.. Hullihen in his article
Buys:
For two years / have been study
the needs OF the University of
elaware in all its departments and
Is one result of that study have
,sched the definite conviction that
he most urgent present need of the
University as a whole is a greatly
alarged library and a library build
Eig big enough to contain all OF the
ooks We may secure for many
ears TO come"
Il DR.. Hullihen goes into details at
/, ime length pointing out the neces-
Aty Of such a library as the one
foposed and summarizes the local
liuation as follows:
lin the building up OF the mod
IN college nothing is more funda-
ental and essential TO real eff
iency than an adequate library.
4 2-"Without a great library. no
Lollege or university can aspire to
Lfrform the service. or attain the
hputatioD. of a great institution of
arning.
I, 3-"At Delaware. library facilities
ave not kept pace with develop
ents along other lines. and we now
nd ourselves in a position where
fective teaching. research. produc-
I'VE activity and high scholarship
re all seriously impeded by this
efficiency.
4-"Of all the many and varied
eeds OF the University-an engi-
eering building. dormitories for wo-
zen. dormitories for mens an audito-
.um. a gymnasium for women
one should have precedence over
,le library. for none OF these so
iosely and so vitally touches every
apartment Of the Institution, and OF
one Of these could II truly be said
nat, without 1t, progress and eff
lency are in a large measure
alted."
DR.. Sypherd, who recently return
d from California where he taught
h the University Of California Sum-
ier School during the summer in
is article on the library says in
art:
The best piece of news that greet
d me two weeks ago on my return
rom the Pacific Coast was the as
urance that in September would be
iunched the campaign for a uni
ersity Library. More than once
yhile was teaching in the Summer
ehool of the University Of Cali |
ornia or was visiting other uni !
ersities, I realized that in some one |
eature or another the University /
z Delaware stood out most favor |
bly,. l felt that here at Delaware |
% one department OF our work or
mother we probably bad something |
N the other fellow
g'But never did this feeling come |
o me with respect to our library. |
Tor the truth must be told-an |
lumDus at home or abroad must /
lan6 his head before the inadequate [
objection Of books and the miser- |
bic old building which together |
lake what we call our University /
library. But the movement for a 4
modern library building and a better /
1llection of books has been started. |
l IS bound TO be a success. As an |
Alumnus and as a member of the |
aculty l am delighted-more /
'leased. / must admit, with this /
respect of a good library than with |
nything else that has happened at |
I'D Delaware since my gradua-
lon."
DR.. Sypherd here gives a short
i.story of the library that Delaware |
low has and in this respect gives
redit to f. n. VRllandigham, who, |
'nile an instructor at the college,
tarted the building up of a library.
In conclusion DR.. Sypherd appeals
o the .umni to help make the
Ofary campaign a success.