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...report on the Library, W. C. Lane '81, Librarian, records the following comparative figures on the use of books at the Widener Memorial Library during the years of 1915-16 and 1916-17: Use of Books. 1915-16 1916-17 Recorded at Loan Desk: 1. Lent for home use, 55,730 60,621 2. Reading room use, 45,415 54,233 3. Study use, 1,254 1,598 4. Stall use, 5,789 11,269 Total, 108,188 127,721 Overnight use of Reference Books: General reading room, 14,612 13,348 Lower reading room, 6,332 5,421 (formerly...
...University unit of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps will take part in the "All-America" parade which is to be held in Boston on Saturday afternoon, April 6, in connection with the opening of the Third Liberty Loan campaign. In preparation for this event the Corps will change its schedule of training to a certain extent next week, and will turn its attention to attaining perfection in close order drill instead of continuing the position and aiming exercises which have constituted a large part of the work in the past three weeks. The bayonet work will continue as before...
...Citizens' of Foreign Birth or Descent Liberty Loan Committee of Boston is anxious to secure a dozen or more University undergraduates to assist in the work on the next Loan drive. Ability to speak foreign languages is not necessary, although it would be of great aid. The greater part of the work consists of arranging and sorting out circulars and applications, etc. Last fall and spring valuable assistance was rendered this committee by a similar group of students. The next campaign will not start until early April and will last about four weeks. It is for this time that...
This year's question, "Resolved, That the Government in financing the war should obtain a larger percentage of its funds from taxes than from bonds," is of especial interest at the present time. It is essentially a Liberty Loan question and with the new April drive to sell bonds coming next month, it is a subject which is of vital importance...
...usual, old text books will also be collected at the same time. These will not be sent overseas, but will be used as in former years for the Phillips Brooks House loan library and for distribution among various charities in this country...