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Dropping full responsibility for any future trouble arising out of the closing of Boylston Library squarely into the laps of the tutors, Keyes D. Metcalf, director of Harvard College Library, announced yesterday that he is prepared to move the tutorial collection from the basement of Boylston to the open shelves in Widener...
...perfectly willing to bring any or all of the 3500 books from Boylston if only the tutors will tell us which ones they 'want," Metcalf said. "Much of the present delay and confusion has resulted from failure of tutors to notify us in advance of the needs of their tutees...
...further help Freshmen, Metcalf also announced that the organization in Widener will be made as like Boylston as possible. Bulletin boards and reading lists will be posted, and duplicates of books needed brought over...
...Freshmen have to climb 75 steps to the Reading Room" said Metcalf, "but with a shortage of library assistants students can best be served in Widener. Even during the pre-hour exam rush there were always at least 100 vacant seats in the Reading Room. We can accommodate all students much more efficiently in Widener...
...draft came. The five conscientious objectors were all classified IA. (A sixth man took his chances, was put in 4-F.) Hedgerow besought the draft board to defer its IAs because of their importance: Morgan Smedley, "in charge of the ushering, parking and patrolling staff"; David Metcalf, "an institution builder"; George Ebeling, "importantly placed on the direction committee." They got nowhere. Hedgerow wrote to Major General Hershey. It appealed to Paul V. McNutt of the War Manpower Commission. It implored Eleanor Roosevelt to do something. They still got nowhere...