Word: porritt
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Radcliffe SGA representatives yesterday turned a proposed discussion of the Field House into a debate on the expansion of library facilities. Ruth K. Porritt, librarian, and Dean Brown were also present...
...having to throw away one old book in order to put in a new one," Miss Porritt said in outlining the present situation. "Something must be done." Agreeing with Miss Porritt, Dean Brown stated that College officials are now working on a plan for library expansion and are interested in knowing what students themselves want...
...third possibility Miss Porritt stated is that of keeping the present library and in addition building one or two others near the Quad. These new libraries would be similar to those in the Harvard Houses, containing books for basic reference and for general reading...
Returning discussion to the subject of the Field House, Miss Porritt said that it was too weak structurally to hold any number of books, and therefore was not being seriously considered as a library extension anyway. 'Cliffies agreed that it was useful for occasional organization meetings, but that it was ill-equipped for study...
...afternoon as most of the lights in the library, the gym, and Fay House went out. Maintenance men worked frantically to discover the trouble, but could not. At 7 p.m. a strong smell of burning developed in the library. With the cause still undiscovered late last night, Ruth K. Porritt, Librarian, said, "We can only hope for the best...