Thursday, August 25, 1955
THE BATTALION
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Cushing Memorial Library
Has 250,000 Volumes
Many students, old as well as
new, njake the mistake of not be
coming acquainted with A&M’s
Cushing Memorial Library.
Almost anything needed by any
student can be found in the cen
trally located library, directly be
hind the Academic Building. And
a little bit of research makes any
class easier.
During the past year the libi’ary
has been air-conditioned and thor
oughly renovated. It has been re
painted throughout, and new, bet
ter lighting has been installed. In
addition, new furniture has been
ordered for the reading rooms and
the periodical lounge.
On the first floor of.the library
are the reserve and required read
ing rooms, the newspaper lounge,
and the periodical reading room
and loan desk. The library has
newspapers from all of the large
Texas cities and a representative
sample from the smaller towns.
Some out-of-state newspapers are
included too. In all, the library
subscribes to over 50 papers.
On the second floor is the main
loan desk, over which books must
be checked out from the general
collection now numbering about
250,000 volumes. The public card
catalog and display cases of new
books can be found on this same
floor.
The reference room is just op
posite the loan desk. Here are
located the periodical indexes, en
cyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases,
bibliographies, yearbooks and all
other general reference materials.
On the third floor are the order,
cataloging and bindery depart
ments and the Asbury browsing
room, where all works of fiction
are kept. The f room can be used
for reading and study.
The library operates on the clos
ed-stack basis. This means that in
order to get a book the student has
to look it up in the card catalog,
fill out a call slip, and present it
at the main desk. He Hien waits
while the desk attendant goes into
the stacks and gets the book for
him.
The library is open from 8 a.m.
to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday
and from 8 a.m. to 12 noon Sat
urday. On Sundays the library is
open from 2 to 10 p.m. Books can
be checked out for two weeks and
renewed for two additional weeks.
There are other libraries on the
FSA
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to date, and publishing a monthly
newspaper, called The Texas Ag
gie, which contains news of the
Association, the college, and the
activities of the exes. He does his
best to fulfill all requests which
A&M men might make of the As
sociation.
The Student Loan Fund, under
the administration of L. B. Locke,
class of 1922, is another most
worthwhile activity carried on by
the Association. Few people ever
hear about it except the boys who
receive financial assistance. At
present, there is a large sum on
hand to lend to woi’thy students.
In the last year, about $60,000 was
loaned. The loss on unpaid loans
is under one per cent.
Perhaps the most important
phase of the Association’s program
is the Development Fund, which
provides money for many worth
while projects which are needed
by the college but for which other
funds are not available.
Through the development fund,
the former students have given to
the college $234,000 in bonds for
the construction of the Student
Center; $50,000 for the Gold Star
Fund, which aids in the education
of children of A&M men killed in
either World War II or the Korean
campaign; $100,000 for the estab
lishment of the Opportunity Awai’d
scholarships; and $60,000 for the
endowed scholarship trust fund.
The latest project made possible
by the Development Fund is the
building of the all-faith chapel.
About $200,000 dollars will be spent
on its construction, which will be
gin sometime in 1956.
campus, the largest of which are
tht following.
The Texas Engineers Library
was established in 1943 as a co
operative project between A&M
and the State Board of Registra
tion for Professional Engineers.
Late in 1952 the library was mov
ed into its new building, which now
houses about 30,000 volumes.
The Veterinary Library, located
in the Veterinary Building west of
the main campus, is a specialized
library primarily for vet students
and faculty, but anyone has access
to this library.
The Architecture Library is lo
cated on the foui-th floor of the
Academic Building. It is another
specialized library, for advanced
students and faculty of the Archi
tecture Department.
Day Classes Begin
Sept. 12
Night Classes Begin
Sept. 15
Time-saving courses, limited to
practical business subjects only.
Money-saving training — most
graduates earn the entire tui
tion cost within a few weeks.
Free Placement Service
Visit, call or write the school
No obligation—Dial 3-6655
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