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...competition for Senior button designs for members of the class of 1916 will close tomorrow. The design should contain the simplest arrangement of the class numerals, and must be handed to F. P. Clement '16, Westmorly 21, by tomorrow evening. The winner of the competition will be awarded one of the buttons...
...become one of the traditional land-marks of the College course, along with the Junior Dance and the Senior Spread. The new function has been given the distinctive name of "Jubilee," and is unusual in idea as well. While it will centre around an interdormitory singing contest, it will contain more than a bare hint of social attraction. The competition, of course, will be "the thing." But in addition there will be a reception, a concert, a buffet supper, and a dance,--surely enough to attract even those who hitherto have taken no pleasure in listening to men's choruses...
From the rear of the entrance hall, a monumental staircase leads to the second floor which contains the main reading room. This room, accommodating 336 readers, is 192 feet by 40 feet and extends 43 feet to the roof. The flooring is of cork, and not only enables quiet walking, but is also very comfortable to the feet. The government, history, and economics reading rooms, which will contain most of the collections now in the history room in Harvard Hall, is on the ground floor...
...rear and sides of the building contain the stack, which is in eight tiers ary. The crews are well matched and the race is therefore expected to be very close...
Most libraries have some inevitable drawbacks. The shelves are inaccessible, and they contain much matter of only historical or specialized interest. The Union Library, however, offers every possible convenience and comfort. Its shelves, which are freely accessible, contain a generous collection of carefully chosen books. There are ample reference works, a large number of the best books of English fiction, essays, and poetry, and a considerable representation of German, French, Italian, and classical literatures. Art, music, the social sciences are also well represented; and not the least attractive are the books of biography and history, both ancient and modern, which...