Evening Star Newspaper, December 8, 1926, Page 11

y&) - FRDDHVENT NEED SEEN FOR LBRARY Great Institution of Learning Could Be Developed, Dr. Putnam Points Out. ress needs en it froi a col «cripts into learning, it is Pointe report of Ilerbert T s n about a or the up- > collections. it is shown in the ed in the accumula- which, in order to o the best ad: elevate t is pointed out in the 3 d of private funds, weause the rnment neglects Lt be < the Government does uch for it Collection Is Huge. ripts in the Congress Trust 300,000 This is to otion of the collections of the division of prints ation for a division of ensify the } Hf fir ift and purchase cal year, Mr. Put ng these were the A presented Brigss example of ohannes at’ Cologne v Albert T. h current nd < NN Scintillating Diamond yo LSt v set in an gold hand- 1 e - e 2 Pay 50c a Week Other Models up to § r‘.:l 50c a Week. T RRNENRS o s 1847 Roger’s Tableware 325.75 26 Pieces in Chest 50c a Week. - of 1| K s | pleton, Staten Island, were burned. - | know that we are ignorant.—Cecil. guaranteed A reliable Mencken. A Reproductions of manuscripts im- portant in American history are being added to the Library from the income of the James Benjamin Wilbur fund. An intensive expansion of activities abroad in the British, French, Spanish and Mexican archives in furnishing reproductions of material affecting America is reported by the chief of the manuseript division. The chief of the law division re- ports, among other accessions, the purchase of certain choice early Eng- lish year books dating back to the reign of Edward the Fourth. Map Division Report. ief of the map divisi extensive transfers of rare and’ aluable maps and atlases from the Government departments, particularly the Department of State. As part of the expanded service of the Library, a representative in | Europe, Dr."'W. Dawson Johnson, was appointed. He keeps in touch with foreign libraries and reports when valuable material is obtainable. The chief of the Slavic section ts nearly 8,000 new items of Slav including printed books, and maps. The prints division reports the pur- o of three notable collections of artistic photographic prints—the work Clarence H. White, Gertrude ier and Laura Gilpin. Valuable additions were made to 1 " |the Washington, Pierce, Fillmore and Roosevelt papers. The Congressional Library, the re- *| port states, now is the third largest in the world. Fire Destroys Warehouses Staten Island in Night. NEW YORK, December 8 (#).—Rare old wine and champagne, insured for §100,000 by its owners, Goggi Bros., warehousemen, were destroyed last night when three warehouses at Sta- on Much of the liquor was said to have been 30 and 40 years old. It was all bonded by the Government. 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Clark of the suc- cessful completion of the first six months of a_continuing “quiet can- vass for funds.” made to the board of trustees, were designated phases of substantial progres made in the many-sided progran xpansion for the n Univer- y. During the past two years, Chan- cellor Clark said, under this program, a total of $610,000 had been expended for new buildings on the campus, and the newly established College of Lib- eral Arts had doubled its enrollment. Dr. Clark made his report to the thirty-third annual meeting of the board in the new memorial on the , following dedication of the {*‘74 OL HERZOG bt 0 i i i Secial Value Men’s Strap Watch $1 3.50 A fine, guaranteed, strap watch, containing a guaranteed movement. Strong _ leather strap. One our biggest values. 50c a Week of A fine watch a ieed by Pay 50c a Week movement, guarantee: w filled case. Wonderful timekeeper. 50c a Week. 15-jewel Howme of the Budget Plan A Man’s Christmas Gift! 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