New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 9, 1928, Page 14

LOUVAIN LIBRARY IS NEARLY READY ™0-U. . Universiies Aided in Raising Funds . Louvaln, Belgium, March 8 (UP) The new million-dollar Louvain Uni- versity Library building, replacing the old one which was destroyed by fire in the first month of war, 15 nearly completed ? The monumental building, most of the funds for which were collected in 700 universities in the Unpited States, 18 built in the Flemish Ren- alssance style, and is expected to he ready for occupancy by July. With a facade of 200 feet and a depth of 150 feet, the new hbrary fus a 275-foot tower. In this will be four-o car housed a ve on a huge bell to be christened ‘Liberty,” und a four-dial clock, the war me- morial gift of the New York En- gineering Foundation. “In the central motive of the fa «ade is a figure of Notre Dame des Victoires, supported by St. George and 8t. Michael, while above this is a bas-relief representing the de- struction of the old library. The coats of arms of Belgium and the United States are framed in the high balustrade, and commemora- tive tablets and the heraldic ani- mals of the wartime Allied powers decorate the steppod gables at either end. The building is constructed in pink bricks and French white stone, | an dineluded in the facade are three loggias and a covered arcade with 17 arches, The racks have a capacity for 2,000,000 volumes and arc dis- tributed over eight floors. In ad- dition te the main ding room. which can accommodate 400 stu- dents, there are 25 smaller rooms al studies and lec- Among the 750,000 volumes al- ready in the library are numerous contributions from nearly every uni- versity and sciéntific institution. Regret remains that the beauti- ful new building will not contain the old and valued works and man- uscripts which were eaten up by the flames which destroycd the old bullding on the night August 25, 1914, " Built in 1425, the building originally was uscd by the therchants of Louvain as a cloth market. In 1627 Laurent Beyer- ling, canon of the cathedral of -Ant- werp and a former Louvain student, Lequeathed his own library of 85 volumes to the Louvain University Numerous other contributions Iowed untfl in 1636, with 1,700 volumes, the library was installed in the clothmakers’ hall. 7 Among the irreparable loases sus- tained by the destruction of the bullding were an autographed man of old SO OWDS SWARMED BREAKING DAY IN THIS GIGANTIC SELL-OUT OF $15000 WORTH OF CLOTHING. = EVERYTHING MARKED AT HALF PRICE AND LESS. COME!' BUY! PROFIT! THIS SALE WONT LAST LONG! CASH OR CREDIT library | fol- | uscript of Thomas A. Kem, the vellum copy of Vesalius' “De ' Humani Corporis Fabrica.” The | latter work had been presented to the library by the Emperor Charles A precious series of successive cditions of the Bible, old atlases, an oriental library, and twelfth century | manuscripts also were included in the 250,000 to 300,000 works esti- matetd to have been destroped in the old building. FARM BUREAU ON GREENHOUSE TOUR Southington apd Plantsville Farms Wil Be Visited The vegetable committee of the Harttord County farm burean, J. B Lewis, Southington, chairman, has arranged a greenhouse tour for vegetable growers in Hartford coun- ty, Friday, March 16, starting at the farm of David N. Larson, Southing- ton, at 1:30 o'clock, thence to the farms of Fay Curtis, Plantsville, Louis Zwick, Plantsville, James R. Wooter, Planteville, J. B. Lewis, Southington and ending up with a dinner at the Bradley house and a meeting at which Albert E. Wilkin- son, specialist, will discuss new de- Mr. Lewls has one sash house 20 by 60 square and one home made sash bar house, 17 by 60 fect square hot water heated. He raises 100,000 carly cabbage, beet and early toma- to plants cach year. Greenhouse men will be particu- larly intérested in some specal equip- ment that Mr. Lewis has for making flats and a special device he has for setting his plants. “The Hartford county farm bureau conducted a greenhouse tour last year under:the auspices®of the vegetable - committee which was largely attended and we feel,” says Charles'D. Lewis, county agricultural agent, “that an even larger number of vegetable producers will go on the | tour this year because we are visit- Ing a new section and a new group of houses and ‘are arranging a din- ner and m cvening when the men can get better ac- quaint d discuss their prob- lems, HiGH COURT NOW HASTENING WOR ‘Gongnes Aids. - Disposing of O Caws Washington March 9—®—A new record was established by the United States supreme.court in Feb. ruary. For the first’time’in its his. New! of Soap Bea ’ d a he work to date, recognizing thaf tory the court o‘r oral argument in its regular turn during the term 1 which it was fil- 'this work it* recelved the co-opera o~d. Heretofore cases have not been tlon of congreées, which passed what reached for final disposition at thelis-known, as the judges’ act, suggest term in which they were filéd unlegsed by the 'court .as advanced-out of turn- in recognit controversy. Only: a few. terms ago of ¢hehighest '(r(bup'll.,!hil act give: | cases;waited. a year and a_ half-or Qp‘e~equn~more time to consider con. {longer togbe Teached in regularturn.. trg¥ersies «. of || Facing the great .’ congestion on !particulirly those involving constitu its docket, the court under the lead- tional questjons, and prevents con. ership of Chief Justice Taft has been | gestioniy-;. idirenu‘ng Herculean efforts to bring L Members of the court'are finding |of being the first to be reached Inl | . ustice is best served promptly. In | an effective 5. of “shutting - out ;cases which of the importances of the issues in ishould never demand ‘the attention | magjor - ‘importance, t | much satisfaction in the .ucce-}retulur turn for oral argument at which has attended their efforts to |the term in which it was filed, arose prevent tedious delays. By advanc- jout of labor troubles at Bogalus, ing for argument all criminal cases, La., when L. E. Willams waa killed, (the court has been ahle to prevent 1 resulting in a suit against the Great its docket being made a harbor for | Southern Lumber compaay. The trial those sceking delay. |oourt awarded $30,000,: whick was Now it is about to accomplish its | set aside on appe: | object of catching up with civil | suits, with a reasonable expectation | There are 593,493 words in the of. keeping up and obtaining even §0|d Testament and 181,253 words in prompter action in the future than ; the New Testament, in the present term. ! The case enjoying the distinction | READ HERALD CLASSIFTIED ADS FOR BEST RESULTS t liveuptoa GLENWDODnguhave always been made to standard of qua- lity. They have been worth velopments in vegetable growing and answer questions. This tour affords an opportunity for greenhouse men in Hartford county to get out and see what the other felow is doing. Mr. Larson has an 18 by 48 foot ... make dishes sparkle | what they cost and they al- ways will be. 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