LIBRARY IN MEMORY OF PROFESSOR CHARLES F. RICHARDSON AT SUGAR HILL, N. H.

In memory of Professor Charles F. Richardson '71, beloved of all Dartmouth men, there was dedicated November 7, 1914, at his summer home, Sugar Hill, New Hampshire, a Free Memorial Library, the gift of Mrs. Richardson. The building is of wood, picturesque in location and fitting in its arrangement. Over the open fire in the reading room is a bronze tablet with a portrait in relief of Professor Richardson and with the appropriate inscription :

Man of God Reverent before the mystery and beauty of nature Tender of all life Lover of the best in people and books.

In accordance with Professor Richardson's often expressed conviction there is free access to the bookshelves. Mr. Richardson's little friends, the children of the village, could hardly wait for the dedication to be over before hurrying to the children's room in the basement with its low desks and chairs and children's books. The exercises were attended by twelve from Hanover, representing both college and village. A brief address was given by Professor Foster with quotations regarding books and libraries from articles by Professor Richardson and from the latter's address at the dedication of the free library in his native town of Hallowell, Maine. In fitting recognition of Professor Richardson's long and active service. to the College Library, of whose library committee he was chairman for seven years, including one year when there was .no librarian, Mr. Goodrich, librarian of Dartmouth, presented fare copies of the original edition of Wheelock's narrative of the founding of the college.

The library is an especially happy means of preserving the memory of Mr. Richardson and perpetuating his marked beliefs and his character as a lover of the best in people and books.