RESIGNATION OF MISS NEWELL

Miss Etta Mattocks Newell, for twenty-five years the efficient assistant librarian of the Dartmouth College Library has recently tendered her resignation to become effective July 1.

Miss Newell came to Dartmouth in the summer of 1894 in the second year of Dr. Tucker's administration, at the time of the beginning of the era of the new Dartmouth. She was the first woman to be officially connected with the college. At this time the student body numbered 349 and the number of books in the library was 75,000. This number is now increased to 150,000. One of the chief functions of Miss Newell's office has been to be able to locate any one of these books at a moment's inquiry.

Only nine of the members of the faculty of 1894 are now on the active teaching staff of the college. In 1894 the library staff had no other permanent assistant, student help being available to a certain extent then, as now. During this period of 25 years there have been only two chief librarians. Prof. M. D. Bisbee, who was librarian when Miss Newell was appointed, retired in 1910. Mr. N. L. Goodrich was appointed librarian in 1912, the office having been filled in the intervening time by the chairman of the library committee. At present the library has a permanent staff of seven and there are also twelve student assistants.

Miss Newell's plans for the future are not fully determined upon, but she hopes for the present to be able to make Hanover her home for a part of the year at least.