OVER 8000 VOLUMES ADDED TO COLLECTIONS IN LIBRARY

Over 8000 books were added to the College Library during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1921, according, to a report rendered by the committee on the library to the faculty. Many of these books were procured by Professors C. H. Page, E. R. Greene, and W. K. Stewart, who have spent most of the past year in. Europe while on' leave of absence from the college. Volumes from France, Austria, Germany, Czecho Slovakia, Italy and Spain are included in the new acquisitions. About 7000 more books are in storage awaiting space in the library building.

The conditions as to the purchase of books abroad, while less favorable than before the armistice, have remained distinctly advantageous because of the ruling rates of exchange. In order that the library might profit by this situation, Professor Greene visited the countries mentioned and purchased about 10,500 volumes at a cost of $9800. Approximately 1600 volumes are the publications of various academies. While in Paris Professor Greene was offered the library of the late Rene Sturel, one of the most promising of the younger students of French history and literature. M. Sturel was killed in the war and when his library was offered for sale Professors Greene, Stewart, and Basye strongly recommended its purchase. It was bought with the consent of President Hopkins and one-half the purchase price of 40,000 francs was defrayed by the generous gift of Mr. Edward Tuck.

Professors Greene and Stewart working together bought in Paris a considerable number of books in the department of French literature and history, and in Spain Professor Greene made extensive purchases of material relating to Spanish literature, history, and science.

For the past two years the library has been endeavoring to build up a.collection of musical works and, in particular, the collected works of the great masters in the field. Its efforts in this direction have been rather unsuccessful owing to the peculiar conditions existing in connection with musical literature. Through the kindness of Mr. Donald Gilchrist, an alumnus of the college and at present librarian of the University of Rochester, the committee has been put in touch with Dr. Otto Kinkeldey, curator of music in the New York Public Library who has just sailed for Europe to make musical purchases for that library. Dr. Kinkeldey has offered to do the same for Dartmouth on commission and arrangements will shortly be made with him to carry out this work. Professor Page expects to spend the current academic year in England and will buy books relating to English literature of the 17th century.

Work on the reclassification of books in economics, political science,, sociology, psychology, and education, and a portion of those in philosophy has been completed during the past year. It is contemplated to finish the work in philosophy and then to proceed with books of. the scientific departments. In view of the extensive purchases made during the past few years a great problem as to the housing of these books has arisen. As has been the case for some time, for every new book which enters the library an old one has to go in storage in the basement of New Hampshire Hall. In view of these facts, it is hoped that a new library building will be the next addition to the equipment of the college.

The committee also rendered a report on its expenditures during the past year as follows:

Books, binding, etc.................$22,274.00 Administration...................... 19,054.70 Building expenses................... 4,684.89 $46,013.59 Expenditures for serial publications: Charged to general fund.............$ 1,400.21 Charged to departments.............. 1,805.39 Binding serials..................... 1,335.25 $4,540.85

It will be noticed that the expenditures of the committee are equivalent to the interest on a $1,000,000 endowment, showing that this department of the college is carrying on its work to a greater extent than ever before.