College Gets Music Set

Dartmouth's musical equipment was greatly improved early in February through the gift by the Carnegie Corporation of New York of a valuable College Music Set, including a Capehart phonograph, 824 records of the world's greatest music, 129 books on music, and accompanying scores, albums and cabinets. The equipment, worth several thousand dollars, has been set up in a special room in Bartlett Hall for the general use of students and members of the college community.

The room in Bartlett Hall which houses the set is being completely refurnished by the College to provide comfortable chairs for listeners and appropriate surroundings for the equipment, which is beautifully finished. It is open for two-hour periods in the afternoon and evening from Monday through Friday, for a two-hour period on Saturday afternoon, and for three hours Sunday afternoon. Student attendants look after the equipment and play the records which are requested. Complete catalogues are available at the music room, and scores are provided with each selection.

The Carnegie Corporation has been providing music sets to colleges throughout the country for a number o£ years. The purpose behind the gifts is to benefit those students who are interested in music culturally rather than professionally and who are unable to assemble complete musical libraries of their own.