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CHOOSE 50,000:
Book Selection Takes Three Years
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by the selections committee with
the assistance of faculty members.
Although the library has a shelf
capacity of 160,000 volumes, Uni-
versity selection librarian Stewart
"doubts" the collection will exceed
100,000. The total collection fig-
ures are expected to increase by
approximately 5,000 voluies in
'the near future.
Assistant Helps
"The selection process would
have required another year if it
hadn't been for my assistant, Rus-
sell C. Gregory," Stewart com-
nented.
Gregory, a University library
assistant, worked with Stewart
since selections were first made in
the spring of 1955. Commenting on
the size of the Undergraduate col-
lection, Gregory said, "Constant
'weeding out' of unnecessary books
will keep the collection very small
but efficient."
Designed to serve the student
during his four years at the Uni-
versity, the collection represents
an effprt to combine undergradu-
ate study material in one location.
Modify Purpose
"Planning the collection meant
modifying its basic purpose from
the onset," he said. "Some schools
and colleges were not to be repre-
sented by reserve books for their
courses."
The selecting process began with
the contacting of nearly every
publisher in the Western world
and requesting copies of current
and future' catalogues.
Copies of the Catalogue of the
Lamont Library at Harvard Col-
lege, the most recent and useable
of any printed lists were circu-
lated among the faculty. The vari-
ous titles recommended were then
forwarded to the selections com-
mittee for checking against copies
'already in the steadily mounting
collection.
Forms Nucleus
"The Lamont Library catalogue
formed a nucleus from which we
could work," Gregory commented.
"We also requested course read-
lng lists from faculty members in
order to provide extra-study ma-
terial," Gregory said.
Private collection bequests, du-
plicate copies of books from the
General Library and the Law
School Library served to bolster
the steadily mounting Undergrad-
uate collection.
"The staff of the selections pro-
ject made 80 per cent of all selec-
tions with the assistance of the
faculty," Gregory said. "Reference
books,. standard classics and other
faculty recommendations account-
ed for the remainder."

'Borrowing'
Necessitates
Fleet Feet
Despite maximum security re-
strictions, there are ways to get
books out of the new Under-
graduate Library.
Library users can attempt to
smuggle the bound collections of
evanescent facts past the watch-
ful check-station attendants with
a number of subtle maneuvers.
One line of attack on the prob-
lem is to utilize both hands in
concealing the two labels on the
book designating it as library
property.
Walk Swiftly
The proper technique in this
case is to pass the check-post at
a rapid pace, book firmly clutched
in both hands as previously de-
scribed, and mutter "my book" to
the attendant while making an
unobtrusive exit.
Drawbacks to this method are
twofold. First, if the attendant
asks to examine the book, wild gy-
rations may ensue in an effort to
keep his eyes from the revealing
labels. Secondly, this method is
useless for removing more than
a few books at a time.
Conceal in Bag
Another way to take bpoks out,
equally frowned upon by librarians,
is to conceal the books in a handy
and infrequently searched personal
carrier, such as a trunk, suitcase,
or large "laundry" bag.
Advantages to this method are
obvious.
A third, though possibly less
attractive, alternative means of
taking books out is to avoid the
door check-point altogether. This
can be done either by diving out
one of the windows in an un-
populated area of the building or
by opening one of the special doors
at the rear,

-Daily-Eric Arnold -Daily-David Arnold
ROLLAND C. STEWART RUSSEL Ce GREGORY
... bibliographer . .~. selected books
DESIGNED BY McCLURE:
Senior Class May Present
New Sculpture to Library

Prof. Frederick H: Wagman,
director of University libraries, is
a big man with a big job.
Prof. Wagman was the chair-
man of the advisory committee
which planned the University's
new $3,000,000 Undergraduate Li-
brary. He has also assisted with
the planning of today's dedication
ceremony.
Originally from Springfield,
Mass., Prof. Wagman entered Am-
herst College, where he became
interested in the sport of fencing,
and became the fencing champion
of the college. "But," he added
modestly, "it really wasn'tas good
as it sounds because fencing
wasn't a very popular sport
there."
Receives B.A.
Graduating with a major in
German literature, he received his
B.A. from Amherst in 1933 and
his M.A. in German literature
from Columbia University.
Prof. Wagman then traveled to
the University of Gottingen, Ger-
many and to Zurich, Switzerland
to work on his doctoral disserta-.
tion entitled "Magid and Natural
Science in German Baroque
Literature."
For the next several years.Prof.
Wagman held several positions
as an instructor in German. He
taught at Columbia University as
an instructor in extension, at Am-
herst College as a Teaching Fel-
low and at the University of Min-
nesota as an instructor.
From 1942-45 he was head of
the Planning Unit and of the
Regulations and Training Section
and Regulations officer with the
U.S. Office of Censorship, Postal
Division.
Examines Mail
During World War II, we ex-
amined international and foreign
mail, Prof. Wagman added, both

between the United States and
foreign nations and between oth-
er foreign nations. "We had 13
examining stations in the U.S.
and 30 on the borders."
Prof. Wagman first became in-
terested in library science from
his work with the Library of Con-
gress, from 1945-53. There he
served as actin gdirector of Per-
sonnel and Administrative Serv-
ices, assistant director of the Ref-
erence Department, director of
the Processing Department, depu-
ty chief assistant librariAn and
director of Administration.

UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES HEAD:
Prof. Wagman Directs Planning, Dedication

In 1953 Prof. Wagman was of-+
fered a position as library direc-
tor which he accepted, "because
I was interested in the problems
of librarianship in a large insti-
tution of education."
Likes'Reading
Prof. Wagman is now a member
of several standing committees
of the American Library Associa-
tion, the Michigan Library Asso-
ciation and Phi Beta Kappa. In
addition to his many library-
related activities, he lists read-
ing as his favorite pastime.
Looking up from his desk

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crowded with appointment books,
official-looking papers and memo
notes, Prof. Wagman commented
on the new Undergraduate Li-
brary, the culmination of four
years of intensive planning.
"I think the library will be a
tremendous asset in the work of
undergraduate instruction and d
great aid as we feel the pressure
of increasing .enrollment. I hope
the fine collection of books and
the atmosphere in the library will
help students who haven't already
done so to learn the delight of
reading the really good books."

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By RUTHANN RECHT j
As its parting gift to the Uni-
versity, the senior class of 1958
has offered to donate a piece of
sculpture to be placed in front
or in the lounge of, the new un-
dergraduate library.
When the building was in the!
planning stage, Prof. Thomas F.
McClure of the architecture and
design school, made a small scale,
sculptured bronze model. The ac-
tual sculpture would stand 12 feet
high and be placed about 15 to
20 feet away from the library.
The model and its creator then
went before the Regents. The Re-
gents decided that there would
not be enough money left after
construction of the Undergradu-
ate library to cover the cost of
the sculpture. . The idea was
dropped' until the Senior Gift
Committee, a part of the Senior
Class Board, decided to donate a
piece of sculpture to the Univer-
sity and received tentative ap-
proval from the Board of Regents.
Commission McClure
The Board decided to commis-
sion McClure to do this work. He
then drew two sketches to supple-
ment the original model. One
sculpture would be smaller than
the other two and would be placed
in the lounge.
The others would be raised on
a pedestal and would stand furth-

er away from the library than the
orignal. This would be done to
prevent enterprising Michigan
students from climbing upon, and
defacing the sculpture.
The Gift Committee prefers the
raised piece because they say it
will be a focal point; it can be
seen from any spot on the walks
which converge in front of the
library.
Gift Will "Enhance Beauty"
Bob Ziegelman, '58 A&D,
chairman of the committee said,
"We think that our gift will great-
ly enhance the beauty of the Uni-
versity. Too, in our opinion, we
will be giving the school some-
thing of great value."
There is one obstacle left be-
fore work will begin. The original
model - and the sketch of the
one on the ppdestal were com-
missioned at $5,000 apiece.
The smaller sculpture, standing
inside the lounge, was commis-
sioned at from $1,500 to $1,800.
"The dues received from the class
cannot cover the cost of any
sculpture," Ziegelman said. Even
though we have raised about $1,-
200 so far. We hope that the Uni-
versityt will help us because we
would like very much to give the
pedestal sculpture to the Univer-
sity.
"But," he concluded, "the final
answer will depend upon the
Board of Regents."

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