EEPORT OF LIBRARIAN. Ixxv 



The rooms have been made more cleanly and quiet by the linoleum cover, 

 which conduces greatly to our comfort. 



The east wall has been enriched by an oil portrait of Dr. Abbot, presented 

 to the college by the alumni of the institution. 



A foreign student, who does not want his name disclosed, gave, during the 

 autumn, a sum of money to be invested in something of permanent value to 

 the students. After some deliberation it was decided to place in tlie library a 

 collection of uniformly bound English classics, which will, in due time, be 

 done. ' 



Your attention was called last year to the need for additional shelf room 

 within the two years to come, and some outlay for this purpose will be neces- 

 sary. 



With the increased number of students there has been a large amount of 

 labor suitable for students to do, and they have been employed regularly to 

 perform certain kinds of work, doing their duties always in a manner to merit 

 the highest praise. Respectfully submitted, 



M. J. C. MERRKLL, 

 Librarian, 



