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Chrisfcian Union, numbering over 300 volumes, and that of tiic Natural His- 

 tory Society, numbering over 100 volumes, all of which are deposited in the 

 same room with the College library, and are in constant use nnder the same 

 rules. 



For the general account of the library, I may refer to the linancial report 

 of the Secretary of the College ; but a classified summary of expenditures is in 

 place here : 



Books for Library - - 8647 82 



Periodicals ^ : 124 99 



Binding 60 63 



Freight '19 32 ^ 



Postage 8 71^^ ^. ^ 



Furniture -. 6 31 



Stationery, blanks, etc 9 58 



Books to be re-sold 109 49 



Of the total, $981.84, there is charged to the Library Appropriation Fund 

 $830.21, and to current expenses 8151.63. To offset this last amount there 

 are receipts from special examination fees, S45.00, and cash receipts paid over 

 to the Secretary, amounting to $118.89, and classified as follows: 



From books by special order §112 07 



"• duplicates, etc 6 82 



The fund for increase of the Library stands at this date, Aug. 31st, as 

 follows : 



Balance of State appropriation - $110 78 



Balance from cash receipts, etc 12 2G 



Total 8123 04 



Against this is a bill soon to be rendered for a large job of binding not yet 

 completed; this will reduce the balance to a very small sum. 



Tiic wants of tlie Library arc essentially constant so far as books are con- 

 cerned. The appropriation for the past two years of one thousand dollars for 

 books has been economically used, and yet has not met the growing want. 

 Certainly as much is needed for the next two years. At least §200 a year is 

 needed for periodicals and binding. Means for continuing and extending the 

 catalogue will involve slight expenditures for stationery, perhaps fifteen dollars. 

 Other incidental expenses in postage, exchange, etc., should not exceed ten 

 dollars a year. Furniture may remain essentially as it is for the next two 

 years; but if possible, matting should belaid over the most frequented parts 

 of the floor, and new stove-pipe and zinc are needed immediately. 



I close this report with the earnest hope that more attention from some com- 

 petent person can be given to the care and growtli and use of this most impor- 

 •tant adjunct to the college instruction, and respectfully submit the whole. 



GEO. T. FAIKCHILD. 



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