1956-1957 Academic Catalog

, General l nformati<ni LIBRARY. The library building was the gift of the late Andrew Carnegie. By an arrangement made several years ago, the College Library became a part of the Greene County Library System, so that faculty and students have full access to about one hundred and fifty periodicals and the 34,000 books which are in Xenia and which will be sent to Cedarville on request. P ermanently shelved in the Cedarville Library are about 15,000 volumes, including specialized collections built up over the years by the college, together with some 5,000 volumes brought from Cleveland. In the basement level of the building are found a student lounge and recreation room, together with laundry facilit ies for the use of all students. ' DINING HALL. Though formerly known as the Recreation Building, a large modern kitchen has been added and the building changed into the common dining hall for students living in the dor11tltories. HOUSING FOR STUDENTS. The college maint ains dormitories for both boys and girls. Harriman Hall, a home situat ed n ear the center of the village , was given to the college by a friend of the late W. P. Harriman who was prominent in th e affairs of the college in earlier years. It will house ten boys on its second floor while the first floor serves as an apartment for dorm-parents. Rife Hall, the former homestead of the R ife family wh o wer e connected with the college in for111er days, is located near the northern boundary of the campus. It is a girls dormitory with rooms on its second floor for ten or twelve students. The first floor serves as a faculty apartment. The Girls' Dor,nitory is a building which was given to the college by the Government after the end of World War II. It is placed adjacent to Rife Hall and has ac- ommodations for forty-five students. Students' 1~ooms are furnished with comfortable beds, study tabl s, dressers, and closet space. Do1·111itory students a1· i'equired to fu1·nish th ir own tow ls, washcloths, blankets, bed- 17 • • I