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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1871
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71 These fees, the past year, were absorbed in the general fund. They ought now to be added to the library appropriation for this year. "We can not easily over-estimate the importance of a full supply of the best and freshest books to the student of science. The rapid and constant advance in the physical sciences—the new and surprising discoveries following each other in rapid succession—frequently invalidate old theories and conclusions, and compel continual reconstructions, making the old literature of these sciences imperfect and unsafe. Fresh books must be constantly added to our stores to keep us abreast with the progress of the scholarship of the age. CONCLUSION. I am glad to be able to state my earnest belief that the University is growing rapidly and deservedly in favor. The plans adopted by you at the outset, with such modifications of minor details as experience has suggested, have been found sound in practice as they were sound in theory. Much remains to be done, before we can fully realize all the great ends contemplated in those plans; but the good Providence that has thus far prospered us will still be over us, and the principles thus far found good will guide us to still greater success. I would indulge in no arrogant anticipations; but the future career of the University has an outlook so grand in itself, and so hopeful for humanity, that we may well pledge ourselves to new courage and larger efforts. J. M. GEEGOEY. LIBRARIAN'S REPORT. DR. J. M. GREGORY, Regent: The Librarian takes great satisfaction in reporting a respectable increase in the size and value of the Library, and more than corresponding increase in its use by the students. The number of volumes reported last year was 3,480. It seems that some shelves were missed in the count, and that there were actually 3,616 at that time. The present number is 4,538, showing a clear increase of 892 volumes. Of these, 573 are included in the catalogue printed with the last annual report; 53 were bound from our own files, as shown in Schedule I ; 168 were purchased since the catalogue was sent to press, as shown by Schedule I I ; 98 were obtained by donation and exchange, as shown by Schedule I I I . Correspondence now in progress will doubtless add one or two hundred volumes with no expense except for transportation. I am
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