. The Pioneer . nthis large room, one whole side of which is provided with shelves whichare always well stocked. A long wooden counter and a glass showcasein front of these shelves cut off about a third of the room and into thissanctum only the managers of the stationery are allowed to go, all othersbeing requested to remain in front of the counter. With the new quar-ters, a cash register was added in order to insure up-to-date business meth-ods, and this occupies a prominent place in the center of the counter. Three members of Prima are appointed every year by the faculty tomanage the station
. The Pioneer . nthis large room, one whole side of which is provided with shelves whichare always well stocked. A long wooden counter and a glass showcasein front of these shelves cut off about a third of the room and into thissanctum only the managers of the stationery are allowed to go, all othersbeing requested to remain in front of the counter. With the new quar-ters, a cash register was added in order to insure up-to-date business meth-ods, and this occupies a prominent place in the center of the counter. Three members of Prima are appointed every year by the faculty tomanage the stationery, one buyer and two salesmen. The prices are setin favor of the student and even the small profit made is used for hisbenefit in the students library or in the boarding fund. It does not re-quire much advertising therefore to make the student realize that patroniz-ing the stationery means a profit for himself, and the business which thisbrings keeps the three managers busy a large part of their spare time. 76. 77 £ THE P I O N E E R 1915 $i The Library THE students library occupies a spacious, well-lighted room abovethe new messhall. It was founded more than fifty years ago,shortly after our college was moved from St. Louis to Fort Wayne,and has grown from a meager hundred volumes to about threethousand. As the library always increased and the old quarters provedtoo small, it was moved from one room to another for several quite a while, it found a resting place in Room 34 in the dormitory,but when the new messhall was completed in the year 1913, it was movedto this building, where a special room had been provided for it. No oneregretted the change, however, for a large amount of light and space wasgained in the new room. The library belongs to coetus. Every member of coetus is entitledto draw books and make use of the room during the regular library hoursas long as he obeys the rules. The affairs of the library are directlyadministered by a president, a secretary,
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