. History of the grand kick-up of 1900 and 1901 . Library is open during Term-time, daily, from 9 till I ; during Vacations, weekly, on Satur-days, from II till I. The Members of the Cor-poration and Faculty; all refident Graduates; allDonors to the Library Fund; all Donors to theFund for building Rhode Ifland Hall; and all Donorsto the Library to the Amount of $40, refiding inProvidence, are entitled to the Ufe of the Librarywithout Expenfe. Undergraduates are entitled tothe Ufe of the Library, and are charged thereforethe Sum of $3 per annum. The Privilege of cofifulting the Library is ex-te
. History of the grand kick-up of 1900 and 1901 . Library is open during Term-time, daily, from 9 till I ; during Vacations, weekly, on Satur-days, from II till I. The Members of the Cor-poration and Faculty; all refident Graduates; allDonors to the Library Fund; all Donors to theFund for building Rhode Ifland Hall; and all Donorsto the Library to the Amount of $40, refiding inProvidence, are entitled to the Ufe of the Librarywithout Expenfe. Undergraduates are entitled tothe Ufe of the Library, and are charged thereforethe Sum of $3 per annum. The Privilege of cofifulting the Library is ex-tended, under ordinary Reftriftions, to all Graduatesof the Univerfity ; to all fettled Clergymen of everyDenomination, refiding in the City of Providenceand the Vicinity ; and to all other Perfons on whom,for the Purpofe of advancing the Arts, Science orLiterature, the Corporation or Library Committeemay, from Time to Time, confer it. Books areoccafionally loaned to Perfons at a Diftance by fpe-cial Permiffion. Reuben A. Guild, Librarian. [ H9 ]. LIBRARY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA AND THE LOGANIAN LIBRARY. 70,000 Vols. L Library Company of Philadelphia. 60,000 Yols. THE Foundation of the Library Companyof Philadelphia, was laid in 1731, whenbut few Refources for literary Refearchwere acceflible in America. A fmall Number ofGentlemen, among whom was the celebrated Ben-jamin FrankUn, having fubfcribed the Sum of onehundred Pounds, a Colledion was commenced. [ -so ] Subfcribers being allowed to carry the Books totheir Dwellings for Perufal during their Hoursof Leifure. The firft Purchafe of Books was madein London, the Liftfor the fame having been madeout, at the Requeft of the Dire6tors, by the Logan, ** a Gentleman of univerfal Learning,and the befl Judge of Books in thefe Parts. Byflow Degrees new Members were added to theCompany, and the Stock of Books was annuallyincreafed by Purchafes, and by Donations. Amongthe Donors, the then Proprietors of Pennfylvaniaare to be num
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