To the Editor: As an alumus and a member of the Friends of the Library executive board, I urge all alumni to make their views known on the elimination of Sanborn . Alumni who contribute to the "Friends of the Library" have a special interest in preserving the uniqueness of Dartmouth's library system, often contributing large sums of money for this purpose.
Why did I ask Ehud Barak, "What is peace?" I asked Mr. Barak what is peace because I believe it is the one question that is not being asked.
Why is there such a wide gulf between the administration and the students? Why are some Dartmouth students apathetic?
Books are caskets, vainly walled against decomposing time: knowledge eternally embalmed. Lightly pressing the 1-inch wooden frame covered by thick, ornate, faded lambskin, the heavy, brass clasps snap open.
"On New-Years eve, the year was [seven-teen] eighty-nine, All clad in black, a Dartmouth college crew with crow-bar, sledge, and pick ax did combine to level with the dust their antique hall, In hopes the president would build a new..." In 1789, all was new.
Totally deaf and blind at age two, Helen Keller(1880-1968) led a life of determination and wonder.
With its majestic Corinthian columnar entrance, the Rauner Special Collections Library seems more like a temple than a repository for old books.