THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1963
MEDFOHD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORO. OREGON
Libraries in Russia Said Crowded; Some Volumes Missing
Chlcago-WFff-Sovlet librar
ies are crowded, an exchange
library group of Americana
hat found, and one reason if
that home condition! are too
congested for the enjoyment
of reading.
This and other interesting
facta on Russian reading hab
its was disclosed in the
American Library Association
report compiled from the ex
. periences of seven Americans
who toured the Soviet Union
on a month-long mission dur
ing the spring of 1961.
Raquirad to Ask Halp
Book borrowing habits and
access to collections vary
widely with the status of the
reader, and only "a small
proportion" of the books are
accessible on open shelves.
The proportion is increasing,
the touring group noted.
One Soviet practice partl-
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tion, and that was the practice
of reserving the author cata
log for staff use only. Time
and again it was found that
if a reader wanted a book
by a specific author, he was
required to ask the help of
the library staff. The staff
member would then look up
the call number and location
of the volume in the author
catalogs that were closed to
the public.
The delegation told of their
visit to the Lenin Library
(the great national library of
the Soviet union) and "even
there found missing some
authors whose works were
objectionable to Soviet auth-
i oritlcs. "It was assumed.
the group said, ' "that such
books were kept in the spec
ial closed section which has
its own catalog." This collec
tion is called spetskhran,
and is a common feature of
large Russian research libraries.
The report noted that the
Russian government had issu
ed several decrees governing
libraries and their services,
On the latest one, issued in
1961, a Pravda editorial re
ported: "Libraries must be
come genuine centers for the
mass propagation of political,
educational, scientific-techni
cal, agriculture and profes
sional knowledge.' They
should be the fulcrums for
the party organizations in the
communist education of the
workers."
Emphasis on Srvici
The American delegation
found that Soviet libraries
placed major emphasis on
readers' services, in their role
to disseminate media for so
cial education and political
propaganda.
Reading rooms in Russian
libraries were found to be well
occupied with students as well
as serious adult readers. The
trend of matter was toward
scientific, technological and
other nonfiction books. "The
demand for foreign literature,
especially for language train
ing, is conspicuous," the group
reported. I
The delegation found that
Soviet libraries distributed
reading lists of every kind,
which aided in the Improve
ment of education. Some of
them were cultural-they pro
moted the reading of litera
ture and the arts; other lists
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KICKED BY HORSE-Rlchard Wlttner, 19, a civilian em
ployee of the New York Police Department, receives treat
ment for a gash on the chin after he was kicked by a fright
ened horse while leading some 30 mounts out of a burning
stable on Manhattan's lower West Side. (UPI)
NOW
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AVINGS BONDS
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All you have to do is check a box
on your 1962 tax return.
This is an easy convenient way to
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Your refund comes as Bonds which
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' Teng of millions of Americans
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their strength is the strength of
the nation so important in these
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people everywhere.
If you have a- refund coming on
your '62 tax, think it over before
deciding how to take it. And when
you decide to take it in Savings
Bonds, see if you don't feel pretty
good about it.
Quick fact about
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You get 8?i interest to ma
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Your Bonds are replaced free
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You can save automatically on
Payroll Savings
The 1062 Tax Return gives you a choice of taking vour refund in cash or
U. S. Savings Bonds. Full details are in the instruction form.
Keep freedom in your future with
U.S. SAVINGS BONDS
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o" VuuO Tht Aivtrtum Countil and (Ail oc$paptr for (Au- patriate tvvporU
were social and politlcal-they
helped to make loyal citizens.
Another list, perhaps the lar
gest of all, was technical-
they help to make people use-1
ful.
Hours of many libraries
were generous and adjusted
to the needs of the workers,
the Americans said. The larg
er , institutions were open
from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
every day, Including Sunday.
But they were closed Thurs
days. Academic libraries re
mained open from 8 or 9 a. m.
to 11 p. m. every day of the
week-except for five national
holidays.
Publicized by Posters
Most of the libraries visited i
were found to offer, in addi
tion to lectures and foreign
language classes, con certs,
book reviews, and author
nights. These were publicized
by posters in newspapers, and
on radio and television.
The American library group
covered 5,500 miles during
their month long stay in the
Soviet Union. They started
the tour after a similar tour
of American institutions by
four Soviet librarians.
The delegation included I
Melville J. Rugglcs, vice
president. Council on Library
Resources, Inc., Washington,
D. C; Raynard C. Swank,
Dean, school of librarianship,
University of C a 1 Ifornia;
David H. Clift, executive di
rector of ALA and chief of the
delegation; Mrs. Frances L.
Spain, (then president of
ALA), librarian, Central Jun
ior College, Ocala, Fla.; Emer
son Greenaway,. director, The
Free Library, Philadelphia,
Pa., Sallie J. Farrell, director,
field services, Louisiana State
library. Baton Rouge, La.,
and Rutherford D. Rogers,
deputy librarian of congress.
PGE To Construct
Transmission Line
Portland - (UPI) - Portland
Gen cral Electric Co. an
nounced Wednesday that It
has awarded three contracts
for construction of an $8 mil
lion transmission line from
the firm's Round Butte dam
to Salem.
Receiving contracts to build
(he 230,000-volt, 99-mile-long
line were: R. C. Hughes Elec
tric Co., Inc., and Power Line
Erectors, Inc., of Spokane,
$294,017, for part of the line
between Salem and Gates;
Charles T. Parker Construc
tion Co. of Portland, $1,481,
171, for a 44-mile section of
the line across the crest of the
Cascade mountains, and Ras-mussen-B-E-C-K,
Inc., of Sun
nyside, Wash., $214,813, for
part of the line through the
Warm Springs Indian Reser
vation.
Materials and property
acquisition for the project
were expected to cost $3,895,
048. A spokesman for PGE
said the contractors were
scheduled to complete their
Budget Dollar's
Division Shown
Washington -HOT- Here Is
how President Kennedy pro
poses to cut up the budget
dollar for fiscal 1964:
National security and space
51 cents.
Social Security, health and
welfare 23 cents.
Interest on national debt
6 cents.
Veterans 5 cents.
Agriculture 5 cents.
All other 10 cents.
Where the money comes
from:
Individual Income (axes
38 cents.
Corporation income taxes
19 cents.
Employment taxes 14
cents.
Excise taxes 11 cents.
Borrowing 8 cents.
All other 10 cents.
U of 0 Enrollment
Shows Student Rise
Eugene - Enrollment at the
University of Oregon reached
8.793 Monday at the close of
the regular registration per
iod for the 1962-63 , winter
term, the registrar's office re
ported. This compares to 8,149 reg
istered at the same time in
the 1961-62 winter term, or
an increase of 8 per cent.
Many students are still ap
plying for registration by
special petition after the dead
line. Clifford Constance, uni
versity registrar, estim a t c d
the final winter term regis
tration would total about
8.900.
MANY-SIDED MENACE
Milwaukee. Wis. -iVPI- The
county board's judiciary com
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claims filed by residents liv
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port because of low-flying jets.
The charges Included one that
a person contracted hepatitis,
two mother ducks left 46 rggs
unattended, washed clothes
were dirtied, television pro
grams were blacked out. gar
den crops destroyed and
homes made unrentable.
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