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H-SU Library, Hub of the Work Wheel
By JOHN WOFFORD(EDITOR'S NOTE: The stories on the
Hardin - Simmons University Library
are the first of a series of features to
be written about key areas of the uni-
versity. Through this series, we hope
that RANGE RIDER readers can be-
come better acquainted with the facili-
ties, services, goals and purposes of
Hardin-Simmons University. The li-
brary feature includes factual infor-
mation, historical background and in-
terpretative reporting.)
Curriculum Library
Essential Part of
Teacher Education
To those unfamiliar with the teacher
education programs at Hardin-Sim-
mons, the room squeezed in at the
head of the stairs on the second floor
of the library is something of a minor
mystery, but to those students of edu-
cation who aspire to be tomorrow's
teacher, it seems like a second home.
Mrs. Julia H. Jones, director of the
curriculum library which occupies the
room, explained to me the purposes
and responsibilities of the special
collection.
"Most students regard the curriculum
library as a laboratory for education,"
she said. "Education majors and stu-
dent teachers use the facilities for re-
search and lesson planning in their
particular area."
The library, originally begun by a
grant from the Sinclair Oil Corpora-
tion in 1962, is divided into four sec-
tions, elementary and secondary school
texts, curriculum guides and pamphlet
material, teaching units and lesson
plans, and the children's literature sec-
tion.
The elementary and secondary texts
section consists of over 4,400 volumes
from public schools all over the na-
tion-with emphasis given to Texas
school system material. The section
includes both state-adopted and non-
state-adopted texts for those students
who will teach in other geographical
areas.
"We are happy to say that we have
in the library over two-thirds of the
state-adopted textbooks that have ever
been given official approval in Texas,"
added Mrs. Jones.
The curriculum guides and pamphlet
materials enable education students to
learn how other school systems in the
United States are fulfilling their teach-
ing responsibilities. The library, in
conjunction with the education depart-
ment, writes to various cities request-
ing reports concerning the type, and
quantity of courses each system offers
its students. Curriculum study con-
(Continued on Page 9)LIBRARIAN HUGH BROWN
Library Director
Hugh Brown Seeks to Make
Library Services More UsableThe stern, and somewhat forbidding,
stereotype most often attributed to a
head librarian is far off-base when it
tries to smother the quick and engaging
personality of one of H-SU's latest ad-
ditions to its academic personnel-
Hugh A. Brown, director of the
H-SU Library.
Within the little time left after
juggling telephone calls, dictating
letters and supervising the myriad de-
tails of his office, Brown is hardly able
to tiptoe around the shelves "shushing"
students, which he does not believe in,
anyway.
"The library is not a study hall,"
stresses the blue-eyed executive. "A
library is meant to be a central agency
for the storage of books and informa-
tion. It is only a place where students
can obtain that information and take it
elsewhere for use."
Mississippi Native
Brown, a native of Pontotoc, Missis-
sippi, is an ordained minister. He has
pastored several rural churches in Mis-
sissippi and taught in the public schools
there.After completing junior college
work at Clarks College, Brown obtain-
ed his bachelor of arts degree from
Mississippi College in Clinton. At pres-
ent, he holds both the master of arts
and master of library science degrees
from the University of Mississippi.
From Carson-Newman College
Brown comes to H-SU from Carson-
Newman College in Jefferson City,
Tennessee, where he had served as ref-
erence librarian since 1964. The 54-year
old librarian is a member of the Civitan
Club, Order of the Eastern Star, the
Royal Arch Masons and belongs to the
Abilene University Baptist Church.
When Brown came to H-SU for an
interview in April, he had "no idea of
coming west. I didn't think I would
like the wind, the heat or the flat
country."
He Likes It
He thinks the friendliness of the Tex-
ans and especially those at H-SU in-
fluenced his decision. "They say,
added Brown, "that the longer you stay
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