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The Red and Black. Thursday. September a, 1»77
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Rare books
Collectors find new information scattered throughout old books
By BRYANT STEELE
Campus editor
“The charge of the gallant
three hundred, the Heavy
Brigade!"
Every schoolchild knows that
Tennyson wrote about the
Light, not the Heavy, Brigade.
But few people know that the
original version of The C harge
of the Light Brigade varies
from the version we know
today. It was originally titled
The Charge of the Heavy
Brigade.
Peter Steere knows about the
Heavy Brigade because he has
a book, Tennyson's Poems,
published in 1882 by Houghton,
Mifflin, and Co., which con
tains the original version of the
poem The book is one of about
150 Steere has collected, most
of them either poetry works or
anthropology and natural his
tory studies. That may seem
an unlikely combination, but
Steere is a former anthropolo
gy student at the University
(he now lives in Montana) and
also considers himself “some
thing of an amateur poet."
What’s the reason for col
lecting books? “There’s no one
reason," he says. He shows a
book he bought for the
illustrations it contains. Titled
On Natures’ Trail, it was
illustrated by Ernest Aris, a
popular nature artist at the
turn of the century. He also
bought a 1907 edition of Alice
in Wonderland for the illustra
tions “Prior to 1920, illustra
tions in books were magnifi
cent,” he says.
There’s also knowledge to be
learned from older bocks,
Steere thinks An 1893 volume
of the Annual Report of Bureau
of American Ethnology is
related to his anthropology
interests The report is on
southeastern Indians and in
cludes a study of the few
Cherokees remaining in the
area at that time Interviews
were conducted with the last of
the Cherokee medicine men.
The volume also contains
photographs of those Chero
kees, the only ones in
existence, according to Steere.
Information such as this is
scattered through old books
and reports, Steere says Most
of it has never been reprinted
Yet such information is
valuable in research, he says.
If there are no other sources or
no new findings, it becomes
necessary to rely on the old
studies
Variety of ticket plans available
Distribution of student foot
ball tickets at the University is
done on two seating plans,
season seating stub basis and
weekly pickup basis.
The reserved season seating
plan, for home games with Ole
Miss, Kentucky. Richmond and
Auburn only, is open to
students of all classes who are
either married or dating the
same person each week.
Students wishing to buy tickets
under this procedure should
present their University I.D.
and 1977 fall quarter fee card
at the outside Coliseum ticket
windows from now until Sept.
30.
Windows are open from 8:30
a m. to 12 noon and from 1 »o 4
pm. on weekdays only.
Students who prefer a
changing date arrangement
should initially buy a four
game coupon book for $4 and
exchange coupons for seating
stubs weekly. Coupon books
are available daily at the
outside Coliseum ticket win
dows until Sept. 30 and then
again from Oct. 3-7. A $3
coupon late fee goes into effect
Oct. 10.
Coupons may be exchanged
for ticket stubs on Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Thursdays
the week of each home game
and at the stadium on
Saturday if seating stubs still
remain at that time.
Block seating is available for
all student organizations, who
must buy weekly coupon books
rather than seating stubs
Block seating coupons are to
be turned in to the Athletic
Ticket Office by noon Monday
the week of each home game
with reserved seats to be
picked up between 1 and 4
Tuesday.
Tickets for the Alabama and
Florida games, for student
orders placed in the spring,
can be picked up until Monday,
Sept 26. After that date,
tickets not having been picked
up will be released for sale at
regular student sale dates and
appropriate refunds will be
made A fall 1977 fee receipt
will be required for pick-up
As long as available, student
tickets for the Alabama game
on Oct. 1 will be on sale at the
outside Coliseum ticket win
dows on Tuesday, Sept. 27. One
student may pick up as many
as two tickets, one for himself
and one for his date, while two
students may purchase as
many as four tickets together.
Student tickets for the Ala
bama game are $10 each on a
first-come, first-served basis.
Students may sign up for the
home game date ticket lottery
during the period of Sept. 27-29
Names of the winners will be
posted on the outside Coliseum
doors Friday afternoon of the
week preceding each home
game and tickets will be soW
to those in the original drawing
from 8:30 to noon before
Tuesday coupon exchange.
All seats in the Georgia
student section at Sanford
Stadium are reserved and all
tickets are allocated on a
random selection basis Admis
sion into Sanford Stadium is
permitted upon presentation of
the fall fee receipt, seating
stub and student I.D. card.
All student ticket informa
tion is listed in the University
student brochure
Additional information can
be obtained by contacting the
Georgia Athletic Office at
2-1231
Even if necessity doesn’t
dictate reading from old books.
Steere enjoys the experience of
reading articles contemporary
with the research that was
being done He can immerse
himself in that time, get a
"you were there’’ feeling
Of all the reasons Steere
collects books, money is not
among them “I don’t do it for
the money I have a couple of
books worth maybe $50. but
that’s all.” Most of his books
cost under $20
Even if he could get a good
price for any of his books.
Steere says he wouldn t sell
them. "I’ve seen some hard
times in school, but I’d sell my
stereo first."
It may be assumed that any
book lover would not like
seeing books mistreated.
Steere becomes angry when he
recalls seeing a book being
used to prop up a table leg at
the University library That in
itself was bad enough, but this
particular prop was a second
edition written by a member of
the Lewis and Clark expedition
and published around 1811.
Steere estimated its value at
$3,000. He brought it to the
attention of a librarian, and
says that it now resides in the
rare manuscript section.
His favorite possession is a
book of his geneaology. traced
back to a 17th century Steere
in England It's a magnificent
volume, with a detailed history
of the family, but it is unusual
in that it stops at 1890 That's
when 50 copies were published
by James Pierce Root. Steere
says 21 copies have survived.
Steere has collected his
books from many places, but
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usually avoided the bookstores
in Atlanta Too expensive, he
says Some of his most
successful searches have been
in Noah's Ark. a bookstore in
Abbeyville, S.C.
In his University days,
Steere. like other local book-
hounds, had some success at
the Athens Flea Market in a
booth run by Nancy Wilder.
Wilder and her husband. Tony,
set up the booth last year when
she decided to quit teaching
school. Her business is small,
and she works in a restaurant
to supplement her income. But
she doesn't regret making the
change
She only handles out-of-print
books, and says she wouldn't
like to run a new book
business, though she hopes to
expand her present shop
Most people come to browse
and are not looking for specific
titles, she says. She partici
pates in a national book-finding
service to help her customers
who do want to find a certain
book.
What brings people to her
booth?
“Just a love of books, I
guess. Some fiction readers
like the old literature, and it’s
cheaper than new books.
(Some of her books cost less
than a dollar > Also, a lot of
University professors come to
look for things related to their
fields."
One such scholar is Dr.
William James, professor of
psychology. He owns about 800
books, many more than Steere,
but he’s been collecting for a
much longer time, being a few
decades older
James is a slightly-built man
with thinning gray hair,
whereas Steere is large and
hirsute His books neatly adorn
two walls of his office, while
Steere's seem to reside in
various clusters about his
house But when he talks about
his reasons for collecting and
reading old books, James
sounds very much like Steere.
Most of James' books are on
psychology, and he feels he’s
gained knowledge in the field
by reading them
But if you really want to be
knowledgeable about a subject,
you consult the latest books,
not something from the pre
vious century, don’t you? Not
necessarily, James says
He placed two books on his
desk. One wa£ an 1884 study by
Sir John Lubbock on insects.
The other text, on the same
subject, was published in 1975.
James put the older book in his
lap and began turning the
pages as he talked
“It's helpful to know how
research was carried on before
the technological age," he
says. “And the work of these
old scientists is important as
well as interesting, since
today’s methods are based on
their findings."
As he talks, his hands stop
on familiar pages He reads
sentences aloud—too fast to be
comprehended—or to himself,
smiling and nodding before he
slips back into his explanation
of what his old books have to
offer
Then he picks up the new
text Color pictures catch the
eye as he thumbs through the
pages to the back. “Now this,”
he says, “is a good book,
but. He runs his finger down
a column of the index "But
see, no mention of Lubbock "
He places the book back on his
desk, his point made
James says he owns almost
all the psychology books
written in this country from
1895 to tne present. That
includes classics in the psy
chology field such as Edward
Thorndike’s Animal Intelli
gence (1911), William James’
Principles of Psychology (1896)
and Margaret Washburn's
\nimal Mind (1917).
Those are books James feels
psychologists should be famil
iar with. Many of today’s texts
make some mention of the
Principles of Psychology. Why
not read the original, James
asks You cannot understand
the essence of a book by
reading about that book Read
the author's own words, James
says See how he managed his
W nrir Try » c realize what the
work meant before a half
century of interpretation
Like Steere. James has
collected his books from many
places, including Noah's Ark
in Abbeyville. He even has a
few that were being thrown
away by a library
Most of his books are now
worth a lot of money but. like
Steere, he says what he’s
learned front them is invalua
ble
For both James and Steere.
collecting has been not only
pleasureable, but also rewar
ding in the knowledge gained
Their books, unlike stamps or
coins collections, serve the
same function as when they
were published a century or so
ago
Trash clean-up crew’s foe
By D. J. PASCALK
Assistant feature editor
Some 45,000 persons were at
Sanford Stadium at 2 p m
Saturday to see Clemson
defeat Georgia 7-6 in the
football season's second game.
At 7 the following morning,
there were only some 50
persons in the stadium.
The quiet morning scene was
quite different from the
spectacle of the previous
afternoon. Music from a
transistor radio replaced the
familiar sounds of the Redcoat
Band, while trash cans and
brooms were the only instru
ments in sight. Dirty garbage
trucks replaced the previous
day's cluster of polished
mobile homes
There were no fans cheering,
no banners were waving The
only reminder of the game was
the mess. A big mess
“You can tell how good a
game was by the amount of
trash left behind,'' said one of
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the SO or so clean-up workers
with a laugh "The better the
game, the more garbage .”
But something the aftermath
won't tell you is who won the
football game
Each Sunday morning after
a football game, people from
the Physical Plant and student
labor pools form their own
team in Sanford Stadium But
unlike the Bulldogs, their
opponent remains the same
each week: trash
"There’s nothing glorious
about this job,” said Thad
Gabelein. of the student labor
pool "But it’s a job. It’s
worthwhile if the Dogs win,
though."
The inital phase of the
cleap-up consists of picking up
the bulk trash, according to
Will Burgstiner. foreman of the
student labor pool Then the
smaller trash is swept into a
corner with air brooms, which
roenble an astronaut’s back
pack with a hose attached
The entire stadium clean-up
averages four to five hours,
according to C. D Kidd,
foreman of Physical Plant's
labor pool "We use sis trucks
to haul this mess away,” Kidd
said. "The tracks have a lot of
cans and bottles That’s where
most of the heavy trash is
found.” he added.
Any valuables that are found
during the clean-up are turned
in to the grounds keeper’s
office, according u> Kidd But
the frequency of finding
anything valuable is low
“Kids run through the stands
after the game looking for
anything," Kidd explained
“And there’s not much that
they miss, either "
The mess after a game.isn t
confined to the tracks and
stadium The parking lots are
usually littered with trash
from tailgate picnics
Donald Newman, a friendly
man of 63 years who is easily
recognizable on campus by his
overalls, white wide-brim hat
and warm smile, starts working
at 6 a m in tk Coliseum
parking lot the morning after a
game. He doesn't have a crew,
truck or broom He carries a
black bag that is strapped
across his shoulder and picks
up trash with his “get-it
gadget," a hand-operated,
cane-like tool with vice grips
on one end
“I try to get most of the
trash before the heavy traffic
comes in,' Newman said “It
takes me about two hours to
clean up this (Coliseum) lot "
Last year’s Alabama game’s
mess was an unusually big job
for the clean-up crew. The
crew worked seven hours to
complete the job. as compared
to the average four or five
hours
An informal poll of workers
predicts this year's Auburn
game will leave the biggest
mess But whichever game
proves to be their toughest foe.
the crew will ultimately send
their opponent to the last stop
the city dump