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Belmont Abbey College Library
Now Housed In New Building
THE BULLETIN, June 27, 1959—PAGE 5
Founded In 1876
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ensuing, much has been accom
plished; a great deal of building
and renovating (on the Abbey-
grounds there are seven large
buildings and numerous small
ones); many graduate degrees
earned by the monks, the de
velopment of the schools into
the foremost junior college for
young men in the state; a real
emphasis placed upon liturgical
life of the monks.
BELMONT—The Belmont Ab
bey College library is now-
housed in the new building er-
rected last year at a cost of
$400,000.
The Abbey Collection con
tains a wide selection of stand
ard and basic works in the var
ious fields of the arts and sci
ence. Over and above the refer
ence books, there are incuna
bula, imprints before 1600,
Americana, Carolinana, works
in Latin, Greek, French and
Spanish. A recent addition was
the SYNTOPICON with its com
panion-volumes, the GREAT
BOOKS OF THE WESTERN
WORLD. In the last several
years, particular efforts have
been concentrated on building
up a well-balanced and up-to-
date collection for every depart
ment or division of the new sen
ior college. Of course, selection
is a perennial problem because
of the great number of scholarly
popular works published an
nually, but, by careful evalua
tion, the best of modern thought
and reasearch is made available
for the professors and students
alike .
In 1942 the Bishop of Charles
ton, S. C., presented to the Ab
bey Library over five thousand
volumes. This collection con
sists of the books gathered by
the former Bishops of Charles
ton, from Bishop John England
(1820) to Bishop William T. Rus
sell (1927). Among the books in
cluded in the collection are
many volumes of interest to
scholars and research students.
The Americana, notably the his
tories of South Carolina an the
Church in the United States as
well as classics, biographies,
and controversial literature are
sufficient to make the collection
of great value. But without a
doubt, the most valuable por
tion is the complete Migne Col
lection, which consists of the
Patrologia Latina (the writings
of the Latin Fathers of the
Church), the Patrologia Gracea
(the writings of the Greek Fa-
Bishop Warns
Against Ignoring
Knowledge Of Past
ERIE, Pa., May 28 (NC)—A
warning to educators and stu
dents to avoid the attitude that
all study and work of the past
has been “more or less wasted”
was voiced here by Bishop John
J. Wright of Pittsburgh.
( Speaking at Founder’s Day
and honors convocation cere
monies honoring Archbishop
John Mark Gannon, Bishop of
Erie and founder of Gannon
College, Bishop Wright said an
attitude that history has been
waiting for the age of reason is
too often prevalent in some col
leges and universities.
We are indebted to both the
fools and wise men which pre
ceded our generation of fools
and wise men,” the Bishop
added. “Yesterday’s error creat
ed today’s truth.”
Pointing out that Gannon Col
lege, which was graduating its
15th class on Memorial Day, is
sufficiently young to set its ob
jectives and shape its traditions,
Bishop Wright outlined several
functions which a college should
meet.
He said colleges should stimu
late intellectual initiative and a
sense of historical perspective
that will give the student the
ability to see the evils of the
present in terms of the bles
sings of the past.
. Bishop Wright also urged, that
“spiritual resilience in the face
of revolution, change and ad
verse times” be instilled in stu
dents to enable them to avoid
“extremes of fright and ex
tremes of boldness.”
The world is full of seekers—
some looking for trouble and
others finding fault.
thers), a complete course of Sa
cred Scripture (Commentary), a
Course in Sacred Theology, Ex
planations of the Gospel, Sacred
Orations, and the Encyclopedie
Theologique—about 732 volumes
in all. Also in the Bishop’s gift
are the Bullarium Romanum, a
collection of the official papers
and decrees of the Popes down
to the sixteenth century, and the
monumental work of the Bel-
landists, the Acta Sanctorum,
scientific studies of the lives of
the Saints.
Many lesser collections ,large
and small, have been given the
Library down through the years,
especially in the fields of law,
religion, theology, literature, art,
etc., which have helped im
mensely to build up the various
departments. The Librarian and
Fathers are well pleased ovei
the gift of any worthwhile
book.
Best Wishes
To Belmont Abbey
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All ASSOCIATES
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