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,, ,-__v- ---vvvirhl, BIWIFLI as omces for the staff or studies for senators'and_ members who are making research A during the session. Each corridor is enriched in front and along its walls by a series of hand-car'ved\ A panels and above these medallions of conventionalized oral or leaf design, with the exception of the two lacing medallions nearest `the interior, These represent mythological animals. ` ' , 9 -_-_-_... ...... anvsov uuuuu: uuula Wlllcil nelpea fire, the first impression obtained is one of harmony of pro- , and richness of coloring and ornamentation.. From base to chamber climb: nnn I-u.nA.....-I ......I A.L:..L-- A--~-L -- -- s or raruament, Messrs. Tach and,Burrell; and the entl_y waiting for the day when the nation will give them addi- : more adequate housing of the treasures in books of which they would have disguring exten sions or wings to mar; the archi- Of fll lnsroo-up uL3..L .` L` '- ' ` ' - ___-- -. . ......, u..u.-uy mung me centre pillar and n , are the portals to the stately library which led the V t `nllnrnnnrn A-all -`----'- -` ' ` V --...--- vs uvnun nus GIIU uu1auIcul.a.l .IU.. ' climbs one hundred and thirty feet, the walls com- zy-ve or fty feet by shelves lled with books, these [-11 wrnnahr :.-m. ....:I:....... n.---- - -9 I e, directlyvfacing the centre pillar and main In tn fl-an u..+..I.. l:I......_- __u_., u - .- Ions are` alone, apart from all others :t, and evokes the admiration of .__..l.... .u on slcdl. re wmcn aemonshed the Parlia1i1entVBu`ildins7in 1916, there W3.-: some lds, apart tffom the marks left upon the floor. V Sonie twenty or twenty-ve thousand volumes were Records, documents, official publications and books carefully collected over a - -_ -.--vu vv-vll uvvnv, |.IlCC _ made accessible by galleries with wrought iron railidngsi 'Above a circle of tall win-, dowsy--suggesting the Gothic-admit thelight and from these the roof arches, a symphony of blue pillaredin soft gray; _ An octagon effect isachieved by eight corridors which aord entrance and divide the outer circle of the rotunda into a series of eight book-lined alcoves,"used offices for the for members research `I5- ,1 V ' which demolished the Parliament Buildings: in 1916 apart Parliamentary `Library as a Ereat repository for authentic Canadian and other Empire records occurred some years ago. A `Records. dnrllmnnfc .~.-'r...`:..: _._._u_ _ .- Duringthe holiday season, Ottawa is a Mecca for s ing material for thesis writing; authors fromall over the" large quota from the United States, frequently spend w ` work with the Parliamentary `Library as their base. Th plete records of every description in both English and Dalhousie University, Halifax, for example, has spent 1 year inthe library, delving into holesnand corneis of for a book on the Baldwin-Lafontaine period in` Cana years from 1825-67. `info! .1 A continuallythere are calls u - from the departments of government sponsored by senators or [members, students ` and When the House is in -session, senators and meinli: pon the resources from the me and messengers. Even when the House sits till seven 0 budget or other important debate, the library staff must of the time to give prompt service. Between sessions, t located in Ottawa. Borrowina" is nnrn-Iii!-cpl t... 4.1.--- r- .4 - ` The central feature of the library is Victoria of quite another 1 young queen of nineteen at the time of her coronation, sculptured in marble a statue as graceful as one of classic Greece. Nearby, 9. bu; is placed on a pedestal at one side of a corridor entrance, and across the Prince Consort. _ -_ _-.-.... ...-. auu_ u-aux-sea me oulgmg irre Among the statues of Canadian statesmen ' `Hill stands one of Victoria the Good represel life, the queenly old woman, weighed down but u and human sorrows. "Hons; of Cgmmoiis "Chamber {tom the Spoak"`:r h --..-....... \lI _va.ua.uu-Lu a'l.aL8SIIl8l'l WHICH are r representing her 1 7 Old woman, unaialanrl .-Inn... I.--A ---'-`--- ~ ` ` : -1 - --.. nu av u. uscuba IUI 3l.l.l(leIlt3 In ; the"continent,: :fAfn I .-n........4.I... -_-_'J W - - 1 ,`_-__ ......-.- uuu unuuula Ill l'CSeaI'CI'l ibrary as.their -'I"l1ey nd available ion and French. Prof. Wilson, of the greater part of the past ~ corners" records and old newspapers fontaine Canadian, history, covering the ..-----. -- ....- uvvll p-cu.cu iugn on a curt. Entering from the main building through the heavj to save its life in the re, obtainet portion, soaring height, of and..or1 dome the round inner chamber one anc pletely lined to a height of forty-ve she made accessible iron railings. Gothic-v-admit fro soft An or-,1-no-nn nnno :.-..-|.:..-_..s L 7- - - ,__._..-- . ; unnsal LC! L 'ia Good" towards the closevof her n, but unbowed by the cares of long years -_- - ......._.... vvcl uu: cunc1nent,an(1 a particularly 5. weeks and months in research arv their hams Thou; n.-IV .-.....:l-LI_ ,_ . (students intent upon obtain- Q-";`\f!fI.r|nou& .....I - W which a feature of Parliament :nf;nrr I-nu} 4-nu-.....I.. LL- ' era, the slender n, gleaming white e bust of the queen ance,t across one of Albert, ,--_- _r'.- V-ILllvGlII' t,and particularly rnnnfl-ac :n ........- .._ ____ - va _. -.-n... vvlllloll Icu Ll: way in the erection of the rst Parliament Buildings,mandvstandsr as a memorial to the ' deeds of the pioneers, the faith in their own country, the courage and the apprecia- tion of the value of beauty in national life of the men of the seventies who planned and put their ideals into effect. ` ` ' e In the old days before the re, the Library was a dominating feature of the majestic buildings which` housed the Parliament of Canada. The addition of an extra story in the new buildings has hidden -from the front the `,`House of Books, and rather dwarfed it looking to east or west; To obtain a real appreciation of the circular building, tapering uently to apeak one hundred and forty or one hundred and fty feet above the ground,rit must be seen from across the Ottawa_River, above which it has been placedhigh on `a cli. - V ` ` Fnfnrinn 6':-nu... 4.1.. ....S._ Ln" ' The Fisher Flour Mills Ltd. We desi.reito:;1.ie'xtend to you the Compli- `ments of the Season and express our sincere wishes for your prosperity the Coming Year, with a continuance of the cordial relations existing between us. Not necause it is an honored custom, but because of the sincerity of our apprecia- tion, we take~this opportunity to thank you for the part you have played in our Not because it is FRED MORREN And, A Havppy New Year . , WISHING ALL THE RADIO FANS A ~M1:ry Christmas JOHN F. CRAIG, Coke ---- _....r..- uuu vn uuulallll-yo Down at the end of the Hall of Fame, directlyiat entrance `under the- tower, are stat in the erection of first Parliament Buildings, and deeds intoeect. 1... LL` -I_I ,1 I The answer is sim out of His world, and C How shall we (`on with despair in our I1 evil, or dare we, (lcspi fears for the future, dc innocent Child, and S11} Just wit See two w Catch t} Then we 1 I V..- - -v. This pillar. dedicated in July 1917 on the ftieth anniversary of Confederation, says the guide, represents Great Britain` rising out of the sea, guarded by Father Neptune, as you will note in the carving at the base, and supported by her colonies, i as symbolized by the arches. In the ru.<| 'And the God's i AlI's righ Whon til For the Not that they would dis tectural perfection of the library, which on this score` ranks as one of the richest Jewels in Canada's casket, evo so carefully must each stone be laid in building for permanency. In the meantime,` the Joint Librarians of Parliament, Messrs. and,Burrell, and the members of their sta are patiently will thema`ddi- ne buildings -from the `,`1-Ious-e -Books," fed west. obtain" , we ground- it mum hp cnnn :..;-.... ..........- +1.- m----- N - .-_ ---an Irpl IO VIIIIU : heavy `double doors which helped re, imoression nhfainm-I 3: Ann Ac 1.............. .: -_-