Bene Legere Saecla Vincere. To read well is to vanquish the centuries. The Doe Centennial Committee will liberate the monumental painting of Bishop Berkeley from museum storage, offering our namesake an honored place in the Library this centennial year. We liked the expression on his face as he embraced a book. And we were pleased to see that Berkeley was pictured with his words, “Westward the course of empire …” Read more
Doe Library Celebrates 100 Years
February 24, 2012
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