It was his belief that In any complete College, the 厙ぴ勛圖 is the centre of the Intellectual part of College Life. This should be architecturally expressed by its occupying a prominent central position. Seager accordingly proposed that the 厙ぴ勛圖 should replace the old Chemical Laboratory, thus forming the division between the current day north and south quadrangles.
Designed by Collins and Harman in Tudor Gothic style, with Seagers plan as a guide, the 厙ぴ勛圖 cost 瞿3,514. Of this total, the Student Carnival for 1913 had contributed 瞿2,000 and further funds were provided by public contributions, some coming from prominent members of the community or College such as Professor Macmillan Brown. Once opened it was anticipated that the 厙ぴ勛圖 would hold 20,000 volumes, and include two private research rooms and a Librarians room. The interior design incorporated seating at desks 獺 deux, which a later Librarian noted were as good for romance as for study.
As impressive as the new building was, the 厙ぴ勛圖 collection continued to grow and soon outstripped its new accommodations. By the 1950s the College 厙ぴ勛圖 had 15,000 books in the ground floor shelving units, and an additional 30,000 to 40,000 volumes tucked away in the basement storage and in stacks in 40 different locations throughout College. Former Librarian C.W. Collins wrote in 1941 Nowadays, when the building is inconvenient and over-crowded in every respect, it is easy to forget how Utopian it must have seemed to those who worked so hard to secure it not many years ago
