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PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY February 195°

, PATTON MEMORIAL PUBLICATION OF CAYAG17A LIST

The list of manuscripts in the Cavagna collection, which Miss Meta Sexton has had in preparation for a number of years, is to be published as the first in a series of publications in memory of Miss Adah Patton, head of the library catalog department for fourteen years until her death in 1931*

The Adah Patton Memorial Fund, established by a group of her colleagues, friends and family, is to be used for publications in the general field of library science, but especially in cataloging, classification, and biblio­graphy.

After the University of Illinois Library acquired the library of Count Antonio Cavagna Sangiuliani di Gualdana in 1921, Miss Patton supervised the plans for incorporating the collection into the U* of I, Library, and it is certainly an appropriate tribute to initiate the memorial publications with this list cf manuscripts.

The list itself, some 65O pages in length, covers the bound and unbound manuscripts of the Cavagna library.

Count Cavagna had collected the unbound manuscripts into 138 bundles, each briefly notated with either place, date, or subject, and sometimes with brief interpretative summaries. In most cases these notations are reproduced in the listings. A more extensive alphabetical arrangement of the manu­scripts has been achieved, principally by Place.

The collection is of major interest in the fields of history and economics but especially in local Italian history* as it contains many legal documents and family genealogies.

The lists of bound and unbound manuscripts together constitute a considerable achievement on the part of Miss Sexton, and the publication, to be done in photo offset form by Edwards Brothers, Ann Arbor, is to be expected with high anticipation.

The foreword to the publication has been written by Mr. Arnold If*. Trotier, Assistant Director for Technical Departments.

PROUST AED RILKE ACQUISITIONS

The Acquisition Department has recently made arrangements for two important manuscript purchases. One is a collection of over ^00 original letters written by Marcel Proust. The letters were in the possession of Prince Bibesco in Paris, and were located by Professor Philip Kolb of the French Department while he was in Paris last year. The collection will be purchased with funds provided, by the Graduate Research Board. Professor Folb plans to edit and publish the letters.

The other collection consists of 109 letters written by the German poet, Rainer Maria HiIke. It was offered to the library by a German professor from Louisiana State University who located the collection when en leave for duty with Military Government. The letters were obtained from members of the Rilke family. They will be used by Professor Rehder in continuing research which he began on Rilke some years ago. This collec­tion also is being purchased by funds provided by the Graduate Research Board.

I Co-editors: Harvey Deal and Flcweree Feckert

[Reporters: Jean Stockdale, Mary Lois Bull, Faomi Ellis, Alma DeJcrdy, Martha Hackman, Lellia McLaughlin,

! Lucy Rumble, Helen Knights

WINDSOR LECTURES

The 1950 Windsor Lecture Series, which will deal with the application of technological developments to bibliographical and other library problems,, is scheduled for March 27 and 2g.

The first lecture, by Dean Louis K. Ridencur of the Graduate College, is slated for Monday evening, March 27, and will be concerned mainly with discussion of problems created by the enormous growth of types of library materials, and costs of housing, servicing, and ether aspects of library expansion.

On Tuesday afternoon, March 28, Ralph R. Shaw, Librarian, U.S. Depart­ment of Agriculture, will speak on the Rapid Selector which has recently been developed in the U.S. Department cf Agriculture Library, and other possible applications cf electronics to bibliographical problems.

The third lecture will be given by Professor A. G. Hill, Director, Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts of Technology. Professor Hill will review work being done at MIT in the field of microfilm, micro­print, and other techniques applicable to library problems.

Two years ago MIT received a grant of $100,000 from the Carnegie Corpora­tion for research and experimentation in the field. Professor Hill is directing this program.

The entire lecture series will deal with possible solutions to library problems to be found in technological developments..

REMEF3ER THE FLOWER FTOTD

ALICE IF WOFDERLAHD

The editions of Lewis Carroll*s Alice in Wonderland which are exhibited in the four cases in the north-south corridor of the Library are from the collection of Bette Patterson, reference librarian of the Undergraduate Library* Bette1s collection, which numbers over thirty editions of this famous children1s classic, was begun about ten years ago with the gift of an lS6g English edition. French, Dutch, German, Italian, Danish, Swedish and other foreign editions are represented in her collection, but so far Bette has been unable to get the Hebrew and the shorthand editions. The collection also contains editions illustrated by famous illustrators, including those best known drawings by the original illustrator, John Tenniel.

The present exhibit, which will continue through February, is set up to show in one case how various illustrators have treated the !lmad tea party". Another case contains representative foreign editions, while another shows the IB69 edition in its tooled red leather binding and a facsimile edition of Carroll1s manuscript with his own illustrations. A large colored maze map illustrating the story of Alice is also included in the exhibit. The fourth case contains comic book and animated book editions as well as abridged editions.

One of the unusual items is a complete miniature edition published by Minia Press, Although the tiny book is only 2~l/U» x l-l/?", it is easily read without a magnifying glass.

0ART001T EXHIBIT

The cartoons on books and libraries, which were collected by Mary Lois Bull and exhibited in the north-south corridor of the Library during Kovember, have just been returned from the Chicago Undergraduate Division. The cartoons were exhibited there on corridor bulletin boards and were protected from filching fingers by sheets of cellophane. Reports of the success of the exhibit say that Pier students were rolling in the aisles.

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APPOIFTfCSHTTS APD RESIGFATIOHS

Lois DiSanto rejoined the Library Staff as a half-time assistant in the Purchase Division of the Acquisition Department* Previous to her resigna­tion in 19^8 so that she could pursue her studies, Lois was Documents Assistant in Acquisitions.

Elizabeth Schwartz joined the Circulation Department staff full time on February J. Elizabeth formerly held appointments in the Circulation Department and Journalism Library before resigning to go into Army library work,

Rabieb Tantranon has returned from a six months internship at the Unied Nations Library• She has assumed a half-time appointment in the Circulation Department.

Mrs. Beulah If* dinger, graduate library student and reference librarian en leave from Canton, Ohio, Public Library, has received a half-time appointment in the Reference Department,

Mr* W> L. Holman, a graduate of the University of Oklahoma Library School and formerly a half-time assistant there in the Historical Archives, also has been appointed a half-time assistant in Reference.

Maxine Batman resigned from the clerical staff of the Catalog Depart­ment on February 1 in order to devote full-time to her studies. This position will now be filled by Mrs. . Mary Larson.

Chizuko Ishematsu, Joan Grout, and Mrs. Betty Shields Fenner (one-half time) have joined the clerical staff of the Catalog Department.

Bernice Szarsce began a half-time appointment as junior account clerk in the Acquisition Department on February 6.

Dan Graves is now working on a half-time appointment in the Exchange Division of the Acquisition Department in addition to his half-time aiyooint-ment as Photographic Reproduction.

Laboratory Assistant.

Sherwood Kirk, formerly working as a student assistant in the Circula­tion Department is now on a half-time appointment in the same department.

Mrs. Rose Fuchs and Mrs. Frances Haslund joined the Acquisition Depart­ment staff as junior library clerks February 16 and 13 respectively.

Mrs, Margaret Geiger Rudesi11 began work as a junior clerk typist in the Acquisition Department on February 10.

Mrs* Meree Sporleder Starkey has returned to the staff after an absence of several years. Mrs, Starkey is a senior-clerk stenographer in the third floor suite of offices occupied by Miss Houchens, Mr. Trotier, and Mr. McAnally. Her telephone number is 2975* Her former position on the staff was in the Acquisition Department.

Mrs. Deane Hill, formerly of the Exchange Division in the Acquisition Department, and Mrs, Clementine Sprow, a member of the Circulation Department, have joined the Catalog Department as full time catalogers.

Earl Forrest has transferred from Exchange to Purchase Division in the Acquisition Department to fill the vacancy created last fall by the resignation of Mary Louise Hinton.

Roland Scott, formerly working only part time began working full time in the Gift and Exchange Division of the Acquisition Department on February 1.

Mrs. Marion Cramer has transferred from the Acquisition Department to a position of half-time assistant in the Architecture Library.

John Patacek, graduate library student who has been working in the Architecture Library, has now received a half-time appointment.

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PIER CIRCULATION BOOMS

From the Chicago Undergraduate Division Library comes the story of a striking increase in book circulation* ^ e Pi-er Hlini» student newspaper, carried the story on January l6 under the headline "Book circulation zooms up and upn. Statistics for October-December 19^9 show an increase of 3,502 books circulated, or a percentage gain of 55.g^ over the circulation for the same period in igUg. The 9,777 volumes circulated are equivalent to Ug.2.i of the total book stock of the Library. Circulation more than doubled in the fields of fiction, chemistry, architecture, American history, education, and commerce, with the last two fields making sweep­ing gains of around 3OOC

David Maxfield, librarian of the Chicago Undergraduate Division, presents this information dramatically in his Information Circular no.SO, January 20, 1950* Mr. Maxfield has prepared two tables to tell his story: Table I presents "Total Library Circulation in the Thirteen Most Popular Subjects", and Table II shows "The Library?s Eighteen Most Popular Subjects Accord­ing to Percentage of the Collection Circulated*" Table II shows quite clearly that the scientific subjects have been in heaviest demand* Chemistry, botany, zoology, physiology and general biology, ranking in that order, all circulated more than 100^ of the number of volumes which the Library has in their respective fields with chemistry books circulating as high as lU0.7^ of their number. Physical education, psychology, physics, and photography circulated between S^fo to 99.g$ of their number. Mr. Maxfield asserts that steps will be taken immediately to build ut> the scientific fields to keep pace with the increasing demand.

PARTY CHAFGE

The Library Club musical party on February 2k which was to have been held in the Faculty Lounge of the Illini Union has been changed to the West Lounge of Wesley Foundation. The time is still set for 7:30 p.m.

MAHIEE5LLI APP0IFTM3FT

Miss Ann Marinelli, bibliographer in acquisitions, has been granted leave of absence from March 1, 195° to

January 1, 1951, to serve as a general assistant to the Librarian of Congress in international library activities. Miss Marinelli will be concerned with arrangements for a meeting of the International Federation of Library Associations in this country in October, the library activities of UKESCO, and of the ALA International Relations Library Board. (Paul Burnette, Education Librarian, has recently been appointed a member of the latter.)

RAPE BOOK ROOM

Miss Isabelle Grant recently announced a revised set of dates of library materials falling within the rare book classification. The 1701 date for establishing rarity of early printed material has been changed to 1801, with the exception of continental Europe, which retains the 1701 date*

There have been several shifts in dates for America. The 1820 date will now apply only to Hew York City, Philadelphia, and Boston. All other points in the U.S., 1950. States that previously were collected for imprints before 1850 now are changed to that date. They are Pennsylvania (outside of Philadelphia), Ohio, West Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee. All other later dates remain the same.

Although books falling into the new categories will not at present be transferred from the stacks, current acquisitions bearing these dates will be sent to the Rare Book Room..

MARCH OF DIMES

The library staff contributed $85.25 to the March cf Dimes through library solicitation. Many staff members contributed direct* The Circulation Department provided §9*00 in memory of Bobby Siberts, a member of the Circulation staff, who died of poliomyelitis last summer*

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sfApy ACTIVITIES *WHO mm - m* WHAT,*.*1

Director Downs attended a con­ference at the U.S. Office of Education in Washington on February 21. Conference discussion con­sidered Office of Education participation in cooperative research with colleges and universities.

On February 13 Director Downs represented the American Library • Association at a meeting of the Board of Control for Southern Regional Educa­tion in Atlanta. The conference was concerned with regional problems in the library field, two of which were the locations and quality of library resources at the graduate level, and the adequacy of advanced training opportunities for librarianship.

Setting up a regional system for regional schools (instead of state) was considered. Several hundred students are already enrolled in schools of such tyoes in medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine.

Of particular interest was a decision to make a comprehensive survey of library resources for graduate work and research, bringing up-to-date Director Down*s Resources of Southern Libraries.

The conference was attended by representatives of the library schools and by librarians of the major southern universities.

Paul Burnette, Education Librarian, gave talks to two local groups recently. On February Sf he spoke to the Urbana Exchange Club and on February 9 t0 t h e

Woman1 s Group of Wesley Foundation*

ALA BRIEF

The Association of College and Research Libraries voted to approach other divisions of ALA te consider the feasibility of a federation of such groups. Louis Wright, president of ACRL, will do the actual contact.

The Midwinter ALA meeting was one of the largest yet, some 1,600 registered members being in attendance.

One of the reference tools of the whoTs who variety recently purchased by the Library is the new A. >T. Marquis Co. publication called Who knows - and what smong authorities, experts, and the specially informed. The University of Illinois Library School and Library staff are well represented by six members with a wide variety of specialties from ftauction sales0 to Zulu language. These are our distin­guished members and their specialties:

Jay Allen—History of Steamboats Anne M. Boyd—United States Govern­

ment Publications Robert B. Downs—Library Adminis­

tration. Christopher U. Faye—Zulu language,

Medieval and Renaissance Biblio­graphy.

Edith C. Jones--Latin fables. A* Harold Lancour—Colonial Immigra­

tion, Heraldry, Auction Sales Copies of Who knows - and what may

be seen in the Reference Room or Engineering Library.

OCCASIONAL PAPERS

The library School has issued two more Occasional Papers. Fumber 6, issued in January, is The University of Illinois Library SchooT^lacemenTTlxairiTna-tion by Henry G. Shearouse, Jr., Headi ~ Reference Department., Atlanta Public Library, Atlanta, Georgia, and formerly Research Assistant, University of Illinois Library School. Fumber sevesi, issued in February, is _A Brief Guide to Govern-ment Documents, by Ellen Jacks*on,*"~ Documents Librarian, University of Colorado Libraries. The January publication was the first to appear with a masthead.

MISCELLAFT

The bindery department recently received an item from a bookstore in'Brussels addressed to Bibliotheique de University of Illinois between cities of Urbana et Chamrain, Illinois U.S.A.

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BETA PHI MTJ "THE LIBRARY PRESETS,. .1I

Sponsored by the Library and the Library School

Wednesdays U;30-H55 P.m. Radio Station WILL

On Friday, January 27, a group of the sponsors and members of the Board of Governors of Beta Phi Mu acted as hosts in the Sheridan Room of the Edge-water Beach Hotel for several Deans and Directors of Library Schools, who had expressed an interest in the newly founded library honorary fraternity* After dinner, a brief history of the organization was presented by Lawrence Thompson and a discussion of the work of the society and plans for its future V&ae presented by Robert Talmadge, president. The guests were given an opportunity to ask questions about the society. Several reported upon progress made toward organizing a chapter in their respective schools*

Deans and Directors in attendance and the library schools they represented were: Miss Susan Gray Akers (University of North Carolina), George C. Allez (University of Wisconsin), William A. Fitzgerald (George Peabody College), P.obert L. Gitler (University of Wash­ington), Rudolph Gjelsness (University of Michigan), Miss Frances E. Hammitt (Western Reserve University), Rev. James J. Kertendick (Catholic University of America), Miss Harriet D. MacPherson (Drexel Institute), Lowell Martin (Columbia University), ieRoy Merritt (University of California), Mrs. Florrinell F. Morton (Louisiana State University) and Jesse H. Shera (University of Chicago).

Sponsors in attendance were: George B. Brown, Robert B. Downs, Harold Lancour, Miss Rose B. Phelps, Miss Katharine Stokes and Mr. Thompson.

Members of the Board of Governors attending in addition to Mr* Talmadge were: Miss Alice J. Aopell, Ray Wt Frantz, Miss Kathryn Luther, Miss Dorothy Short and Mrs. Nancy B. Sutton*

WEDDING BELLS

Caroline Jones and Dale Barker, both students in the master1s program of the Library School, were married Saturday, January 2g at Wesley Foundation. Dale is a student assistant in the Engineering Library.

Feb, 15 - Professors Everett Laitala, Lawrence E. Doyle, and Leo C. Pigage, Department of Mechanical Engineering, "Cheaper by the Million11

Feb. 22 - Professor Louise B. Dunbar, Assistant Professor of History, "George Washington's Place in the Modern World11.

Please note the change of time for this series. The program, formerly heard at 2:30-2:55 p.m. on Wednesdays over WILL, will now be heard at H:3Q-U:55 on the same day and station.

THE LIBRARY FOUR

For its first spring series, the Library Hour will cooperate with the Festival of Contemporary Arts, present­ing six programs on music, literature, drama, painting, and motion pictures*

The new series of programs also will begin one hour earlier than formerly, from ̂ :00 to 5:00 p.m. This change in time will make it possible for many persons who have had conflict­ing dinner hours to attend the programs in the future.

The Library is presented in Room 118, Library, Wednesday afternoons, U;00 to 5:00 p.m.

February 22: The Arts in Kid-Century; Professor Edwin Carter Rae.

March 1: Contemporary Music, A Round Table Discussion; Professor J. W. Schiller and others.

March 8: ITaturalism in the Modern American Novel; Professor John 3fl Flanagan.

March 15: The Flaywright! s Workshop; Professor E. 0. Jfubly and others.

March 22: Contemporary Painting; Professor James D. Eogan.

March 2g: Movies as an Art (with films); Director Lewis V. Peter­son.

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LIBRARY SCHOOL FACULTY

All members of the teaching faculty attended the Midwinter ALA Conference, Also present were Mrs. Ruth Rockwood, Administrative Assistant of the Library School, and Kiss Donna Finger, Library School Librarian.

Dr. Lancour, Assistant Director, was appointed chairman of the Special Committee to Evaluate Regional Conferences. This committee will study and evaluate the ALA regional conferences held during 19^9 •

Immediately after his return from Chicago he went on to Few Orleans to continue a survey of Dillard University Library begun last September.

Associate Professor Thelma Eaton attended two important committee meetings while at ALA. A joint committee meeting was called by the Board of Education for Librarianship of the officers of the Association of American Library School and of the Division of Library Education to discuss future plans. The second meeting was that of the 'BoarcL of Division of Library Education.

Miss Viola James attended the meetings of the Illinois Association of School Librarians which was in session during the Midwinter Conference period. She served as chairman of the Fominating Committee of that group.

Miss James is busy preparing for second semester classes. This time she will travel to the northern part of the state, to Dixon on Monday nights (L.S. B253t Organization and Operation of the School Library); to Ottawa on Tuesday nights (same course); and to Springfield on Wednesday nights L.S. 330U, Library Materials for Adolescents). A heavy enrollment is expected for all three courses, and the classes will be limited to fifty students each.

Her article "Elementary School Libraries in the State of Illinois As I See Them" aopears in the November isssue issue of Illinois Libraries,

Rose B. Phelps, Associate Pro­fessor, attended meetings of the Committee on Curriculum of the AALS and many other sessions of the ALA Conference.

Following the conference Miss Eostetter remained at her home in Chicago for the midsemester vacation period, and Miss Lohrer visited at the home of a sister in Muncie, Indiana.

EVEHIFG CLASS

Beginning this second semester, L.S.UoU, The Reading of Young People, will be offered in' an evening session each Tuesday, 7~9:30, in Room 31U Library. Assistant Professor Alice Lohrer is the instructor. This arrangement is particularly for the benefit of school librarians and administrators who cannot attend at any other time. It is presently an experiment, but if the demand troves sufficient, other courses will probably be offered in evening sessions.

LIBRARY SCHOOL GRADUATES

The following students received the Bachelor of Science degree from the Library School in February 195°•

Heck, Delma Jane Strong, Patricia Anne

The following students re&alvad the* Master of Science degree in Library Science in February 1950.

Lily Caroline Gara George Ficholas Hartje Donald Aitcheson Redmond Emily Maria Richards Roland Francis Scott

MTORAL HISTORY F0E3S

John C. Hofer, student assistant, has left the library to become an assistant in the Geography Department.

A number of students ,f discovered1' the Natural"History Library betveen January 23-31. One even walked in and asked the librarian if he knew where the library wasl

Among miscellaneous items acquired with the Oberholser Collection is a small original painting by Louis Agassis Fuertes. The final resting place for the painting has not been determined.

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pMcmmr The University of Illinois Library

School's Placement Desk was a popular spot at the ALA Midwinter Conference, Alumni and employing librarians were looking for us long before we arrived, and as long as someone was at the desk, we had a steady stream of visitors, Helen Knights of the Library School office was at the desk regularly, with Mrs* Ruth Rockwood, Administrative Assistant, and Dr. Harold Lancour, Assistant Director, there much of the time.

Sixty-three people listed 12? / jobs with us, Inteviews v/ere arranged for 18 alumni and employing librarians— luncheon engagements included. At least 10 alumni v/ere known either to have been offered jobs there, or if not present, such a letter was written after the Conference, In addition, information concerning U5 alumni was sent out after returning from the Conference or enough information was written up at the Conference and taken ho$e with the employer. Sfe record was kept of the several employing librarians who inquired further about candidates previously suggested for staff openings. Salaries this year ranged from $2,700, the beginning figure for inexperienced people, up to $6/400. Both figures were increased over last year. Here is a breakdown of jobs:

College and University U5 Public 1+2 Special (including government) 26 State 9

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present class were on hand and all had several interviews, Almost without exception the 63 employing librarians inquired about the class to be graduated this year. The office has on hand now eight requests for credentials of members of the present class~a result of interviews at ALA, There seems to be no shortage of jobs for the I95O class, and they will again have several openings from which to choose a position*

More alumni came by to say "hello11

and get acquainted than was the case last year. Some of them were seeking personnel for their libraries and others indicated their placement wishes.

In addition to placement work, a number of interviews were held with prospective students for both the M.S. and the LSD programs.

REFERENCE

Representing the Reference Depart­ment at iUt's Chicago midwinter meet­ing were Miss Dunlap, Miss Robertson, and Miss Black* Miss Black was chairman of the Reference Section of ACRL and presided at its meeting.

The Reference Room has acquired a new Kardex Rotary Index with, a capacity of about ^,000 periodical titles and call numbers - almost double that of the Linedex formerly used. The Kardex lists periodicals indexed In the six Wilson periodical indexes, the Magazine Subject Index and Dramatic Index, plus a few other magazines commonly used. It is not, however, a complete list of the Library1s periodi­cal holdings, but is intended as a short cut in finding call numbers for the titles most often used. Although the location of periodicals is not generally indicated by the Kardex, the bound voltes available in the Reference Room are given* The Kardex is expected to eliminate some of the former con­fusion in periodical call numbers, as its entries a.re more easily distinguished than those on the Linedex.

STAEE OREIFTATIOH

A committee has recently been appointed to consider best possible means of introduction or orientation, early training of new staff members, professional and non-professional. Committee members are D. A. Brown (Chairman), Paul Burnette, Mrs. Davies, Mrs. Fancy Ealler, Sara Graham, Ralph McCoy, and Fell Signor, Marian Harman and Helen Welch are special members. The committee will welcome suggestions.

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VISITORS LIBRARY BOWLIFG TEAM

Jane Pope, Serials Department, University of Denver, visited the library on January 31 to see the serials records system.

Johm Fall, Acquisition Librarian, Few York Public Library, was a library visitor in January. Mr. Fall was particularly interested In seeing the Keysort acquisition system and the serials records.

Gerard Baker, who was on the University of Illinois Library staff until 19̂ -61 and is now Associate Librarian, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, at Auburn, Alabama, stopped enroute to ALA to visit friends at the University. He was accompanied by Clyde Cantrell, Librarian, at Auburn. Mr. Cantrell will enter the Library School at the beginning of the second semester as a candidate for the doctorate. During his absence Gerard Baker will be acting librarian.

Emily Garnett, who was a member of the Reference Department here, is now Reference Librarian at Texas Christian University, Port Worth, Texas. Miss Garnett recently visited Kiss Fanny Dunlap of the Reference Department for several days.

On January 2k and 25 Ruth Erlandson, formerly of the University of Illinois Library reference staff and now reference librarian at Brooklyn College Library, visited the library. Her visit was of special interest because it was her first since she returned at the end of August from a year in Sweden made -possible by a King Gustav fellow­ship.

Although Miss Erlandson*s chief purpose was to study reference service in the public libraries of Sweden, she found time for many varied and interest­ing experiences. Tangible evidence of this is a collection of several hundred colored slides which she generously showed and commented on to interested members of the library staff and Library School faculty on January 25*

We are all familiar with the -cloture of librarians as rather retiring, scholarly gentlemen, but if any one attends the facult̂ r bowling league on Wednesday night, he could see how •untrue this all is. The librarians are one of the wildest yelling, smoking, etc. teams in the league. And what is more they are making a name for them­selves this year ar> being tough to beat. At present they are in fifth -olace in the twelve team league, but vow that they are going to finish even higher* Dismal finishes in the past have only made them even more anxious to finish high this yea,r. Although none of the averages is available it has been learned from good authority that George Brown is leading the team. Other tried and true members are Arnold Trotier, Jny Allen, Ray Prantz, Bob Johnson, Bob Talmadge.and Ed Linkhart, captain. Some Wednesday night when you want to relax and have some good clean fun, come and watch the librarians bowl. After all they are our own team, whether we want to admit it or not.

AUDUBOF CLUB

The local Audubon Club held a meeting in the library on February 2 to see the elephant folio edition of Audubon's Birds of America, and other rare books in the library1s collection of ornithology from the Oberholser collection. A group of about 30 people attended.

Mr. McAnally, Mr. 3amber, and Director Downs participated in the program.

KBIT AHEIVA1

Suzanne Marie Woods, weighing 7 lbs* U oz., Burnhan City Hospital, on January 28 at 5:15 p.m. Bill Woods is Map Librarian. Although both Mr. and Mrs. Woods are librarians, Bill claims that neither he nor Mrs. Woods will try •unduly to influence ,!Su2ien to adopt librarianshi"o as her career*

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IT 'S COLD IFSI3XB C« A*R*E#

One of the hottest topics for discussions among staff members these days is not the coal strike hut the refrigerating units which the University administration has initiated in the Library "because of the coal shortage, We now have a deep freeze section in what formerly was known as the Bibliography Room* The motley costumes of feminine and masculine staff members alike is some­thing to behold. Sweaters over sweaters, ank socks over hose and even slacks have become standard aoparel for our glamor gals, while the fellows have resorted to wool shirts, extra jackets, and even top­coats* One staff member who already has a cold has resorted to a chemical warming pad for her feet and a blanket to keep warm. Wool neck scarves and boots are also favorite methods of warding off the cold, soeaking of visible methods*

The Physical Plant can!t make us believe that those thermometers register correctly. We know the temperature is lower than that I

Contributions in the amount of $80*00 were received for the use of the C*A*R.E. committee in response to its recent request. he money was sent to C.A.R.E. headquarters with instructions to have packages sent to the following individuals, and personal letters were written explaining that packages were on their way.

Miss Lisa Castren - two packages University Library Helsinkif Finland

Herr Walter AgricBla - two packages Humboldtstrasse 23 (15b) Jena, Thuringia Germany This was sent through his daughter

in Munich as Je. is in the Russian $one and C.A.R.3. packages cannot be sent there directly).

Dr# Lidir Winniczuk ~ two packages Universytet Warszawski Karakowskie Prsedm Warszawa. Poland

Miss Taimi TerB, - one package Lonnrotink 37 Helsinki, Finland

Claire Lyons, who has worked in the Circulation Department for four years, left on January 2g for Cincinnati, Ohioiwhere he will enter the order of the Poor Brothers of St. Francis. He has already e&tered Xavier University in Cincinnati to complete the work for his Bachelor1s degree*

The Poor Brothers of St. Francis are engaged in teaching underpriviledged adolescent boys* and as soon as Claire has finished his college work he will teach art*

His address at the Poor Brothers of Saint Francis is Mt, Alverno, Cincinnati, Ohio,