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President Kinley is urging this and other items in the appropriation bill with great force and any former student living in Illinois can help by saying a good word for the University to members of the Legislature and the Governor.

LIBRARY SCHOOL NOTES

The number of students who have enrolled this year is 49, four of whom are men, which is a rather smaller proportion than usual. We must, however, add to this number the students who enroll in the eight weeks' Summer Session courses, for the entrance requirements and the individual courses are the same as for the regular session. Last summer there were 24 of these students representing a wide geographical distribution. Some of them were holding positions and had obtained leave to take the work, others were just from college. This course was begun in 1919 and several students have attended two sessions, while others have returned and entered the regular Session in order to finish their course. During the month of February the Seniors who had not already completed their month of field work were assigned to the following libraries: Ethel K. Millar, Evanston Public Library; Laura A. Peck, University of Chicago Library; Jessie A. Reid, Newberry Library, Chicago; Gertrude Wulfekoetter, Indianapolis Public Library. Several of the seniors who are working on the staff had the opportunity of doing their field work during the past summer. The School made its biennial visit to Chicago the week of April 2-7. The party was in charge of Miss Anne M. Boyd and Mr. J. S. Cleavinger, and made inspection visits to libraries, bookstores, binderies, and printing establishments. The social activities of the students in the Library School may seem to be fewer than with some of the Schools situated in a different environment, but the University offers such a variety of social life and so many opportunities for attending interesting lectures or dramatic performances that the average hard working ''Lib" has to make a choice of what to attend. However, in addition, the Library Club has put on several most delightful programs featuring plays given by the junior and senior classes, and there have been a number of less formal entertainments. There have been no changes in the Faculty this year and all the courses announced in the circular have been given. The following members of the Staff have also given courses: Miss Willia K. Garver, '03, Order Librarian, Advanced order work; Miss Alice S. Johnson, '07, Reference Librarian, State, City, and Foreign Government documents; Miss Josie B. Houchens, '05, Binding Librarian, Binding and Mending; Miss Ruth E. Sankee, '21, University High School Librarian, High School Library Administration; and Miss Elisabeth Knapp of the Detroit Public Library will give the course in Children's work during April. The School has been fortunate in having the following visiting lecturers during the year: Prof. A. S. Root, Oberlin College; Mr. J. Christian Bay, Medical reference librarian of the John Crerar Library; Mr. George B. Utley, Librarian of the Newberry Library, Chicago, and President of the A. L. A.; Mr. II. H. B. Meyer, Chief Bibliographer of the Library of Congress; Dr. Edwin Wiley, Librarian, Peoria Public Library; and Miss Delia Frances Northey, '11, Acting Secretary of the Indiana Public Library Commission. The Faculty for the Summer School has just been appointed. Mr. J. S. Cleavinger, '10; Miss Jessie B. Weston, '16, of the Milwaukee Public Library; Miss Adah VVhitcomb of the Chicago Public Library; and Miss Mary Morrison, '20, of the East Cleveland Public Library, will be the principal instructors. Attention is called to the fact that the School has two entirely separate summer courses; the Six weeks course is open to High School graduates who have a position or who are under definite appointment; no credit is given for this work. In the Eight weeks session courses of the two-year Library School curriculum are offered to college graduates and are accepted for credit towards the B.L.S. degree. dlumni Record. The School office greatly desires the prompt return of the enclosed blue slip so that the records may be Up to date. This information is used