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and the Association is very grateful to him for his substantia] distance. 4 Amelia Krieg, '20, was president of the Association last year. \\ hen she started a campaign for membership, she pledged herself to secure four new members personally She secured many more and then as she was retiring, presented the Endowment Fund with a check for $100 as a mark of her appreciation to the School for her training and for its help in various ways since her graduation. CLASSES O F 1922 T O 1929—ATTENTION A check of the membership of the Alumni Association shows a pitifully small percentage of members from the above classes. Perhaps not many of the younger Alumni can afford a Life Membership, but few would miss the one dollar for the annual dues. Perhaps they do not realize that the money from the annual dues is all that the Association has for current expenses and that the publication costs of the News Letter must be met from them. Perhaps they do not know that any surplus in the treasury is used for making short time loans to library students who need small amounts to see them thru the first year of the course. Perhaps they do not realize how much a strong and united alumni body can do to promote the welfare of the School and that in backing the School they are also backing their own professional advancement. We suggest serious thought on this subject and a check mailed at once to the Treasurer. ASSOCIATION MEETING, 1929 The annual meeting and dinner of the Association was held at the Grace Dodge Tea House, Washington, D. C , May 15, 1929. Amelia Krieg, '20, President of the Association, presided. Mary G. Burwash, '16, was acting secretary. There were one hundred and two Alumni present. The President called the roll by classes. The class of 1897 was represented by one member, 1925 was the banner class with eleven present, while 1903 and 1927 tied for second place with six member> each. As the roll was called each person gave his name and position. A motion to waive the reading of the minutes was approved, and the report of the Secretary-Treasurer was read and accepted. Mr. Cleavinger, '10, spoke briefly on his work as Trustee of the Endowment Fund and urged the need of more Life Members so that the Fund could be completed and the scholarship awarded. There was some discussion of the possibility of publishing a handbook of the Illinois Library School Association from the funds of the Association. A motion was made to the effect that the Executive Hoard consider the advisability of publishing such a handbook. 'I he President stressed the value of life membership in the Association and urged all who could possibly do so to take out this kind of membership. She also recommended that all the classes should appoint c 1; 3 secretaries. Mr. Windsor gave a short talk on the Library School and the new Library and passed pictures of both around the jJTOUp. I \c urged that

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