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the host students be encouraged *> take the second year in I jb r a r < Science for their master's degree. / A motion was passed that Miss Simpson should he sent a telegram of appreciation for her deep interest and untiring efforts on behalf of the School and its students. SALARY S T A T I S T I C S Every three years salary statistics are collected by the School and the tabulated results are published in the News Letter. Yon will find a blank with this letter. The information asked for is very brief, but it will bring the office records up to date as to your position and salary. There are many reasons why the year 1930 will be a good year to measure from, but the response must be large if the statistics are to truly represent the Illinois group. The information as to salary is regarded as confidential and used for statistical purposes and as a partial guide to the School office in recommending for promotion. Please return this blank at once.

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SCHOOL NEWS This year the School has a record registration of 141 students. Of these 19 are candidates for a master's degree and 122 for the degree of B.S. in Library Science. Several new instructors joined the faculty in the fall. Miss Anna Perry Durand succeeded Miss Rose Phelps, who returned to Columbia to work for her master's degree. Miss Durand has charge of the firstyear Reference course. She took her A.B. degree at Cornell in 1924 and had her Library school course at the New York State Library School. She was reference librarian at the University of Tennessee for two years and then spent a year in travel in Europe. She was on the staff of the Paris Library School, 1928-29. Miss Charlotte Newton has charge of the Document courses. She graduated from Agnes Scott College in 1921 and taught English for several years at Greenbrier College for Women. She had her first year of the Library School course at Illinois from 1924-25. For several years she was head of the Catalog Department of the University of Florida Library, but returned to Illinois 1928-29 and received her master's degree. Beginning with the second semester, Miss Hostetter was given a leave of absence because of ill health and her course in the High School Library Administration is being given by Miss Edith K. Van Eman, librarian of the Evanston Township High School Library. Miss Van Eman graduated from Pratt Institute School of Library Science in 1913. She was librarian of the Wylie Avenue Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, 1915-18, librarian of Oshkosh Public Library, 1918-23, and librarian of the Westport Branch of the Kansas City Public Library 1923-25. During the summer the last unit of the new Library was finished and on October 19, the building was dedicated. Dean Guy St iton Ford of the University of Minnesota was the principal speaker. De i

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