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posed or welcomed which would undoubtedly affect the school. 1 he retirement of Miss Simpson and the appointment of a new assistant director would also be a factor in bringing about changes. He then introduced Miss Amelia Krieg, who had just been appointed to succeed Miss Simpson. Miss Krieg, as a former president, and always a loyal and generous worker for the school, needed no introduction to most of the alumni present.

JOSIE B. HOUCHENS,

Secretary-Treasurer SCHOOL NEWS The school opened this fall with a registration of 106 in the first year class, and 50 in the graduate school. There was an unusual number of changes on the faculty. Miss Simpson retired as Assistant Director and became a Professor Emeritus of the University, and Miss Amelia Krieg, one of our own alumni, was appointed to fill her place. Miss Krieg received her A.B. in 1917, and B.L.S. in 1920, from the University of Illinois. In 1923 she received an A.M. also from the University. She was for several years Librarian of the Departmental Library for Romance Languages at the University of Illinois. After that she was Cataloger for the Society of Western Engineers Library in Chicago until 1925, when she went to the University of Iowa Library, as Superintendent of the Catalog Department. Miss Anna P. Durand, for several years instructor in Reference, resigned to become Assistant Professor of Bibliography at the Carnegie Library School at Pittsburgh. Miss Rose B. Phelps, an instructor in the School in 1928-29, returned to a position on the faculty. She was granted a Carnegie fellowship in 1929 and took her A.M. degree from Columbia University in 1930. Since then she has been Supervisor of Branch Reference work at the Queensborough Public Library, Jamaica, New York. Miss Florinell Francis has been appointed instructor in Cataloging. She received her A.B. degree from the University of California in 1925, and her A.M. degree in 1930. She has, for several years, been in charge of the Cataloging at the North Texas State Teacher's College, Denton, Texas. NEWS FROM T H E ORIENT Extracts from the unofficial correspondence of Frances Simpson, traveler-at-large:

August 28, San Francisco The fatal day has dawned and I am beginning to feci like a sure enough traveler. Sailing from Los Angeles seemed only like going over to Catalina, but now I realize that this will be the real thing. The ship, Pi ident 11 r of the Hollar Line, is delightful beyond description and those who cai on her from New York say that she is also very stead\ md sea worthy. My little in is cozy and comfortable. J had a nice visit in Los Angeles and some of th alumni had a lelightful luncheon for me on Thursday before 1 sailed. When reached here th< [ pie in Berkeley and San Francis > ga a lovel) iiuner for me at the Women's Club in Berkeley, where I saw many old friend M bin \$ overflowing with ndy, nuts, books, lettc . cai >, and tel ma Lvcryonc is certainly kind to me.

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