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University of Illinois Library School The cooperation of the State Secretaries in sending reports of gatherings and news of former students in their states hat been most h!SS and it is hoped that there will be more news sent to the editor all the time™ JOSIE B. HOUCHWS •Treat E X E C U T I V E B O A R D 1935-36 President—Ola M. Wyeth, Librarian, Savannah, Georgia, Public Library 1st Vice-President—Charles H. Stone, Director Library Science Depart mm William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Va. 2nd Vice-President—Julia C. Pressey, Library of Congress, Washington, DC Secretary-Treasurer—Josie B. Houchens, University of Illinois Library, Urban. 111. (Editor, News Letter) 1 Member Ex-Officio—Harriet E. Howe, Director of School of Librarians^ Denver University, Denver, Colo. Trustees of Endowment Fund—J. S. Cleavinger, 1935-38; Margaret H 1933-36; Louise B. Krause, 1934-37. LIFE MEMBERS The list of alumni taking out life membership in the Association has not been published for several years. The following is a list of recent members. We hope that their example will be followed by others. BESS BRYAN, B.L.S. '10 MABEL RAWLINGS, B.S. '31 Lois CROUCH, M.A. '30 LILLIAM M. SKEELE, B.S. '31 BEATRICE H. HOLT, M.A. '32 CLARICE KRIEG, M.A. '35 ALICE M. NORWOOD, B.S. '32 P H I L L I P J. STONE, B.S. ELVIN WARRICK, M.A. '35 '32 It is interesting to note that the more recent graduates are beginning to realize that a life membership is a very good investment. It saves all the bother of thinking about annual dues and it ought to give a feeling of satisfaction at having made a contribution to the Scholarship Fund. EDWARD HERTZBERG With the death of Edward Hertzberg in Chicago on December 31, 193 the world lost a master craftsman in the art of fine binding but the alumni of the Library School lost a sincere friend. When the drive for funds to endow an alumni scholarship was being made several years ago, Mr. Hertzberg heard about it and wrote down to the school saying that he had a deep interest in all former students, many of whom were his friends and patrons and that he would feel it a privilege if he might make a gift to the fund. Shortly after he sent down a check for $200 00 In 1931 he sent another check for $100 and in 1933 he supplemented this gift with an additional $50.00. Thus he was the largest single contributor C$350 00) to th vv Endowment Fund. ^ When the Library School made inspection trips to Chicago one of the high spots of the trip was the visit to the Monastery Hill Bindery where the student had an opportunity to see the best methods of book binding On these occasii they also had a chance to see many examples of Mr. Hertzbenr's own beautihJ bindings and realize through this exhibit and his talk the vast difference l* twecn artistic and commercial binding. Then a delicious tea was sen and often each member of the class was presented with a souvenir tiridc i the shops. The Monastery Hill Bindery will be carried on by M r Hert/herV* $ and daughter who have been brought up in the work and are no doubt kn< to many alumni. The Monastery Mill Hindery received its name from the old mnnasft ruin in Ciranzow, Germany, where Ernst Hertzberg, founder of th V fim played in his childhood. This monastery had been the home of monks wh h
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