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Alumni News Letter

Lrsity of " « % ' - ^ " V School, and our high regard personally r enft hole ething tor the Future and this i,nur of the Present. r -Of the Past we, note with satisfaction ancl pride tin progress 0 f the Library as evidenced m a fine collection of books and other materials of re search. We commend your wisdom m the selection of a staff competent to assist you in the administration of this admirable collection and in the appointment of an able faculty responsible for the training of librarians "There is our just pride that you have been actively interested in professional affairs and have participated in the shaping of library policies and that you have shown at all times a sympathetic interest in individuals and institutions seeking assistance. These are some of the tangible results of vour administration "Of those intangible things which constitute our fondest memories of individuals and institutions, I wish to quote from a communication received this year in which referring to you it was stated, 'Modestly he ha- chosen to invest his Library Service largely in intangibles such as sympathetic interest in individuals in the professions rather than in the tangible property of public office and professional publications/ "These, Mr. Windsor, are the elements of the past caught up in our gift and held together for the future by the promise of the Alumni to continue to lend our loyal and enthusiastic support to the Library School. "It is now my very happy privilege to announce to you that there is deposited in Urbana a sum amounting to $3400, the use of which will be determined by the committee in consultation with you." Miss Grace E. Derby, chairman of the committee was presented. Mr. Windsor responded very graciously saying he looked upon the group as friends as well as colleagues and appreciated the goodwill and loyalty they had shown to the school, the institution, and himself. He bespoke for his successor the same loyalty, devotion, and support on the part of the alumni. Telegrams of greeting were read from Mary E. Silverthorn of the University of Toronto, Bertha Schneider, Margaret Oldfather, Gladys Scott, and Louise Edmundson of Ohio State University Library. The meeting closed with a word of thanks from Mrs. Windsor and a few remarks from the President to the effect that good material does not stay on the shelf but continues to circulate and that now Mr. Windsor would be able to circulate more freely than ever before FANNY DUNLAP Acting Secretary P H I N E A S LAWRENCE WINDSOR As Mr. Windsor was an alumnus of the New York state library school at Albany it was fitting that the following appreciation of his work should appear m the Library Service News published at the School of Library Service at Columbia University. ~ , . ; « € T ., "The University of Illinois Library and the Library School are both monuments to the wisdom, tne vision, and the untiring efforts of P. L. Windsor who since 1909 has t)een their director. , .. '•I'nder his directorship the University Library h a s grown from a small collection of 127,000 volumes to over 1,130,000. With remarkable foresight and appreciation of the needs of scholars and research workers, and with real understanding of the academic and professional needs of a large state university, he has personally supervised the selection of over a million b o o t e w d cnodjcals. He has built a collection strong in many fields, adequately reflecting the interests of the entire institution it serves. "The planning and construction o a new library building m 1924 has been one of Mr Windsor's noteworthy achievements. Erected in units, the as. in 1W9, it represents one of the outstanding examples of modern university library planning librarians from far and near from abroad and at home, have as a result, consulted with him on library budding plans

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