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Ola Wyeth, Savannah, Georgia, was elected president; Minnie E. bars of H. W. Wilson Company, first vice-president, and Ruth E. I lammond, Wichita, Kansas, second vice-president; and Josie B. HouchIQS was continued as secretary-treasurer. | Mary Billingsley presented the following resolution which was •nanimously adopted: • WHEREAS, The Director of the University of Illinois Library School las already contributed the sum requisite for life membership to the endowment fund of the University of Illinois Library School Association;

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He has rendered a signal service to the Library School by the unusual ability he has shown in the conduct of the School since P909; Resolved, That Mr. Windsor be elected to honorary life memberhip in the University of Illinois Library School Association. Mr. Windsor gave a talk on the recent developments in the School. e reported that Library Science had been recognized by the Faculty of the Graduate School as a major leading to the A.M. or the M.S. For the first year's work the degree of B.S. would be given. No official action had yet been taken with regard to the Ph.D. degree in Library Science, as it is realized that we must proceed slowly. The initiative in this desirable action was largely taken by President Kinley, and shows the growing appreciation by him and by the University Faculty of the Library School. This change in degree will necessitate changes in the curriculum in the second year work, as field or practice work cannot be accepted for graduate credit. However, summer experience in a library will probably be required. There will be a definite effort made, Mr. Windsor insisted, to find substantial, worth-while subjects for the theses and to try to avoid unfortunate selections such as have troubled other fields of study. Mr. Windsor told us that the first unit of our New Library building is completed; the second is under way; the third will be asked for at the next meeting of the legislature. We will miss the fine old tower with all its associations but the new building has dignity, beauty and convenience, although the exterior is not striking. As the tuition is lower than that of many universities, we can naturally expect to have fewer scholarships. There are also opportunities for half-time positions in the Library. The Library School, however, will now have its pro-rata share of graduate scholarships on the merit basis but as our numbers are small this may not mean a scholarship every year. The Alumni have felt dissatisfaction over the lack of space in the Library Journal and in Public Libraries, *but Mr. Windsor explained that the authorities at the University feel that so much attention given to personal notices concerning recent graduates is undignified in a professional journal, so the policy of the Illinois Library School has been to send very few items.

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