| |
| |
Caption: UI Library School Alumni Newsletter - 31
This is a reduced-resolution page image for fast online browsing.
EXTRACTED TEXT FROM PAGE:
Alumni News Letter Summer Session, 1942 with thei general J program of the University of Hlinoi . i/w /X . "minis library School in 1942 offered a summer session of two six-weeks ? Under this program students who needed two summers to complete 11! * £ requirements for the degree were enabled to finish in 1942 while c * students who stayed for the entire twelve weeks began a program jid! would make it possible to receive the B.S. in Library'Science degree three summer sessions instead of the former four that were required. A total of 139 first-year students attended during the summer while 78 of these attended for only one six-weeks period. This summer's graduating class was the largest in the summer session history of the Library School, 56 students completing all requirements and receiving their degrees as of August, 1942. The University is attempting to make plans for its summer session earlier this year than last. Better preparations for the 1943 summer session can be made if the necessary preliminary action can be out of the way in the fall instead of the spring as was necessary because of Pearl Harbor last year J Ift conformity Tfi CO»xv* ^ Institute for Public Librarians The first Institute sponsored by the University of Illinois Library School was held on August 5, 6, and 7 with the cooperation of the Illinois State Library. The general theme of the Institute was "Recent Developments in Public Library Service," and consisted of lectures and discussions. Those included on the program were: Grace W. Gilman, librarian, Riverside Public Library Kathryn P. Mier, Public Library Division, American Library AssoCa ' Uslie Brown, director, Adult Education, Lincoln Library, Springfield, * u !A i Of Til' '"Selene Rogers and Charlotte Ryan of the Illinois State Library The meetings were held in the Illini Union and_a total attendanc of M 85 was recorded An interesting feature of the * ^ £ 0 ™ £ ]llin0is public library publicity collected * W * the oxperatio ^ ^ r State Library showing examples of library V ^ ^ ° t h e Inst itute have u „«t*tti«#>d in future summers. ssed the hope Pa* If Class of 1943 On September 16, 1942 the » ? 3 ^ ^ ^ ^ for the first time to 1* welcomed t° « ^ visits to the Umvers.ty of kfter a brief orientation program, J J J J * ^ w h i c h will culminate ,n Illinois libraries, the class *&»™ J B . S . in Library Science May, 1943. with rece.pj <> * ? * * £ * * , , , the 1943 class b-smaller » tan* As was expect 1 ^ p ^ f i J S . y e a r students are registered as com previous years. A tOtd
| |
