Caption: UI Library School Alumni Newsletter - 33
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Alumni News Letter r iiirt Lohrer acted as co-ordinator for the two*l»* c L , '^entralia Township High School, Centralia 1 1 1 ^ L x \**** revicw o fWiUard A N n,k r *v£*»»» » - Heap's CrUeTh ' ^ IT" £ £ £ « • * * **«* L t a i , i the' * W £ ^ « * ~ rr re n * * » • JS Lancaster, who Dr. ant professor teaching classes in administration position of first vice-president of the Ohio State ion, by request of the Association. S U Library Chaf e ofE * - •u ! "tt*r H f '^UPS? f f " "™ " S l m a Anderson B S n L .S. '35. Miss A n d e r s o n is continuing h e r studies toward the Maker's degree in l i b r a r y Science. S h e succeeds F r a n c e s Hammitt, who r e s i d e d t0 accept a position o n t h e faculty of t h e University of Wisconsin Library School. * A faculty committee composed of A n n e M „ Boyd and Marie M Hostetter is cooperating w i t h Miss A n d e r s o n in a special effort to build up the materials in t h e L i b r a r y School Library, especially the reports and publicati' Alumni a r e again assistance Applications Due March 1 r clilri oji Hohipir 17 Alumni to apply for t h e K a t h a r i n e L . S h a r p Scholarship to be awarded by the faculty in M a r c h 1944. T h i s scholarship, which was endowed in 1933 by the University o f Illinois L i b r a r y School Association as a memorial to the founder of t h e School, includes a stipend o f $300 and exemption from tuition. Application blanks m a y be secured upon request from the Library School and should b e filed w i t h Director R. B. Downs before March 1, 1944. \t bool Placement Situation Director R o b e r t B . D o w n s a n d D r . Lewis F . Stieg, assistant director, have been studying t h e placement activity of the Library School during 1^42 and 1943 a n d h a v e found that the current year's requests or recom n i d a t i o n s is forty p e r Cent above that of last year. From June to October of this year requests w e r e received from thirty-six states showing that Ulinois is maintaining its national reputation. Because of reduced Library School enrollments ^ ^ ^ ^ " ^ S librarians have g o t * into w a r work, many pos,t.ons a e g0ing unfi led m ^ct. coupled Wt the general i m p r o v e m e n t ^ J ^ ^ ^ ^ Z r a i s e ih with lower standards will either be unablc t f i ' ^ ^ S ? , n o w l i k c l y their salary scales. A ^ g ^ ^ ^ T * year ago most betofinda starting position at $ 1 . « ^ , b e e n m o r e p o s i t i o n s open mners received fronr$1200 t o $1. w.i { and alumm within „ 2000 to $2500 ^ J ^ X e a ^ e s in'the systems where they nav( : ived promotions aim *»*» y were already employed. six
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