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States by the repatriated American wife of a colleague. Mr. Chen inquires especially about Herbert Hearsey, a classmate of his Library School days He expresses his elation over the outcome of the war and his hopefulness for the future, and the gratitude of the Chinese people toward America. ••When the American airplanes and officers reached Shanghai there was the biggest parade that I have ever seen, with yells, cheers, and bands, all mixed with the sound of the fire crackers. Hundreds and thousands of th« Chinese people have visited and presented gifts to the American internees in the camps and all sorts of accommodations are being made for them. The sentiment between the peoples of the two nations has certainly reached its highest point." Mr. Chen has remained at his work with the Seminary, despite physical and economic difficulties, because of his belief in the possibilities for library service in China. He speaks of plans which he and Dr. Lincoln Cha, B.S. in L.S/29, are jointly making for library development in Shanghai as well as in other parts of the country. They expect to put into practice a plan, delayed by the war between the United States and Japan, for setting up circulating libraries in Shanghai, Nanking and other cities of the Kiangsu Province. "We need help and cooperation from the library leaders of the United States in so many things which we are very anxious to promote. America did send librarians to help us in the past, and I believe that she will give us more help in the future." Mr. Chen serves as editor as well as librarian of the Seminary, which is at present located at 550 Avenue du Roi Albert, Shanghai. He does not expect the Seminary to return to Nanking until next summer, "since our buildings are now being occupied by the American military officers who have to stay at Nanking for about six months to help the Chinese government to settle many questions." Mr. Chen states that he has written a book in his native language called The Chinese Church Library; Its Organization and Administration. "It contains chapters on opportunities of service in the church library; general principles of library organization and administration; simple techniques in preparing books for circulation, and sample cards with different entries are included. In the appendix I made a selected list of Chinese books with short annotations for each book to serve as a standard of selection for the churches in China. I am now translating Jocckel's book Current Issues in Library Administration in Chinese and I am sure that this book will interest many people in the library world in China who cannot read English very well." Ruth Whitlock Jackson (Mrs. Eugene Jackson), M.A/41, has transferred from the Catalog Department of the University of Illinois Library to the Acquisition Department. Hanna K. Krueger. A.M., Chicago '43, assumed her new position as cat;iloger in the Wayne County, Michigan, PuWic Library in August. Dorothy .rrish, M.S/41, resigned from the Reference Departmen: Unr rsity of Illinois Library, to aeeepl a position in tin General R ference

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