Activities of the Friends
 

N THE evening of Wednesday, September 29, approxi¬
mately 400 Friends and their guests assembled in the
Rotunda of Low Memorial Library for a special meet¬
ing to celebrate the Bicentennial of the founding of the University.
President Grayson Kirk gave the initial address, extending a wel¬
come to the group on behalf of the University.

We were honored to liave as our guest of honor and principal
speaker Madame Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, President of the eighth
session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. In her
opening remarks she spoke with warmth and sentiment about the
pleasure which she had derived from her period of residence in
the United States, adding that, with the conclusion of her respon¬
sibilities at the United Nations, she would have enjoyed staying on
for a while to see more of the country than she had had an oppor¬
tunity to do. She said, however, that she must now go to a new
post overseas. ^Ve are pleased to be able to print in the preceding
pages of this issue the major part of her address which dealt with
education and libraries.

At the conclusicm of the program, at A\'hich Mr. Lada-.Mocarski
presided, a reception was held and refreshments were served. Dur¬
ing this period the guests had the opportunity of viewing a special
exhibit of books and printing from India.

Looking to the future, we anticipate that one or more small
meetings will he held during tlie winter months, with the annual
Bancroft Award event coming in April.
 

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