Activities of the Friends

Fall Meeting. At the Fall dinner meeting held at the Faculty House
on Thursday evening, November 7, Dr. AN'alter Gellhorn, Uni¬
versity Professor Emeritus, spoke to the Friends on "How to Be¬
come Learned Without Really Trying." The Libraries' Citation
for Distinguished Service was awarded to Dr. Corliss Lamont by
Mr. \\'arren J. Haas, University Librarian. In presenting the
award, Mr. Haas noted Dr. Lamont's benefactions over the past
three decades yJiich have concentrated on the development of
certain research areas, most notably the Santayana, Spinoza, Mase¬
field and Rockwell Kent collections.

Finances. In the November issue each year, we report the total
gifts from our members (both cash and "in kind") for the twelve¬
month period which ended on June 30. In 1973-74, th^ general
purpose contributions were $20,680, and the special purpose gifts
$6,952, making a total of $27,632, the largest amount recorded in
any single year.

The Friends also donated or bequeathed books and manuscripts,
for addition to our research collections, having an appraised value
of $407,193. This total is nearly three times higher than that
recorded in any previous year. The total value of such gifts
since the establishment of the association in 1951 now stands at
$1,937,966.

Aside from gifts, the association received income from the sales
of paid subscriptions to the Coluvrns and the Arthur Rackham
catalogues, and payments for dinner reservations for the fall meet¬
ing. In the year of this report, such receipts totaled $3,577.

Membership. As of October i, 1974, the inembership of the
Friends totaled 42 i. Since memberships include husband and wife,
the number of individuals who belong to the association is 659.

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