Activities of the Friends

Fall Meeting. Dr. Carolyn G. Heilbrun, Professor of English, was
the principal speaker at the Fall dinner meeting held at the Faculty
House on Thursday evening, November 6. The subject of her
talk was "Biography and Sex." Dr. Gordon N. Ray, Chairman of
the Friends, presided.

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 1974-1975, the general
purpose contributions were $ 17,970, and the special purpose gifts
$4,575, making a total of $22,545.

The Friends also donated or bequeathed books and manuscripts,
for addition to the research collections, having an appraised value
of $146,275. The total value of such gifts since the establishment
of the association in 1951 now stands at $2,028,185.

Aside from gifts, the association received income from rhe sales
of paid subscriptions to the Columns and payments for dinner
reservations. In the year of this report such receipts totaled $2,639.

Membership. As of October i, 1975, the membership of the
Friends totaled 426. Since memberships include husband and wife,
the number of individuals who belong to the association is 657.

Meetings. The winter meeting of the Friends, to be held on Tues¬
day, January 27, 1976, will be a late afternoon reception in Low
Library Rotunda to celebrate the opening of the fiftieth anniver¬
sary exhibition, "Bennett Cerf and Random House."
 

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