REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN OF THE GENNADEION To the Members of the Managing Committee of the American School of Classical Stttdies at Athens: Since the writing of my last report, dated May 1, 1942, my affairs in this country have changed little. I still hold the post of Curator of Special Collections in the Princeton University Library, which also involves the editorship of the Princeton University Library Chronicle. Though the salary for this is small, the position orig­ inally having been intended as a part-time one, to be combined with another (reach­ ing) position, it has proved most valuable experience and I am sure that the Gen­ nadeion will profit by it later. I have accumulated a fair lot of books and pamphlets for the Gennadeion while here that I shall take over with me. Besides the Library position, I have been engaged in various other activities of a non-remunerative nature financially, but I trust of some help to the Greeks. I have served for the past year as Director of Greek War Relief for the State of New Jersey, a position which entails an occasional visit to a city that is organizing a war chest or drive for Greek relief. My activities in this line will S{)On diminish, as the Government agencies and the United War Relief Agency for the State are taking over. I have been translating Greek language newspapers for the Office of Strategic Services in Washington , at first all those published in this country, now only one New York paper, since the work has been divided up as others have been found to share it. I am now on the staff of the Army Student Training Program here at Princeton, sharing the course with Messrs. Shear, Meritt, Clement, Elderkin, and Broneer, with two lecmres and one preceptorial a week divided among us. So far there has been no remuneration for this course, but when there is, I shall report it to the Executive Com­ mittee in regular order. The edition of Theophrastus' De Lapidibus on which Professor Caley and I have long been at work has been accepted by the Publications Committee, and will appear as No. 3 of the Gennadeion Monographs. At present it is in the hands of Professor Capps, who wishes to read the manuscript before it goes to the printers. In February I paid a visit to Washington and visited several offices in the Gov­ ernment with regard to obtaining a position that would connect me with the affairs of the Near East. I was offered and accepted a position with the State Department, but it is still hanging fire, waiting for Congressional approval. I shall, of course, report it to the Executive Committee whenever the position is confirmed. I should like to be in Washington to be near at hand whenever opportunity offers to go to 30 the Near E~t. I feel that although it may be many years before archaeology can be resumed 10 Greece, the need for the Library will come as soon as the people are fed and perhaps I can be useful in both projectS. ' Princeton, New Jersey May 3, 1943 31 Respectfully submitted, Shirley H. Weber Librarian of the Gennadeion