Every school-child in the United States is being invited to
contribute his or her mite towards the restoration of the Library of Louvain University, which is to constitute America's War memorial to Belgium. On the eve of launching the appeal for the necessary funds Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, President of Columbia University and Chairman of the Committee, said :— " The whole of America is to be given a chance to be repre- sented in this beautiful memorial. It would be very easy for the Committee to secure the entire million dollars in six or eight large gifts. But .we have felt from the outset that a few wealthy. Americans should not he allowed to monopolise the privilege of building this library. We would rather have a million, even two million, small gifts than a few large ones, for in its breadth of purpose and its catholicity of interest it must represent the people of the United States."
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