Caen University
S1R.—During July I visited the new site of the University of Caen, the buildings of which were completely destroyed during the fighting of six years ago. The Rector. M. Daure, took me to the_temporary library. Although many valUed gifts of books have already been received from the House of Commons and from British universities, there are still - yards of shelves standing empty. When the new library is available, many thousands of books will be required to meet the needs of some 2,000 students. Should any readers of the Spectator have any spare copies of classical works in Greek, Latin, Italian and English, or any histories or biographies which they are prepared to give, would they please send a list of such books to the Secretary, The Franco-British Society, I Old Burlington Street, London, W.I. Lists of books offerted will then be sent to the librarian at the University of Caen in order that a careful selection can be made, and transport will be provided from London to Caen for such books as are selected. No university in France suffered such losses as Caen and, owing to the present difficulties of publishers in both countries, some essential works cannot be replaced except by the generosity of those who may have pre-war volumes to Secretary-General, The Franco-British Society. I Old Burlington Street, W.I.
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