Memorial Rooms, Book Collections Serve as Strong Links with Past Time By BI-NIK sriIII-l-EIl Emerald Reporter The memorial rooms and book collections of the University library are maintained, not alone for their literary value or in memory of indi viduals, bpt as a strong, connecting link between yesterday on the Uni versity campus and the students of t oday. Each collection has an interest ing history and specific literary qualifications and their origin, es tablishment and maintenance is a vivid page in the history of Oregon. These mute and fitting tributes contain a wealth of tradition, per sonal qualities and achievements of people who will be remembered for their spiritual and intellectual harmony through the books of the world purchased in their names and made available to all who are in terested in the quest for knowledge. Pauline Potter Homer, 19 13 graduate of the University was such a woman. After a year at Simmons college following her graduation. Miss Porter returned to the Oregon campus as a member of the University library staff until her marriage to Carl Norman Hom er in 1916. After her death of in fluenza in 1018, the staff suggested that a collection of her books be maintained as a tribute to her qualities and a memento of their friendship. The Pauline Potter Homer eol t left ion of beautiful books, now over 800 volumes, was established in 1910 with her personal books as the nucleus. Judge and Mrs. Potter, both early graduates of the Uni versity, also made contributions to the collection. Other funds from - friends and relatives have been matched by the University to con tinually increase the number of "Volumes. Hand-Tooled Leather Rare editions, valued not only for their literary quality but also for the perfection of type form and the beauty of hand-tooled leather bind ings, make up a majority of the collection. It also includes fascinat ing groups of fruit and flower prints