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ON Saturday, October 13, the library erected at the National Institute for Research in Dairying (University of Reading), to the memory of the first director of the Institute, Dr. R. Stenhouse Williams, was opened by the Minister of Health, the Right Hon. Sir E. Hilton Young, in the presence of numerous guests, presided over by the chairman of the Board of the Institute, the Earl of Iveagh, and including subscribers to the memorial fund, members of the University of Reading, and others directly interested in dairy science or the Institute. Sir Hilton Young said that it was particularly gratifying to him as H.M. Minister of Health to assist in celebrating this step forward in the development of one of the most essential health services. Milk has a unique place in the dietary of the people, and although its consumption is relatively low, there has been in recent years an increasing understanding by the public of the value of milk in nutrition. He em phasised the importance of research in increasing the consumption of milk and improving the methods of production, and paid a tribute to the great pioneer ing activities of Dr. Stenhouse Williams in the field of dairy research, and in the development of the Institute. A library is an absolutely essential part of the Institute. Its foundation is, however, but a beginning: it needs not only the original but also the continued benevolence of the community. All present would remember with gratitude those who have combined to bring this memorial into existence in so appropriate and so efficient a form, and particu larly they would think of the manwho would continue to be an inspiration to those who came after him. It was stated that the Library building has cost approximately £3,000 and that presentcontributions to the memorial fund amount to £2,300.
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Stenhouse Williams Memorial Library. Nature 134, 600 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/134600a0
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