I'm sure it will be hard for you to believe that I only
have one announcement and that is
that the final reading for this semester
will be next Wednesday the 20th in the Terrace Lounge
and that will be our contest awards reading.
David Laird said yesterday that it
had rained three times on April 13 in the last 85 years.
[LAUGHTER]
I know that it rained on April 14 in 1970
because I had planned an outdoor reception.
And we have planned an outdoor reception this evening.
So we've moved half the cookies outside
and half the cookies inside.
I hope you can come to the Poetry Center,
meet Wallace Stegner and Mrs. Stegner following
tonight's reading.
If you have not been to the Poetry Center
I especially hope you can come.
We're two blocks directly North with the corner of Speedway
and Highland, 1086 Highland.
And we got lots of cookies so come on over.
It's taken us three years to schedule tonight's reading.
And I am so happy that Dr. Stegner finally
consented to come.
I know that David Laird was great help
in having Dr. Stegner come for the dedication of the library.
By the way, several people asked me about the library dedication
speech.
That was printed up and copies are available from the library.
If you weren't able to hear it yesterday
I hope you can receive a copy from Mr Laird.
You all know Dr. Stegner's work and reputation.
His 1976 novel The Spectator Bird
was awarded the National Book Award yesterday.
He received the Pulitzer Prize in 1972
for the Angle of Repose.
I will list only a couple of other recent books.
All the Little Live Things in 1967.
Ansel Adams Images 1923, 1924.
Biography of Bernard Devoto called The Uneasy Chair
in 1974.
I know you are as anxious as I am to hear
Wallace Stegner to evening.
[APPLAUSE]