As  many  of  you  already  know,  George Connor's  "Living
with the Word,"  a  collection of  George
Connor's  previously  uncollected writing edited by  Charles
Thornbury,   has  recently  been  published.
Some  people  have  asked  how  to purchase  the  book.      It  is
only  being sold  so  far  through  the  Connor
Society ,  which  has  as  its office  the  law practice of Herbert
Thornbury  at 732  Cherry  Street,  Chattanooga,
TN 37402.      The book sells for $19.      Inside the cover  is  a
post card  addressed  to  the Connor  Society
requesting  a  free  copy  of  a   biography  of  George  which
should be completed  by  Charles Thornbury  some time next  year.

           All  money  raised  by  the book  will  go  to  setting up
funds  through the UC  Foundation  for  a  Connor  Society  lecture
which we expect  will  occur  every  September  in  honor  of
George.     The  last  two  lectures  have  been  given by  novelist
and  theologian Frederick Buechner   and  novelist  and  short story
writer  Allen Wier.      Since George's interests  were  varied,
the speakers  will be varied  as  well.      They  will  not always
be  from  the field  of  literature.

            George retired  from  the  university  nearly  twenty
years  ago.      While  he  was  first and  foremost  a
teacher,  he  had  a  remarkable  record  of  public  service.     He
established  the Arts and Education Council,
the  Friends of  the  Library,  and  he  was extremely  active  in
civic  pursuits  and  the  interests of  his  faith.
At  the  book  launch  on  Sunday  in  the Faculty  Club  I  saw  the
present editor  of  our  newspaper  and  a  former mayor-- all
former  students  whose  lives  George  helped  to shape.      George
had  a  vision  of  what  a  university  should  be  and  what  a
city  should  be  that  still   influences  our  lives,  and  that
vision was
conveyed  in  remarkably  crafted  lectures ,  essays,  and  letters.

             On Monday  I  walked over  a  gift copy  of  this  book
to  the UTC Library,  but  some  time may  pass before  it  reaches
the  shelves.        Those  who  cannot  bear  delay  might  purchase
a  copy  from  Herbert
Thornbury.

                                               Craig Barrow

               Connor Professor  of  American Literature