Excerpt from The University of Louvain and Its Library The account of the destruction of the library has intan tionally been made as brief as ible and reference to the mode and motives of the inva ers minimized. My object has not been to add to the discussion centering around Louvain. But to attract attention to the opportunity for help. There has lately been formed a National Committee of the United States for the Restoration of the University of Louvain, which will work in conjunction with similar committees in Europe. Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler is the chairman of the National Committee and Dr. Herbert Putnam. The Librarian of Congress, is chairman of the Library Committee. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.