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ing than this tale of si London street-urchin rangement is more desirable. This order of
and the king of England.' books is secured by a second combination' of
With the exception of the 1,000,000 letters and figures called the book number.
Bank Note," he has published very little of Honcc by noting the numerical succession of
late in the magazines, but the above is one of figures and the alphabetical of lutters, books
the best of his shorter stories, Some of his are easily arranged on the shelves, first by
best humor is in his 'sketches," which are not subject, then by author,
as widely read, however, as a few of his There arc two catalogues planned,, oneby
more voluminous works. His prefatory no- subject to be used with the relative index,
tice to Huckleberry Finn might with equal the other consisting of an alphabetical list of
propriety be inserted in several other of his authors, editors, titles, etc.
productions. "Persons attempting to find a
motive in this narrative will be prosecuted ;
persons attempting to find a moral in it will
be banished ; persons attempting to find a
plot in it will be shot."
xclcmge.
The decimal classification as it is being
introduced into the library is based upon the
logical relation of subjects by reason of the
Puor. to Senior) " Delinemihd."
Skniou " It's no matter."
Prof. " But what is matter?"
Sisnior "Never mind." Exchange.
decimal principal, it is expansive, allowing When a man from Columbia takes his degree-,
for an indefinite intercalation of subjects. It To his name he affixes the title A. B.,
admits also of a relative, rather than a fixed When our sister co-eds pass their final ex
location of books on the shelves. ams.,
Briefly stated the classification is made up Do they henceforth, I wonder, become A. O.
of nine general classes numbered by the M.'s. Columbia Lit.
digits 1-9. Cyclopedias, periodicals and Centrc collcgCj in Kentucky, of which ex
other works so general in character as to Vice-President Stevenson is an alumnus, has
belong to no one class arc marked zero and gra(Umtcci in tnc last fifty years two vice-
presidents, fourteen United States represent-
form a tenth class. Each class is further
divided into nine divisions, with a tenth con
sisting of general works of the class. Di
visions are similarly made up of sections
and the process is repeated as often as de
sired. Thus, 512 means class 5 science, di
vision 1, mathematics, section 2, algebra,
every algebra being marked 512. The
atives, six United States senators, six gov
ernors and one justice of the United States
supreme court. Exchange.
The following is a clipping from the Kun
sas University Review: "Ann Arbor appears
on our list of inter-collegiate foot ball, games
decimal point may here be, introduced and for the coming season. Our own team seems
further divisions be made, 512.2 meaning to be widening its field of action. We. may
numerical equations, 512.21 equations ist4th regard Ann Arbor as the outpost of the hith-
ddgrees. erto unapproachable East. If it goes down
An important feature of the system is the before us shall we not soon have Harvard
alphabetical index to subjects, which with a and Princeton at our feet?"
net' work of cross references directing the Excuse us, Kansas, while we smile our
reader from one topic to other allied subjects, rippling, musical smile. The idea 'of having
forms a key the whole classification. Harvard and Princeton at your feet is com-
Oh the shelves the books inany class are mendable and patriotic. But, say, wouldn't
arranged alphabetically, except in science it be a good scheme to defeat the Baker boys
and technology where a chronological ar- before you go East?
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