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...person may be advised not merely upon what literature exists, dealing with a certain subject; but also where the particular books required may be most conveniently found. An investigator failing to find in one of these subscribing libraries a work dealing with his subject of research, may easily ascertain whether it is contained in the National Library by reference to these cards; and may, through the intervention of the local library, obtain the use of it under the system of interlibrary loan...
...Membership and House Committees of the Union are making a canvass among the members of the University who are not members of the Union, to ascertain why they have not joined. The purpose of this canvass is not to increase the membership of the Union, but to obtain ideas which may lead to its improvement. About the middle of March a catalogue will be issued giving the names of all the members of the Union. Up to February 1, 1450 undergraduates had joined as active members; the total membership was as follows: Active members, 1713 Associate members, 762 Non-resident...
...large rose windows in the transept of Memorial Hall are being measured to ascertain whether it would be possible to interchange the positions. The change is to be made if possible, as the north window, which is the more beautiful of the two, at present receives insufficient light. It would be much more effectively lighted if it were placed in the southern end of the transept...
...University. Mrs. Hearst has donated 850,000 a year for five years for research in Anthropology, and Professor Putnam is chairman of the committee in charge of the research. Some portion of the fund will be devoted to the exhaustive study of geological deposits, to try to ascertain when man first appeared in California, and some will be used to study the great variety of Indian languages and myths of California...
...response to the request for opinions from the class, communications received by the Class Day Committee have been opposed to the wearing of caps and gowns before Class Day. So far as the committee can ascertain, this seems to be the feeling throughout the class. Although in theory the idea commends itself to almost everyone, in practice it has never proved a success. Therefore the committee feels justified in deciding that the class shall wear caps and gowns only on Baccalaureate Sunday, Class Day and Commencement. There is, however, a decided feeling among a majority of the class that there...