EDITORS OF THE HARVARD HERALD: I wish to call the attention of the men who frequent the library to a practice many indulge in, which, to say the least, is very annoying. I refer to the habit of leaving the reserved books scattered all over the reading room. Men often take a book from the shelves for reference and, after they are done with it, let it lie on one of the tables instead of returning it to its proper place. This is the source of the greatest annoyance to many other men who wish to refer to the same book. It is often almost impossible to learn whether a particular book is in the library or not. One has to look over numerous piles of books on the different tables, often disturbing other men. In this way, much time is often lost. At five o'clock, when many men come in after books to take out for the night it often is so dark that it is almost impossible to distinguish books lying on the tables.

It is to be hoped that there is some way of putting a stop to this annoying practice. It certainly is not so very difficult for men to put the books back in their proper places when they have used them. I speak from experience. A few days ago, after a half hour's search, I found a book from the Greek alcove reposing on the shelf of the History alcove.

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