The Advocate wishes to reduce the time for keeping out library books from four weeks to two weeks. The shorter time would perhaps do for a novel, but for books of reference, text books or historical and philosophical books which cannot be easily finished in a few days, four weeks is none too long a time. That some books, however, are kept out longer than is necessary there can be no doubt. Would not a system of "request cards" obviate the difficulty? When a student is desirous of a book which is out at that time, the librarian could send a notice to the borrower, requesting him to return the book as soon as he had finished reading it. In this way the book, if in demand, would pass as rapidly as possible from student to student, often, doubtless, being kept out even less than two weeks, while, on the other hand, no one would be compelled to cut short the time he retains possession of the book for purpose of study or reference.