It is with some feeling of satisfaction that we note the announcement in the University Calendar of this week, of a lecture on the Harvard Library, and the methods of using it, Absurd as it may seem, it is nevertheless true that many freshmen fail to make use of their library privileges, simply through a reluctance to make the enquiries necessary to find out the system on which books are to be drawn. After one has thoroughly learned the steps which must be taken to secure books, he is still often hampered by a certain unfamiliarity with the card catalogue system. Now, however, that a lecture is to be given with the sole intention of clearing away all real or imaginary difficulties in the way of making the most profitable use of the volumes in Gore Hall, no excuse whatever will remain for the student who neglects to avail himself of one of the greatest benefits that Harvard has to bestow.
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