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filled with cards, many of which coutaiu three or four references, 

 and remember that not one of these hundreds of thousands i& 

 included in Pritzel's Index, we see at a glance one proof of the 

 completeness of our library and its accompanying key, which fully 

 doubles its value. One thing more is lacking, which we hope may 

 some 6siy be supplied ; namely, a similar index to subjects. 



In regard to the suggestion made during the present year " that 

 the Committee on the Library shall make a rule limiting the time 

 during which books can be kept from the Library room," we wish to 

 say that Regulations for the Library were adopted on the 13th of 

 March, 1830 ; which regulations were revised in 1846 and again 

 in 1861. In every case they included a rule fixing the time during 

 which books taken from the Library might be kept. These rules 

 provide that a copy shall be aflfixed to every book, and that this 

 is done may be seen by any one who will take the trouble to 

 examine. 



For the Committee, 



TV. E. Endicott, 



Chairman. 



