Armour Institute 
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 Chicago. Ill 
 
 ROCXFCRD HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY 
 
 Gorier* a 1 Direst ions* 
 
 Notice also that the top shelf of cases 3 and 4 is filled uith old 
 boohs of Literature and travel* 
 
 Boohs of the sa'$c<£, clans number are arranged alphabet is all y by the 
 authors. 
 
 * The Century and Standard dictionaries are, in case 0® 
 
 Atlases and Gazetteers are also in har-e 6 V , 
 
 narhed B v and tha boohs are arranged alphabetically by thesurnii't^- of 
 theperscns rhose lives ere there recorded. « 
 
 Collected biography is xcaarbed C t . 
 
 that you ucGa a good deal- Use the. alphabetical index in thebach or 
 front of a booh* In & set of boohs the index is in the last vclunfag. 
 
 SoitiS. bo ^ahs are without an alphabet ical index but. V^ye & 
 
 very helpful table. of contents in the front of the-beoK® 
 
 IrftR consult the Century or Standard dictionaries; the Century 
 
 Boohs ci biography ore in case 5,>Individual bicgrupky is 
 
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 Directions tor using the Beir&y Decimal Glassification tor 
 finding the Lochs in the library treating of a given topic* 
 
 1 rt„ Lind the class number of your topic in the Relativ 
 subject index in the back pare of the Decimal Glassification* pages 407 
 to 579 or in the Index supplement pages 587 «• 595 0 
 
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 2 nd, Look on the shelves or in the card cat alowgeK both 
 arranged, by nuiu bw?) to find the books in the library on this topic, 
 
 5 rd« In case there are none or you wish tc find more on 
 the subject ? turn to the Complete Tables which precede, the ft el at iv 
 subject index and find there, also the class number of this t op ic( which 
 you had already found in the index.) 
 
 The numbers iiunsed lately preceding that of the topicwlll repre 
 sent closely related subjects,, You will u .sually find the general *?ork«> 
 that are lively to contain something on your subject by tracing bach 
 to a number with the sore repetition of figures but with th omii$sien 
 of the last decimal figure- then to the same, whole number and then to 
 the number with the un:Ci figure changed. te a zero. 
 
 For example: “The topic is butterflies, Th® index g-pvQs the* ei 
 class number 595 0 78., 
 
 Trace bach in the Complete tables to 505,7 Insects \ 
 
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 to 595 A'asioulates ; 
 to 590 Zoology; 
 
 Books on Insects , Articulates and Zoology are likely to treat ?f Butter© 
 flies. 
 
 Notice carefully the other headings which you. trace over, for some nuis^ 
 
 bers treat of your sub j ept , In thin case 592 Invertebrates and 591 
 
 Physiological Zoology will help you. 
 
 Trace no further than to the whole nutter ending in zero and 
 
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 if there are no bodfes of these numbers |y G l ii... 0 £3 0 to the* oatalfcue* 
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 Directions for finding bio graphic of noted persons. 
 
 No tot. If uncertain as to lull nameyb ine, national it y*6nd occupation 
 consult the Pronouncing hi o graphical dictionary in Webster's Internat- 
 ional ?r Unabridged diet ionary; the Pronouncing dictionary biography 
 in Worcester T s; the proper ^anes in V«l. 2 of the Standard; cr tho 
 Biographical index (003 - H32 ) Haydn's dictionary of dates .(-All lists 
 are in the bach p^rt o:f the boohs).* 
 
 For a full biography see the boohs narked B. in the upper part 
 of ease 5. The boohs are arranged alphabetically by the suraanes of the 
 persons nhose lives are there recorded , Also consult the B*c in the 
 e ard K aRalo&gc? arr angea in the sane yt ay. 
 
 For a short biography consult the boohs .marked C in the loner 
 
 part of cases and the different encyclopedias* The best one volumnfcbookv 
 
 a.re 
 
 for persons of all ages and nationalities ie the Century Encyolorcdia & 
 of nanos(1394) and Lipp incot t 1 s Biographical Diet ionary-(2 copies ). 
 
 For Americans see 
 
 l c Applet un ! s Encyclopedia of American biography. 6 vol 
 
 2. Forney 5 s AneeGotes of Public men 2 vol(C -F73 ). 
 
 3 . Lessing ; s Eminent Amer icans.( C - LS9), 
 
 For Greeks or Romans see 
 
 l t The Classical dictionaries. (4 copies )« 
 
 2 «Flut arch’s lives of Illustrious nen 0 (3 copies). 
 
 -For 'English and American authors se© 
 
 l.Barro'sre 1 Act. o arid Anecdotes of authors *(C - B27 ). 
 Allibono’s dictionary of Authors, (full account of 
 their erritings) 3 vol. (C - qAio ) . 
 
 3 .Little Classics. Authors, (C - J63)„ 
 
 4. Field’s Yesterdays -with Authors 0 (C - F4S). 
 
 5 « General urorhs in English literature 830’ c. 
 
 Note, Biographies axe often found in the -works cf authors that a, re in 
 the library. 
 
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 of fiction (803-1756) (3 copies) 
 
 Placer. . 
 
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 . +Vi0 nffi? Johnson* s Cyclop 
 
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 Poorest, ^ r^rrr^>- 
 
 „. tne ,t o«wv»it l.1» W?!' 91 indexen ° n 
 To find poewe on. a given —*3®^ ^ 
 
 , r ovn-tloal qu»tations(808»3-h85) 
 
 paseo 650-653 of itoyfc Cyclopaedia Of tra~.l< 
 
 4.-735 AllihonQa's Py%fci&&l 
 
 2 . *(i' index of cut.oe.otn on S-o*c 7 - 
 
 quoted. (ooe.n-.U5) often the «” 
 
 nay b e found in ta. l*«r y. ^ ^ 
 
 Vol.il of the library of Tricon literate (3i0.8-St5) 
 
 t +V,^ cf Titles on p&8&5> 9 ^ 1 JC,U 
 
 4.The ind 'x of the fi«» «»«• “* «” 
 
 *• 3 rva.it ’ n Por-ily Library of poetry and cons. ( 331 . 08 - *. . * 
 
 vol " s -o Bryant * n collection of p,etry(S31.08-qB34n) e.fho in.ex 
 ‘ 1001 .1054 ~f vol.2 of myoKinch-a Cyclopaedia of American 
 
 pacer. 1001-1054 Tha laat * on r a E e« **** ^ 
 
 literature. (010. 3-qD95. )(3 oc.i —) ■ 
 
 4 r literature. (B20e8-Coo) 
 
 2 of Chrtwrs cyclopedia, of Eng, - , of 
 
 . ^ Gri3nold*n Poets on- 
 
 . 0 . The cant ante in the front part of Gricuo 
 
 America (01*.OG— 0 a8 *‘ ( 2 ' - ^ individual 
 
 The index or table „f entente of the — - - “ 
 
 . ^et* or Of th S various c^tlona bill ^ 
 
Yqt American authors sea 
 
 1 .Duychinolv ’ s Cyclopaedia of Aicer. Literature 2 vol. 
 
 (810.8 — q D95) 2 copies. 
 
 2. Short biographies in the bash part of 
 
 v&lf| of tho library of American Literature (810.8— St3) 
 
 3 .Foot o* harass. 2 vol. ( C— G 42) 
 
 4.GriSTrcld 1 5 Poets and poetry of America (311.08- 
 
 G88 ) 2 copies. 
 
 For historical charaeters nee 
 
 1. Larnod’s history for ready rofsrenoe, 5 vol. 
 
 2. Lossing’s Cyclopaedia of U.S. history 2 vol. 
 
 3. Tho histories of*?- their countries. 
 
ROCKFORD HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY* 
 
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 Tho sub j ftct card Qate>lau£io* 
 
 Thgcsrfla* ar* arranged by number in the 
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 saria ordQr as the boskn 
 
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 Kie. figures in red ladled* the ctf 1 nu.--.ber of the book . 
 
 A moan letter q before the lowpn* or the oalfaunber meano 
 quarto end the boch will be found rtth large boohs m ease 6or on the 
 bettor Shelves of oases in nhiah the other boohs of the sane class 
 
 ar& found. 
 
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