EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON:- It has long been a matter of conjecture with many students why the German books in the library are not easier of access. Notwithstanding it is of serious importance, little or no public attention has been paid the matter, although the daily annoyance occasioned by this difficulty is the subject of considerable comment in private. It is true in one of the alcoves there are a couple of shelves of German books, but comprising only the works of Goethe, Schiller and Lessing. These are almost useless for consecutive reading, since one is obliged to get them out late in the afternoon and return them early on the next morning.

The suggestion here offered is similar to the plan in force with the French books. Why not have selected German books, novels and light literature as well as selected French and English? The necessary books are in the library, but why are they not set aside so that any one taking an elementary course, for instance, may familiarize himself with the language by reading interesting novels. As it is now, one is compelled to waste a great deal of unnecessary time in looking through the various catalogues. The German language abounds in romance that would be more widely read if it were made more accessible. This system of selected German, if put into operation, will be of great advantage to the members of the college, and although its adoption may appear very unimportant its effect on the German department would be correspondingly great.

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