Lamont Fine System Pleases McNiff

Lamont's intensified fine system is now in the first week of a two week trial period and is meeting with considerable success, Philip McNiff, library director, stated last night.

The system--a 75 cent fine for all reserve books not in by 9 a.m.--has been in effect since September on a tentative basis. Now McNiff is giving it a final check.

If a book due at 9 a.m. is not found when the guardians inspect the morning collections, the name and address of the borrower are gleaned from the library files, and a messenger is sent to the borrower's room to got the overdue book. The library officials are thus able to plan on complete shelves for the early morning readers. For every overdue book, whether or not it is brought back by the library messengers, there is a 75-cent charge placed on the term bill.