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INTENDED for use by graduates and undergraduates this manual written by two professors of economics, one teaching at Harvard and the other at Buffalo, is an excellent pamphlet for any-one engaged in the task of writing theses. While it is not exhaustive or complete in many respects, nevertheless, it provides a convenient compilation of rules and usages which are accepted among mature writers as helpful in the preparation of first-class scientific papers.

The manual is divided into three chapters. One deals with the problems prior to composition, namely, choice of subject, preparation of a bibliography, collection of data, and preliminary plans for procedure. The second chapter on composition discusses such topics as style, use of quotations, footnotes, technical aids to effective presentation and punctuation. The final chapter is devoted to the problems of the revising and editing, typing and binding, and a discussion of proofreader's marks.

The size of the manual is both an asset and a disadvantage. The necessary compression of the material into so small a volume has made the detailed discussion of any one problem impossible and the result is a superficial treatment of many problems that because of their nature deserve more detailed consideration. The manual, however, should prove invaluable to the novice who has had little or no experience in writing theses.