Church. See also church and state, persecutions.
The continual use of a library will familiarize a student with certain classes of books to which he may turn for information. If he is permitted to handle the books themselves upon the shelves he will soon become skilful in using books. Many a trained speaker can run his eye over titles, along tables of contents, scan the pages, and unerringly pick the heart out of a volume. Nearly all libraries now are arranged according to one general plan, so a visitor who knows this scheme can easily find the class of books he wants in almost any library he uses. This arrangement is based upon the following decimal numbering and grouping of subject matter.
LIBRARY CLASSIFICATION
000 to 090, General works. Bibliography. Library
economy. Cyclopedias. Collections. Periodicals. Societies,
museums. Journalism, newspapers. Special libraries,
polygraphy. Book rarities.
100 to 190, Philosophy. Metaphysics. Special topics.
Mind and body. Philosophic systems. Mental faculties,
psychology. Logic, dialectics. Ethics. Ancient philosophers.
Modern.
200 to 290, Religion. Natural Theology. Bible. Doctrinal
dogmatics, theology. Devotional, practical. Homiletic,
pastoral, parochial. Church, institutions, work.
Religious history. Christian churches and sects. Ethnic,
non-christian.
300 to 390, Sociology. Statistics. Political science.
Political economy. Law. Administration. Associations,
institutions. Education. Commerce, communication. Customs,
costumes, folklore.
400 to 490, Philology. Comparative. English. German.
French. Italian. Spanish. Latin. Greek. Minor literatures.
500 to 590, Natural science. Mathematics, Astronomy.
Physics. Chemistry. Geology. Paleontology. Biology.
Botany. Zoölogy.
600 to 690, Useful arts. Medicine. Engineering.
Agriculture. Domestic economy. Communication, commerce.
Chemic technology. Manufactures. Mechanic
trades. Building.
700 to 790, Fine arts. Landscape gardening. Architecture.
Sculpture. Drawing, decoration, design. Painting.
Engraving. Photography. Music. Amusements.
800 to 890, Literature (same order as under Philology,
400).
900 to 990, History. Geography and travels. Biography.
Ancient history. Modern Europe. Asia. Africa. North
America. South America. Oceanica and polar regions.
M. Dewey: Decimal Classification
Using Periodicals. In the section on taking notes the direction was given that in citing legal decisions the latest should be secured. Why? That same principle applies to citing any kind of information in a speech. Science, history, politics, government, international questions, change so rapidly in these times that the fact of yesterday is the fiction of today, and vice versa. A speaker must be up to date in his knowledge. This he can be only by consulting current periodicals. He cannot read them all so he must use the aids provided for him. The best of these is the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature issued every month and kept in the reference room of all libraries. In it, arranged under both subject and author's name, are listed the articles which have appeared in the various magazines. The December issue contains the entries for the entire year. A group of topics from a recent monthly issue will show its value to the speaker securing material.
Eastern Question. British case in the East. H. Sidebotham, Asia 19:261-1263 Mr '19.—England and her eastern policy. H. Sidebotham. Asia, 19:158-161. F '19.—Khanates of the Middle East. Ikbal Ali Shah. Contemp. 115:183-187 F '19.—More secret treaties in the Near East. L. Stoddard. Maps. World's Work. 37: 589-591. Mr '19.—Part of the United States in the Near East. R of Rs 59:305-306 Mr '19.—Should America act as trustee of the Near East? Asia, 19:141-144 F'19.
By this time the student speaker will have that mental alertness referred to early in this book. He will be reading regularly some magazine—not to pass the time pleasantly—but to keep himself posted on current topics and questions of general interest, in which the articles will direct him to other periodicals for fuller treatment of the material he is gathering. The nature of some of these is suggested here.
The Outlook, "An illustrated weekly journal of current events."
Current Opinion, Monthly. Review of the World, Persons in the Foreground, Music and Drama, Science and Discovery, Religion and Social Ethics, Literature and Art, The Industrial World, Reconstruction.
The Literary Digest, Weekly. Topics of the Day, Foreign Comment, Science and Invention, Letters and Art, Religion and Social Service, Current Poetry, Miscellaneous, Investments and Finance.