Excerpt from Suggestions for the Preparation of the M. A. Thesis The typewriting will be much simplified if the candidate will avoid the use of foot-notes. With the use of a bibliography all references to literature cited have been provided for as shown on p. 6. The use of footnotes has of late years been much abused in scientific papers; indeed, some writers seem to think that a pro fusion of foot-notes in itself indicates a scholarly article. But, after all, if the foot-note matter is of value why not embody it in the text of the article? If it has no value, or but little, leave it out. It requires some planning on the part of the typist to leave just the proper amount of space at the foot of a typewritten page for foot-notes and this is even more difficult when, as in this case, the writing is confined within a border. The candidate is strongly urged, therefore, not to use them at all in the Master's thesis. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.