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x either clearness or important subjects. It is almost complete and will be published in the near future. Since the resulting cost will prevent this work from reaching the masses, the author decided to write a book for beginners, whether they are simply readers or students in classes.

The result is this volume, "Parliamentary Practice: An Introduction to Parliamentary Law," which is designed as an introduction to the two other books. Its characteristic feature is the illustration of nearly every point in common parliamentary practice by giving the exact words of both the chairman and the member through the procedure. Neither this book nor Parliamentary Law should be adopted by organizations as their parliamentary authority or their rules of order. Rules of Order is designed for that particular purpose, and it is the author's opinion that every owner of Rules of Order Revised will find its value greatly enhanced if this introductory book is first mastered

May 2, 1921.