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Planning Your Contribution the suggestions listed below and Wlustrated m the sample articles may serve asa general guide: lL. Be Concise. Since the encyclopedia is to cover every facet of Catholic life, teaching, and practice as well as related areas of interest for secondary school students, al} articles are subject to rigid limitations of space. They must be com- pressed to essentials. Nothing of basic importance can be omitted. Thus you wil have to tell a great deal about your subject in relatively few words—a severe test of writing skill. For precision, clarity, and eonciseness, use simple, direct sentences, Make every word work. & Keep Your Audience In Mind. Try to anticipate the questions of your readers—secondary school studente—and saswer thems. Define all new terms. Do not use foreign words or phrases. Avoid abbreviation. Meke the presentation as simple as the topic pernuts, Wherever posible, articles vhould fellow « progrearive development—drom the general to the specific, from the sim ple te the complex. Accuracy in all matters—dates, names, places, terms, definitions —is essential and the responsibility af the contributor. 3. Define Your Titles. Most articles should Sagin with « clear, staple definition of the title and the specific sense in which & is used. See the sample articles for examples. 4 Avoid Repetition. Each article should be ammolete iteelf and should avoid duplicating information in other asti- eles, Qur editors ars responsible for correlating articles by wart aus authors, but they need your cooperation. Te show you haw your articles 8t inte the over-all plen, we are sending you a list of the article tides in the field of which your contribution forma & part. This should help you decides what to include ia your article. Wherever possible, inetead of repeating material to be covered elsewhere, amply supply « crores refarenos to the 3