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the number of words in the article and the number of printed lines it will require. Align your copy with the left-hand vertical line, indenting the Girst line of each paragraph two spaces in- side this line. If your typewriter has pica type, ten letters to the inch, run the copy to the right-hand verticle line marked “Pica”. "If the type is elite, twelve letters to the inch, run the copy to the line marked “Elite”, Lines may be a few letters long or short; our estimate is based on the average. Italics are to be shown by a single typewritten underline. Boldface is indicated by a wavy underline in. ink. Major headings should be indented. four spaces and marked for “boldface (wavy underline) and run in at the beginning of the paragraph, Subheadings, if you wish to use them, should be indented six spaces and marked for italics with a typewritten . underline, ‘These should be run in at the beginning of the paragraph as in the sample article. ; Hiustrations There will be 9,000 illustrations in the encyclopedia. We are anxious to have the suggestions of the contributor on the illustrative material that his article requires. We will use hotographs, line drawings, maps, diagrams, and charts. Select the clearest and most valuable illustrations for your article. If an illustration clarifies your presentation, use it. If you have two or more illustrations in an article, number them and in- dicate by the numbers the suggested location in the text. When the printed pages are prepared, the illustrations will be inserted as near to the related text as possible. An illustration can show what someone looks like; what something looks like. An illustration can place » person, thing, oc event in time, in space. An illustration can show what a thing is made of, its pasts, how it works. Charts can show organization, flow, A chart can move in time, it can move in space. A chart can place an event or & period in a larger context of time or space. A graph can show comparison, percentages of 8 whole, Tables can condense many facts into s small spece and at the same time make comparison easy, 8 As you write your article you may Bnd. the following check list helpful. We are most anxious to have your sugges- tions for possible illustrations. Is it important to show . . . _.-.what it looks like? ____how it works or how it is made? aoe its environment? Is it important to show . . . .-._its organization? _._its ow ....in time? ----in space? _---its evolution? __--it within « time period? Is it important to show ... _....& comparison of size or amount? _--.& percentage of a whole? ----growth? 1. Sources. Periodicals, catalogs, advertisements, books are all potential sources of illustrative material. Publishers of books and periodicals will sometimes supply copies of illus trations that have been used in their publications, Refer to Copyrights and Permissions on page 5. Please supply illustra- tion copy in usable form wherever possible. 2. Original Illustrations. You may have photographs or line drawings that can be adapted for use, or you may be able to make rough pencil sketches from which a professional artist can prepare acceptable copy. Please feel free to give your sug- gestions on charts which will summarize material or which will show relationships. 3. Colored Mlustrations. We shall try to limit the use of color. If you feel that your article needs colored iliustra- tions, please let us know. 4. Handling. Do not write on the face of a photograph, for the slightest crease, crack, mark, or indentation on the print may show up in reproduction, Trace arrows, numbers, or letters very lightly on a tracing paper or cloth overlay, being careful not to mar the surface of the photograph. Then lift the overlay and go over the lines firmly. lf you wish to 7