CHICA cat Sa Exco entia latur THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS, the oldest and largest publishing unit of an American university, was organized in 1892 at the founding of the University of Chicago. It was conceived by President William Rainey Harper as one of the five great divisions of the University, and was one of President Harper's many innovations in American education. September 1925 Manuscript for the Printer An orange-jacketed volume packed full of the best things the PRESS has learned about book making is now going out to help those who prepare manuscript for the printer. It is the eighth edition of the UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS Manual of Style, probably the most comprehensive and helpful manual of typographic style that has been published in any language. For twenty years the Manual has been an authority in the offices of thousands of printers, publishers, editors and advertising men. 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