//Copyleft 1999 Clay Lawrence
//This code is freeware as long as the copyleft is included
//it may be used and distributed freely...

function initialize(){
var d = document.nav2.choices;
d.options.length = 0
d.options[d.options.length] = new Option("Pick a decade","null");d.options[d.options.length] = new Option("1920s","../notes/class20s.html");d.options[d.options.length] = new Option("1930s","../notes/class30s.html");d.options[d.options.length] = new Option("1940s","../notes/class40s.html");d.options[d.options.length] = new Option("1950s","../notes/class50s.html");d.options[d.options.length] = new Option("1960s","../notes/class60s.html");d.options[d.options.length] = new Option("1970s","../notes/class70s.html");d.options[d.options.length] = new Option("1980s","../notes/class80s.html");d.options[d.options.length] = new Option("1990s","../notes/class90s.html");d.options[d.options.length] = new Option("2000s","../notes/class00s.html");d.options[d.options.length] = new Option("Archives","../notesarchives/index.html");

//Set the first option as the default display
d.options[0].selected = true;

}

//Get the chosen page
function new_url(passed_value){

//first check that a place holder has not been chosen
if (passed_value == "null") return;

//load the new url into the existing window
location.href = passed_value;
}