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The spin or projective representation is a two-valued representation of \(S_n\) which dates back to Schur who studied it in his investigations of the linear fractional substitution representation of the group \(S_n\). Associated to the spin representation are the spin characters. A method for calculating the spin characters is known and can be found in \textit{A. O. Morris} [The spin representation of the symmetric group, Proc. Lond. Math. Soc., III. Ser. 12, 55-76 (1962; Zbl 0104.25202)] and also in \textit{P. N. Hoffman} and \textit{J. F. Humphreys} [Projective representations of the symmetric group. \(Q\)-functions and shifted tableaux. Oxford: Clarendon Press (1992; Zbl 0777.20005)]. In the paper under review the author describes a further method for calculating the spin characters. This method has the advantage that it can be used to calculate the character associated with a particular class without expanding the entire representation. This also enables the Kronecker products of irreducible representations of \(S_n\) to be calculated for large \(n\).