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I INTRODUCTION.

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SOPHOGBAPH

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No apology is necessary in presenting it t > the pub<

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N e v e r entirely without faults, it has never been without merits.

opportunities for development in a line peculiarly essential to the American student; it hae

b< a ti ttre for «»ur best efforts, a n d a d e p o s i t o r y for t h o u g h t s t h a t would, o t h e r w i s e . nev< r survive t h e forget fulness of t h e b u s y world. H o w gladly, in t h e y e a r s to come, will itj ge- be t u r n e d , while every line will s p a r k l e with m e m o r i e s of o u r y o u t h ! W e have o n h

>e I r tlie work of our predecessors. pon assuming the responsibilities of editing such a magazine, we confess to having felt considerable liffidence, almost approaching fear for the result. We were inexperien< we had t little time to devote to the work; we were conscious of our lack of know! 'J »re, l bt is ;• our patient indulgence if we have failed to come up to your exp tati< if v. hn n below the marls sel by those who have gone before us. \\ th th * remarks we presenl No. VTIL, hoping that you will find it not wholh * if, thai which g to make up a readable and entertaining magazine.

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