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desire in this direction could our club on probation: he was to learn the music and practice with us, if found satisfactory, would be later in tile year elected to membership. Uncler this arrangement several men came in, and nearly all of them have recently been elected to TIle full of the club now is: First Tenor-L. C. Freeny, '96; A. G. Wells, '97: J. F. Lane, '99· Second Tenor-E. J. Jr., '99; W. M. Black. First Bass-A. S. Crockett, S. O'Connor, "98. Second Bass-c-Gco. H. Revelle, '97, and Mean while the Banjo and Guitar ChI!) was gathering together its scat- tcrud forces. Everybody th at could playa banjo or a guitar or any kindred instrument was invited to join. Under this general invitation, a meeting was held, attended by eighteen or twenty players, and including both and girls. it soon became apparent, however, that nothing could be done this un- wieldy mass, and the club soon dwindled down to an effective organization of and of this club Professor Black was made president and manager, and J. F. Lane, '99, leader. The instruments were: Mandolin- Lane. Baujeaur-ines-c-E, O. Grimes, Jr., '96, and T. 1-1. Jarman, jr., '98. Banjo- M. L. Veasey, '96. Guitars-A. S. Crockett, ]. W. Smith, '96, and W. ]'1'1. Black. These two clubs, composed almost entirely of good musicians and having the smallest possible number of men who were not really effective in the actual pro- duction of- harmony, went to 1I'0rk with such earnestness and such success that it soon became apparent that \V, NI. C. had this year attained what is unquestinn- ably, up to this time, its maximum of excellence in music clubs. With this knowledge came the thought: \Vhy hide this light under a bushel? Why not go forth as other college dubs and show that we had talent here and that this talent had been refined and polished by careful training and hard work un ti] it was capable in way' of doing credit to itself and to the institution it repre- sented. A meeting the clubs was held and every member agreed to sacri- fice part of his Christmas vacation for the sake of a trip. The business arranb,>:C- meurs were undertaken by Professor Black, and a trip was planned that included Baltimore and six of the best towns on the Eastern Shore. Tn each place we intended to visit we secured the co-operation of our minister, and in this a pleasant reception was prepared for us beforehand in the hospitable homes our friends-the friends of our college and our chur-ch. On December 19, at 6-42 A. M., we left Westminster fourteen strong- though from these fourteen we had two clubs-tIle Glee Club consisting of eleven members and the Banjo and Guitar Club of seven. A few minutes in Baltimore were pleasantly spent with friends who had come down with 11S, ancl then the Emma A. Ford glided gracefully from her moorings and we were at last fairlv launched all the great bosom of uncertainty-and of the Chesa- peake Bay.