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Miriam Lewis, who thought it would be delightful to travel much, bad happily realized her She had visited many countries and seen the most important things of interest both at home and abroad. After traveling through the most important countries of Europe she visited the Holy Lands, and at the time I saw her was preparing to return to America. I deemed her 1110St fortunate in the possession of such favorable opportunities for seeing so many countries. * In glancing clown the table of contents of the April issue of the of the 19--, the first article attracted our attention by its without who the author we soon became absorbed in its perusal. It was a masterly discourse on Present State of Education in Italy." Struck by the extraordinarily fine way in which the subject was handled, we turned to the table of contents, finding opposite the title of the production name of one of our former classmates at Western Maryland, A. Mabel Elderdice. On making further inquiries we found that she had been in Italy for some time, and was contemplating a tour over all Europe. \Ve further found that the atriclc mentioned above was the first of a series, the rest being of a similar nature on the educational advantages and of various countries of the Old world. After her graduation from western land College, she had devoted her self to journalism, gradually rising in her chosen profession to a high position among writers. 'I'Ve wish her much sue- cess in her vocation, and J am anxiously awaiting the next issue of the Cellt·ury. PROPH£TI;:SS. * Written by Historian. 70