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It\'1ing $ociet\? D RAVVN together by the ties of human sympathy, man has organized himself into tribes, and realizing that the end of all is the conservation and the development of the whole, governments and societies have been formed. Only in this manner has man been able to progress and to develop the faculties with which he is endowed. Having this idea in mind, Irving Literary Society was organized and chose for its motto, "fcncta jovent:" The halls of old Irving afford its members rare opportuni- ties for development and improvement, and we feel tbat the essential and primeval characteristics of Irving have been realized when we see its members developing along those lines for which it was originally organized. It offersa large library, and on its shelves may be found not only valuable books of reference, but also standard 'works of fiction and poetry. On our reading table are found standard magazines, which supply its members with choice reading and enables them to keep abreast with the times. Many pleasant Friday afternoons have we spent in our hu.lls listening to the heated debate, the jokes of the witty, and the orations of the thoughtful j there our faults have been pointed out by the critic; there we first began to know what to say, and to say what we knew. In reviewing this year's work and that of preceding years we cannot but feci proud of Irving Society, and for the future we see its path lighted up with hope and strewn with the laurels of hard fought victories, and we feel sure that those in whose hands Irving shall he entrusted will maintain its position as the leading society of W. M. C. -+ 122·~