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* Fresh from the mountainous wilds of Frederick county. where his early life was spent in rustic simplicity, Reger Devilbiss, immediately upon his entrance in the autumn of '87, created the that great things were to be expected. Before long he let it be known that he possessed great in- fluence with the State Legislature, and that unless the college authorities treated him as he wished he would heap vengeance upon them from that source. But his reputation as a student was more stable than all his influence with the Legislature, and he maintained a high standing in his class throug-h- out the course. But the most characteristic feature which shows itself again and again in his history is his wonderful capacity for argument: How many rainy Sundays or idle evenings have the boys of 1901 gathered around him and listened to the wonderful 0) words which proceeded out of his mouth. What matter though they were unconnected and meaningless; to us they had the effect of an opiate injurious only to the ears. When we had listened for a little while each in turn fell asleep, and remained so untill the sun shone again. However, in testimony to his past achievements, his historian can bear him no better wishes for the future than that its success be equal to that of the past. "In a flutter, in (L commotion, in a tllorough ferment." Something like a cyclone in the person of Harry Gilligan struck College Hill shortly after the autumnal equinox in '97. These breezes have not subsided, but the very atmosphere in which lives so enervates one that even work becomes attractive U). What with walking the streets of Westminster -this exercise is responsible for his charming walk ; remarks of Doctor Lee. What with playing the baggage man when some of his mates were kind .enough to deliver his trunk at 11 certain residehce in town. What with seek- ing an invention for a screen to hide lovers' kisses-his first attempt failed miesrably-what with inflicting his musical effusions upon the students as a member of the glee club, choral society, chapel choir, and orchestra, and what with doing-a thousand and one other tn/II'S, he has tried to create the impression that he is unusually industrious. His time has indeed been fully occupied, whether with work, however, is to question His cares and responsibilities have so multiplied that his has been weakened. While 'WeiUetl b_)'" t1"""mnl~ -t 41 +-