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her estimation E. P. Roe's novels could be substituted for the Bible with equal fitness. Science 'has enabled man to do tltall)' things, but will it ever be able to make all things possible for him? This young lady hopes that it will, and that very quickly. She is the possessor of a treatise upon" How to be Beau- tiful," by the latest scientific method, whose instructions she is diligently obeying in the confident hope of success at last. After fruitlessly trying the "chicken-heart" cure, she chanced upon these formulas. which are kept as a profound secret. How long it will be before there is some perceptible im- provement no one knows, but for her mtm sake and that of humanity let every one hope that success will at last crown her efforts. The fourth one from the old" North" state to become a member of the class in its Sophomore year is Myrtle Grace Harris. For three years she has not only been "bossed" by her sister, but she has been compelled to do all the house work. Yet such an affliction has not ruined her disposition. De- spite crosses and losses she is always genial and uncomplaining. Her sharp wit, which she can use to advantage, attests her keen appreciation of fun, and her firm conviction that nothing can outshine her native state-not even is a mule from North Carolina less stubborn than one from Virginia- shows her loyalty to every cause in which she is interested. For some unaccountable reason she has not been so popular. especially among the boys, as she deserved to be. but supposedly because they dread an undeserving comparison through a prejudiced eye with those of the She has devoted con- and is wont several others, evenings. These are enjoyed by except the audi- tors. It is necessary to record that she is one of a few who do not lind it nec- essary to study on the Sunday previous to exams. After vainly endeavoring to teach young ideas how to shoot. Theophilus Kenoley Harrison came to this institution three years ago to give his ideas a