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by graduates, received contributions from many a class whose loyalty must be determined by the act of giving rather than by the amount given. 1n a few years we shall be in a position to command wealth, and then will come bequest and donation. But we may give proof of our loyalty outside of gift ami legacy by the word of enthusiastic endorsement, by the faithful effort to turn new students into our halls and by the organization of local Alumni Associations. The one recently organized in New York may be a prophecy of what will soon be seen in other cities, ancl then, as the poet proudly claimed-c "To Berkeley every virtue under heaven "_ COLLEGE LIBRARY. SOaround mnl1)'a banquet board the same shall be clnimcd for our foster, ing mother, and our frequent toast shall be: "Our College to-day. our University to-morrow." Then let us pin ourcolors close upon our hearts and echo our class and college yell at every reunion. SH_\'S George \V. Curtis concerning the floriel post-prandial oratory fit the Alumni dinner: "1t does no harm. It is the lyrical fervor of loyalty. The Englishman who removes his hat nne! remains uncovered while the band ]11:1\'s 'God Save the Queen' is not the SJ10b of St. Jf!.J1H'S' nor the cockney of St: Paul's, but the baron of Runuymcdc where America began." 25