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Preface. Wf~~~~~PilRULY, of making many books there is no end. Good books, bad books, indifferent books so litter the path of life that it is a difficult matter to take even the first step in the Literary World without walking, as it were, upon the beloved creations of other aspirants for literary fame. This is especially true of the Aloha. Representing year by year the same institution, with the same organizations, the same spirit and phases of College life, it must, of neccessity, contain much that, to some, is already old. Where this is the case, it is our aim to make as original and attractive as possible matter and arrangements which to many students, alumni and friends is already familiar, but which in the present scope of the Aloha, must be included between its covers. It is a second aim to add as much new material as opportu- nity will permit, to make the book as readable, as full of general interest as circumstances will allow. In this age of books, it is an unnecessary cruelty to inflict upon the reading public any book for which there is no good reason for existence. The Aloha, although limited in circulation, we believe to be its own apology. As a picture of college life and especially of Western Maryland College life, we believe that our book will be welcomed as eagerly as have Alohas in the past. Above all, the book will, we believe, be dear to the Senior Class. Bidding farewell to college life, to scenes and companions of four years of work and play, the Aloha will be a treasure-store of memo- ries and association, becoming more and more of a prize, as the years go by. In our efforts to make the volume as enjoyable as possible we have introduced as much of college fun as space would permit. But even in this we have kept constantly in mind that it is better to laugh with than to laugh at. We believe there is nothing in the book at which anyone can reasonably take offense. In conclusion, read our Aloha, not in a spirit of criticism, but of charity; remembering that it is but the work of students busy in many other fields of labor, to whom the work has been of no little difficulty. 9