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terest, and so he now has his seat in Congress and there is no abler man in either House than Mr. Whipp. When he speaks he becomes thoroughly enthusiastic upon his subject, and he speaks so as to convince many members. "He graduated in law after leaving College and was admitted to the Baltimore City Bar; cut he soon found that his country's interest needed his attention and he entered the political world; and in a few more years, he will be the leader, who will give us that which is most needed for our welfare. In his bookcase, among his treasures, you may see a novel and a history of Rome both by the same author; and although Mr. Whipp is a busy man, he finds plenty of time to converse with the author of these books, for her home is not far from his. Can you guess how far?" "Miss Geiman is still a blessing to all girls who attend the University at Westminster. She lives at her old home on the farm just beyond the University; she is a friend to every girl and is still the general postoffice for K. O. B's. She was so very young when she graduated, that even now it seems at though she should be a Senior rather than an Alumni of ten years standing. This evening she is entertaining the Senior girls at a dinner; the classes are much larger than they were ten years ago, and so she only has a section of the class down this evening. The table is richly loaded with all kinds of tempting viands, and from the laughter you may judge that everyone is enjoying herself. Eugenia plays the part of hostess to perfection. Although it would seem as though her life is uneventful, yet it is not useless. She gives private elocution lessons to a few girls, but spends most of her time in brightening her own home." I was delighted when I read this, for it brought up pleasant recollections of how delightfully "Genie" had enter- tained us. She was so small that we all laughed when she was seated at the head of the table; but she did not care, for she knew that she was the pet of the class, and according to the roll, she is still the pet of all the senior girls. . Mr. Devilbiss was an historical student. Well I remember how he always answered his questions correctly; while others of us wished that Europe had never had a history. When we would talk of what the boys would do after college, I always maintained that Mr. Devilbiss would be an historian. The roll records- "Mr. B. C. Devilbiss is today a civil engineer in St. Petersburg. Russiahas progressed rapidly in the last few years, and has at last learned that it is beneficial to a country to admit foreigners. When the --- Railroad question was being thought of, Mr. Devilbiss immediately left for St. Petersburg. He obtained the contract to lay out plans for the road. His part of this special work is nearly completed, but it has proved so satisfactory that Ietter s begging for services are daily arriving. He will not fill many engagements, because his principal object in coming 79