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There is nothing surprising in the advance he has made along this line when you recall the extensive vocabulary that was always at his command. Whenever he utter'ed any preposterous adjective, as he often did, it was not even neces- sary to ask if it were a word in good use. You may rest assured that Tom will make his mark in the world. "The first girl in the class, alphabetically and studiously, is your old friend L. Belle Foard, the former president of the Y. W. C. A. You must travel far to find her,for she is now teaching in .'1. kinciCl'glll"tenin the distant land of Japan. After leaving W. M. C. she devoted several years to special kindergarten work, in the meantime studying the Japanese languagc, and finally accepted a call to the foreign field. From intimate association with her at Western Maryland, you are safe in assuming that she bas attained success in her labors, and by her unlimited patience and exceedinggood nature has won the hearts of al! her pupils. "Next to the president of the Y. W. C. A. comesthe president of the Y. M. C. A., Linley William Gerringer'. who» he carne to W. M. C. it was his intention to go thmugh the seminary, as well as the college. His gift as an orator was decidedly apparent, even in the first years of his collegecourse; therefore you will not be surprised to learn that he now holds the responsible position of Pastor of one of the most important charges of the North Carolina M. P. Conference. Wore you to attend the annual conference you Wouldvery often hear Mr. Gerringer's voice, discussing some of the great church problems." When I heard this I was not greatly surprised, for at college whenever Linley understood anything he went at it with the determination to suceeed at any cost; and his interest in his present work docs not belie his record at collegeand seminary. "Had you entered the Capitol at Washington during the last session of Congress, you would have seen in the legis- lature your old classmate, Robert J. Gill, the tall member of your class. From W. M. C. he went to Princeton, and after graduating from there, entered public life as a politician. Debating was always his forte, hence we find him taking a lively part in the proceedings of the Bouse. At the last session he introduced a bill to abolish the negro suffrage amendment and fought valiantly for its Success. WheLheror not he will succeed in the future I do not know, but the bill tailed to pass at the last session. You may be sure, however, that he will never rest until he has accomplished this one desire of his heart. I am certain his success as a politician is assured. "In Old Virgiuny along the banks of the Wicomicostands an old-time mansion. Its mistress is your friend Mamie HnH who is now devoting her time and talents to writing. Poems are her chief productions, but she has also written some interesting books, the most widely renowned being 'The Superiority of the South over the North.' She is now laboring over a work entitled 'Hints for Increasing One's Vocabulary.' II; is quite possible that this question Occurred to her because of a suggestion offered by 'Doc' in Bible study long years ago at W. M. C. when that superior gentleman G4