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number of these essaj's are published in the annual report, and we 

 regret that space forbids that all can not be published. In select- 

 ing essays for publication, we find numerous essays treating upon 

 the same topic, all meritorious, yet space would forbid the publica- 

 tion of more than one essay upon a given topic. These papers are 

 placed upon file and kept for future reference. 



