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Editorial 



"Peace on earth and good will to men." 

 The first day of January, 1919, is more than welcome. For four 

 years the New Year has brought more of foreboding than of 

 happiness to the world; but this year free from the terrible anxiety 

 which has overshadowed us, we may wish each other "Happy New 

 Year!" honestly and whole-heartedly. We may even wish for 

 happiness to come to those hearts made desolate through the 

 supreme sacrifice, for time, sacred memories and pride in the unsel- 

 fish devotion of the lost heroes will surely bring comfort and 

 resignation. 



For the rest of us, what vistas open up through the days of 191 9 ! 

 Time to take up again social interests that have been neglected or 

 relegated to limbo in order that our activities might be of some 

 use to our Country ! Time to cultivate friendships ! Time to read 

 literature instead of news, supposing that our literary tastes have 

 not atrophied ! Time when we may hope for enough fuel to keep 

 lis warm! A fair assurance that the time may again come when 

 we may dare to be fastidious about breadstuffs without guiltily 

 thinking of starving nations! Mornings when we may drop two 

 lumps of sugar into our coffee without a qualm ! Evenings when 

 we may sit before the fire with folded hands and give the knitting 

 needles a rest ! 



However, there are many things which the war has eliminated 

 that we hope may never return. No one mentions nine-course 

 dinners as one of the functions we may resume in the future. 

 Our war experience has given us a new set of values by which to 



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