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Iiapp3' moan which stimulates and rewards energy. As members 

 of this Society, we ought, therefore, to be more than content with 

 our lot. We should appreciate our advantages. We must be sat- 

 isfied with nothing less than substantial progress. In this spirit, 

 and with the favor of a beneficent Providence, let us enter upon 

 the labors of the coming season with hiuh courage and renewed 

 determination to advance the standard which has been so honorably 

 upheld during our past history. 



