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ity there is a difference of 8.36 cubic inches in favor 

 of the non-smokers, which is 3 per cent, of the 

 total average lung capacity of the class." 



President M. H. Buckham, University of Ver- 

 mont, Burlington, October 20, 1892 : "The use of 

 tobacco is much less prevalent here now than for- 

 merly. Free scholarships are conditioned on the 

 recipients' agreement not to indulge in f the use of 

 tobacco and in other expensive habits.' " 



President Warren, Boston University, October 

 18, 1892 : "Since the year 1880, by authority of 

 the General Conference of the Methodist Episco- 

 pal Church, every minister, when taking the vows 

 required for admission as a full member of the cler- 

 ical body, is publicly asked, 'Will you wholly 

 abstain from the use of tobacco ? ' and is expected 

 to respond in the affirmative. Some of our minis- 

 ters in middle life and beyond make some use of 

 the weed, but I know of none in the younger gen- 

 eration. Even such of the fathers as are addicted 

 to the habit find it necessary to be very circum- 

 spect that they may not give offence, or be under- 

 stood to set a bad example. In a few years, I 

 think the whole body will be in this respect the 

 cleanest ministerial body of like numbers in the 

 world. For this we will thank God and take 

 courage." 



Among the General Rules of the School of The- 

 ology in the Boston University is the following : 



