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tion, the Committee, to promote perspicuity, propose 

 to call the Junto, which changed its name to the 

 "American Society, " the Society -Junto, and that es- 

 tablished by Franklin, the Franklin- Junto. 



At first blush, nothing can be more natural than 

 to suppose that the Society-Junto was no other than 

 the Junto established by Franklin; and, indeed, the 

 organization of the two associations presents so 

 striking an agreement in one particular, that it seems 

 to confirm the truth of the first impression. But 

 when the question is examined more narrowly, it is 

 remarkable to observe how numerous the facts are 

 which militate against the opinion that the two 

 Juntos were the same Association at different periods 

 of its existence. 



The striking agreement, above referred to, con- 

 sists in the fact that both Juntos adopted four quali- 

 fications, in nearly the same words, upon the initia- 

 tion of members. In order to place this coincidence 

 in the fairest light, the Committee subjoin them in 

 parallel passages. 



Franklin- Junto. Society- Junto. 



"Any person to be The member elected 



qualified, to stand up, and shall be ' ' qualified by the 



lay his hand upon his Chairman after the fol- 



breast, and be asked these lowing manner : 



questions, viz: "Standing up, and lay- 

 ing his hand upon his 



