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flicker temple, took a long view of the outside 

 •world, then retreated to the remotest corner of 

 the place. The second attempt was more suc- 

 cessful. He stepped boldly out, and after bal- 

 ancing a few moments on a near-by limb, went 

 forward without a moment's hesitation. How 

 nicely he met all the calls of the moment. Out 

 over the lawn, right toward the rectory, his 

 flight of flicker oratory lifted him to the broad 

 porch. Here he took his stand and after survey- 

 ing his surroundings for a moment there came a 

 clear, ringing shout 0^ victory. Without any 

 question his effort bore off the prize of the day. 

 The happy faculty of the institution seemed to 

 so consider it and the hand-shaking which fol- 

 lowed was fully up to the commencement stand- 

 ard. The entire afternoon was given up to a 

 reception that was every way first-class. Feast- 

 ing, speeches, songs, calls, dancing in the broad 

 house of the summer air, how merrily each flicker 

 took his part. When the day was measured, the 

 sentiment of the entire assemblage gave voice, in 

 a most resonant "well done." The next day the 

 halls of the bird university were silent, nothing 

 more of flicker education to be known there 

 until the advent of a new class in the coming 

 year. 



