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they cannot do that, as a first step towards doing so, to join more 
freely in the arena of discussion. 
It may be, to some at least, hard work to begin, but so has it 
been to the old members ; and the harder the work the better the 
pay. 
In the very imperfect review of the labours of the past on the 
part of our old members who have passed away to join the great 
army, I hope I have been able to show example worthy of imita- 
tion. Although what we are doing may appear to be exceeding 
small, have we not seen that small beginnings may lead to great 
ends? 
Let us all keep our Society's motto steadily in view, and 
determine to do as well as our predecessors, or as well as we can, 
TOI2 NYN KAI TOI2 EIIEITA— 
For the Present and for the Future. 
