Excerpt from Supplement to the History of the Class of Eighteen Hundred and Seventy-Two Of the forty Academics now alive, a large propor tion are more active and in better condition than men of their age. A summary of statistics will be found at the close of this report. You, classmates, will never have quite such impressions as have crystalized in my feelings in following your varied lives through these mature years. It came to be a real family affair, and as it grew upon me I thought of that little, ten der poem, The Rosary. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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