Mercersburg Academy - Karux Yearbook (Mercersburg, PA)

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IXIIIIX 1' lun: azz 1 1 1 1 grxnmmnzwztlxx T Il 0 E, ' ,' ,ggggwg ,, ED Dm norm WUI Q IIIU I0 ICA william Munn Ilruinr P1-LD., L.L.D. WHO, THROUGH TWENTY-FIVE YEARS HAS GUIDED WITH EMI- NENT FIRMNESS, WISDOM, AND SAGACITY THE DESTINIES OF THE MERCERSBURG ACADEMY, THIS VOLUME OF THE KARUX IS, IN GRATEFUL APPRECIATION OF THOSE UNSELFISH SERVICES, SO FAITHFULLY AND CONTIN- UOUSLY RENDERED, AFFEC- TIONATELY DEDICATED. 5 I 1 8 :EKIIISIIIIYIIIIII K