University of Cincinnati - Cincinnatian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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HE Class of lot? is about to the vanity halls 21ml forth the Each :1 n tl leave go into world. every member takes in his hand a enpy of the l'Ciueimiatii 2111 and his diploma lwe name them in order of importance. and hope that neither will he mnittetll aml feels fully prepared to join the graduates coming at this time from other colleges to dazzle the world in its ignorance hy the light of their own superior wisdom. A few months will doubtless he sufheient to convince must of them that there really are 21 few things to be learned and a few persons towards whom they must nut he too condescending. If any have regarded the juniors as: enemies. may they, in the pages which follow, Fmtl nothing to increase their enmity, but rather words to cause the imwn to give place to a smile, for yes. gentle rezuler. one 01' two things in this hook .atc intemleil 215 jokes. perhaps you can tell which. Read it carefully then, and re- serve unfavorable criticism until you have 9 llEUl time for mature relleetiem. Cmnplaints will he willingly received after June T33th. but the editor will be out of town. The editor does not desire to he heltl per- sonally respcmsihle fur the correctness in every detail of contributed articles, antl he also wishes to state that the acceptance of 2111 article does not neeessarily imply that it DHS- sesses merit. Any one Of a number of rea- sons may lCELll to its acceptance such, for instance. as a Specious timeliness, the fact that it will exactly lit an empty Space. 01' any kind of notoriety attached to the writer's name. The absence of criticism is kindly asked tn be excused. owing to the vast amount of manuSeript which the editor tlaili' returns without reading; at all. :X cheque in payment for your material will. in all 1m 1h- ahility. he sent you some clay: meantime the editor would counsel the beautiful virtue of patience. The editor takes this opportunity to thank all those who have 50 willingly availerl them- selves of all nplu'irttinities to assist him anrl to all those who have encouraged him by their entlmsiasm.