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Excerpt from Sexennial Record of the Class of 1904, Yale College It is with no little hesitation that I attempt to write what' has here been called a preface, because an introduction seems to me somewhat out of place in a book, the purpose and character of which are already known to all of you and the contents of which are substantially your work - my duty having been but to record and arrange such data as you have sent to me. I will, however, appreciate your attention to a few general words about the work of the Class Secretary before you pass on to a record of achievements by members of our Class, which I sincerely trust will prove as interesting and inspiring to you as they have to me. You will remember that I was elected to the office of Class Secretary nearly three years ago, and I must confess that at that time I accepted the position with considerable feeling of doubt as to the pleasantness of the duties which it demanded, and I remained in that state of mind until many letters of encouragement and support received in reply to my first appeal for infor mation removed any such feeling on my part and have more than repaid me in many ways for any time and thought that I have given in preparing this Record. It is true that a few men have never responded to any letters sent to them. Several others of the Class delayed their replies until they had been appealed to three and four times. If I have any criticisms to make it is of those men on whose account the work has at times dragged and been made somewhat dis couraging. Of course, it is but thoughtlessness, but I will feel that I have done much if those who have been delinquent in the past will from now on realize that the work of the Secretary is not one of short hours; that his success, whoever he may be, is measured by the completeness of his Records. 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.