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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-12
HARTFORD SEMINARY.

Hartford Conn. May II CspeciaD.-The Rev. Dr.
-Aurustus C. Thompson; OF Boston began cou' 90
OF lectures on Foreign Missions at the hario,u
THEOLOGICAL Seminary in the eay part OF TINS wen
The course was merely begun this week. anu nc
,v,ii return and continue the lectures propapy III
The early mart of next week. An interesting iecl-
ure was delivered at the seminary Few days ago
by George L. Fox rector OF the Hopkins uran'-
mar School. Of New-Haven. His subject was Inc
Famous English Schoos-Eton Rugby etc. ana
the lecture was illustrated by a large number OF
stereopticon views, some OF which were maze iro"'
photographs taken by himself.
The principal affair of this week, however con-
nected with the seminary has been the May mu-
sical festival given by the Hosmer Hall Choral
Union; this choral union lie one phase OF the work
done by the School for Church Musicians, whose
conservatory Ii at the seminary. ms series OF
concerts has been the most SUCCESSFUL ever given
by the Choral Union On Tuesday evening me
the Boston Festival Orchestra, conducted by Emil
Molienhauer, and the four solosts,Nme Luna "a Z
Nordica, Miss Gertrude May Stein, Ben Dawes ana
Watkin Mills For the second part OF the concert
the Choral Union sang the ''Sabat Mater py nos
tsr,oon concert was the favorite Nine. Melba
CONCERT hall was packed with wildly enthusiastic
audience TO greet her. Van Vaecton Rogers also
played harp solo and he orshes Ia,u alled .n the
Bsens's samson and Delilah was given for the
frst time In Connecticut. The philharmonic 30.
ciety OF New Britain Joined the Choral Union, and
made grand chorus OF about three hundred voices
chorusss. and he. with Mr. Molenhauer, conducted
ba
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WELLESLEY.

Wellesley. Mass. May II (SpeciaD.-The COM
mencement exercises this year will take place on
Tuesday. June 25: the annual float will occur on
Saturday evening. June Is, and Free Day will be
celebrated on Friday. June z. The final examina-
tons appointed to begin on Tuesday. June IL.
from June II to IA in several Of the large cities.
All regular work in the gymnasium has been dis
continued for the rest OF this The class crews
practise daily the lake In preparation for the
float exercises Lacrosse basket ball and golf at
Miss Peck lectured In the chapel this evening on
day evening the "Acropolis."
Bishop Lawrence will preach at the college to-
morrow.
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CITY COLLEGE.

At the meeting OF the site Committee on tues
dav the number OF sites 10 choose from was re-
huced 10 Ave Each OF these sites Is finely situated
m high ground, and we'll adapted Tor the futurs
.o,,..e use The members Of the faculty have besn
,rvI,ed 10 express their opinions as TO the locations
A. the meeting Mr. Coleman. president OF the Board
~ Tax Commissioners. was appointed 10 assist Pres
ident Webb IN determining the value OF the SITES
offered Mr. Coleman will give his services free'
The students have suffered some anxiety on ae-
count Of the uncertainty Of the dates OF the examl'
natIons for Advancement. President Webb. however.
has now arranged the schedule. and the cxamiha-
lions will begin on May n. and will end on June
10 The examinations OF the public-school boys for
admission will be held on June 70. IL and ~
rho senior, Junior and sophomore classes VIII hod
the election Of prise speakers from their respective
classes next Friday afternoon. There are two men
chosen from each class for prose speaking. and one
from each class for poetry dec.amlns The prize TOT
The best decla In prose In offered by the pres
ident Of tho Hoard OF fducaon for the best decla,
alton In poetry the prize is awarded from Iund
established by the late Professor Rocmer vlce-pies-
ident Of the saculty. The result Of the contest Ia
made known on commencement night The most IA
vorab BILE candidates all Of whom have received TWEEN
tv-slx out OF maximum OF thirty are Il. krowl'
". & Boyer j. s. Roberts. /. Ape. IS 3 cairns.
H. J. curtis Of the senior class; Phillips = NJ
On ndeu " Hartmann, A. A. Wright, VI. ]. Reppe.
" Rosenstein H. c. Murray, j. 8 Kennedy, NJ. {.
Valentine and F; T. vermilya Of the junior Class;
NJ Holman J. Reminitsky. l. T.. Doob. ~ L. Arm
stein, 8. c. Sugarman and NJ. Simmons. OF the soph-
otnore class.
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EI-AfIRA.

Eimira. n. Y. May II (specaD.-The officers for
the Young Womens Christian Associa ton for the
ensuing year were elected as follows: Miss Petre.
90. president; Miss Babcock. 49, vice-president; Miss
Riggs a. corresponding secretary; Miss Sutherland.
49, treasurer Over 500 has been given this year to
different charities
Phi Mu held its regular meeting on Friday even
Ing. The subject under discussion for this years
meetings has been Modern Fiction" This was
summed up in a debate; subject, The Merits OF
English and American Authors Of the Present Day."
The evenings programme ended win play. entitled
The basket ball teams are doing excellent practice
under Professor Bierthod's coaching There will be
q match game In commencement week.
On May IS the Beethoven Society will give 9. con-
Armstrong contralto. and Henry Fassett, basso.
The chorus consists OF over 100 voices
On Saturday afternoon the regular recital OF the
music school took place The pupils Of Professor
Mcknight. Miss Broughton and Miss Palmer took
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NORMAL COLLEGE.

The monthly AT Home" OF the Normal College
A.umnac was held on Friday afternoon ct the
Alumnae House. This Is the first time this meet
Ing has been held In the Aumnae House: usually
Il Is held In the library Of the college DR.. Conant
and Miss Davis poured the tea for the afternoon.
Fitting Arbor Day exercises were he'd. after which
the visitors were invited ext mine the house and
the various departments OF work which are In the
building.
The annual Executive Committee meeting wa
held yesterday ana II was decided not to publish
the reports OF the committees separately but 70
endeavor to have them published In the June num-
Der Of Tho Alumnae News"
The Flower Show. WHICH u to take place ON Fri
day. May II. and Saturday. May IS will be under
the auspices OF the Alumnas Science clasa Miss
Isaacs chairman OF the Science Committee, will
have entire charge OF the flowers. The money that
u received will help replenhh the Alumnae Science
collection.
The annual meeting or reunion OF the Alumnas
Association will be he'd this year on May Is. There
The exercises viii be under the direction OF Xfa
Northrop president Of the Alumnas Association.
Among other apeaksrs. President Hunter will proba-
bly, addrcss the graduates.
The Alpha Beta Gamma Society viii hold ito last
regular meeting nsit Friday afternoon. Miss Burr
Old Ensland" WIN BE- read BY Miss chi:ds. After
quotations. on sprtnGtime by the society, the meet
lhl Will adjourn 10 the Flower show In the library
The Philomathsan Society will also ho.d N last
regvlAr meeting next Friday There VIII be =
review Of the whole years work In politics .tsrs:
ture: drama. science and art. The last chapter q
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HARVARD.


Cambridge. Mass, May IL (SpecaD.-The current
number of "The Harvard Law Review " contains
articles by all the professors In the Harvard Law
School except Professor c. G. Langdeil. The num-
Der Ia memorial OF his twenty-five years OF service
AS Dean OF the Law School. The meeting OF the
Law School Association at commencement VIII also
be In honor of Professor Langdel. and the address
will be delivered by Sir Frederick Pollock, LID
of London
on Thursday the annual speaking for the Boy'ston
prizes took place. the winners were: IL. H. ADJ
son, 80, prize of go; w. y. Youngman, s5. H. w.
stmson. 's5. and L. r. IiIldreth, 90. prizes OF s''
each.
The Harvard Scientific School has been DONG
some quiet work In the interest OF good roads Con-
siderable progress has been made In the laboratory
work on the BODYBUILDING stones OF Massachusetts,
The absorbing topic Of conversation f0r me coming
week Is the Harvsrd.yaIe track athletic games.
which Will take place here on saturday next ins
year the contest will undoubtedly be me mnet hs
certain on record, Harvard has the adyanlhEs oi
having Tho games NJ Cambridge. but yale IS hnsig
In tho matter ~ aetua, records made Nshet sl1s
calculates on a broad margin, There ara W ~
fourteen contests with three prizes ~ eaeh,
The IiHryardsYa whist tournament resulted w ~
easy Victory for Harvard Teams OF sls men repre-
ssntsd each college Each team played ihfs rounds
The tournament required no loss tbbn slS houfs ~
play The nna score was v5s 70 M. giving 10 IInf'
ward a lead Of ~ points.
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RUTGERS.

New brunswick. ~ d.. May II tspsciaD.-New
officers Of the college Y. NJ. G. A. have been chosen
as follows: President. Mallory. '@: vice-presdeni.
Brink. 49, recording secretary. Messler. 30; cor.
responding secretary, Black 'os; treasurer. Walter,
81
The commencement exercises OF tho New Bruins
wick Theological Seminary will be held on the even
Ing OF May 10. The speakers will be C. r. Dyke. j.
Fred Berg and Winfred Ackert. all graduates OF
Rutgers In the class OF 90.
The election OF editors for Tho Rutgers Quar-
tcriy." tho now periodical which the students will
begin publishing next fall has resulted ns follows:
From Petho-ynn Arsdalc and coneer 90; Dob.on
Osborne and Fowler. o. Loud. 81. was elected
from philo 10 act as nm advisory committee with
the editors n issuing q prospectus ana In making
other preliminary arrangements.
The nfty-dollar Greek Testament prize. offered by
!hc. Theological seminary. has been won by Henry
Miller.
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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Ann Arbor. Mich. May II BpeciaD-For the Sec
ond time the University Of Michigan representa-
tives have been defeated In debate by Northwest
crn University. The debate took place In Evanston.
H.. tho judges being Judge w. u. Ewing and Gem
eral q. o. Howard. Tho question debated was
SHOULD the United States own and Control tho
Nicaragua canal'" with Michigan on the affrma-
tive and Northwestern negative.
In the annual contest Of the Northern Oratoricai
League. held nj Iowa City. Iowa. James II. Mays.
OF the University Of Michigan. took first place,
Wisconsin second. Operiin third. Iowa fourth and
Chicago and Northwestern tied for fifth place
chauncey NJ, Depew received an enthusiastic re-
cepton from the university students while here on
his Western trip. on the stage with him were
President Angel, Senator Daniels, OF Virginia; w.
X. and Cornelius Vanderbilt Mr.. Depew's talk was
offhand.
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TEACHERS COLLEGE.

The public opening OF tho Macy Manual Aria
Building and Q conference on Manual Training In
tho Elementary Schools will take place at Teach
crs College. Morningsiie Heights. Onc-hundredand-
twcnteth-st.. West. Friday and Saturday. May II
and Is
on Friday classes OF children will Be at work IN
the Manual Arts Building from to 80 y. m On
Saturday the conference will be held In the Assembly
Hail Of the main building. from II q. m. 10 n0
y. m. and from . to 4 D. m. special exhibit OF
manual training for the elementary schools will DO
open on Friday from to D. and 73o to 10 .. m.
and on Saturday from $3.50 a. m. to 2. m This ex-
hibit will include work from Colorado. MINNESOTA.
Massachusetts. Connecticut, New-Jersey and New.
York. on Saturday, May 49, Will also occur the
demonstration of Froebers principles. which 10
given eec: spring BY the students In the kinder.
Karten department The exercises viii be held at
r o'clock In the science lecture-room, and an ex-
hlbt OF kindergarten materials and work viii b
open for inspection on the first moor at 10 o'clock.
At 1880 o'clock refreshments will be provided by the
Brooks alumnae the profits TO go toward the sup
port OF the Bryson kindergarten OF the New-York
kindergarten Association. The public are cordially
Invited to attend the Manual Training Conference
and the kindergarten demonstration.
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WESLEYAN,

Middletown. Conn. May II (SpecaD.-The up.
pontees for the junior debate have been announced
as follows: c. r. Berrien. J. F. Chase. f. ID. Searles
and G. L. Tirrell.
The edtors-in-chief for both THE Lit' and THE
Argus" have been elected. They are. for The Lit"
c. r. Berrien. '9s; for THE Argus" W. H. Burguin
So Gowdy. 49, has been elected assistant business
manager Of the glee club and j. +. Searies, &c.
as treasurer Of the Young Mems Christian AssocIa-
ton.
The class OF 81. which will publish the college
annual or ola Podrida," next year has chosen It's
Board OF Editors The men elected are: W. b.
Primer 4. T.. Atherton, G. Evans, NJ. d. Yaw, d. j.
Lndley, +. ID. North. i. d. Prngle G. NJ. MacMor-
ris.
Owing 10 a conflict between the dual meet with
Trinity and the baseball arrangements. II was neces-
sary to postpone the athletic games scheduled for
to-day on the Wesleyan Field. The games will be
held at Hartford next Monday.
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BALTIMORE woMAN's COLLEGE.

Baltimore May II 0peciaD.-For long time the
students have objected to tho names OF a. h. c.
AZ undignlned titles for their beautiful homes
Tho professors have taken the matter up and they
have been asked to suggest desirable names FOR
thu four halls.
Al the suggestion OF the president the board
has decided that hereafter the day on which the
students are entertained NJ the country home OF
President and Mrs Goucher shall be yearly holi'
day. tho soth OF May being .nxed as the day -,
Proiossor IT, l.. FnIrchOd. OF tho University OF
Rochester, on Friday evening delivered n lecture
In Assembly Hall on Glaciers and tho GLACIAL
Period OF North America - .
On Saturday evening the students Of tho art de-
pnrtment gave u pretty reception In the studios.
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.

Charlottesville. Va. May II (SpeciaD.-The annual
oratorcai contest between the Washington and JEFF
ferson Literary societies was held on May l. A. e.
Strobe. OF the Washington society," was the sue.
cessful competitor. He will represent the uni.
versity at the Southern intercollegiate Oratorical
contest to be held at Washington and Lee Uni.
vsrsIty on May Is, and also at the Virginia State
contest. to be held at Randolph-Macon College ON
May a.
The ball team started for their northern trip this
week. They will play Cornell. the University OF
Pennsylvania and Georgetown College ~
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ST, JOHNS.

The 81. Johns Debating Society met as usual %
Sunday evening IN Science Hall, The subject Of
debats Resolved. That woman suffrage should
he granted IN all the States" was open 70 all. THE
being tho last meeting Of the society for the pres
snt year. 4 decision was given by the president
tho Rev, y. Quill In favor Of the negative H. q.
Hughes Rad an interesting paper on the Moneys
Of tho United states"
on last Sunday morning tho Gnal meeting OF The
Accidents Latina" was held In Junior Hall The
Rev. John ". Quirk. vce-president ~ the college.
read q highly interesting paper on Vrgrs Polio"
This was preceded by an essay by Peter ~
Meagher, "a. on the "AoneId"
Buiwer Lytton's "RichslIeu" 10 10 bs presented
in tho college theatre OH Thursday evening Every
thing has been done to make It q compIets sue
cess. Historic costumes and new scenery will add
TO the efforts Of the players
The Mariana" began on Wednesday evening.
May l. The opening discourse was given by William
II. Boyle. 'D6 These discourses Will be delivered
every evening during the month OF May AZ 7ls.
Al the Columbia games held on May Qunlar ",
and Harry ~ won first and third prizes, respect.
lively In the i0o-yard dash and the pole vault. The
prizes wtrc handsome silver cups. several entries
have been made for the intercollegiate games.
which are 20 take place on May H.
Tho Fordham Tennis Arsoca ton has had three
new courts laid out on Its grounds. ana tho welders
OF the racket can bc seen during tho spare time
preparing for tho coming tournament
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OnERIIN.

Oberin. Ohio. May II OspeciaD, -obern's repre-.
sentative IN the contest OF tho Northern Ora
tortcsl League. c. II. Raymond. s5. got third place
His subject was "Regnant Americanism." James
H. Mays OF the University OF Michigan. secured
frat place with an grafton on "internat ionaism."
The Junior oratoricai oontest was held last Tues
day evening. u, A. tpham taking FIRST honors and
w, y. DurAnd second
4 hns collection Tor tho Museum Of Natural HIS.
tory has been received from L. NJ Mccormick
80. who has been travelling for a year In Arabia
and Northern Africa He was sent out by this
Glsn Island Natural History Museum.
. nss dee me u Choice "on bar,s Monaay n,sn. re-
illinois. directors: George NJ. Jones' OF Pennsyl
vanis. manager: c. W. savage. Of New.York. pres.
dent.
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RENSSELAER, POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.

Troy, n. ", May II (apeeiaD.-~The history Of the
institute, from 1924 10 1894, written by Director
Ricketts,, has been issued. forming a volume OF ia
pages, with twenty'sE half't0ne illustrations. The
founding AMI early history Of Honsselaor School
are treated NJ length II was ihs nrst sciontino
school established IN any Ebslisbss speaking coup.
Try, ana ~ method Of instruction was peculiar 10
itself
Professor II. do H. Parsons lectured Friday evon.
Ing before The students on Tho Steam Engine -
and Yesterday he accompani ed the seniors on trip
through the Ediron Electric Works and the Grant
Locomotive Works at Schenectady
The lecture course was concluded by two lectures
by Captain W. ~. Jagues. formerly OF the United
armor plates. illustrating his lectures with The
stereoptlcon.
o. r. Nichols c. t. '6s OF tho Brooklyn elevated
road.
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UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.

Chicago. May II (speclaD. The first lecture OF tne
first series In the Haskell lectureship was dehverea
before a large audience in Kent Tneatre 'as. sun
a., NV mr. Barrows. The subject was christianity,
the World Wide Religion"
The bust Of slas P. Cobb. recently finished oy
dorado Taft. has just been placed in position al
the side of the staircase in the entrance 81
Hall OF other Improvements on the uniVerssly
nrnmrds tho Haskell Museum Is the last UNDER
taken Ground has been broken for It's ovsa Sa
in front OF Graduate Hall pr Harper
house recently completed. WI ,. r,,aav
The women OF Nancy Foster Han i enr,ty nd
their wives The same evening Kelly nan e"t ;he
tsined the Young Women's Culture Ciuo' VI ''e
University Settlement.
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BOWDOIN.

Brunswick. Me-, May IL (speciaD-The effort now
making to secure an athletic field with quarter
mile clnder track. baseball grounds. grandstand and
dressing rooms. seems likely to be successful. The
college faculty and treasurer will contribute the
land needed for the purpose. the lot selected being
near the gymnasium. perfectly level. and requiring
no Undertaking. The cost Of constructing the track
and the necessary buildings 10 estimated at 5000.
and undergraduates and alumni are being solicited
by the committee having In charge the collection Of
The following juniors have been appointed to com:
uetS In the prize defamation OF commencement
Week: John II. Bates. &umner: Herbert o. clough
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TUFTS.

College Hill. Mass, May II (speciaD.-Otis Skin
ner. the tragcdian, icctured last Thursday In God
dard Chapel on THE Drama" lie also read the
trial scene from '"rhe Merchant OF Venice"
The members OF the senior class In the Divinity
School will be examined for ordination next Mon
day. The final examination at the Medical School
took place during the last week
The annual meeting OF the Tufts College Pub
fishing Association will be held Tuesday. Hereto
fore the societies have controlled THE Tuftoran
but this year the non-society men are organized
and intend to secure representation on the BOARD
Of Editors.
H. @. Chase has been appointed assistant in.
structor In the electrical laboratory.
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VASSAR.

Poughkeepsle May II (speciaD.-At the regular
monthly meeting of the Young women's Christian
Association Sunday evening. Percy Alden. head
worker at Mansfield House. East London, gave a
talk on the work and organization OF the institu-
ton.
A united association of all the athletic organiza-
tlons Of the college under the general management
has been made and the following officers were
elected last week: President, Marie Champney
'ss; vice-president Sara F. Platt 81; secretary,
Amy Wentworth 'ss; treasurer, Marie Kenner; ~
Harriet Banks 49, has charge OF the basket-ball de-
partment and Florence b. Scott. '9s of the battle
hail The name OF the organization Is the
Vassar College Athletic Association.
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HOBART.

Geneva, ". Y, May II lspeciaD.-rhs annual
lecture on ths Hoffman Library foundation, which
Is delivered and published IN New'York every
spring, viii be given this month by President Pot
tor, on the topic, Washington and Books MS
Mount Vernon Iibrary-A New Leaf IN h'p'ofy'
Tho college annual THO Echo Of tho Seneca"
has lust been issued by the junior class, u In a
handsome small quart? Of igo peaer .,.,. Il,
LAT week "A minstrel entertainment was given IN
tho amlth Opsra House by The students. u was
in every way success; ne prccceds o. 70 ,hf col
bali team played hero the Syracuse University
nine. defeating tho visitors by n score OF 20 10 T.
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TRINITY.

Hartford, Conn., May II (speciaD.-The annual
college field meet was held last Wednesday The
work done showed that good material Is being de-
veloped; Leffingwell. who recently took one hrst
and three second places at the Columbia games
and Sparks did especially well.
The awarding OF the Lemon squeezer," an old
college custom, dating from 1857, took place on the
campus Monday evening. Nnety-hve Is the pres
ent holder OF the prize, and the class to receive II
this time was 81. - ,,. a..
The baseball team, which has been crippled by
tho loss OF Captain Penrose and several OF It's best
men, defeated the Hartfords THURSDAY, III close
game, by the score OF 10 I,
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HAVERFORD.

Haverford. May II (speciaD,-Ths FIRST eleven
opened the cricket season here last Saturday defeat
Ing the belmont club by seofe 81 10 10 Vs. The
second eleven played The Belmont second ~ Elm
wood and n Ito game Of M 10 40 Was the result Tho
first eleven played Wayne ~ Wayne on Wodnes'
day, The same ending IN draw,
relay race with Bwaflbmors came on B~arthDore
won The class 81 ~ won the cup.
Df. Lindsay, Of tho tiniversIty 81 Pennsyivnn MIA.
spoke 10 The senior class lag, Monday on tho sub.
jcct Of "Pubc and Private Charities"
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STEVENS INSTITUTE.

The first game for the championship OF the Inter-
collegiate Lacrosse Association viii be played with
Johns Hopkins University at baltimore. May II.
game was played with G. c. N. Y. on wednes.
day which resulted In victory FOR Stevens. 90.
The game ct Manhattan Field last Saturday with
Harvard, while . victory for Stevens. was not
financial success for the management. on account
Or. W. b QsySr: pf The Department OF Applied
E!sctriety viii 20 abroad e The close Of college.
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