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the Soldiers home neighboring cities
were warned and advised to hunt for any
Inmates of the home who might be MSS
ing. and to keep them under close ooserVh-
ton. Dispatches to this effect were sent
| Sunday TO Norfolk Portsmouth, Newport
News and Richmond. and the health OH
GERS at Washington were notified In Nor
| folk a house to house inspection Is being
made. DR.. Faruuhar at Portsmouth, was
appointed to consult the health autnori
ties there and at the adjoining town OF
Berkeley and 10 aid In locating army
refugees.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Wertenberser.
who has been ordered from Wilmington.
N. c., to Hampton is not an immune. but
Is intimately acquainted with the locailty.
and will serve on the outside of the cordon
Surgeon Vickery at the home. has been
asked to prepare list of soldiers who
have departed within month, With
view OF tracing them. Today DR.. Wyman
ordered Assistant Surgeon Won EsedoM
from New Orleans to Hampton. Surgeon
Magruder has been ordered from Memphis
FEARS HAVE BEEN ALLAYED.
Newport News, Va. July sl,--Afier a
day of intense excitement over the yellow
fever outbreak at the National Soldiers
home. the situation has somewhat cooled
down. now that every precaution has been
taken to prevent the spread of the dis
ease. There was one death this afternoon
at the soldiers home and three new cases.
The town of Hampton. which is in close
proximity to the soldiers home. early this
morning established a Gordon OF armed
policemen at the approaches to the CITY,
tueboat patrols the river to prevent the
evasion of quarantine restrictions by
means OF boats The danger line ashore
is guarded by an adequate force OF special
policemen. The street railway company
was prohibited from running cars between
Hampton and this city.
Although hundreds OF people left the
city today on account OF the yellow fever,
their departure Is regarded with indiner-
ence and amusement rather than
judicious prcc1ution by the great majority
who stay at home.
The city council tonight appropriated
$4,000 for immediate use in maintaining
the quarantine.
Norfolk, July sl.--Fear of the spread
OF the yellow fever to this city has large
ly been allayed by the absolute quaran-
tine against the three penlnsular towns
adjacent TO the infected spot. There Is no
fear that the fever VIII invade this city.
No precaution has been overlooked by the
local health authorities In their efforts
to protect the public from the disease ana
the ports vast commerce from injury
by the needless restrictions usually inn
posed in such cases.
feet OF seven tugs has been chartered
to patrol the fourteen miles OF water be.
tween Norfolk and the Soldiers home and
the Norfolk river Is constantly guarded by
policemen, while guard from the navy
yard Is stationed at the naval hospital TO
prevent the landing OF small boats con-
tanning refugees from tho peninsular. ihe
city is In excellent sanitary condition and
all that skill can avail Will be done to
prevent the introduction Of the fever.
There are no cases or suspects In Nor
folk. The Old Point hotels are practically
deserted.
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NEW ypfRK.-The international invitation
tennis toupi lament will begin on the grounds
of t's1 81 pEeoge Cricket club at Hoboken
N. al lihy,
10 ~ mug ePedlar Palmer who Is TO
q 10 n of tiGovern for the oantamwelsnt
In am VI of the world. is expected to
y , hter ir day.
isfden's roN.--The Chicago. with Rear
Admits. .owison aboard, is expected TO sail
for Capetown today. going first TO Helena
and thence TO Rio.
CoLUMBUS.-The Ohio democratic central
committee at its meeting In June decided 70
hold the democratic State convention TO-DAY
and tomorrow ut GAINESVILLE
NoRTHrIELD Mass.-Dwight l. M~ody
issued a call for the seventeenth general
conference OF Christian Workers. to be held
here from today to August 20
NEW YoRK.--The retail butchers OF the
East have roany grievances against the whole.
salers and they will meet today In annual
session 10 see what they can 90 10 remedy
them.
ALBANY The legislative committee to IN
yestigate the spread of tuberculosis among
cattle in this State. will give public hearings
here today and tomorrow On AUGUST anu
4 The hearings in Syracuse will take place.
CHICAGO.-All the big railroads between
Chicago and the Atlantic seaboard nave
agreed that on and after today. Chicago SNIP
pers must pay from 3 TO cents more on
the 100 pounds for the transportation OF tueir
grain to the Eastern markets
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.Not included In total.
Distrlet Average.
ToDAY,s EVENTS.

ROCHESTER, N. Y-The grand circuit b.
cycle meet under N. c. A. auspices opens
here today.
(, CLEVELAND. ohio.--The Ancient Scottish
Rite supreme council for the Northern 1uris-
dictjon conyenes here today.
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General obseryntinns.

QeHrttions taken at all stations at 9 p. IA.
4 V.tM States weather bureau. 18th meri-
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WASHINGTON .-Elihu Root OF New York
day. succeeding General r. "A. Alger.
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NEW YORK The Mazet legislative inyes.
tigating coumittee resumes its probing into
Tammanys conduct of municipal affairs to-
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NEW YpfRK-The international invitation
tennis tou,l arnnt will begin on the grounds
of te1. 81 Geoge Cricket club at Hoboken
~ III Ihy
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Small Minded Women.

Selected:
! ne small minded woman gives great
irnpcrtanca to little matters and has q
way dressing up insignl1icance in an
obt1 GGa;.-a garb till after time she be
gins IT. seriously believe it is us lmpor-
tant as she made it appear. When
she arrives at that stage, her mental
state is 4 misery not only to herself,
but 70 other people. She may be an
encr.etic, economical housewife and a
los az wife and mother, but tor all that
the ':c.ne over which she presides VIII
be almost unbearable, so triiiing will
be 'e Iyental and spiritual atmosphere
shc as c.cafed there. Duty by her is
not rerely faced, but becomes an in
str:i.auiit Of torture, and the work ant.
ser:lce Of daily life, which might be
dona cteerfuliy, is made heavy task
to j .soIf and others by her slavish de-
vot IN to unlmpOrtant details.
T>en large minded women lose their
sense If proportion when they are over
wo,kcJ and exhausted, physically and
me- lily, and decline to take proper
res and recreation. If only our home
mixers would realize the i'm pcrtance OF
even a halt hours absolute rest in the
day, H:'at q difference 1t would make
to t'o i.a. .:iness OF life.
IF, zen the tired hands and body
were fs-ting, the mind were occupied
with cd and pleasant thoughts, how
much to- better and wiser q woman
wcu..' bc:anla It would be we'll here
fore, for her T. spend that resting time
in tha cor. Of some good book by
one a her favor,te writers. It is per-
fectly astonishing how much richer one
is for the Thoughts of good and noble
people, and one can find these within
the covers OF many Of the books which
we rarely lift from their plao es, herhaps,
excent to dust them-Shakespeare
Tennyson, Ruskin and even many a
prose work Of fiction
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been in more battles than he has 20.
hairs in his head" said veteran
''And if there eyer lived man." sale
another, "to whom the word tear con
yeyed absolutely no meaning, that mar
is Long John Williams"
Long John" was one OF Hoods Tex
ans on Lees right in the WILDERNESS,
fight At q critical moment, With Tx
Confederate line in danger Of breaking 6
and Hancock hammering like fend
General Lee galloped up and, waving
his sword, cried out that he would leae
the Texans. Three OF these sprang ou
Of ranks--"Long John" Williams, An
derson Hood, of Merle, Tex, and John
Gee, of Velasco.
''To the rear, General" said s'Lons
john" as the three privates led the old
roam horse back behind the line. "Yot
tell us what to do, and III lead The boys
I can beat you at that. They can dc
without mo, but can't afford to LOSE
you"
General Lee regarded this as th.
highest compliment ever paid to him
by his troops.
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TRAINS GOING NORTH.
tDal!y except Monday. tDasiy ex-

tDal!y except Monday. tDaiiy ex-
cept Sunday.
Train oi, tie Sc Sand Neck Branch
Road leaves V edon , :::;;5 y m., Halifax
:15 p. m, arrives Scotland Neck at
5 :OS D. M, Greenylle 6 81 p. M, Kins-
ton Z 80 .. III. Returning leaves
Klnston 7 so a. NJ, GrccnyiiIe s :32 a.
II, arriving Halifax at I! rs Il. M,
Weldon II :'}J a. m, daily except Sum
day.
Trains on Washineton Branc, leave
Washington 8 30 Il. IN. and 2 :30 r. m,
arrive Parlnele 9 10 q. IN. and 1 go y.
n. returning leave Parme'e 9 20 .. IT.
ami 6 80 7. rl.. arrive Washington
IL 90 Il. n. and Z 20 p. M, daily ex-
cept Sunday.
Train leaves '"arboro, n. G., daily
except Sunday 5 80 p. m, Sunday,
Is p. m, arrives Plymouth Z 40 p.
u, :, 6 10 p m, Returning, leaves Ply
mouth daily except Sunday go a. M,
and Sunday 8 :OO a. M, arrives Tarboro
lG :05 a: m, II 100 a. m.
Train on Midland y. c. Franch
leaves Goidsboro daily. except Sunday,
.C) o. H., ifIlFlNS 'TNiIti!I,T'u 9 ~ a.
m Returning leaves Smiihie'd 3 :OO
q. m. /; arliYes at GoldsLOro ~ pa g. n"
Trains on Nashville Branch lea. 9
Rocky Mount at 9 80 a. M, } 80 p. m ,
arrive Nashville 10 10 IA M, 4 :O3 pms
Spring Hope 10 40 a. m. 4 20 p. IL .
Returning leave Spring Hope II 40 ..
NJ. :55 r. M, Nashville II :22 $. m ,
5 :25 D. M, arrive at Rocky Mount
II As a. NJ, 6 100 p. M, daily except
Sunday.
Train on Clinton Branch leaves.W ar
saw for Clinton daily, except Sunday,
Is 10 a. m. and 4 :15 p. m. Return
Ing leaves Clinton at 7 90 a. m. and
10 100 a. m.
Train No. IS makes close connection
at Weldon fer all points North daily,
all rail via Rich nond.
H. NJ. EMERSON,
GenI Pass. Agent.
J. R. KENLY, Gent Manager.
T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
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AGENTS WANTED-F FOR "THE
LIFE AND Achievements of Admiral
Dewey" the worlds gre test naval hero.
By Murat Halstead, the lifelong friend
and admirer of the nations idol. Big
gest and best book over 500 pages,
8xlO inches nearly 100 pages halftone
illustrations. Only $3.50. Enormous
demand. Big commissions. Outfit
free. Chance of lifetime. Write
quick, The Dominion Company, Srd
Floor Caxton Bldg, Chicago.
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LONG JOHN" :"
ORDERED GENERAL ROBERT 2
LEE OFF.
Made Him 90 Back From the Firing
Line in the Wilderness.

Philadelphia Record.
"Long john Williams, companion
of Bigfoot Wallace, friend of Jack Hays,
the famous Indian fighter, noted Ran
ger, trough rider" with Ben McCul-
Tough and Sui Ross, and the high pri-
vate who ordered General Leo away
from the firing line at the battle OF the
wilderness, came out of the woods Oh
San Jacinto Gay and stayed in Caldwell,
Tex, long enough for st. Louis Globe
Democrat correspondent to get snap
shot at him, though he did protest
nightly against having his picture
put IL the papers"
"There is q man who has certainly
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ARE YOU READY?

l sat in my study, weary
After the toll OF the day,
And thinking more OF the earth-iite
Than the heaven that seems far away,
When my little boy came, with bis
Bible,
To ask what is meant in Gods Word
Where 1t biddeth men to be ready
For the coming of the Lord.
| told him the mystical meaning
In the words that perplexed him so,
And l saw the look in his blue eyes
Grayer and graver grow.
Suddenly, Papa" he asked me,
elf you heard the Lord at the gate
Calling you, would you say, Il am
ready
Or would you want him to waltz"
o, how could answer the question
That thrilled me as never before?
/ seemed for moment to see Him
And hear his dread knock at tie
The Lord had SO long neglected.
And hear, "Are you ready?" from
him;
And saw the grave eyes Of my darling
Through eyes thai gre" sudden'y Y
dim.
I knew that the voice of OF my Father
Had spoken IN warning to me
o. the danger there is In delaying,
Through the lips CT the child at my
knee.
Aud | cried, "HeIp me, Lord, to be
ready -
And felt he would answer the prayer
That went up from my heart as [ fold
ed
His sweet little messenger there.
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International Christian I:ndeavos
Convention.

The 18th International convention CT
Christian Endeayor Will be i.eld In
Detroit, Mich, July 5, 80. No less
than 10000 Endeavors VIII be present,
and the best convention in the history
6f the society is anticipated. North
Carolina is urged to send large dele
gation to Detroit, and prompt atten-
ton should be given to the matt #,
The railroads are offering remarkably
low rates and many attractions; the Trip
itself will be delightful, aud we'll worth
the money It costs. Not only Endeav-
ors, but all other interested parties are
urged to attend the convention.
For full particulars regarding rates.
time, board, program ETC., address
MISS MAMIE BAYS,
Charlotte, n. @.
Mgr tor N. G. State Union of G. E
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Relationships Of Choice.

Selected
In Crete a curious custom exists. A
number OF young men OF village
choose from among the girls one whom,
with .he consent OF their parents, they
make her the head CT their fraternity.
The occasion is solemn as well as tes-
tive. The youths are arranged In a
circle round their chosen queen by the
priest. who holds a religious service
and finally disnisses the assembly with
his biaseing.
From henceforth the girl Is sister to
the young men, who regard one anoth-
er as brothers bound by an oath to pro.
tect her from harm. Ioyemaking be
tween the girl and her adopted trothers
is not to be thought Of, for she is SO
much their sister that not one of them
might marry her.
Last fall / sprained my lett hip while
handling some heavy boxes. The doc
tor / called on said at first it was a
slight strain and would soon be we'll,
but it grew worse and the doctor then
said had rheumatism. 1t continued
| to grow worse and l could hardly get
around to work. l went 10 a drug
store and the druggist recommended
me to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm. l
| tried it and one half of 5O.cent bottle
cured me entirely. now recommend
| it to all my frlends.-F. A. Babcock,
Erie, Pa. It is for sale by e. T. White
head & Co.
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Forethought.

Chicago Tribune.
"Amanda," said the husband of the
soon-to-be widowed young wife, "my
last request Is that you will not let any
body know there is large insurance
on my life. I want you to live in un-
disturbed enjoyment of it for a few
years at least. !"
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North Carolina holds an enviable
place in the sisterhoOd of Southern
States as 10 manufacturing industries.
Our resources are really great and our
possibilities incaiculable. 1t only re-
mains for our people to be diligent and
painstaking to see that the best is done
for the development Of all our great
resources and in the near future the
converse of tie old saying that "North
Carolina Is a good State to move from"
aiill be true, ard truthtully it can be
said that North Carolina is a good
State to move to.
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TAYLOR
THE; H I; GROCER.


vEEPS THE QUALITY OF GOODS
q desired by the people who want
SOMETHING GOOD;
Complete line Of Heavy and Fancy
GROCERIES. FRUITS,
VEGETABLES, CROCKERY,
STONE and TINWARE.
Also LEST HAY,
Corn,
Rice-Meal, Oats,
Cotton-seed Meal, Hulls,
and
General Feed Supplies
Clover end Grass Sea DIS.
Phone Call No. 4.
56u.
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WORKING NIGHT AND DAY

The busiest and mightlest little thing g
that eyer was made is DR.. Kings New
Lite PILL. Every pill is a sugar-coated
sloaule cf health, that changes weak
ness into strength, listlessness INTO Ell
ergy, brain-fag into mental power.
Tbs y'ls wonderful i'll building up the
health. Only 25c. per box. Sold by
E. T. Whitehead d Co.
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Ia not recommended Tor
swami everything; but it you
ROOT. So I-,dnoy liver or blad-
der trouble it will be found just the
remedy YOU need. At druggists IN nifty
cent and dollar sizes. Yon may have
sample bottle OF this wonderful new
discovery by mail free, also pamph'e,t
tell,ne all about it. Address, DR.. h'i-
mer-G Co, Binghamton, N. 7.
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1t has been going the rounds OF the
press that the good women Of Charlotte
will make effort to have the law against
selling cigarettes to minors in this
STATE enforced. The movement will
be watched with interest ; for many
people believe that the cigarette is
doing more to ruin the youth of the
land than the monumental evil OF in
temperance. The press everywhere
condemns the practice on the part OF
youth; and With the women of the
country pushing the matter It is hoped
that the law referred to may not longer
te q dead letter in North Carolina.
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Health for ten cents. Cascarets make
the bowels and kidneys act naturally,
destroy microbes, cure headache bil-
iousness and constipation. All druggists.
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SCOTLAND NECK, N. c. THURSDAY. JUNE g. 1899.

for in that, not only does each indiyid
ual have his own point OF defense, but
in each case the re is different to fight.
Your enemy may be "the strange wo-
man." your neighbor's may be ''wine,'
on your left an other whose battle is
with 'close-fsted miserllness," another
with "the narrow mind" another with
'the selfish heart" and yet another with
the temptations that come from having
no scope Of success at all. Boosting
about ourselves, in the presence Of
others whose battles we do not under
stand and whose heroism we cannot
fathom, Is not only foolish but may at
the same time be cruel-to the other
fellow.
*s*
So, young men, fighters, each OF rs
liz 4 different way is called on to ''put
up" real resistance, and to "shut up''
about what we intend to do or have
done. About our Intentions let us be
silent until they are deeds about our
deeds let us be silent, for # they are Ct
any worth they will be recognized, or
better still, be felt.
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A gentleman OF much observation
remarked few days ago that one of
the secrets of the cry Of hard times
with many persons is the TACT that very
many of such persons are not as dill
gent in business as they might be.
And it is even 60 It is not becoming
in any one to charge another with
being careless, negligent, or lazy, and
we do no, propose to do so but it is a
TACT that there are a great many peo-
pie in the world who greatly prefer to
"superlntend, rather than labor, and
If not allowed so to do they become
sour and cry hard times to gain some
body's sympathy.
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Diseases OF the Blood a,,d Nerves.
No one need suffer with neuralgia. This
disease is quickly and permanently cured
by Browns Iron Bitters. Every disease of
the blood, nerves and stomach, chronic
or otherwise, succumbs to Browns Iron
Bitters. Known and used for nearly
quarter Of century, it stands to-day fore
most among cur most valued remedies.
Browns Iron Bitters is sold by all dealers.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-06-08

The complaints about the cruel
treatment of United States prisoners in
cur State penitentiary at Raleigh, are
attracting attention outside OF North
Carolina. A dispatch from Washing
ION to the press few days ago gaye a
letter which one Of the prisoners at
Raleigh had written to the Star. The
letter showed intelligence in the writer
and declared that a poor, deformed
prisoner was twice whipped because he
could not do the work of strong man
Such treatment OF United States pris-
Oners does our State no credit, to say
nothing of the cruelty itself.
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The closing of the various schools
and colleges in the State thus far re-
ported this season, has been quite graf
living. Almost every commencement
has been successful and interest in ed
ucation throughout the State seems to
be increasing.
When people can learn to do away
with the commercial idea in education,
there will be hope OF more wide
spread intelligence amongst cur peo-
nile. The idea of making investment
in acquiring an education for the sake
of the money-return one gets out OF
If. is the lowest and most selfish view
to take of its value. Education, as the
the word implies, means drawing out
broadening of the powers, and II
money-value result we'll enough ou'
let our students, male and female, have
higher motive. "Easy place" Is no
the true idea of true education.
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No two fighters have the same place
to fill in an army. The battle of each
,s different, the view of each is differ
ent, the place of each is different. Cav
alry, infantry, artillery, engineers, Sig
nalnen-all are there and each stands
or falls on his own particular spot.
Even more Varied is the battle OF life7;
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The EDITORS LEISURE HOURS
Points and Paragraphs Of Things
Present, Past and Future.

\ cOmmendable featuNe of the work
OF st. Eincent's Hospital in Norfolk, is
the nurse-trainlng department.. This
training school for nurses held its
fourth commencement last week, and
four graduates were sent out from the
institution. They are indeed angels OF
mercy, and many an aching brow Will
be soothed by their skilled and gentle
hands. ali such institutions deserve
the highest and most favorable consid-
eralions at the hands of all.
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PRESENT DAY THOUGHTS
Fighters to Count On,
DoERS AND NOT BoASTERS ARE
NEEDED.
BY G. GROSVENoR DAVE.
Written for The Commonwealth.

Written for The Commonwealth,
To Young Men.-Fighters. - An
why fighters? Because every youn
man that amounts to anything is
fighter in some form or another. Gu
OF the mouth of the most contemptibl
OF all the contemplate kings of Israel
comes up through the centuries Jus
the very right word for young men
fighters: "Let not him that girdetl
on his harness, boast himself as he tha
putteth'it Off"
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Mgr tor n. G.. State Union Of G. E
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-04-07
THE GENER1T ASSEMBLY,.
Nomination of Insurance Com m issi lone
Not Con tfrmed by the Senate.

Nomination of Insurance Com m fssiOne II
Not CONFIRMED by the senate.
AS the senate did not act upon the
nomination of Edwin S. Scofield Of
Stamford to be insurance commissioner
within ten days after receiving the nom
ination from the governor, Governor
Lounsbury yesterday sent the nominal
ton to the senate for the second time.
Immediately after receiving the COM
munication from the governor the SEN
ate went into executive session on mo-
ton of Senator Kendall. In executive
session a hot debate was held on the
matter, some of the senators holding
that the nomination should be referred
to the committee on executive appoint
ments, while others favored suspension
of the rules and immediate action on
the nomination.
The cause of the diversity of opinion
on the matter was a feeling very much
-, favor OF the reannointmert of the
present commissioner, F. A. Belts of
New Haven. In the executive session
it was suggested that the committee
might report substitute resolution pre-
>Gentine the name of Mr. Belts instead
of that of Mr.. Scofield. 1t was argued
that this would not be a proper course
and that the committee should either
report in favor of the appointment of