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CORRESPONDENCE. More than ever before, in the absence of President Tatson, Dean Galt and Amir Eff., and especially with the situation as it has been, correspondence with Philadelphia and our home constituency has greatly increased. It has called for translations, resumes, comments, etc. , on what has appeared in the Arabic press in such large quantities. SOME CONCLUSIONS. (1) It is too early to conclude as to what the re-sults may be of the extraordinary disucssions concerning the University which have occurred during the past six months. The result may be a considerable decrease of enrolments, whether in the College or lectures, etc.; it may be on the other hand, that it will serve (as marry believe) as a very profitable publicity, and that the service of the university may have been to help to bring into the open the whole issue for freedom of thought, religious liberty and the spirit of scientific inquiry in social and religious problems in faith and spiritual values, as truly as in other fields of knowledge. (2) The time may have arrived for the organization of some new voluntary gatherings, both of Christians and Moslems, other than the routine activities of education. It is suggested that these be not only during the week but on Sundays also, with the objective of increased participation in worship, in praise and appreciation of the Gopel message, the Church, Christian fellow-ship, etc. It is a pleasure, indeed, to record the general spirit of devotion and good will, cooperation and efficiency which one has noted all this year on the part of both the permanent and temporary staff. There has been an unusual unanimity, a spirit of faith and TJutual confidence and helpfulness, manifest-ing itself at the Thursday evening prayer meetings in a special way, and also throughout the weeks and months. It closing, permit ilie to express, however inadequately, our sense of the need of your own presence, which has continued with us every day. We try to realize the greatness of the burdens yonder, which rest both upon you and the Board. We are condifent and hopeful that the service of the University is being guided by Him in Whose hands it first took form, and in Whose hands it is, and will continue to be, efficient in carrying out the first program of the Constitution. With kindest regards and best wishes, Yours very sincerely, (Sd ) R. S. McCLENAHAN