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ing hand," of "ambition," of the "happy heart," of "loyalty," of
"pure English speech," of the "commendable ratio," and the one
that helps us to see the good in others. These, I believe, i f followed
out carefully by each one, would give us a perfect college life.

CAROLYN IMOGEN WORMWOOD, '14.

Gamma Chapter.

EXTRACTS FROM A LETTER FROM PANAMA

Yesterday, I settled myself to write you just after lunch and had
no more than started, when "Madam Arriac," one of the native
Panamanians, came with her car and "liveried" driver to take us
for a spin. She is a most charming little lady of the real aristocracy
among these people. The family has lived in Panama three hun-
dred years and she has traveled all over the world and speaks Span-
ish, French, English and German with great fluency. We went to
the ruins of Old Panama, the town Morgan raided in the Sixteenth
Century and what interesting buildings they are! The church tower
is still standing, all covered with vines and a huge tree grows out of
it. One can still see traces of the winding stair and the stone beam
where the bell hung. These ruins stand just on the bay of the old
Pacific. We drove back through the new Panama, built to take the
place of the one Morgan sacked, saw the old churches here and the
wonderful old sea-wall. One church had the date 1688 carved on
the corner-stone. To one who has never been in a foreign country,
it is a never ending delight.

The town of Panama is just separated from Ancon, by one street.
Ancon is the part the Americans have built right on the side of
Ancon hill. One has to go up several hundred steps to reach some
of the houses.

We have a beautiful view of the ocean and can see the large is-
lands, where they are putting up the fortification, the one called
"Tobago", where the sanitorium is, that is run in connection with
the wonderful Ancon Hospital. Here they send their convalescents.
The leprosy colony is on one of the islands.

I wish you could see Panama, little narrow streets, hosts of little
nude children playing on the walks. Panamanians, Jamacians, with
great bundles balanced on their heads, French, Chinese, Japanese,
and Americans all to be seen. Surely this is the most cosmopolitan
place in the world. The U . S. pay-roll contains thirty-eight differ-
ent nationalities.

The Oriental stores are wonderful. When we wish to go shop-