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The Delphian

T his year the Delphian board has tried to continue the high standards set
in former years, and we can be proud of the fact that we have done so.
Every month we have presented a well-rounded, interesting magazine
which has filled a very definite and close place in the lives of the
whole student body.
In the literary department there have been a goodly number of stories and
longer dissertations and essays. Many of the lower form fellows have also con­
tributed some fine work which promises well for future years. Dick Chase and
Carl Howland have covered the School Notes assiduously and in an interesting
style, and have tried to insert some of the humor which pulses daily through
the School.
The Athletics of the school year have been covered by Langan Swent and
Bill Ferris, who have done good work. John Macomber presented the Alumni
Notes in a lucid page or so every issue.

This fourth year of the depression has made it very hard to get advertising.
A1 Stokes and his two assistants, Fred Wilcox and Ed Schiller, have spent long
hours on this side of the publication, and they deserve full credit for having
done well in a difficult position.
On the editorial page the editor has tried to present vital subjects in a way
that would appeal to all. Perhaps we have roamed a bit from the ordinary
thought of editorialism at times, but a breaking away from the common "cut
and dried” policy certainly can have had only a salutary effect.

The greatest change in the personnel of the magazine was one which prob­
ably few fellows have chanced to notice. After seven years of tireless and
meticulous work, and constant inspiration, Mr. Paxton reluctantly retired from
the staff in favor of Mr. Newcomb, after the issuing of the Christmas number.
We feel sure that we, the Class of 1933, voice the opinion of all those before us
who also have been fortunate enough to work with Mr. Paxton when we here
publicly thank him for all he has done to make the Delphian what it is in Moses
Brown today. He has been our guiding hand. In the same breath we wish to
express appreciation to Mr. Newcomb for taking up the reins in such a manner
as to make the change imperceptible.
Thus to the Class of 1934 we have turned over the management of the
Delphian and we hope their success will be as complete as ours was this year.

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