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To the Editors of the HAMILTON LITERARY MONTHLY:

Gentlemen-Will you permit me after the lapse of eighteen years to take up again the editorial quill, and contribute an article of reminiscences concerning the establishment of the MONTHLY? It seems appropriate that such an article should appear in the first number of the twentieth volume.

The honor of its inception belongs to Amory H. Bradford,. Class of 1867. He first thought of it and made the first move-ment to begin its publication. In the spring of 1866 he called the writer from his room, and under a tree in front of Middle College, explained his thought and plan, and asked for coöpe-ration. He made the matter so plain and easy that it was impossible to refuse. We two selected A. L. Soper as a third editor, and then the three selected D. R. Breed, and by the four F. V. Bullard was chosen to complete the Board.

Feeling the importance of the venture upon which we were entering, we sought to avoid all society complications and therefore selected those whom we considered to be the best adapted to the work to be done without regard to society affiliations or prejudices. The Campus, a short lived weekly, had recently been established, whose editors, Fisher, Hubbell, Sherwin and Norton, were of course not eligible for selection to the corps of a rival publication. Careful thought and earnest discussion were given to determine the name and character of the MONTHLY, and it was decided that three things should be aimed at:

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