Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. In fifteen years' acquaintance I have never known Mr. Hubbard to be serious but once, and that was when he described Bellefontaine as a place that the expectant pilgrim could always identify by the two sparrows on the south end of the water tank near the Big Four sta tion. I have passed that tank twentyseven times since, and have found Mr. Hubbard's statement accurate in every particular. It is, therefore, with a clear con science that I give this symphony in gingham my hearty endorsement.