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 bright air of one who has struck upon a rare and fortuitous thought, he arose to his feet.

"Mr. Chairman."

"Mr. Merritt," said Praska.

"I believe that this matter should come within the activities of the Safety Committee. As you know, this committee was brought into being to patrol the corridors and guard clothing lockers. We were not told point-blank to preserve order and I did not want to do anything that might arouse criticism and get any member of the committee into trouble."

Perry King gave a groan.

"I beg pardon," said Merritt questioningly, thinking that some one had spoken.

The meeting was silent.

"I move," Merritt went on after a moment, "that the Safety Committee be enlarged and empowered to handle the disorders in the hall."

"Why enlarged?" Betty Lawton asked.

"Why—er—there aren't enough of us to handle the situation. We need a big committee. I think we ought to ask students to volunteer for the work. Get in fresh blood. The more students we have on the committee the greater force we'll have."

Praska, with an effort, kept his face expressionless. Poor Merritt! Mere numbers, the chair-