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Show ;.[ 1\:\I CKE:\D:\l-1 , IIOLLA:\D anw1w which is \ llan Ram ay, the poet; Roberlson, the hi torian; George Buchanan, the Latin poet; Dr. Dlack:, the chemist and philo ·opher; and Sir Ccorge Mackenzie, who was the Kino·'s ad,·ocatc du ring a persecution and who was subsequently known as ''l3loody 1\fackcnzic. '' \ \'e shall not foro·et our Edinburo· \·isit because we were in the land where Robert Burns was born and where he made lo\'c to 11 igh land l\J ary, hut aw l1er sicken and fade and die. This is the Janel for which \Villiam \\ 'allace ::1.ncl Robert Bruce fought an I died. This is the land of ll croes a nd Poets and Reformers. 1 his is the land of Ivy a nd Heather. This is Scotland, and \\T enjoyed every moment there. ~Jay 15th, the other members of the party left Edinburgh for Glasgovv, ,·ia the Tro. sachs. \\ hilc 1 proceeded direct. They started upon th eir outing at 9:05 a. m., and after having pa eel through the country where Robert Bruce and other Scottish heroes had fought they reached Aberfoyal about noon. ,\t 12:45, the drin was begun which brought the party to Loch Katrine about - p. m. I I ere they boarded the little steamer which was to take them the entire length of the Lake that was so beautiiully surrounded with heather and wild flower . They landed at Stronachlaclnr at 3 p. m. and proceeded by coach to I Iwersnaicl, where some time wa. spent waiting for the steamer which was to take them across r~och Lomond. The scenery around Inversnaid was charming, and the ialls. of which a splendid photograph was taken. }Ho,·ed a mo. t interesting pastime. T'he steamer reacheJ nalloch Pier at 0:30 p. m., and at (j :35 p. m., they were on their way to c; lasgow, which was reached in cine time a_ncl where Page One llunclrl'd Sixt) three |