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Speaking informally before the members of the English 28 Club and their guests last night in Smith Halls Common Room, Mr. Basil King, the noted novelist, gave his answer to "Why Writers Write and Readers Read": "When I began to write, I thought that writers were superfluous and readers merely read to pass the time. I have since found out differently. Readers read to keep alive the lamp of their imagination, and writers write to feed that lamp."
Mr. C. A. MacDonald '07, who introduced the speaker, announced that other novelists and playwrights would address the club in the near future. It was further announced that the Chairman of the club would be elected during the class lecture period this morning.
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