MY COUNTRY "TIS OF THEE" SECURE IN TREASURE ROOM

As reports reached the University yesterday from New York that the original copy of "My Country "Tis of Thee" had been auctioned off, Widener Library officials peeked into the Treasure Room and announced that they still had the original copy in their possession.

Words few thick among manuscript authorities and relatives of the composer until officials of the University pointed out that the Reverend Samuel F. Smith, who wrote the song, was an obliging fellow who often made copies in his own hand for friends who wanted them.

Harvard's manuscript, it was explained, is the true original copy, since it shows unmistakable signs of alteration and revision.