--- a/progs/compile.scala	Mon Nov 18 11:11:11 2019 +0000
+++ b/progs/compile.scala	Wed Nov 20 17:10:03 2019 +0000
@@ -28,17 +28,11 @@
 
 
 // compiler headers needed for the JVM
-// (contains an init method, as well as methods for read and write)
+// (contains methods for read and write)
 val beginning = """
 .class public XXX.XXX
 .super java/lang/Object
 
-.method public <init>()V
-   aload_0
-   invokenonvirtual java/lang/Object/<init>()V
-   return
-.end method
-
 .method public static write(I)V 
     .limit locals 1 
     .limit stack 2