knows the weakness of human reason as well as its strength, its province, and its limits. Biographical: John Henry Newman, 1801-1890, a distinguished Prelate was born in London. He graduated from Trinity College, Oxford, and became noted both as a scholar and a writer. "Lead, Kindly Light," a poem of rare beauty, was written by him while on a voyage in the Mediterranean Sea. This selection is from his book, "The Idea of a University". He was made a cardinal in 1879. * * * * * GLOSSARY abandon (a-ban'dun), give up. abatement (a-bat'ment), putting an end to. abbey (ab'i), monastery; convent. abnegation (ab'ne-ga'shun), denial. aboon (a-boon'), Scotch for above. Absalom (ab'sa-lom), absolute (ab'so-lut), without any limits or conditions. abstinence (ab'sti-nens), refraining from certain kinds of pleasures. abstract (ab-strakt'), separate. abyss (a-bis'), a bottomless gulf. Acadie (a'ka'de'), accession (ak-sesh'un), coming into possession of. acord (a-kord'), blend. acost (a'kost'), approach; speak to. acumulate (a-ku'mu-lat), collect; store up. acuracy (ak'u-ra-si), exactness. acurately (ak'u-rat-li), precisely. acquiescence (ak'wi-es'ens), a yielding or agreeing. Act of Navigation (act of nav'i-ga'shun), an ordinance passed by the British Parliament for the American colonies by which goods were to be imported to the colonies free of duty for a period of years, provided all goods were sent out of the colonies in British ships. adamant (ad'a-mant), a stone of extreme hardness. adapt (a-dapt), fit; change to suit. Adayes (a-da'yes), an early settlement in southwestern United States. addled (ad'ld), rotten; confused, adequate (ad'e-kwat), fully sufficient. adherence (ad-her'ens), steady attachment. adherent (ad-her'ent), clinging; a follower. adieu (a-du'), good-by, farewell. adjust (a-just'), fit; to put in order. administer (ad-min'is-ter), manage or conduct (public affairs); tender an oath. admiral (ad'mi-ral), a naval officer of the highest rank. ado (a-doo'), trouble, fuss. Adonis (a-do'nis), in Greek mythology, a youth of marvelous beauty. adoption (a-dop'shun), acceptance adrift (a-drift'), floating at the mercy of the wind and waves. advent (ad'vent), coming, approach adversary (ad'ver-sa-ri), one opposed, a foe. adverse (ad'vers), contrary. aerial (a-e'ri-al), pertaining to the air; lofty. Aershot (ar'skot), the town Aerschot in Belgium, 23 miles northeast of Brussels. affable (af'a-bl), friendly, gracious. affectation, (af'ek-ta'shun), an attempt to assume what is not natural or real. affidavit (af'i-da'vit), a sworn statement in writing. aft (aft), near or towards the stern of a vessel. Agassiz (ag'a-se), a celebrated Swiss-American naturalist who came to the United States in 1846. He was professor of geology at Harvard. aggression (a-gresh'un), attack. aghast (a-gasf), terrified. agitate (aj'i-tat), stir up; discuss. agog (a-gog'), eager.