Q. In the sentence, “If it is time,” is the verb correct for subjunctive mood? A. It is not. If subjunctive, the sentence should read, “If it be time.” Q. Are the “Golden Fleece” and “Gideon’s Fleece” identical? A. They are not. The Golden Fleece is said to have been taken from a ram which Phryxos sacrificed to Zeus, in Colchis. The fleece was given to the King of Colchis, and afterward stolen by Jason. Q. How came Greek to be the language of the New Testament? A. At the time the New Testament was written, Hellenistic Greek was used by most Jews, owing largely to the number of Greek cities in Palestine. It was the language of Christ and the disciples, and, naturally, the language of the disciples’ writings. Q. What brought out the difference of the Greek language that existed at the time of Christ’s advent? A. We suppose the question to mean what caused the difference between the Greek of the New Testament and classic Greek. As spoken by the Jews, Greek was modified by Syro-Chaldaic, which had been spoken by them since the Babylonish captivity. The changes were in orthography, the spelling of words, introduction of new words, and in rare and novel construction. Q. Who are the Roumanian peasants? A. The peasants of Roumania—a country consisting of the Danubian principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia. The country contains about 200,000 gypsies who constitute a large part of the peasantry. Q. What are the epic poems of the different countries? A. Greece, “The Iliad;” Rome, “The Æneid;” Italy, Tasso’s “Jerusalem;” England, “Paradise Lost.” The above are recognized as the chief epic poems. Q. What is an agnostic? A. One who professes to know nothing absolutely, neither asserts nor denies; especially those who neither affirm nor deny the existence of Deity. Q. How much larger is the earth around the equator than around the poles? A. The equatorial diameter is 7,926 miles; the polar diameter is 7,898 miles. C. L. S. C. NOTES ON REQUIRED READINGS FOR MAY. HISTORY OF RUSSIA. P. 427, c. 1—“Vsĕv´ō-lōd.” P. 427, c. 1—“Tor´jōk.” P. 427, c. 1—“Merchants.” The corn for Novgorod was brought from the south by the Volga. P. 427, c. 1—“Smolensk,” smo-lensk´, or smo-len´sko. A fortified town about two hundred and fifty miles southwest of Moscow. It is one of the oldest cities of Russia, lying in a very fertile province. On his march to Moscow, in 1812, Napoleon passed through Smolensk, and the Russians were defeated there. P. 427, c. 1—“Lip´etsh.” A town of Southern Central Russia, two hundred and thirty miles southeast of Moscow, with a present population of about 15,000. P. 427, c. 1—“Vetch´é;” pronounced as spelled. The Vetché was a legislative or executive assembly composed of representatives of the people. P. 427, c. 2—“St. Sophia.” Not, as commonly supposed, the name of a saint, but the second person of the trinity, the spirit of wisdom; taken from the Greek, _Hagia Sophia_ (holy wisdom).