It appears to me that the high opinion which a man has of himself is the nursing-mother of all the false opinions that prevail in the world, whether public or private. Those people who perch themselves astride upon the epicycle of Mercury, who can dive so far into the heavens, are more annoying to me than a tooth-drawer.—_Montaigne._ C. L. S. C. SONG. C. L. S. C. ANNIVERSARY ODE. 1879. [Illustration: Music] Mrs. L. H. BUGBEE. WM. F. SHERWIN. _Very spirited._ 1 Bright gleams again Chautauqua’s wave, And green her forest arches, As with glad heart and purpose brave, The student homeward marches; Before him rose the pleasant goal, Thro’ all the year’s endeavor, Blest inspiration of the soul! For light aspiring ever. REFRAIN. Once more we stand, a joyous band, Our songs to heaven upsending; They freely rise, A sacrifice Of prayer and praises blending. 2 Our college halls are grand and free, Her charter heaven granted; Her roof the summer-crownéd tree, Where nature’s hymns are chanted; And round her shall her children cling With loyal love and duty, And yearly all their offerings bring, Of gathered wealth and beauty.—_Refrain._ 3 From the vast ocean shore of thought, We bring our earliest treasure, With many a golden memory fraught, And many a lofty pleasure; We offer now our work to him Whose loving light hath guided, Thro’ pathways to our knowledge dim, From his great thought divided.—_Refrain._ Copyright, 1879, by J. H. Vincent. DISCREPANCIES IN ASTRONOMY. By BISHOP WARREN. All have noticed that the tables of distances, magnitudes, etc., as printed in “Studies of the Stars” and “Recreations in Astronomy,” do not in all cases agree. In the latest edition of “Studies of the Stars,” the tables have been made to correspond to those in the “Recreations.” The reason of the discrepancy is the fact that we do not absolutely know the distance of the earth from the sun, which distance is the golden reed with which we measure the city of God. We are seeking to determine this distance. To this end we have fitted out expeditions to observe the transit of Venus, and are now expending time and money most prodigally. The difficulties are alluded to, page 61 of the “Recreations”: “To mistake the breadth of a hair, seen at the distance of 125 feet would cause an error of 3,000,000 miles at the distance of the sun, and immensely more at the distance of the stars.” That accounts for the greater discrepancies in the tables as the objects measured are farther off. It is better to commit to memory the tables in the “Recreations,” as they are the latest. * * * * * Love of reading enables a man to exchange the wearisome hours of life which come to every one, for hours of delight.—_Montesquieu._ LONGFELLOW’S BIRTHDAY. CELEBRATIONS BY THE LOCAL CIRCLES.