The Fates revealed to me last night, The honor held in store, For those who keep their armor bright, In the class of ’84. They bade me “write it in a book,” “In letters large and bold;” That on our history all might look, And labor’s fruits behold. “True statesmanship shall bud and bloom, Upon your classic tree; Corruption’s reign of crime and gloom Shall by you banished be. The church shall rise in majesty, To plains she never trod; And sweet zephyrs bear you minstrelsy, To the Eternal God.” * * * * * =Pennsylvania (Girard).=—At Girard, Pa., a little town of about one thousand inhabitants, the C. L. S. C. members of the Class of ’82 organized a local circle in 1878. The circle was reorganized in October, 1882, and at present has a membership of thirty-four, five of whom were graduated with the Class of ’82; four are of the Class of ’83, twenty-one of the Class of ’86, and the other four are local members. The object of our circle is to hold together and help the regular members of the C. L. S. C.; hence we have not made our meetings public, and admit local members only on condition that they read at least one hour a week of the required reading. Most of our work, aside from reading and study at home, is done in sub-local circles, of three or four members each, who meet about once a week, talk over their special work, and bring difficulties and results to the regular monthly meeting. * * * * * =Pennsylvania (Houtzdale).=—This is a community of about eight thousand people. The Philomathic Circle was organized November 28, 1882. We now have succeeded in reading up with the advance, and are taking a review. The membership has been limited to twenty-five, because we are obliged to meet at the houses of the members. We are looking forward to the time when we can have a regular place of meeting and increase the membership. There are many here who would like to join us. * * * * * =Pennsylvania (Bradford).=—The Bryant branch of the C. L. S.C. was organized in November. We have nine regular and several local members. Thus far the meetings have been very prosperous, and out of nine members we have had an average attendance of eight. We have some hope of increasing the numbers of our circle, as another circle here has been broken up and several members have expressed a desire to join us. At our last meeting we voted to have a critic appointed at each meeting, who shall take notes, and at the end of each exercise shall bring his criticisms before the circle. * * * * *