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It is better to be nobly remem bered than nobly born.— Ruskin. Aim High.—Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable; however, those who aim at it, and persev<ye, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despon dency make them give it up as un attainable.— Chesterfield. Neither the discontent of party triends, nor the allurements con stantly offered, of confirmations of appointees, conditioned upon the avowal that suspensions have been made on party grounds alone, nor the threat proposed in the resolu tions now before the Senate—that no confirmations will be made un less the demands of that body are complied with—are sufficient to discourage or deter me from fol lowing in the way which I am con vinced leads to better government for the people.— Cleveland. We clip the following from the Telegraph, of the i ith inst.: “Chancellor Mell has begun his able lectures on Parliamentary Law, before the Senior and Law’ classes. It may seem strange, but nevertheless it is true, that the University of Georgia is the only col lege in the South, that teaches this art ” We take pleasure in calling the Telegraph's University correspon dent to the fact that Mercer does f not neglect Parliamentary Law, as’ is shown in another column. While Dr. Ryals has not the fame as a parliamentarian that Dr. Mell has, he certainly evinces complete familiarity with the subject. Sxohangtf*, The Emory Mirror has come to our sanctum at last, it ha< im proved considerably, sinctf last year. The February number of the Vanderbilt Observer, has a fine ar ticle on Hawthorne; also an able college-boy criticism on Ingcrsoll ism. The Collegiate, of Franklin col lege, Ind., has a clear, moral ring. How much is this the effect of the female students? We clip one of its editorials. The Atlantis, of Kentucky Uni versity, has just come out. Its standard is high, and we predict for it a well merited success. We have just received a copy of the Butler Collegian, published at Islington, Ind. It is quite a neat little journal. Glad to place it on our exchange list. A new corps of editors have taken charge of the University Reporter. They propose to improve the Re porter, both as to appearance and contents. Thein first issue is an improvement. The Philo Star is a neat and in teresting magazine published at ■ University of Tennessee. The February issue contains a valuable letter from an alumnus, relative to managing a college paper. The Star wishes to rise above the ordi nary standard of college papers, as Ito stale jokes, slang, etc. A com mendable, though difficult move. Want of space prevents noticing other exchanges. Self-Reliance. If there be one characteristic of i great men to which may be re -1 ferred their superiority over all other classes of men, that charac- I teristic is self-reliance. It is the corner-stone of the sublime and ! massive structure —success. It is the tide in the affairs of men which leads them on to fortune and to fame. Any one, to become con- ■ vinced of this statement has only :to read the biographies of great I men, such as Newton, Cicero, Webster, and a host of others. A feeling of insignificance is awaked in the breast of almost every one ! when the names of such men are i mentioned. But their i deeds are nbt the works of inspira tion. According to the testimony jof great men, success is not so i much the offspring of genius, as the result of labor, patience, and i self-reliance. Even the most ordi , nary minds, by close attention, ap plication and .self-reliance, may far | outstrip indolent genius. But, we need not go to the past for examples to prove that self-re liance is one of the principal ; elements of success. We have many living witnesses to prove this. . In the United States, stands Gro ver Cleveland, and in England, Gladstone, both matchless exam , pies of the potency of the so noble trait—self-reliance. These men of universal fame, have not attained the summit of the mountain of glo ry and renown by depending upon the exertions and favors of friends. ; No, they stand on that grand em inence which overlooks the world, having, with their own hands and feet climbed there step by step, over the crags and cliffs which lie between its base and summit; and any one, to reach such a position, must rely entirely upon himself. Success is the desired goal of every young man. It is the end which all hope to reach sometime in life, but too many think, or seem to think, it is reached without labor and perseverance. Some think success comes by chance, and hope to be the recipients of that enviable THE MONOCHORD. j prize without contending for it. There is in store for such persons, nothing but disappointment and failure. No racer ever won a laurel without stretching every muscle in the race. Nothing is accomplished without labor, and the laborer re ceives the reward, and not some looker-on. One is not compen sated for another’s work. So all that one can expect to achieve in life, must be done by himself. No one need ever expect to become successful by chance, as it were. God has endowed all human be ings with the same number of faculties, senses, and limbs; and these he expects every one to use for himself. Opportunity is pre sented to all alike, and success de pends to a great extent upon the confidence one places in himself and his own powers. Originality in thought and deed, is all that will successfully gain the*' applause of the world- The man who depends upon his own exer tions, for success gains the confi dence of all. One of the marked characteristics of Shakespeare’s writings is, that the thoughts are his own. He did not accumulate the thoughts of some one else, but wrote what he thought himself, and thus won the praise of all. It is.the fault of many to disregard thoughts. They seem so insignificant. But oftentimes we are mortified to see others do just what we had been thinking of doing, ancl win great applause. So we should not reject our own thoughts, simply because they are ours, for in originality and self reliance, there is power, there is success. *• < College New*. The Mormons are about to estab lish a college at Lake City. Harvard will make Latin option al in 1887. Greek is already thus honored by that college. Virginia, Cornell and Michigan Universities, have made chapel at tendance voluntary. The present senior class of Em ory, numbering thirty-eight mem bers, is the largest senior class the college has ever had. Hon.- Walter B. Hill, of Macon, accepts the position of commence ment orator, for University of Georgia, Gen. A. R. Lawton hav ing declined. Dio Lewis says that no tobacco user has ever stood at the head of his class at Harvard, or any other college, where class records as to this particular have been kept. Harvard library contains 184,000 vblumes;Yale, 115,000; Dartmouth, 62,000; Cornell, 53,000; Brown, 52,000; Columbia, 51,000; Wil liams, 18,000; Princeton, 49,000; Michigan, 45,000; lowa, 18,000; Oberlin, 16,000; Minnesota, 15,000. We have just received a copy of the Monochord, a journal published by the Phi Delta and Ciceronian Societies of Mercer University, and while it is a harp of only one string, it gives forth a thou sand pleasant notes. It is a regular “Pan sy Blossom,” and we give it our right hand of fellowship, and brotherly love. May Mercer grow in influence and pros perity forever, and the Monochord, never become a Monachist.— American Repub lican. ’Tis needless to say that such a compliment is appreciated. MACON, GA., March, 1886. BUSINESS COMMITTEE: W. E. Hawkins, P. D. Joe Hamilton, C. C. S. Brown, P. D. J. B. Fitzgerald, C. J. E. Brown, Jr., P. D. Pope C. Terms:—One Dollar per College Year. All letters of a business nature, address The Monochord, Bus. Com., Mercer University, Macon, Georgia. If a body meet a.botty Looking very sad, Then a body knows a body’s Failed to get an “ad.” If a body meet a body Looking very bright, Then a body knows a body’s h Hre _ , £°‘ n £ right.-t-JEfe. Forty-eight Wesleyan sick at one time last week. • Some of the boys have the measels. Mr. Turpin says that Pearce “hasn’t the spunk of a little lice.” We are glad to state that Prof. Willet is again able to attend to his duties. Ask Mr. Campbell about the calf running under the house with him and throwing him off. x [ The boys wonder if Lent w|!l keep the girls from attending the reading clubs. Mr. Tilly of the Freshman class has< been quite sick, but is con valescing. ' Mr. Sessoms makes long, sound ing efforts, in trying to leain how to touch tunes out of the organ. J. W. Smith, our editor-in-chief from Ciceronian society, has been quite sick for the past week and a half. About a dozen boys have left Mess Hall, and have instituted a hall of their own. They are charmed with their new enterprise. Recently when Mr. Clark was walking on High Street, he wanted r to stop a long while and throw' rocks at the Robins in the trees. Mr. Kilpatrick says that in North Seorgia there are landscapes that 5