Invitation to the Baccalaureate Candidates.

For the order to be sacredly observed in studies, not only are certain scales of studies accustomed and ought to be set, lest by omitting one they fall through another; but also rewards are to be proposed to learners, by which they may be more confirmed in that course of theirs, and gradually and gradually may be led by a short path to greater things. Among those, the First Degree in Philosophy is the BACCALAUREATE; those who seek this as a reward for their studies finished thus far according to order, let them announce their names to me this week in the manner of the Academy, and after that, the right thing will be done. For we care about the madness of the vulgar only as much as a wolf cares about numbers, or as rushing rivers care about their banks. Farewell. Given at JENA, June 18, in the year 1609.

Invitation to the Baccalaureate Ceremony.

DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF PHI-

LOSOPHY M. THOMAS SA-

GITTARIUS P. P. L. S.

The degrees of all faculties and arts were introduced not without a very grave cause, and have been approved by all good men until now and held in the highest price. Who, therefore, should care for those snobs, who, as they are accustomed to mock and gnaw at everything with Momus Momus is the Greek god of satire and mockery, could not even refrain from these things? Indeed, Apollo and Pan contend here. Who are the judges? Tmolus and Midas. Behold the judgment.

Tmolus orders Pan to lower the reeds of his lyre,
The judgment, and the opinion of the sacred mountain is pleasing
To all, yet it is argued and called unjust
By the word of one, Midas.

Which side, I ask you by the immortal GOD, do you follow? To which party will you join yourselves? To that of the good and correctly thinking, I believe. That is correct. You will act prudently and will walk with the good outside the throw of fortune, and you will easily escape the fate of Midas, who otherwise always follows unjust and unskilled judges. There, indeed,

-- nor does the Delian Apollo suffer the dull ears
to retain their human shape,
But he draws them into a space and fills them with white hairs,
And makes them unstable, and gives the power to move.