INSTITUTE ODE A goodly thing it is to meet In friendship's circle bright, Where nothing stains the pleasure sweet Nor dims the radiant light. No unkind word our lips shall pass, ' Nor envy sour the mind, But each shall seek the common weal, The good of all mankind. MARY STEWART COLLECT Keep us, O Lord, from pettiness; Let us be large in thought in word and deed Let us be done with fault finding and leave off self seeking; } May we put away all pretense and meet each other ; face to face, without self pity and without ; prejudice; May we never be hasty in judgement and always generous; Let us take the time for all things; make us Srow calm, serene, gentle; Teach us to put into action our better impulses, straightforward and unafraid; Grant that we may realize that it is the little things that create differences; that in the big things of life we are one. And may we strive to touch and to know the great human heart common to us all, and O Lord God, let us not forget to be kind. 1