QUOTE : Conversation between two Centennials of the Institute, in connection with a third not present: — “I would gladly come to your house for a chat, if I did not suspect that Ramus were likewise invited.” — “But what is so wrong with Ramus? He often amuses me.” — “He is a fungus, a flatulence, a pompous old toad, and he irritates me vastly.” Question occasionally put to Fellows of the Institute: Are Star Kings included among the fellowship? The customary answer: We certainly hope not. MOTTO OF THE INSTITUTE: A little knowledge is a dangerous thing; a great deal of knowledge is disaster, which detractors of the Institute scornfully paraphrase to: Somebody else’s ignorance is bliss.