WE have received a carefully written article on the Library, stating some disadvantages of the present system. It is urged that the facilities for procuring books are inadequate, and that much valuable time is wasted while waiting for them. It is true that sometimes delays occur when many want to be served at once, but the Library is as free from this inconvenience as any large library anywhere. The shelves obviate the difficulty in the case of those books most frequently consulted, and the rapid growth of our Library, requiring many to be employed in cataloguing new books, somewhat reduces those in attendance on students. The expedient of throwing open all the alcoves to every one is simply impracticable; since, although the tone of honor among the undergraduates is very high, -

"There is no flock, however watched and tended,

But one" - black sheep is there.

The facilitation of the delivery of books in large libraries is having much attention paid to it at present, and undoubtedly, if a better system is forthcoming, our Library will not be slow in adopting it. The rapid growth of the German department is marked, and to general students seems forced excessively, and at the expense of the other branches. Very naturally, light reading matter is comparatively rare, but fully enough can be found to take up any spare moments; however, as things are tending, the future student probably will look upon Baine and the complacent Whately as the favorite authors of his recess and leisure hours.

As far as the selection of books is concerned, the book open to undergraduates for entering names of works desired nominally gives all a chance to procure at some future period any books they want, but in reality delay here often is necessary. There is one restriction that we would like to see provisionally abolished, the limitation of three volumes to a man. Very frequently a man is reading up in some particular branch and wants to have several books by him for reference. The College Library ought to furnish him with these books, and a reasonable discretion should be allowed as to the number taken. A thousand objections may be raised, - all might take a hundred volumes more or less, - but only a few hard-working men would really desire more than the present allowance, and they are the men the Library should be for. A student in history may want several works of, say, three volumes each, and make good use of them. At present he is limited to but three volumes, unless by special favor. If books are continually called for, it is obviously unjust to permit one man to monopolize them; but when almost all such books are retained now on the shelves, it would increase the benefits of the Library to make exceptions and encourage critical and careful investigation, which a few good men would not be slow to begin if they only had the necessary books at hand.

It is very easy to find fault, and many articles have been published in the College papers, and more received, containing well-meant and well-maintained "suggestions"; but in this case the article sent in was from a strong student, and it seemed best to take this notice of it.