WE published in our last number an article finding fault with the present management at Memorial, and contrasting, to its disadvantage, the present fare with that which used to be furnished by the Thayer Club. We did not expect that all would agree with the writer of that article in regard to the details of his complaint; but until we had tried by conversation with different individuals to find what dishes are generally disliked, we had no idea of the difficulty of getting a sufficient number of men to agree in a single complaint to justify us in publishing that complaint as the opinion of the majority. There are some who are perfectly satisfied and ready to acknowledge that all that is possible under the circumstances is done for their comfort. However, we think we are justified in saying that almost everybody has some private grievance, which he shares sometimes with a large, sometimes with a very small number of friends; but there are very few instances in which the majority agree. For instance, many men are of opinion that the praise which our contributor bestowed on the Thayer Club coffee was entirely undeserved, and that what we have now is very good. However, no one has to our knowledge yet maintained that the oily fish whereon we are forced to fast on Fridays is good. Again, the Advocate has reviewed our contributor's article, and in so doing has complained of the milk and bread, and has recounted the warm dishes furnished for breakfast; but with all due respect for our contemporary, we are not able to agree with its opinion. This, however, is only another proof that there is no accounting for tastes, and that some surer method must be devised of ascertaining what changes the members of the association desire than the publication of individual complaints. It would not seem very difficult to have a larger variety at each meal, and there are some additions that might be made, such as more salt-cellars, water-pitchers, and bread-plates, that would greatly increase the comfort of the meals; this, however, would require more capital. Let us hope that the money to be raised by subscription to pay off the debt incurred in fitting up the hall will soon be collected, and that then we shall have more conveniences and a larger force of waiters, which is very necessary to comfort and good order.

President Eliot, who has done everything that he could to further the success of the association, says that he notices that men stay longer at table than they did at the beginning of the year. It is encouraging to see that the "grab-gobble-and-go" spirit is decreasing.