MANY complaints have been made about the Gymnasium, and it seems to us that they are justifiable now more than ever. Since the Rifle Corps has been organized there have been three or four drills per week. The Corps completely fills the Gymnasium, not excepting the bowling-alley, and so hinders the non-drillers from exercising. Our winters, during which the Corps must drill under cover, are so long that they take up the greater part of the college year, so that with little room, and a ventilation that keeps many away altogether, the need of a new gymnasium is very urgent.

Another point has not been noticed enough, that of the want of bathing opportunities. Of the students whose homes are at a distance, few enjoy the luxury, or rather necessity, of a bath without incurring the expense of going to a hotel. Matthews and Holyoke are the only buildings furnished with bath-rooms. Why would it not be feasible to put up such accommodations in the, for the most part, unused basements of Hollis, Stoughton, Holworthy, and Weld, as there are in the basement of Matthews? If this plan were carried out, it would, we think, do more in the way of promoting health than either the Athletic Association or the Rifle Corps.