A FEW weeks ago the Boston Sunday Herald had a long article on the facilities for escaping from fire in the College buildings. To the surprise of those who have read previous articles of the Herald on Harvard matters, the facts that were stated were correct and the deductions just. The matter has often been mentioned in the past, and the placing of fire-escapes upon Matthews and Holyoke has been the result of the attention which has been drawn to the matter. We propose to continue letting people know of the danger in other buildings, until they too are made safe. The fire-ladders, of which such a glowing account is every now and then given by the College authorities, are not to be depended upon for protection. The only safe way is to have permanent ladders placed upon the buildings. Some time or other there is sure to be a fire, and loss of life will probably result, unless some change is made in the present arrangements. The consequences of a fire on the lower floor of Holworthy, especially, are not pleasant to imagine, and the other buildings in the Yard are almost as bad. We are glad that the Herald has called attention again to this lack of fire-escapes, for the best way to move the powers that be in a matter of this sort is to bring outside pressure to bear upon them.