THERE is little that is better in college literature than the "De Temporibus et Moribus " department of the Vassar Miscellany. It is a compound of Harper's Easy-Chair and the Atlantic's Contributors' Club. Reading its graceful articles is the next best thing to talking with the editors themselves upon the subjects in which they are most interested. The Miscellany's exchange notes are what exchange notes should be, both brilliant and just. The Yale Lit., too, excels in its "Portfolio." It is a very gentlemanly paper, with an easy air that is rather humorous than witty. Its dress is excellent. The Nassau Lit. has the rare power of producing literary articles of real merit upon interesting subjects. The editorials are not dignified enough for so dignified a paper. There is an element in them which we do not like in an editorial, but which we find appropriate and amusing in the "College Gossip." The Hamilton Lit. is better in its local than in its literary department. The Acta Columbiana is the brightest, raciest, wittiest of our exchanges; but its tone is not always as elevated as we could wish, and its dress is in bad taste. The contrast between the different styles of type is too striking. The Columbia Spectator, on the other hand, presents a remarkably neat appearance. There is a good deal of character in this paper. Its cartoons are a prominent feature, and the article on "College Bores" is good. There is too much in the Chronicle, - too much "Various Topics." too much of "A Trip to Brazil," too many "Personals," too many "Things Chronicled," and too many "Clippings." The University is a new paper from the University of Michigan, which promises to be good-natured, and leave to the rest of the college press the part of "playing the devil generally." We will wait and see. The Yale Record and Courant are both good representative college papers. They are full of news, and are interesting without being brilliant. They are inclined to be abusive, and abuse when not witty is unpardonable. We never approve of abuse; but when it is rich and incisive like the Acta's, we are half inclined to smile and forgive. The tone of the Yale New: is low. We confess that we were obliged to laugh at the "Vassar Football Game," but are sure that we did wrong to read such an article. We might possibly do it again, however. What there is in the University Magazine is good, particularly the editorials. Its tone is manly. The Cornell Era has been turned into a twelve-column report of lectures on Germany. The literary articles of the Cornell Review, though well written, are not fresh. The "Paragraphs" are interesting but as a whole the paper is too ambitious. The Amherst Student is not ambitious, but succeeds in expressing the sensible spirit which has always distinguished its college. The Brunonian excels in editorials. They are pointed and well-written. The local and graduate departments of the Dartmouth comprise the greater part of the paper. It is successful as a newspaper. The Williams Athen&aeum contains all the departments of the ideal college paper, and all are good. More light articles would brighten it up. The Princetonian is earnest and gentlemanly. The Bowdoin Orient is weak in editorials, but full of news. The Oberlin Review has thoughtful editorials, and occasionally publishes excellent literary articles. The Tuftonian presents an extremely neat appearance, and is interesting, with the exception of some of its longer articles. The Beacon asks,

"Will any one list if I sing ?"

We shall, if it always sings as pleasantly as in the last few numbers. The Beacon, however, is not critical enough in its selections. The College Argus contains but little, and that is of interest only to its college. The Niagara Index is wretchedly printed and made up, and is hard reading. The Round Table complains of college indifference. This was a standard subject for Harvard papers about three years ago, but we suppose the evil has just reached Wisconsin. Hor&ae Scholastic&ae is the most pretentious of the papers from the preparatory schools, and has the most literary merit. The Exonian and Phillipian are well printed, and are good representatives of their respective schools. The Vindex should have a few editorials. Its athletic news is unusually good.

THE Harvard Register for February was received yesterday. The second number is in all respects an improvement on the first. Nearly all the articles have a general interest even for students, and some are not without a special interest, as, for example, Dr Peabody's college customs fifty years ago, and President Eliot's treatment of the subject of scholarship, in which open scholarships are strongly opposed and the present system commended. Mr. Arthur Gilman gives the origin of the Annex, and Professor N. S. Shaler a short account of the Natural History Society, while Dr. D. A. Sargent replies to recent criticism on the Hemenway Gymnasium by the press. Dr. B. Joy Jeffries contributes an article on Color-Blindness in Colleges. Professor F. H. Storer vindicates the utility of the Bussey Institute, and Professor Josiah D. Whitney writes at some length on the Museum of Natural History. The anonymous biographical sketch of Dr. Peabody is accompanied with his portrait. There is also an excellent picture of Sever Hall. and the six pages of "Notes" represent a great deal of effort.