WITH the present number the editorial board from the class of '80 closes its connection with the Crimson. As we retire from our activity on the paper, we are naturally reminded of the progress that it has been our fortune to record. The past year has been an unusually eventful one for the College. We have witnessed the erection of Sever Hall and the new Gymnasium, and the establishment of a Professorship of Hygiene. The College is still burdened by the marking system, and is likely to be until the whole system of American instruction is reformed, and the university is no longer compelled to perform part of the functions of the preparatory schools; but much required work has been abolished, and the new method of examining candidates or admission is an important step in the right direction. The new system of conferring degrees, though somewhat elaborate, tends to encourage sound scholarship. Many valuable additions have been made to the elective courses; the extension of the graduate courses is a broadening move; and the establishment of a chair of the Chinese language and literature, with a native professor, goes far towards convincing the public that Harvard is becoming a true university. The finances of the College are in as good a condition as could be expected, considering the additional provisions which have been necessary. We should be thankful that the deficit is so small. On the whole, the College is to be congratulated on its progress and its important acquisitions. We find but little to regret. We regret that Dr. Bellows was not confirmed in his election as an Overseer. We regret, too, that while doing so much for our welfare in great matters, the authorities have not been able to keep pace in those little attentions upon which our our personal comfort so much depends. We leave with the hope that it may fall to the lot of our successors to chronicle another year of like prosperity.