WITH this number, the Senior Editors of the Crimson relinquish their active work on the paper. During the past year it has been their pleasant duty to chronicle several events which may be looked upon as landmarks in the progress of the University. Chief among them is the opening of the Hemenway Gymnasium, a building which, in arrangement and completeness, must long rank first in this country, if not in the world. The completion of Sever Hall, with its improved system of ventilation, and its commodious recitation rooms, supplies a long-felt want. The Zoological Museum also, has been largely added to, and its sphere of usefulness has been proportionately increased. The Yard and the buildings in it have all been more or less improved, and the long-continued demand for plank walks has been at last partially granted. The Faculty, in its attitude towards undergraduates, has given renewed evidence of its often-expressed policy of liberality. More freedom is allowed to the students in voluntary attendance at recitations, and even the Freshman class is granted some latitude in the choice of electives. New courses have been offered, notably those in the Semitic languages, in the hope of making more secure Harvard's position as the leading university in the country. The organization and continued success of the Harvard Union shows that it was a need recognized by a large number of the students. Besides this, about the usual number of smaller societies have been born, or have died, this year. In rowing and football our representatives did us credit, although they failed in winning the championship. In base ball the Nine gave spasmodic evidence of the possibility of a much better record, had it been guided more steadily. In general athletics Harvard was facile princeps. The past twelve months have also witnessed the growth of two new College papers, the Register, which has worked its way into the circle of magazines, and the Echo, which has met with fair success. Unfortunately the Lampoon, which for four years held a unique position among undergraduate journals, dates its demise from this same period. On the whole, we can look back on this year and have no hesitation in calling it successful, and we trust that our successors on the Crimson may be equally fortunate when the time comes for them to sum up.