In our issue of January 12, we discussed at some length the poor system used in heating our college buildings; a system so poor, in fact, that we doubt if it could properly be called a "system" at all. This is a subject that should not be passed over lightly, but one on which our college papers should unite, and urge until all of our college dormitories are heated with steam. That steam heat would be far more comfortable to the occupant of a room, no one can for a moment doubt; neither can any one question the fact that it would be infinitely less trouble-some than the clumsy system now in vogue. In regard to the question of health, we quote from the last annual report of President Porter, of Yale, in which he says, "The most serious foes to health are late hours, late suppers *** and exposures to heat, dampness, and cold. The provisions for heating so many of our public and private apartments by steam is, and has proved to be, an important security against disease." The only question left to be discussed, then, is that of economy. The students are now paying janitors $25 per year for making fires, etc. The average coal bill paid annually by each student is probably about $25. The total sum, then, paid for heating a room, is $50 per year. In addition to this, open fires cause a great deal of damage to carpets, and increase the danger of setting fire to buildings two-fold. It seems to us that if the college authorities should provide a good steamheating system, and charge the occupant of each room $25 per year for the benefit of it, they would reap a very large interest on their investment. If they can do nothing this year we hope that they will not let another year go by without furnishing us this much needed improvement.