EDITORS HARVARD HERALD: One of the greatest inducements Harvard offers to men to come here, is the fact that the opportunities for improvement are not limited to the studies put down in the regular curriculum. Harvard has more voluntary courses than any other college in the country; and although in some cases the audiences seem small, there is no doubt but that the students appreciate their opportunities and try to take advantage of them. One great reason for small attendance at many extra courses is the fact that they conflict with regular courses. Of course there must be conflicts, as the day has but twenty-four hours; but it seems as if some of the more interesting courses might be placed at hours when they do not conflict with the regular hours of recitation. Among the most interesting courses of lectures ever delivered in college was that on "German Literature," by Dr. Hedge, in German 8. This subject is one of great interest to many men, and there is no man better able to lecture on the subject than Dr. Hedge. He is very witty and entertaining, as well as instructive. Is it not possible for the faculty to get Dr. Hedge to give us the same course next year, either free or they might charge a small fee of five dollars or so for the course. There are many men in college who would be very glad to hear these lectures, and now there is also the body of freshmen to draw from, and every one knows that the greater part of the audiences at voluntary lectures are freshmen. It is to be hoped that next year we shall see these lectures announced in the catalogue.

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