In the volume just completed the Lampoon, in our opinion, has attained to a higher mark of excellence than in any previous period of its always brilliant career. At no other time certainly has it met with a more flattering reception from the outside world nor with more universal approval from its readers in college. The success of the Lampoon has always been a matter of common pride with all Harvard men, and to its support heretofore they have always shown themselves ready to contribute whenever such support has been asked of them. It therefore seems like a sad commentary upon the patriotism and generosity of the college that the actual support accorded the Lampoon this year has been lamentably small. Everybody reads the Lampoon, but very few feel it incumbent upon them to contribute to its financial support by actually subscribing to the paper. We feel that this matter has but to be mentioned to be immediately rectified. The labor undertaken by the editors of the Lampoon is already great enough without their having imposed upon them an extra burden of financial responsibilty which should be entirely assumed by the college. In its next volume, if means were but afforded them, the editors already see their way towards greatly improving the character of the paper, especially in its illustrations. There is evidently room for improvement in the process by which these are brought out - an improvement that would greatly add to the appearance and interest of the paper for its readers. It can thus be seen that by a more liberal support advantage would accrue both to the Lampoon itself and to its readers.