The many good evening lectures that we have been enjoying lately on tariff legislation, philosophy and other questions of interest recall to our minds the brilliant series of lectures given during the winter of 1880-81. Why can not such an arrangement be repeated every year? If at least one instructor in each of the important departments of the university would be willing to give one or more evening lectures on his special subject, audiences would meet these gentlemen which, by their size, would show their appreciation of the efforts made for their instruction and pleasure.

Through the kindness of the professors in the Greek and Latin departments, opportunities have been offered for hearing the classics read. On questions of exercise and hygiene we have heard many good lectures and received good advice. Now why cannot this system of lecturing be carried out in other subjects? All of us would enjoy this kind of instruction in French, German, Natural History, Fine Arts and other such important subjects. As we are denied the advantages of study in the Harvard Observatory, under the able men who control it, we would especially appreciate evening lectures, by which we might acquire some general knowledge of astronomy. Gentlemen from other colleges, who are considered authorities in their specialties, could be induced to come to Cambridge, and, in one or more lectures, give us the benefit of their scholarship. If such lectures by able men could be given among us, as are in vogue at the Sorbonne or College de France at Paris, we should derive immeasurable benefit from them, and they would go toward establishing Harvard more firmly as the centre of education among the American people.