Any improvements in methods of instruction in any courses not exclusively "lecture" courses, which will add variety and interest to the work of the students, are to be welcomed. The instructor in Greek I. has adopted a plan which, although not differing materially from similar methods tried in other courses, furnishes an excellent illustration of the sort of work which, if more extensively adopted by other instructors, and introduced as a part of the regular work of the course, and marked as such, might do away with a considerable part of the evils of the present system of examinations. The plan proposed is that at frequent intervals members of the section in turn prepare and present short papers, not as formal as themes, but more so than oral recitations, on certain subjects previously given out. Questions suggested by these papers are to be placed upon the final examination paper. Members of the course are at liberty to suggest subjects to be treated of in these papers, in addition to those proposed by the instructors. The subjects given, of course, are all directly connected with the books read in the course. An idea of what is proposed to do can perhaps be better given by mentioning subjects already given out. These are as follows. 1, Allusions to the Sicilian expedition in the "Birds" of Aristophanes; 2, Personal references in same; 3, Compare metres of same with those of English verse as to appropriateness to subject, etc.; 4, Compare the "Birds" with some familiar modern burlesque; 5, The character of Teirisias in the "Oedipus" and in the "Bacchae;" 6, Connection between the choral odes of the "Bacchae" of Euripides and the development of the plot; 7, Compare the impiety and madness of Ajax and of Pentheus. The subjects, it will be seen, have a considerable range, and will be likely to largely increase the active interest of the members of the section in the work of the course.