Prominent among the vexations consequent to the beginning of a college year, considerable trouble is generally caused by students finding that books for certain branches cannot be procured at once; particularly is this so in the case of books that are published abroad. It is very disagreeable to fritter away two or three weeks at the commencement of the term, and it seems entirely unnecessary. If, during the summer, all those professors who propose, as some have formerly, would notify the book-sellers and the Co-operative Society to have them on hand, the difficulty would thus easily be done away with, and the courses could proceed without any such annoying interruption. Although so obvious, judging by the past, it is a matter which really seems to demand some attention now, for with very little trouble to those who ought to look after it, it can be remedied hereafter.