We extend our hearty sympathy to our correspondent from the West. It is indeed a harsh experience to have one's visions of a life of scholarly quiet so rudely dispelled as his have been. But he must remember that this year in many respects, stands above and phenomenal among the monotonous years of college history. It is too true, though, that our students have been put to great annoyance by the "popular demonstrations" with which we have been almost nightly favored. The parades of the "Mugwump Zouaves," and kindred ephemeral armies, imposing though they undoubtedly were, became decidedly boresome as the season wore on. It seemed as if their martial music, like that of the traditional British drum, would roll on unceasingly. But this noisy nuisance, thankfully let it be said, is now over, and only the minor noises will interrupt the solitude of the ancient square until the nine begins to roll up its victories next spring. Then our Western friend will learn what real noise is: yes, and help swell the clamor, too, unless we are greatly mistaken.