A new plank walk is a great thing at Harvard, and so when we heard of the brand new walk in front of the Jefferson Laboratory, we went in a body to investigate, to see the new white boards and to ascertain if the walk afforded as good a see-saw as its brothers in the yard proper. Our investigation resulted in so much satisfaction and pleasure that we have deemed the matter worthy of editorial comment. It is our purpose here only to appear grateful for our small blessings; but perhaps also it will not be out of place to wish for more. Thus far the method has been especially favorable to the advocates of few plank-walks and strict economy, and very unfavorable to physicians; but the physicians will have their turn next spring. No plank-walks mean wet feet, wet feet mean illness, illness means the doctor, and the doctor means-well, sometimes one thing and sometimes another. In the spring the yard often contains a system of small rivers, and when the bell rings we see the men coming out of their different halls, swimming slowly across the yard, and at last drawing themselves up on the long piers that reach out from Sever to University. It is a noble sight, and no doubt the long piers are greatly appreciated, -but do they do much good? A man can get as wet in a small lake as in a large ocean. Some night next spring when the creaking of one of the walks is heard across the yard, we may expect to see the windows opened and to hear prolonged cries of "More! M-o-o-re.!"