This evening a course of five lectures on economic topics, under the auspices of the Finance Club, will be inaugurated. The subject of the first lecture, "Political Science as a College study," is one which should interest all students and draw a large audience. The club is to be congratulated on its success in obtaining so worthy a man as Mr. Bradford to speak on this matter. Mr. Bradford is an economist who has given much time and study to the subject of economics, especially in the department relating to administration, frequently contributing to the Nation. The dates for the other lectures will not be announced for a few days owing to an unforeseen delay in the club's plans, but the subjects are known. The second will be on the "Wages Question" and Mr. Edward Atkinson will be the lecturer. Mr. Atkinson is well known as a business man who has turned his attention to the subject of political economy and he professes to have found a solution to the problem of what affects wages. Whether he has succeeded or not in a correct solution his opinion will be well worth hearing. The remaining lectures are to be a review of the three great industries, cotton, iron and wool. These three words are constantly in the mouths of the people, as the subject of tariff reform is so often mentioned in the daily papers and reviews. For this reason the club has determined to give the students an insight into the workings of these industries as they exist with an idea of their former growth and of their future. To this end the club has engaged men who have been familiar with their respective branches for many years. Mr. Thomas Pray will deliver the lecture on "Cotton" and Professor T. Sterry Hunt, the geologist, whose knowledge of the iron resources of the country is unrivalled, that on "Iron." Within the week the club expects to have secured a lecturer on "Wool" and the list will then be complete.

The season following the mid-year examinations was selected for this course because it is thought that such lectures will fill the gap until the spring opens, which is generally characterized by inactivity on the part of the students. Much credit is due the finance men for their efforts, which, judging from their single lecture of last year, will be fully appreciated by the college at large.