The Harvard Co-operative Society has now been in our midst for so long a time that we are rather apt to take its existence as a matter of course, and to overlook the good work it has accomplished, even while availing ourselves of its benefits.

The service which it has rendered our students, however, certainly deserves generous recognition on their part, and the efforts it has made to furnish better accommodations to its members ought to be followed by even greater patronage than in the past few years.

The Society begins this, its fourth year, under very favorable auspices. The enterprise has now been placed on a permanent footing, and its operations have been so systematized that students may have their wants supplied in almost any line of trade.

The growth of the society has been rapid, and the results attained thus far warrant us in the belief that this year's work will be most satisfactory to the gentlemen who have it in charge.

The success which has attended the representatives of Harvard on land and water since the close of the college year last June has not been remarkable, in fact it has been bitterly disappointing to all well wishers of the Crimson.

To loose both the race with Yale and the base-ball championship seemed very hard, especially as we left college feeling reasonable sure of the latter. Our rivals at Yale have received a success such as they seldom achieve, and of which they are deservedly proud.

Yet we should by no means feel disheartened as our representatives acquitted themselves credibly. Both the race and the ball game were won on their merits. Each event was closely and strongly contested with nearly as much honor accruing to the vanquished as to the victors. Let us hope that these defeats will but stimulate our teams to renewed exertions in the future, that when they next meet Yale, better success may crown their efforts.