While we realize the great advantage which the college derives from the Co-operative Society, we feel that in a few minor points it will bear the closest attention of its superintendent.

While we feel both to censure in even the slightest degree such an excellent institution as the Co-operative Society has shown itself to be, we cannot help expressing some discontent at the delay with which some of the text books ordered through the society, are delivered. The delay has occurred again and again until its frequent recurrence has raised among the students a wide spread discontent. While five weeks are allowed for the delivery of imported books, it frequently happens that the books are not actually received by the students until a much longer period has elapsed. It has recently come to our notice that the last text books ordered from France, although ordered in October, were not received until yesterday, (January 5). We will not speak of the selection of tradesmen for affiliation, although some discontent has been expressed in this connection, but we cannot but feel the immense opportunity open to the society of reducing the exorbitant prices demanded by many of the tradesmen with whom the students most naturally deal. The society has proved itself to be of great use, and meets the requirements of the students in a praiseworthy manner, but nothing is so keenly felt by the student in the matter of books as their absence, and we cannot rest assured but that the recent delays in the delivery of ordered goods can in the future be removed.