A notice in another column shows that an effort is being made to start a series of Physical Seminars. Although this is a hard time of year to start anything, on account of the nearness of the examinations, yet the plan is a good one. In other departments, such as the Mathematical, seminars have proved effective in rousing interest in the work. And a meeting of those interested in Physics will do much to call attention to this branch of college work. At present, among the students at large, the study of Physics is neglected. Few take courses in the subject, unless they wish to become scientific specialists. Yet our new Physical Laboratory is an excellently equipped institution, and nothing except more men are needed. To day, it is true, the department in question labors under a disadvantage. The manner of conducting the required course in Physics for the classes of '86 and '87, hopelessly prejudiced many against that branch of science, by the end of the freshman year. Accordingly, the courses in Physics have not been large.

But the change in required Physics, and an exhibition of some enthusiasm among those who have had the courage to take elective Physics, should result in scientific work, greater both in quantity and worth.