With the advent of a new term and the new year, it is in order to frame new resolutions. Of course we have gone with the rest and have led our friends to expect marked changes in our conduct. As it is not modest, however, to talk of ourselves, we would turn our attention to others, and would speak of a few new year's resolutions, which would, we think, benefit our friends. First, are the overseers capable of turning over a new leaf? Appearances say, no; but, as appearances are often deceitful, we would hope, yes. As a new year's gift to them we would submit our prayer petition, and would hope that they may be so influenced by seasonable ambition that something new may be recorded of them, that they have actually considered our request and have recognized its force. Then there is the conference committee. The advice of Demosthenes would be a good new year's resolution for this body - "action, action, action." At the risk of referring to a prickly "chestnut," we would ask the faculty to turn with new year's vim to the marking system. Toleration of this evil has been their policy too long. Let 1886 see some improvement in Harvard's back-woods musty method of grading students. For the students at large we would offer as a motto for the new year, let it be marked by greater earnestness in the departments of athletics, scholarships and manly work.