The Harvard Union will open its meeting for the year by a discussion of the issues of the approaching political campaign. A public debate of such a nature as this never fails to arouse a widespread interest among the students, and calls out many good speakers who ordinarily do not participate in the meetings. Upon a topic of such living interest nearly every member of the college should have something to say and much to hear. Many men while in college are personally interested in the success of their political party, and if induced to state the reasons for their support of their party, might be the means of converting not a few to their opinions. The selection of such a subject is wise, for two reasons; it interests the college in the work of the Union, while it calls upon the students as young men to gain an insight into the work of political parties.

There was some criticism of the work of the Union last year which, without doubt, may serve as a guide to avoid such criticism in the future, if it is just, and to render it palpalbly unjust if it is so. There is often, it is true, too much school-boy oratory displayed when those who are ambitious for forensic honors first address the Union. But this is inevitable, and should be judged leniently. The work of the society merits the support of every student, while it seldom calls for his criticism.