But while we are on the subject of examinations, we may as well make a suggestion, which, if carried out, will, we believe, be of advantage to all concerned. We refer to the custom of keeping copies of past examination papers in the library for reference, a custom that of late has been greatly neglected. We have no need to expatiate on the value of these papers to men preparing for examinations. We will only say that we think that the members of the faculty, or those who have had the matter in charge, by taking more care in future to see that papers are put in the library, will do no slight favor to students of the college. We hope that every one of the recent examinations will be represented on the library shelves.

In another column a correspondent very justly calls attention to the study of English Literature here. We had, in fact, meant to take up this very subject as a continuation of our previous discussion on the department of English composition. Accordingly, we are glad to find that the topic is one of somewhat more than passing interest to the college at large.

Without doubt we have not enough courses in English Literature. In required Rhetoric Prof. Hill lectures on ten authors as masters of English style. He also has two half courses, given in alternate years, on the literature of the eighteenth, and of the nineteenth centuries. Professor Child, besides his two courses in Anglo-Saxon, has one in Chaucer, one in Shakespeare, and one in Bacon and Milton. The Shakespeare may be taken in two successive years, thus counting as two courses; while the Chaucer, and the Bacon and Milton are given in alternate years. This is all, and it is not as much as we have in French, Latin, or Greek.

It would be possible to add at least half a dozen very interesting and valuable electives. In English V and XII the instructor has suggested a number of topics for individual work during the last half year, topics which could, without too much dilution, be taken up as the subjects for regular lectures. Courses in pre-Shakespearian drama, on Shakespeare's contemporaries and successors in play-writing, on the development of English fiction, on English verse in its several kinds and stages, on the English essayists, and many similar subjects, would all be very useful. Or, it might possibly be better to have courses arranged to cover certain periods of time. However matters of detail may be decided, it is certain that there is room for improvement in our department of English Literature.

We should like to have, from as many as are interested, communications about this matter.