Certain petty abuses connected with prompt attendance at recitations have sprung up lately, which, trivial as they may appear at first sight, are extremely annoying. We refer especially to the way some men have of carrying five, ten and fifteen minutes after a recitation has begun before entering the class room. In some of the nine o'clock recitations, the classes rarely get settled down to work until a quarter of an hour after the proper time. This negligence could be overlooked if it were exceptional, but once the example of coming in late is set, it is soon found to be contagious. Common courtesy both to the instructor and student demands promptness at all recitations, and if a man cannot be fairly promp, let him stay away. It is galling to the instructor to see men troop in one by one after the lecture has commenced. Undoubtedly some of the blame for this tardiness rests upon the instructors who thoughtlessly keep their classes beyond the proper limit, but with a little more effort on the part of the students, the annoyance incident to late attendance would be greatly obviated.