At last a private individual has determined to do that which we have one advocated as a duty on the part of the college. Measures must be taken to-provide lodgings for the large number of students,- a number which is constantly on the increase.- The dormitories owned by the college are wholly inadequate to accommodate the crowd of applicants. As a result, the demand for desirable rooms near the yard is so great that no price is considered too exorbitant by the owners of private buildings. Landladies are enabled to retire with a handsome income after a few years in this business. Men whose purses are limited, and who are unsuccessful in drawing a college room, are obliged to retire some distance from the yard, in order to find suitable accommodation within their means. Just as, before the establishment of the Co-operative Society, Cambridge trades people used to be with each other in charging exorbitant prices for their goods, so now the landlords seek to get as much as possible from the students. Dormitories belonging to the college are sadly needed and in no way could the college funds be invested more satisfactorily. However, if the college is unwilling to take the initiative, we are glad to see that private individuals are not so backward. As the proposed dormitory will be centrally located and near the yard, there is no reason why a first-class building should not be a success financially.