It is a curious and important fact that in the list of courses given in the college there has never been an elementary course in astronomy. Why this has been we cannot lerstand. There may have been a time when a course in astronomy was not in demand, was not necessary in our University, but this has long since passed away. At the present time at least an elementary knowledge of astronomy is essential in a liberal and broad education, and especially in the study of the various sciences and their theories.
We have heard a great number of students express regret that no such (?) as open to them and recently some of our most prominent professors have stated that such a course was needed and its absence from the list regular course inexplicable.
We certainly have the best of facilities for giving such a course and it is certainly needed and desired by many of the students. We hope that next year such a course will be given.
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PROPERTY FOR HARVARD COLLEGE.
