The conditions under which the courses known as Fine Arts 3 and 4 are given are far from satisfactory. The whole trouble lies in the fact that the courses have become too large. The number of men who elect them has become so great that there is only one lecture room large enough for their accommodation. This room is a hard one to speak in and the arrangement of seats is bad so that many men cannot hear the lecturer. To make as many hear as do Professor Norton is plainly forced to strain his voice. The result is that the course is not satisfactory to either lecturer or students. There seems to be only one remedy, to limit the size of the course. If it were open only to seniors and juniors it would be brought within fairly reasonable limits. It could then be given in a room where all members of the course could hear the lecturer and where the latter would not be on a constant strain. This would insure the fine arts courses being given for a longer time than Professor Norton can possibly give them under the present conditions. Even if there were no necessity of limiting the size of the courses it is still a question whether they should be thrown open to any but juniors and seniors. The courses are valuable only to the students who can have some real appreciation of the end sought in them, and this appreciation can hardly he expected of freshmen and sophomore. The student should approach such course with as broad knowledge as possible. It is not enough that he seek stimulation from the lecturer; he must be prepared give stimulation in return, at least by intelligent interest in the subject.