Due notice is given in the calendar of the second of Mr. Copeland's Monday evening lectures, and we have but a word to add here. Tonight's lecture will be peculiarly interesting because it will deal with literature of our own day. There is always a tendency, especially in lectures on literature, to turn to the past, for there all is certainty; time has tested the works of the past and only the most interesting and valuable have stood the test. It is very different when a lecturer deals with contemporary work; here there has been no test of time and not much can be foretold about the future of the works; there is no certainty, nothing sure to build upon. Under these circumstances a lecturer cannot express the judgment of generations, but can only give a personal opionion. Thus interest in the present is often crowded out by reverence for the past. Yet the present has its place even in study and any course or lecture on the present has its value. Mr. Copeland's lecture will cover neglected ground and we commend his efforts in this new line to all members of the University.