The December number of the Harvard Graduates' Magazine will shortly appear and will as usual be found fully as interesting to undergraduates as to the alumni, for whom it was primarily intended. The frontispiece is very properly a portrait of the late Dr. Holmes. It is followed by articles on different phases of his character; - "Oliver Wendell Holmes, the Anatomist," by D. W. Cheever '52, and "Dr. Holmes with his Classmates," by S. May '29, one of the very few surviving members of the class.

The loss which the University has suffered in the death of Professor J. P. Cooke is suggested in the short account of his achievements, written by Professor Jackson to accompany an excellent portrait.

Professor de Sumichrast contributes to the number an interesting description of the provisions which are made each year by the Faculty and students of the University for welcoming and aiding "The New Comer at Harvard." Other articles are: "A Plea for the Study of Russian," "The Importance of Veterinary Science," and "The Hemenway Gymnasium." The suggestion of Dr. Sargent contained in the last of these is given at length in another column.

The magazine contains also the customary reviews of "The University," Athletics," and "The Graduates." The position of University Editor, formerly held by Secretary Frank Bolles, is now held by Professor A. B. Hart. Under his charge are the quarterly reviews of the progress and changes in the University, including Radcliffe College, particularly in the various departments of Harvard College proper.

It will be the aim of the editors in future to make that part of the Magazine which deals with undergraduate affairs particularly readable.