A new plan has been adopted in the management of the classes at the Prospect Union. The classes have been divided into different departments namely, History and Philosophy, Economics, Modern Languages, Ancient Languages, Music, Mathematics, English, and Miscellaneous, the last including such classes as Book-keeping and Physical Training. A chairman of each department has been appointed to whom the various instructors of the department are responsible, and these chairmen are in turn responsible to the chairman of the educational committee. By this method a great advantage is gained in that no one man is responsible for the maintenance of all the classes, of which there are nearly fifty, and further in that the different teachers in one department are brought into closer contact and are enabled to form and carry out a consistent method of teaching in the various classes in each branch. Each department holds occasional meetings and though the system has been in operation but a few weeks, the results have already been remarkable.

The Prospect Union is now in better condition than it has ever been before. There are over six hundred members, including over sixty students. There are over four hundred enrolled in classes, of whom three hundred attend very regularly. With the beginning of the second half-year several new classes were started, including classes in Botany and Physiology. A number of courses of lectures are to be given there this half-year, including a course in Economics by John Graham Brooks, and a series of lectures on foreign cities. Various other plans are under way for improving the Union. It is doing so much and so well that it is out of the question to give any adequate decription of the work done, but any body who has any interest in university extension can go and see for himself what it is doing. Any student may join and it is greatly desired the there should be a large membership of students outside those who are teaching. One thing most noticeable this year is the improvement in the standard of the classes. A year or two ago it was thought that almost any student was competent to teach any of the classes, but now a man needs to be above the average on his subject ot teach there successfully.

The Wednesday evening lectures, open to the public, have been remarkably good this year. Next Wednesday Professor Hollis is to lecture. An assistant teacher in book-keeping is much needed. Any one who is willing to teach this will please send his name or see J. K. Whittmore, 27 Holyoke street. The class in book-keeping is one of the largest and most interesting classes. It meets once a week, on Saturday evenings.