The subject of Professor Baker's address this evening has a serious interest for Harvard men, one which should appeal strongly to every member of the University. The repeated successes which have been won upon the platform in our contests with other colleges, though gratifying to our pride as students of Harvard may possibly have an injurious effect on the standards of ability which we set before us. Debating as it is known today has hardly passed its infancy. Our graduates of the older generation tell us of the almost total lack, in their time, of facilities for acquiring skill in public argument. An appreciation of the defects of our present attainments is the only thing which can give us any prospect of continued success. The experience of the past few years indicates plainly the lines along which improvement must come. The fact that florid and pompous oratory is becoming more and more discredited shows that precision in thought, clearness and force in argument are becoming recognized as the chief objects in debate. The large possibilities for improvement in this direction must be admitted and no one, certainly, is better qualified to speak about them than Professor Baker.

B. J. Wefers, the world's champion in the 100, 200 and 300 yards dashes will in the future compete for the New York Athletic Club and for Georgetown University.

The trustees of Cornell have decided to give 300 volumes from the university library to the University of Virginia out of sympathy for their recent loss by fire.