The first Union lecture of the year will be given this evening. The speaker, Dr. Jordan, is in every sense a national character. His unusual subject, better explained, perhaps, by its sub-title, "The Degeneration of the Race Through the Survival of the Unfit," is one which President Jordan's deep knowledge of biology will undoubtedly render vitally interesting.

Union lectures of previous years have been notable both for the quality of the men who have spoken, and, also, for the enthusiastic receptions which the members of the Union have accorded them. This precedent should be maintained tonight. Dr. Jordan fully measures up to the standard of past lecturers; it remains for the members to give him the reception he so fully deserves.