The Vagabond, however active he may be in the pursuit of knowledge and culture, follows a mode of life which makes him necessarily a passive element in the educational system he is most closely associated with. He listens to lectures, absorbs concerts, and delights in the exhibitions of art which frequently claim his attention, but rarely does he step out of the role of listener and onlooker. Lectures without examinations or section meetings engender a feeling of passivity in the most ardent and avid pursuer of learning. Partly to break this habitual receptivity of mood, partly to vary the monotony of merely sitting and listening the Vagabond will attend the discussion of "The solution of factory conflicts by cooperative action" which Mr. Smith is conducting in Social Ethics 9 at 9 o'clock in Emerson A.

This problem like many treated in Social Ethic's courses is one on which every intelligent being has ideas of his own, but which can often be greatly clarified by the aid of an intellect trained in that particular branch of learning.

At 10 o'clock Professor Murdock will speak in Harvard 2 on "Minor American Prose Writers 1870-1920." Here again is a subject which touches directly the experience of practically every present day American student. Few indeed will find that among the authors discussed by Professor Murdock there are none who formerly featured in their own reading of the works of the month or the day. As contemporary criticism is dangerous and liable to error, so it is also fascinating and extremely provocative of dispute. The Vagabond is very anxious to hear what Professor Murdock has to say of the favorites of his childhood--he expects to listen and to disagree.