Last week we mentioned the earthquake menace to the University Museum, 14 now appears that this is but one of the worries of the occupants of the building. There is also the fire hazard, which is by no means slight in a building whose interior in constructed primarily of wood.

Loath to see their life work consumed in the fire which some seem to regard as almost inevitable, many faculty men have field duplicates of theses, field reports, and books at less inflammable spots in Cambridge.

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Evidently of much sterner stuff than its tipsy neighbor on Oxford Street, Memorial Hall early yesterday morning remained unshaken in the face of concerted bombing by several Freshmen. Several months of plotting, a dozen copies of the New Yorker, and quantities of glue, canvas, and guncotton went into the production of a bomb eighteen inches long and five inches in diameter.

An eight-minute dynamite fuse led into the guncotton, which was contained in a wadding of a New Yorkers, glue, canvas, etc. That Memorial Hall stands today unbowed by their efforts has not discouraged the bombers, who are now planning a second attempt, to be executed in the best Med. Fac. style.

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From the Medical School has come word of the latest contribution of science to the art of good living. Oxygen is threatening the traditional supremacy of alcohol as general "pick-me-up." Drawn into the lungs in quick, deep breaths, it is said to produce effects quite similar to those of alcohol. Those who champion the superiority of alcohol point to the awesome "hang-overs" which they allege result from oxygen "jags." Others, however, deny this allegation and recommend oxygen in preference to the best Scotch.

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Wellesley's Seniors seem to have taken the lead in the Leap Year rush. At their annual prom Saturday night, the Dance Committee presented each girl with a ring, hoping that, with the ring already purchased, the last reservations of the male would be overcome. A frocked minister was conspicuous.