THE JANUARY BULLETIN.

The January Bulletin, issued by the library under the editorship of Justin Winsor, has just appeared. The official corporation records published with it extend from September 26 to December 22, 1882. From these we learn that the class fund of the class of 1828, amounting to nearly $3000, has passed into the possession of the college to found a scholarship under certain restrictions; that the corporation has no purpose of erecting a fence around Jarvis field; that a committee from the corporation to act with the faculty committee on all matters of college athletics has been appointed, consisting of Messrs. Adams and Agassiz; that further subscriptions have been received by the treasurer towards the fund for retiring allowances, and also towards the permanent observatory fund; besides other minor matters of interest. The overseers have been agitated by the question of the restriction of "drunkenness upon the campus at commencement." Under "University Notes," Librarian Sibley's Harvard Necrology is continued, various correction and additions up to date being included in the correct list. The death of Edward Oakes, a graduate of the class of 1679, is now first recorded. The most noted name among Harvard's dead is that of Josiah Quincy, '21. The usual minute and scholarly list of accessions to the library follows, many interesting titles being included. History and geography, and law and sociology, are the departments that show the largest gains, a valuable collection of the library in Scottish containing numerous rare titles, being here carefully and minutely catalogued. A collection of the acts of the Scottish parliament dated 1566 is here included. Under "Literature" Dumas' complete works are entered, taking two full pages of the Bulletin. Volume I. of the Harvard Daily HERALD is also here entered. The classified index to the maps in the library is continued, a collection in which the Harvard Library, we believe, excels all other libraries in America, the private collection of Dr. Labbarton in New York, though not approaching it in quantity, being its only rival in quality. A bibliography by Justin Winsor of "Ptolemy's Geography" with many curious titles appears. But the most interesting portion of this number of the Bulletin undoubtedly is the catalogue of "The Carlyle Collection," by W. C. Lane. The number of volumes entered is not great, but they are all of rare interest from their connection with their former owner, many containing marginal notes by Carlyle of great value.