The Harvard Month'y.

The January number of the Harvard Monthly discusses very familiar topics: the proposed shortening of the college course, Rudyard Kipling, Jane Austen, and the New England rule-every one of which has had its advantages and disadvantages pretty thoroughly argued before now.

Protessor James's article on the three years' course is, however, of great interest as showing exactly the frame of mind in which the majority of the Harvard faculty view the proposed change. Professor James sets forth the various motives for it vigorously and, in many cases, plausibly, but not always convincingly.

Mr. H. McCulloch, Jr., gives his "Impressions of Mr. Kipling." What Mr. McCulloch has to say is interesting enough-the chief fault in his article being its subject. Mr. Kipling has proved a very successful season's fad, but his star is already on the wane and his enthusiasts already looking out for a new idol to adore in his stead, Mr. McCulloch's criticism is julicio is and reasonable. He a Limits his in toility to prophecy as to Mr. Kipling's future but at the same time is disposed to look too leniently on the superficiality, lack of polish and mannerism of the last product of publishers and society coterie booming.

'Vanity and Humility." by Mr. S. P. Duflield, is a very successful imitation of the highly respectable Miss Austen. Her thrilling conversations and blood-curdling plots are capitally touched off.

"What We Talk About" consists of some notes of a conversation about the topics on which undergraduates converse, cleverly jotted down by one of them. "The Congressman's Sory," by Mr. S. M. Ballou, is a facetious anecdote.

Mr. W. V. Moody's "The Portrait" seems at first strained and the effect of a tremendous effect. A second reading improves it distinctly and makes it fascinating enough to be real a third time with unaffected pleasure and appreciation of its merit, which is considerable.