Christian Association.

Prof. Briggs gave an interesting talk before the Christian Association last evening on daily duty at Harvard. We do not harmonize here in our daily life as much as might be expected among college men. This is due, to a certain extent, to the elective system, a system good in itself, but abused by many men. We have no right to squander our four years away on courses that we take no interest in. The college man has more vacation than any other class, yet he idles away his time in doing fifty things besides his appointed tasks; a slight headache, a dry Professor; any thing to avoid a short hour in the recitation room. Men think they are wronged too if not allowed to go home before a vacation begins, if an examination strikes him hard, or if he is barred from a recitation on account of oversleep.

Individualism is so strong here that we do not feel it our duty to comply with the views of our superiors.

We must remember that the training we get here makes our character in after life and that wasting time brings nothing but misery in old age, for we must all have responsibility thrown upon us at some time. Through routine alone we get satisfaction. Prof. Briggs then quoted a short selection from Wordsworth. Mr. Craft, editor of the "Christian Statesman" of Pittsburg, said a few words upon fidelity of college work.