ANNOUNCEMENT OF PRIZES.

In order to concentrate in a single festive occasion the recognition by the College of undergraduate scholarship, an innovation has been made this year in the announcement of the names of the winners of academic prizes and distinctions. Hitherto, the names of prize winners have been published as soon as the judges came to a decision as to the successful competitors. This year, however, the names of the various prize winners have been withheld and will be announced on Monday next by President Lowell in a public meeting at Sanders Theatre. Notwithstanding certain minor objections to this plan, it seems to us that the occasion selected for the announcement--Phi Beta Kappa Day--is most fitting. This is the occasion upon which the famous scholars of the present and the promising scholars of the future come together in recognition of all that is worth while in scholarly activities. Phi Beta Kappa Day is the opportunity which the College possesses to place the stamp of approval on undergraduate scholarship and to bow in reverence before those who have brought permanent honor to Harvard by their scholarly work. This day, therefore, is a most fitting occasion upon which to honor those undergraduates who, through intellectual capacity and distinct originality, have succeeded in winning undergraduate prizes.