CONCRATULATICNS

Useless and undecorative memorials have recently spring up in such profusion throughout the country that when another one in mentioned, there is a great inclination to forget the whole matter with a shrug. In this age of brick and stone, a truly fitting memorial is a rarety.

Just so much the more, then, is Yale University fortunate in its recent acquisition of the new Harkness Memorial. The group of buildings have been exceptionally handled in every phase of workmanship; even the fact that they cover a city block does not detract from their gracefulness, divided as they are into separate quadrangles and courts after the fashion of Oxford and old Cambridge. What is more interesting still, these same buildings, besides being excellent examples of architectural beauty, are consigned to a useful existence as dormitories. In this way yale's problem of housing all the students in college halls will be solved for some time to come. A permanent charm will also be added to the neighborhood in the vicinity of the new buildings.

Yale is to be twice congratulated Great indeed is the day when a university can boast of a dormitory that is attractive, and a memorial that is useful.