The appointment of Mr. James G. Lathrop as trainer, or master of field sports at Harvard, would undoubtedly be a step toward raising the interest of athletics at large in our college. During the time that he took an active interest in athletics, he was a prominent member of the Union Athletic club of Boston, and won many prizes in almost every description of out-door sports. Since his retirement from the track he has trained men with marked success purely from a lively interest in, and love of the sport, and the fact that his timing of records is accepted by the National Association of American Athletes, is a proof of his high standing in athletic circles. It may, perhaps, be needless to add that his appointment, as far as can be ascertained, is recommended by all athletic men in college, and would be endorsed by many outside who have personal knowledge of his character and ability to fill the position in question in a creditable manner. We might well be congratulated on having obtained one whose efficiency in such a direction would be unquestioned.