We are sorry that pending examinations kept so many undergraduates from Mr. Noyes's reading last night. Such is the rarity of addresses of great literary and poetic merit that they ought to be received with at least as much enthusiasm as the hoard of political and social lectures which occur so frequently at more favorable times. We do not by any means begrudge the Cambridge public the opportunity to hear our distinguished visitors, but we do bemoan the fact that so few undergraduates care enough for literature to take an hour from their work or leisure to hear a truly notable poet.