THE MANUSCRIPT OF "AMERICA".

A notable addition to the University collection of valuable manuscripts is the original copy of "America" recently contributed to the College Library by the surviving relatives of Samuel Francis Smith, D.D., the composer.

The manuscript is to be placed in the Widener Library when that building is opened and the suggestion of W. C. Lane, the University Librarian, that it be framed for exhibition deserves hearty endorsement. The CRIMSON congratulates the University on the acquisition of this priceless manuscript.