20 ACORN Soon after getting here we dressed in the loose Japanese kimono, as it is so easy and cool. Supper was soon forthcoming and it consisted of rice, fish, young bamboo, a kind of soup and a pickled leaf similar to the tops of sugar beets. It does not sound very inviting, but it surely tasted good. We sat on the floor of our own room and ate from a square tray, also on the floor. The rice was served from a large wooden box by the servant girl who sat waiting to refill our bowl. Later, when it is time to retire, the beds will be brought in by the girls and made in our room. They are thick mattresses of cotton spread out on the mats of grass (tatami, in Japanese), and make a very good bed. So you see our room serves for a bedroom, dining room and for all other purposes. All rooms are not just as the one 1 have described, but they are all nearly alike. Some have more furnishings and some less. There is something about it all that one cannot help but like. Japan and her hospitable people soon win a person, and it seems almost like leaving home every time a change from one place to another is made. Continued success to "The Acorn" is the desire of an old friend. JOSEPH H. STIMSON, '03. Ichikawa, Japan. Paris, France, April 26, 1912. Paris has long enjoyed the reputation of being the most cosmopolitan city in Europe, where the artist, the scholar, the merchant and the seeker of pleasure alike find the most abundant scope for their pursuits. It is rightly called the most beautiful also because of its grand boulevards, its magnificent buildings and its wealth of statuary. One has said that there must be as many statues as flowers, for they shine and glimmer everywhere. The most precious treasure of Paris is the Louvre. All its buildings taken together constitute the largest and most splendid palace in the world. The rooms are so numerous that it takes one two hours to walk through them without stopping. The picture gallery contains numerous masterpieces from almost every great school of art, and it, like most of the other interesting things of Paris, is free. The University of Paris is the largest and one of the oldest in the world. The enrollment this year is about eighteen thousand. It is estimated that there are 50,000 English-speaking students in Paris the year around. A large share of these are Americans. It may be interesting to know that Ogden furnishes ten of these, and four of them are from the Weber Academy. MARION BELNAP KERR, '05. "The Blue Owl," Attleborough, Mass. Exceptionally well arranged. We should like to hear more about the different class activities. "The Courier," Milton Junction, Wis. If your student body is alive, why not have them write a few good short stories? "The Hawkins Hammer," Gallatin, Tenn. Why don't you tell us something about your school? Have a few good cuts in your next issue, "The Utah Eagle," Ogden, Utah. We are glad to have you with us again. One can see that your students are alive. "The Utah Chronicle," Salt Lake City, Utah. The "extra" boosting for the game with Colorado Tigers certainly shows school spirit. "Register," Burlington, Va. Your stories are excellent; cuts are suggestive, and cover is neat. "Hesperian," Oregon City, Ore. Very well balanced paper. Special care has been taken with each department. "Clarion," Appleton, Wis. Say! Where are your school notes? The exchange editor is very original. "Keramos," East Liverpool, Ohio. Your material is all mixed up. The exchange cut made all of us yawn. "Totem," Seattle, Wash. We are pleased to welcome such a snappy paper. We had many good laughs at your jokes.