“With this number the Athenaeum completes the twenty-third year of its existence. A somewhat precocious child from its birth it has baffled the comprehension of successive parents to determine its growth and predict its maturity.“

"We would suggest in the future that the new editors of the Athenaeum begin their work with the June number, rather than with the October number. It requires no little time for the new managers to become acquainted with their work, and the assistance which might be given them by their predecessors is beyond their reach in the Autumn. If the editors became acquainted with their work in the Spring, much could be done by them in the vacation for the coming Winter. Contributors would be secured; new lines of work thought out. We trust that this suggestion may be acted upon in the future."

"The Athenaeum has been under extra expense this year due to its enlargement and adopting of the magazine form....It is only by increase of income that the Athenaeum is enabled to progress in respect of its appearance and contents."