A telling blow has been struck at the freshman course from which it will probably never recover. It is now but a question of time when freshman required work must be a thing of the past. Probably the only thing that prevents the general raising of the standard at once is the fact that there are but few suitable fitting schools as yet in the country. As soon as good schools are more numerous, the course at Harvard will probably be made entirely elective. The only question is whether it will be a three or a four years' course. According to the present arrangement, we have the equivalent of a preparatory school supplemented by a three years' college course. Will this preparatory school be eventually given up or will another college year be substituted in its place?
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