In spite of the general impression that '90 is to be the largest class that has ever entered college, the number of men who have registered up to date is exactly 260, but two more than that of the class of last year. In some particulars '90 has gained upon its predecessors, as a comparison of the following tables will show.

Freshmen, '88. '89, '90.

Mass., 148 149 158

New York, 31 39 34

Penn., 17 7 13

Illinois, 6 11 6

Ohio, 9 7 6

California, 5 7 9

N. H., 4 4 7

New Jersey, 8 2 2

Other States 23 31 34

F. Countries, 0 2 1

It will be seen that in Massachusetts the greatest gain has been made; 10 in excess of '88 and 9 more than in '89. California has been increasing steadily in the number of men sent here, and the prospect for Harvard in the far west is very encouraging Rhode Island has shown up well for '90, having sent 7 men here this year.

We have been unable to make a comparison of '88 and '89 with '90 in regard to the number of men who have come to Harvard from the large cities of the United States. The following list, however, has been carefully prepared with respect to the present freshman class; Boston, 43; New York, 18; Philadelphia, 9; San Francisco, 5; Chicago, 4; Cincinnati, 4; St. Louis, 2; Brooklyn, 1.

It is interesting to note the fluctuations which have taken place in the preparatory schools. Adams Academy and St. Paul's, which in former years were two of the largest feeders of Harvard, have lamentably fallen off in the number of students sent to Cambridge, while on the other hand, the Boston Latin, Hopkinson and Phillips Andover show a remarkable increase.