Hamilton's oration on undergraduates' day, at the recent anniversary exercises of Harvard College, was an effort of which his alma mater, the Boston Latin School, has reason to be proud. We observe that the college is awarded high praise for his oratory. We venture to claim a part of the honors. He, like many others who reflect credit on their college, was well taught in the Latin School, and, conspicuous for natural ability, was greatly the gainer from his teaching and practice here. The college had a good foundation upon which to build.

In the midst of Harvard's Anniversary glorification, so appropriate and well-deserved, we hesitate to refer to the fact that, if we are not a "bigger" institution than it, we are an older one. But we are forced to do so by the statement in Mr. Lowell's address, which, if we rightly read it asserts that there were no public schools till several years after Harvard was founded. We think we have cause to comment, also, upon the neglect in all the addresses to refer to this earlier and, perhaps, not less important institution. - Latin School Register.