EDITORS DAILY CRIMSON. - One would suppose that the list of electives at Harvard embraced all courses given at Yale and other prominent colleges, but such is not the case. While the student of political science at Harvard may have a larger number of courses in History and Political Economy from which he can make his selection, there is one branch of the subject which is ignored here, but which at Yale, at Columbia, at University of Pennsylvania, and at University of Michigan receives considerable attention. This subject is termed, "Municipal Law" at Yale, and "Mercantile Law" at University of Pennsylvania.

Municipal Law consists of lectures on the origin, history and general principles of the Common Law based on the treatises of Robinson and others.

Mercantile Law at University of Pennsylvania covers the usages and methods of business, the management of property and the administration of trusts and is supplemented by an exposition of the leading principles of the Common Law. The text book is Parson's Laws of Business. Both Columbia and University of Michigan give similar courses. Why the faculty here have not introduced an elective to cover this subject pursued in other colleges, when the beast of Harvard has been always to take the lead in political science, as a matter of deep concern. Of the advantages of such a course in in the Common Law, it is unnecessary to speak. The CRIMSON editorially, and through communications this year as well as last year has made it clear to the faculty that the course was demanded by a large number of students. As the matter can now be brought before the faculty in an official manner through the Conference Committee, it is hoped that measures, will be adopted so as to arrange a course in the principles of the Common Law in the electives for the year 1886-87.

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