The new plan adopted by Princeton's faculty in regard to conferring the degree of Doctor of Philosphy is a commendable one and its working will be watched with intense interest by all the educational institutions in the country. The great advantage of this German system of conferring degrees is that the faculty of the university can assure itself that the candidate has concentrated himself on a defined group of studies and that he has certain absolute qualifications for the degree he applies for. That Princeton should make this new departure is rather a surprise, but now that she has concentrated the attention of the American college world upon herself we do not doubt that she will make strenuous efforts to show up the new plan in its best aspect.
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