That the good work done by the various universities and colleges of this country is becoming more and more appreciated as time rolls by, is distinctly shown by the increasing tendency of the journals and magazines of the day to criticize everything connected with college life. It is with the intention of putting plainly before all the students here just what role Harvard is playing in the progress of educational advancement, what her needs and what her advantages are, that we print in another column an excellent and unbiased view of the situation, written by Mr. Badger, who has for years filled an important post in the college library. Perhaps nothing in the article is more striking or more likely to be discredited by those who do not thoroughly understand the inner life of the University than the words, "Harvard's greatness is apparent in her poverty." It is poor in order to enable those who come to her doors to receive an education to get it simply by natural ability and steady application, without being dependent upon outside help, as disbursements of almost sixty thousand dollars a year in scholarships will truthfully attest. It is a notorious fact that its corps of professors and instructors is worse paid than at many of the smaller colleges, and yet they refuse the most tempting offers ot go elsewhere, sacrificing themselves for the love of their alma mater. And still the hue and cry continues, "Don't go to Harvard unless you are rich." It is impossible to see how such a mistaken impression about a place should exist where, in the very heart of its life, we find enshrined the spirit of Spartan poverty and simplicity.