The annual report of the Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women shows, as usual, a most flourishing condition of affairs. In the words of the report: "The work of the twelfth year calls for little comment. It has followed faithfully the lines laid down from the beginning, but with increasing success."

Students last year came from seventy-seven institutions, and from the following States:

California, 2 New Hampshire, 4

Connecticut, 3 New Jersey, 2

Kansas, 1 New York, 11

Louisiana, 1 Ohio, 3

Maine, 2 Pennsylvania, 1

Massachusetts, 133 Rhode Island, 1

Michigan, 1 North Carolina, 1

Minnesota, 1 South Carolina, 1

Missouri, 3 Vermont, 1

Nebraska, 1 Washington, 1

The following summary shows at a glance the numbers in the different departments of instruction.

Classes, Students.

Greek, 6 42

Latin, 6 62

English, 12 207

German, 6 65

French. 7 66

Italian, 1 6

Philosophy, 3 29

Political Economy, 1 8

History, 6 80

The Fine Arts, 1 6

Music, 2 10

Mathematics, 3 13

Physics, 2 8

Chemistry, 1 3

Elementary Botany, 1 19

Advanced Botany, 2 11

Elementary Zoology, 1 5

Physical Geo. and Meteor. 1 3

Geology, 1 11