The catalogue of the University, which is out this morning tells the complete story of the wonderful growth and development of Harvard during the past year. The first and most striking evidence of growth is of course sought in the general summary of students. The gain in the University proper has already been stated as slightly under 400. But from the fact that many of the summer courses can now be counted toward the A. B. degree there is very good reason for reckoning the students in these courses into the total. If this be done, the total number of students enrolled so far this year is 3021 against a total of 2550 (?) last year in the University proper and the Summer School. The most interesting part of this whole gain is in the graduate and professional schools. The gain in the Graduate School itself last year was 63, in the Medical School 71 and in the law school 89; considerably more than half of the total gain is made in these three schools. An interesting point in connection with this is that the increase in the number of graduates of other colleges who have entered these higher schools has been more than proportional to the growth of the schools, rapid as that has been. This means that the character of these schools and the sort of work they are doing is being more widely recognized and valued. Harvard determines the standards.

The development of the Lawrence Scientific School is also extremely interesting. The system in this school has never been identical with that which dominates the rest of the University. The principle of election does not receive nearly so broad an application here as it does elsewhere in Harvard. There are different lines along which the student can secure the degree of S. B., and he can choose any one of them. Once having made this choice, however, the rest of his work is in very considerable measure prescribed. This is essential in a scientific course. The authorities of the college are evidently determined, however, to give the principle of election as broad an application as possible here as elsewhere. Two new courses leading up to the S. B. degree are announced, making seven in all, and giving a really broad range of election. The growth of the Scientific School in numbers is also very satisfactory. Under excellent management this department of the University has been developing rapidly during the past five years, and it is distinctly one of the departments of great possibilities.