Below will be found some statistics regarding the freshman class which it is believed will be interesting. Some of last year's figures are also given for purposes of comparison.

The list of the leading fitting schools with the number of men they send to the class of '96 is as follows: -

Class of '96. Class of '95.

Hopkinson 35 17

Boston Latin 28 38

Phillips Exeter 25 31

Phillips Andover 13 9

St. Pauls 12 9

Cambridge Latin 10 26

Roxbury Latin 10 12

Dalzells (Worcester) 10 6

Groton 9 5

Belmont School 7

Browne & Nichols 6 11

Somerville High 6 6

Newton High 5 7

Adams Academy 5 5

Nobles School 5

St. Paul's School, L. I. 5

St. Marks 4 6

Berkeley School, (N Y.) 4

Worcester High 4 5

English High 3 5

Chauncey Hall 2 4

Private Tutors 44 34

Miscellaneous Schools 155

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Total membership of the Class of '96 407

Total membership of the Class of '95 382

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Gain 25

It is to be noted that while from many of the larger preparatory schools the number sent this year is smaller than last, vet a great gain has been made in the spread of the college's influence over the country. Many schools heretofore unrepresented have sent several men and Harvard is enlarging the field of its resources.

The representation of the various States and countries is as follows: -

'96. '95.

Massachusetts 251 239

New York 50 42

Pennsylvania 12 4

Illinois 11 8

Maine 11 4

New Jersey 9 2

District of Columbia 8 4

Rhode Island 7 5

Ohio 5 8

Connecticut 5 1

California 4 5

Colorado 4 2

Missouri 4 3

Michigan 3 3

Tennessee 2 2

Wisconsin 2 5

Vermont 2 0

Montana 2 0

Iowa 2 4

Nebraska 1 2

Georgia 1 0

Minnesota 1 3

Virginia 1 1

Kentucky 1 1

Maryland 1 1

Arkansas 1 0

Alabama 1 0

New Hampshire 1 9

Turkey 1 0

France 1 0

Hawaian Islands 1 0

The representation of the large cities is as follows: -

Boston 59

New York 26

Chicago 8

Washington 8

Buffalo 5