A question now much debated is, whether the influence of Harvard or of Yale is greater in the other parts of the country. That it may be possible to judge which of these universities is gaining in influence, the following table has been prepared. It shows the gain in ten years at Harvard and at Yale, both in actual number of students and in percentage of the former number.

Harvard's Yale's

gain. gain.

Four New England States, 125 37

Mass., Conn., N. Y., 1,085 780

Middle States, 72 154

Southern States, 47 32

Central States, 267 217

Western States, 57 53

Pacific States, 10 5

Foreign countries, 36 16

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Totals, 1,699 1,274

Harvard's Yale's

per ct. per ct.