The number for March is devoted largely to speeding the parting and welcoming the coming president. The late Professor Dunbar's article on President Eliot's Administration from 1869 to 1894 is reprinted, and the story is brought up to the present by Professor Taussig, who outlines some of the more striking developments of the last fifteen years. The evolution from the simple Harvard College of 40 years ago, with its loosely connected professional schools of primitive character, into the University of the present seems almost incredible. One would be glad to find, however, in addition to the exposition of facts, something of prophecy for the future. What is to be the result, for instance, of the merging of Harvard College and the Scientific School? Are the A.B. and S.B. to become one degree? Is education of a democracy to make the training of youth so "practical" an affair that Harvard College will cease to be a home of the humanities?

President Thwing of Western Reserve University writes on "President Eliot's Message," giving a cordial appreciation of the character and work of the President. President Hyde of Bowdoin has an excellent review of Mr. Eliot's recent volume on "University Administration." Mr. W.R. Thayer writes on "Comparisons: 1869-1909," showing in concrete form a few of the great changes under President Eliot's administration. His list of the buildings added is a sad one; by no stretch of the imagination can many of these be called beautiful. He demonstrates clearly that Harvard is the poor man's college and so the democratic college. This is a point that should more often be emphasized. These and other articles give a picture of the debt Harvard owes to the magnificent administration of President Eliot.

President Lowell is welcomed by his classmate, Professor Wendell, in an article sane and adequate. He notes that it was a Lowell who was said to be the chief advocate of the nomination of President Eliot.

Professor Merriman writes with bubbling enthusiasm of the winter quarter. The articles of interest on the last few months include one on the late Dean Wright by his temporary successor, Professor Smyth, loving and sympathetic in tone towards one to whose unfailing kindness all graduate students of recent years owe a debt never to be forgotten. Dean Haskins is welcomed in a cordial editorial. Mr. R.H. Dana as laudator temporis acti shows that last year's success in rowing is due to a return to earlier ways. Professor Jackson gives a review of the work of the late Wolcott Gibbs; it is singularly illuminating to laymen in showing the importance of the activities of a scholar.

The rest of the number is of the usual sort, giving the life of the place in the last few months. Not the least interesting are the photographs, several of President Eliot, one of President Lowell, by no means the best published, another of Dean Haskins, which does not show the geniality of his face; that of Dean Wright lacks the twinkle of the eye which meant so much.