The work of Harvard men in the Law School, as compared with that of graduates of other institutions, has often been taken as a barometric measure of the quality of Harvard students and instruction. Two years ago the College had less than its proportion of graduates on the Law Review; and, for example, the inference was drawn by some members of the classics department that the relatively poor showing was due to the lack of interest, and consequently of training in the classics.

Last year, however, while only 27 per cent. of the third-year class were Harvard men, 31 per cent. of those receiving a grade of A were graduates of the College; and while only 28 per cent. of the two lower classes were Harvard men, one-third of the thirty elected to the Law Review were graduates of Harvard. Two years ago the Sears prizes, given to the four men of highest standing in the second and third-year classes,--two to each class,--were won by graduates of other institutions. This year Harvard men won three of the four prizes.

Undoubtedly the work of Harvard men in the Law School had deteriorated for a period; but it has recovered from the slump. The present condition is the more gratifying, when it is remembered that, in the case of colleges geographically remote, it is the more capable and ambitious students who come to the Law School; whereas a more representative body go from Harvard College.