Not even the success of the younger generation in indicting the world can alter the fact that many a boy graduating from college has but a hazy notion of what he expects to "do." Hence it is safe to assume that the figures showing the preferences of the senior class at Harvard are only roughly indicative of their ultimate occupations. The vague term "business" undoubtedly covers a multitude of inarticulate aspirations.

But what is true of Harvard is, in the main, true of nearly all the colleges. The old prejudice against college men in business is vanishing. Every year there are more demands for men either with the special knowledge in a given field or with the mental training which is the product of the best college education. Many institutions turn more and more to "practical" education, heeding the dislike of business men for the "unessentials." Against this tendency some of the larger universities have steadily striven, holding that it is for the graduate schools to concentrate on "vocational" training, and that for colleges the aim should be, as President Lowell phrases it, "something more than a preparation for earning a living."

In so far as the increasing interest in business at Harvard is concerned, there is little doubt that it is largely a result of the success of the Graduate School of Business Administration. This, in turn, has had its reflex upon the college undergraduates, who, in seeking advice from their business friends as to what to "go into," are being urged to take a year or more at the Business School. In the old days youngsters who could not make up their minds just how they would set about conquering the world were urged to go for a year or more to the Law School to benefit from the mental discipline there to be derived. Recently the number of Harvard men going to the Law School has declined. This may be an indication that the "floaters" are drifting into the Business School. Modern business is in reality becoming a profession in which a broad training and thorough technique will be increasingly in demand. New York Times.