The annual report of a president of any American university is always worth the reading by graduates of that particular institution, and reports of Harvard Presidents have set a tradition for broadness, depth, and soundness that has made their yearly appearance an event awaited eagerly by all men, of whatever college, interested in the theory and practise of modern higher education.

President Lowell's report, issued today, is no exception. Once again he has wandered beyond the narrow interests of Harvard men to consider American education in its wider significance. Statistics and figures there are, but the discussion and comments on the trends of education at Harvard and elsewhere are what give this report its true importance, make it part of the history of education.

So diverse are the subjects treated and so full of material and evidence that it would be impossible at once to do them justice editorially in the limited amount of space available in most newspapers. The CRIMSON this morning attempts to offer its readers a digest of a report that should be read in full. In order that those interested in particular subjects may be informed of President Lowell's views of them in tote, the CRIMSON proposes during the next week or so to reprint the Report in sections according to the subjects treated, and will offer at the same time such editorial comment as seems relevant.