Much has been said and even more, perhaps, has been written about the transition from school to college. Too little, apparently, has been done to bridge the gap that obviously exists for many.

On the one hand are the colleges that complain of their freshmen who seem to know so little about organizing and using their time. On the other hand are the schools that see some of their graduates fail in college for lack of a firm but friendly hand to offer guidance at the psychological moment. The test of fitness for college, say the university authorities, is the ability of the individual to take purposeful advantage to his opportunities. Correct reply the school heads, but follow each boy individually, especially at first, until he becomes oriented; or, in other words, until he knows what it's all about.

To do the colleges justice, if one may judge from returning alumni, some attempt has been made in various universities to provide a working organization among the faculty that may approximate the close personal interest shown in each individual by the masters in preparatory schools. In too many instances, however, these attempts on the part of the colleges have proved rather perfunctory.

But now comes a bonafide effort to investigate, in the form of an exhaustive questionnaire. Twenty-one colleges are uniting in this study, each one sending these questionnaires to the graduating classes in its vicinity. The questions are exceedingly specific and pertinent covering minutely such questions as family background, academic likes and dislikes, associates, hobbies, religion, responsibilities, weekly allowance, adaptability in society and capacity for leadership. The Choate News