THE NEW CATALOGUE.

In external appearance the new catalogue for 1883-4 contrasts rather unfavorably with that of last year. The new cover is different from those that the book has previously been bound in, and if no other edition is to be published, as we understand, it will prevent any person from keeping a uniform set. This seems unfortunate, especially since the new cover seems to be much inferior to the old in every way. Now that the publication has passed into the hands of the college, we notice one gratifying improvement, that the advertisements which used to mar the back part of the book have been kept out altogether. This has the double advantage of making the book considerably less cumbersome, as well as getting rid of so objectionable a feature. The number of students connected with the college proper is given as 972, showing a gain of more than forty over last year; the whole number in the university is 1522, a gain of nearly a hundred over last year. This shows a most gratifying increase and is indicative of the rapid progress that Harvard is making. The new School of Veterinary Medicine has now become an actual member of the university and for the first time a list of its students is given. It appears also that the old Lee Prizes for reading are no longer to be offered for the future. A new feature is the introduction of an index of all the officers and students connected with the university. This contains several "corrections" as to addresses given in the main body of the book. All such inaccuracies would seem to be quite unnecessary if sufficient care were exercised in the compiling. The admission examination papers have been omitted, a change which seems have been made most wisely. It is very easy for anyone wishing them to procure them from the Registrar, and they formed a great nuisance to the undergraduates who had no use for them. Any change which take away from the present considerable bulk of the book is a most desirable one, for the catalogue has really assumed quite formidable proportions. We regret however, that the editor has paid no attention to our suggestion about the other examination papers. All in all it is well got up, though the new covers are so great a mistake, and it must prove a most servicable if not an almost invaluable assistance to every student.