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POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY
The Harvard Corporation.
in the academic department and 374 in the Sheffield Scientific School; whereas last year the numbers were 1.275 and 875. In Princeton the similar figures are 504 and 155 in 1890 and 838 and 558 in 1905. President Eliot appears to favor giving only the A.B. degree for undergraduate study, but Harvard has this year established a bachelor of science degree in the college.
Of the many other interesting topics treated in the report, we can only mention the severe arraignment of football. No one objects to seeing our 'young barbarians all at play,' but
