The Graduates Magazine.

Although it was thought last spring that it might be necessary to discontinue the "Graduates Magazine" because of poor financial support, fortunately enough subscriptions have been received to insure its continuance. The September number remarkably full of interest to all Harvard men, and reflecting in a striking way the varied life of the University, shows what a great loss its abandonment would have been.

The most prominent positions in the magazine are given to the address of President Roosevelt '80, at the last Commencement dinner, on "Three College Bred Americans," "Valor" the poem read by Professor N. S. Shaler S'62, at the Phi Beta Kappa exercises in Sanders Theatre, June 26, and the Phi Beta Kappa oration, "A Study of Self Sacrifice" by Professor G. H. Palmer '64.

Prof. A. B. Hart '80, in an article "Ten Years of Harvard," describes the growth of the University during the last decade in a fresh and discerning manner. Besides illustrating the growth of the University by suggestive figures, such as the rise in the total enrollment from 3,009 to 5,124 and of the number of teachers from 253 to 483, he gives many interesting facts about its organization and government Harvard is really ruled by a parliament of three estates, not unlike the king, lords and commons. The "Corporation has some of the prerogatives of sovereignty; it possesses the power of the purse and is the fountain of all university honors. The Board of Overseers, with the power of reviewing, investigating and suggesting, but not of initiation, is the House of Lords, while the faculties correspond roughly to the Commons. "Harvard," says Professor Hart, "is now the richest university in America, but it is also the poorest university in the sense that no other has always such evident and crying needs." In considering the influence on the University in developing the manhood of the students, Professor Hart calls attention to the fact that never has there been so little necessity for severe discipline, as today. "Students seem on the whole to accept the responsibility of manhood, and that a high standard of life appeals to Harvard students is shown by the great influence of Professor Norton during a quarter of a century. . . . . The moral quality of the Harvard man is sound and hopeful."

An unsigned review of President Eliot's life of his son Charles Eliot, will lead most readers to go to the book itself to learn more of the noble landscape artist "a lover of nature and of his kind, who trained himself for a new profession practiced it happily, and through it wrought much good." In an article on the Cooperative society, Prof. J. H. Gardiner '83 gives strong reasons for incorporating the society according to a plan similar to that presented last spring, but avoiding the chief objections raised against it.

Under "What Oxford can Teach Us," Mr. E. W. Warren '83 concludes that the English love manhood for itself and by itself, and their college system is best fitted to develop it. He thinks we have sacrificed it by submitting our children from infancy to the commonplaces of life. "Our youth uses its forces, English youth cherishes them.

Mr. W. R. Thayer '81, the editor, in an article entitled "Emerson's Centenary," argues strongly for the celebration by the University of May 25, 1903, the 160th anniversary of the birth of Ralph Waldo Emerson. This day should be devoted, he says, not merely for the sake of reminding the public and ourselves that Emerson was Harvard bred and closely allied with Harvard throughout his life, but also for the sake of holding up to the present generation his unique example.

The magazine also contains two anonymous articles: "From a Graduate's Window" and "A Disappointment in Criticism" a sketch of the life of the late Professor Bocher by Professor C. H. Grandgent '83, and "Were Burgoyne's Officers Quartered on the College?" by E. H. Smith '96. There are in addition excellent pictures of Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes, 61, Professor Rocher, Pierce Hall and the University nine.