THE ENROLLMENT FIGURES.

At first glance the figures of enrollment may seem somewhat discouraging; but when the extraordinary growth and improved facilities of the western institutions, as well as certain changes within the University are considered, the registration should be gratifying to those who judge Harvard's strength by its numbers,--at best a superficial test. The increasing tendency to complete the requirements for an A.B. degree in three years and the changes in the Scientific School account for much of the loss in the undergraduate departments. In the slow but steady growth of the Law and Medical Schools is found an ample vindication of the policy of requiring a degree for admission.