ILLUSTRATED REVIEWED

The Illustrated for May is called the athletic number, but it is certainly not over-weighted with athletic interest, since more than half the space is given to other subjects. On the subject of athletics the most interesting article is one on Harvard's Captains by H. S. Ballou, Jr. The purpose of this article is to show what becomes of our University captains when they leave college. The author points out that 13 per cent. of the captains of University baseball, football, and crew prior to 1905 are mentioned in Who's Who. and that this is slightly higher than the number of Phi Beta Kappa members so recorded for the same period. The author modestly admits that this does not prove very much. It certainly lacks a good deal of proving that athletes generally succeed better than scholars. Presumably the captains represent the very pick of all the teams. If all members of University teams and crews were compared with all Phi Beta Kappa men. it would give a fairer test.

Harvard's Political Psychology.

Mr. Gerard C. Henderson's article on Harvard's Political Psychology is an excellent illustration of the way figures can be made to show anything you set out to show if you work hard enough at it. An illustration of the author's animus is shown in his way of explaining the Law School's majority against the candidate who favors the recall of judges in the recent straw vote for president. It is not unreasonable to suppose that law students are better informed on that particular subject than undergraduates are. The author, however, dismisses the subject by attributing it to the "class consciousness" of the law men.

A very instructive article on the undergraduate life of Phillips Brooks by J. B. Langstaff begins with the somewhat startling statement that "in his profession Phillips Brooks stands as the most influential person in the history of America." The exaggeration may be overlooked in so sincere an admirer as the author, especially since the sincerity of his admiration has inspired this study. Every Harvard man who ever came in contact with that great personality, and those of the present generation who are living in the tradition of his name, will be interested in this account of his early days of obscurity.

Explanation of Boston Vocation Bureau's Work.

It would be interesting to know how many Harvard men know what the Boston Vocation Bureau is, and how many of those who do have any appreciation of its importance or of Harvard's part in it. Whether they be many or few, Mr. Winthrop A. Hamlin has done them a favor by writing an article on that Bureau. As a means of redistributing the labor power of the community it is probably doing more to bring about a correct distribution of wealth and better social conditions than all the muck-rakers and resentful reformers combined.

The choice of illustrations helps to make this an attractive number of the magazine. Three famous captains of the last generation, men who have since become distinguished in other fields than athletics, are shown as they appeared in their undergraduate days. A youthful likeness of Phillips Brooks, and his Regent street photograph are reproduced. There are also several scenes from recent plays by the Dramatic Club, though the scenes seem to have been chosen more for the sake of the players than for the sake of the plays.