President Totten and Prof. Duncan L. Stewart,' both from Union, caused great attention to be paid to political economy, constitutional history, and international law. Bishop Williams brought in greater attention to classics and made the study of languages receive equal attention with that given to philosophy and science. President Goodwin gave an impetus to modern languages; President Eliot to history; President Jackson to philosophy. Within the last four years in President Smith's administration, the number of elective courses has been greatly increased, and now about two-fifths of the work of the Juniors and three-fifths of the work of the Seniors is in clective studies.

In 1885, Louis M. Cheeseman, PH. D., professor of physics, died, after a service of two years. This brilliant and short-lived scholar was the second of the faculty to die in office."

Examinations for admission to Trinity are held at Hartford, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Chicago, and San Francisco. The requirements for the course in arts consist of Latin, Greek, mathematics, and English. For the courses in letters and science and in letters alone they are similar, with the omission of Greek. For the course in science, no Greek and less Latin are required, but the amount of mathematics and English is increased and history of the United States is added.

The first recitation on Monday morning, throughout the course, is devoted to religious studies. The courses of study are comprehensive and thorough, and in addition to the required amount, certain voluntary studies are provided, with very good results. The year begins about the middle of September and closes with commencement in the end of June. There is a Christmas recess of two or three weeks and a spring one of ten days. Honors are given to students who receive an average of nine-tenths in the marks for their course.

A list of students attaining the honor grade in any college year is published in the catalogue of the following year, and a student attaining the honor grade in all his studies throughout the college course receives the title of Optimus. Students whose marks during the course amount to 75 per cent of those attainable, receive appointments for commencement.

TRINITY OF TO-DAY.

The college library now has a fund of some $30,000. Tuition is $100, room rent from $25 to $100. Students in need of assistance receive aid from beneficiary funds, there being some fifty of such scholarships. There is also a free loan library, endowed by Rev. J. G. Jacocks, of the

'Professor of mathematics and natural philosophy, 1833-1855, and emeritus till his death in 1880.

2 * Perry American Episcopal Church, 11, 538–547.

class of 1847.

The degree of M. A. is given in course after three years to graduates giving evidence of advanced work.

In 1859 the oldest prize was founded by Miles A. Tuttle, of Hartfort; it consists of $30 and is given for the best essay on a prescribed subject. Chemical prizes of $30 and $20 are given for theses on subjects. The students, in continuance of a custom began by the literary societies, give two medals yearly for writing and pronouncing English orations. A prize is given for the best "version" into English of a Latin author and declamation of it. Other prizes are given of $25 for Latin, $20 for mathematics, $35 and $25 for history, $15 and $10 for English composition. Mrs. James Goodwin, in 1885, founded two Greek prizes of $35 and $25, and Dr. Charles D. Scudder and Edward M. Scudder, of New York City, have offered an English literature prize of $65. The class of 1885 has provided for prizes in the modern languages. Mrs. Frances J. Holland, daughter of Bishop Brownell has by a legacy in 1890, endowed three scholarships in memory of her husband, having each an annual income of about $600. During the past year provision has been made for a fellowship by a legacy of $10,000 from Henry E. Russell.

The social life at Trinity is very pleasant, as all the students live together. A german club gives several dances during the winter, the glee club gives concerts in neighboring towns, the athletic association has its meets, football and baseball are played, and plays given in the gymnasium. In 1879 the A. X. Chapter of 4. K. E. was founded at Trinity, making five fraternities there then. To these have been added during the past year, chapters of the Z. A. E and . I. 4.

The number of student fell off just before President Smith's acces sion, and there were but 66 in 1884.1 Now, however, they have greatly increased, and amount to 122 (1892-93). When the last quinquennial catalogue was issued in 1890, 1,409 had received degrees from Trinity, of which 404 had been honorary. Of the alumni, numbering 1,005 in all, 330 had died and 354 had become clergymen.

Trinity's course of instruction unites the conservatism of experience with adaptation to the needs of modern scholarship, all under the acknowledged influence of religious nurture; her well-stocked library and ample museum, with her unrivaled accommodations for students, furnish her for her work, so that she is, in reality as well as in name, in the affections of her members as well as in her profession, a home for sound learning." Its site and surroundings are attractive, its students congenial, the relation between teacher and scholar peculiarly intimate, and, under its present vigorous management and able faculty, a prosperous future seems destined for Trinity College.

The present faculty consists of President G. W. Smith, Hobart professor of metaphysics; the Rev. T. R. Pynchon, Brownell professor of

In 1852 there were 79.