that there were other educational interests of the Church in the West which left no room for Racine; or that the Church people in Illinois and Wisconsin had come largely from New England, and would have nothing but New England training for their sons. It may be, as he said,

That the members of our Church are prevented from giving the large gifts which one hears of elsewhere, by the fact that it costs more to support the average Episcopalian, and to keep him and his in that "station of life unto which it has pleased God to call him," than it has done any other kind of Christian since the time when the divine Master declared "that the foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man hath not where to lay his head." Perhaps I may add that, owing it may be to the generally comfortable tone which prevails, the sort of wellto-do, refined, cultivated, worldly Christianity, nothing which does not reflect the average tone of thought, feeling, doctrine, and idea that is prevalent, can expect to be aided by what liberality there is. Anything beyond this can look only for an amiable toleration, with the permission to succeed if it be able to do so, and may be most thankful if it can avoid actual misrepresentation, and that species of persecution which is popular in an age tolerant of everything excepting the Faith.

Whatever be the cause or causes of this interruption of the work of Racine College, which we have reason to think is only temporary, the goodness and greatness of that saint of God shall not, cannot die. Not what he suffered, not what he accomplished, but what he was, shall last; and quite an army of men, whose love and admiration does not diminish but rather increases with the passing years, shall go down to their graves better and truer for their contact with so great a soul, and shall teach their children and their children's children the lesson of the life of James DeKoven, that true and muchtried and triumphant apostle, ὁ δοῦλος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, the servant of Jesus Christ.

REVIEWS.

A Paradise of English Poetry. Arranged by H. C. Beeching. New York: Macmillan & Co. 1893. 2 vols. 8vo, pp. vi., 312, 379.

A CAREFUL Comparative study of the various anthologies of English poetry from Tottel's Miscellany (1557), to the sumptuous and admirable volumes before us, is a desideratum, both for the student of literature and for the general reader. As we are not omniscient, we cannot be certain that such a study has never been undertaken; all that we can affirm is that our eyes have never lighted upon it. We are certain, however, that an essay or treatise along the lines we have laid down would give an invaluable insight into the changes through which the poetical tastes of the English people have passed in the last three hundred and fifty years, and would thus be a contribution of prime importance to English literary history. It could hardly be written by anyone who did not reside near some great literary centre, for private libraries would not be supplied with the necessary data, nor could it be written by anyone who was not endowed with great patience and insight; but we feel sure that the day will come when it will be written.

The volumes before us suggest a comparison with a large anthology entitled Elegant Extracts, which was published in London, in 1824, by a number of booksellers. The scope and distribution of topics in these two anthologies are not so dissimilar as might be expected, but the poets and the poems selected afford contrasts that are pregnant with meaning. Where in Mr. Beeching's "Index of Writers" are the names of Parnell, Garrick, Warton (whether Joseph or Thomas), Edward Moore, Mason, Matthew Green, Dyer, Savage, Christopher Smart, Mickle, Wolcott-but why increase the list? Where, too, are Blair's Grave, Denham's Cooper's

Hill, Philips' Splendid Shilling, or Beattie's Minstrel? On the other hand, where in the Anthology of 1824 do we find a line of Blake or Campion or Montrose or Sir Thomas More or Herrick or Wyatt or Vaughan? Why these differences? For a full answer, we refer the reader to the study suggested above whenever that may see the light.

To return to Mr. Beeching's volumes. We suppose he chose to call his collection a Paradise partly because that title would naturally suggest the fact that the proprietor of a garden or park has the right to lay out his chosen domain pretty much as his fancy strikes him. Mr. Beeching's fancy, hardly his logical faculty, has led him to lay out his Paradise along the following stately and inviting avenues-to wit: Love, Home Affections and Friendship, Man, Patriotism, Art, Romance, Nature, Pastorals, Death, Religion. These avenues, to continue the metaphor, are bordered by stately trees, many of which are easily recognizable, but here and there a graceful flowering shrub is seen, and amid the roots of the monarchs of the grove exquisite wild flowers nestle. In fine, when he chose his alluring title he might safely have had a suspicion that the reader, who might be compelled to lay down the volumes with the privilege of returning to them again, would be likely to ejaculate the names of two famous poems which it is needless to specify.

Dropping our metaphor, for which we hold Mr. Beeching directly responsible, we note that while this collection contains many stock pieces, it gives, nevertheless, by its ample scope, accommodation to many noble poems and extracts from poems which are not to be found in the familiar works of Palgrave and Ward, but are assuredly well worth preserving. The anthology is thus rendered in many respects unique, and its importance to the student of poetry is greatly increased. Perhaps it is somewhat to be regretted that it does not supplement Mr. Locker-Lampson's anthology as well as those of Ward and Palgrave. Or does Mr. Beeching believe that there is no humor in Paradise? He allows much marrying and giving in marriage, but no humor,

without which marriage should be, we think, a dismal failure.

We cannot feel that as an editor Mr. Beeching has the tact of Professor Palgrave, but we do feel that he has in high measure the sympathies of a poet and a true critic combined. We perceive, too, that his reading has been unusually wide, and we especially commend his practical resurrection of Sir Thomas More as a poet, as well as his generous recognition of the much slighted genius of Montrose. We could have wished to see Byron and Campbell better represented, but we are glad that Beddoes got in. We do not see how Thompson's Castle of Indolence failed to yield a stanza, or why Prior was reduced to one charming piece only. But this is not our Paradise; it is Mr. Beeching's-or rather it is Mr. Beeching's stately park opened graciously for the reception of the public whom we most heartily enjoin to enter and admire.

Students' Expenses. A collection of letters from undergraduates, graduates, and professional school students, describing in detail their necessary expenses at Harvard University; with an Introduction. Cambridge. 1893.

THE Consideration of the expenses of students at a university has a very direct bearing on its prosperity. How many students are diverted from one institution to another by economic reasons, often, it may be, from a better to a worse, it is almost impossible to estimate, but that the number is very large will appear if we observe that those seats of learning which are most richly endowed with scholarships and funds for aiding students never lack a demand that outruns the supply. An institution bent on doing its maximum for education will therefore ever keep in mind the budget of its students; and perhaps no university in this country has been more solicitous in this regard than the greatest of them all, as well as the oldest, Harvard University. The first printed study of this subject, whose conclusions were founded on facts gathered from the students themselves, was pub

lished in 1887, by Professor Palmer, of that institution, and many thousand copies of this were called for in succeeding years. Indeed it still remains the best study of the subject for those who wish to direct their attention to the general average of students, to the rich as well as to the poor. He summarizes thus his conclusions: "Out of two hundred and nineteen men who have replied [from the then graduating class] fifty-six, or about one quarter of the class, have spent between $450 and $650 in each of the four years of residence; fifty-four, or again about one quarter, have spent between $650 and $975; but sixty-one, hardly more than a quarter, have spent a larger sum than $1200. The smallest amount in any one year, was $400, the largest $4000." And he concludes his advice to parents with these words: "If your son is something of an artist in economy, he may live here on $600 or less; he will require to be an artist to accomplish it. If he will live closely, carefully, yet with full regard to all that is required, he may do so, with nearly half his class, on not more than $800. If you wish him to live at ease, and to obtain the many refinements that money will purchase, give him $1000. Indeed, if I were a very rich man, and had a boy whose character I could trust, so that I could be sure that all that he laid out would be laid out wisely, I might add $200 more for the purchase of books and other appliances of delicate culture, but I should be sure that every dollar I gave him over $1200 would be a dollar of danger.” The last six years have witnessed very great changes at Harvard, and now the Secretary of that university, Mr. Frank Bolles, has returned to the subject in the pamphlet that lies before us. From this we learn that both officers and students have been busy in their efforts to reduce still further the already low minimum of necessary expenses, and, in an even greater degree, to increase the opportunity for students to make themselves wholly or partially self-supporting during their college years in ways that should contribute to their after success. The secret of every gain that has been effected is coöperation among the students and between the