Harvard Monthly for June.

The Monthly for June contains more variety in its articles than most of the numbers this term, though they tend as frequently towards literary subjects. The graduate article is a timely contribution by Professor F. W. Taussig on "Political Economy and Business," since, as the author writes, "nearly every undergraduate takes a course in Political Economy sooner or later in his college career," it will aid many students in their choice of electives to be informed of the real relation of this study to after life. Professor Taussig shows that it "is concerned little, if at all, with the individual and with the causes of his success or failure" in business. For "the business man is mainly concerned with the immediate future; the economist with the permanent trend of affairs." But "the greatest advantage of economic study is precisely in the training which it gives in taking this wider point of view. Political economy will not help its students to prosper; but it will give them a better understanding of the forces which affect the prosperity of the community;" and will help instill into them "an impartial public spirit."

The chief interest of "The Western Harrying," by H. Bates, lies in its successful reproduction of the old English style. It treats of an expedition of Norsemen. It is rather diffuse and hardly enters into the story in this number. It will be concluded next month.

"Stevenson's Impressionism" is contributed by H. T. Perry. After defining as far as possible, impressionism, the author takes up Stevenson's works in detail and shows to how great an extent this quality exists in each. He concludes that Stevenson makes only legitimate use of impressionism, and that chiefly in his earlier works.

In "The Note of Provinciality in Miss Austen's Novels," R. E. N. Dodge gives an exhaustive criticism of one side of Miss Austen's writings. He considers her "provincial" of course in her range of subjects, and "provincial" as far as this term signifies "lack of deep insight;" but this quality has aided her chief merit, precision, while it has not led to trivialness.

The poetry of this number consists of a "Roundel," by T. D. Johnson, and "The Secret," by W. A. Leahy, of which the second is by far the best, and is of a higher order of verse than often appears in college periodicals.

The "Editorial' emphasizes a growing evil in our system of study. The writer examines thoroughly the conflict in principle between the hour examination and the thesis, and brings forcibly to light the practical abuses of the mixed system. His statement that a thesis will infallibly require "a withdrawal for solid days together from all other work" will be heartily endorsed by all students; and his appeal for a system which shall hamper less the earnes worker, will be heartily seconded.