THE TERRITORIAL CLUBS AND A LOOK AHEAD.

The desire to be the most truly national of American universities is one of the most cherished of all Harvard's traditions although a recent one. The new plan of entrance examinations, the exchange professorships, all have their common purpose, the spread of Harvard's influence and the broadening of Harvard's horizon. The immediate and quite commendable object of the Territorial Clubs is to promote social intercourse and friendship between acquaintances coming from the same locality. But by this very furthering of acquaintance between men from the same general region, they serve at the same time another and more ultimate purpose--namely; as the first step towards the gathering up of all the men of a given city or state after graduation into a local Harvard's Club whose object is the advancement of Harvard's interests. If men from the same city do not even become acquainted while in college, the chances are immeasurable less of their working together for the University after graduation. When each man realizes in college the responsibility he will sometime bear as a Harvard graduate, then the Territorial Clubs will begin to serve their essential purpose and truly flourish.