We have received the Cambridge University Calendar, 1904-1905 (Deighton, Bell,
and Co., Cambridge ; G. Bell and Sons, London ; 7s. 6d. net). The volume grows, as, indeed, might be expected. It now exceeds a thousand pages, without reckoning the prefatory matter, extending to over a hundred more. One notable change that we see recorded is in the Mathematical Tripos. Fifty years ago, when it had its most flourishing period, there were 43 Wranglers, 56 Senior Optimes, 43 Junior Optimes. This year the numbers were 35, 15, and 17. On the other hand, the Classical Tripos of 1854 contained 49 names as against 114. The Moral Science Tripes shows 6 against 4; the Natural Science Tripos 3 against 128 ; the Law 15 against 45 ; the Historical, Oriental Languages, Mediaeval and Modern Languages, and Mechanical Sciences Triposes are all new, and aggregate 106 names. We get, therefore, a total of 215 names in honour lists against 462. This is satisfactory, and so it will be said, but probably with less unanimity, is the passing away of the predomi- nance of mathematics.
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