ABOUT a year ago a School of Political Science was founded at Columbia, and Michigan University has lately followed the example of the former college. The usefulness of such a school must be apparent to every one. If American colleges could educate young men in the theory of government, could instruct them in finance, political economy, and diplomacy, could fit them in manners and learning to become our worthy representatives abroad, our politics at home would become purer and more dignified, the cry for civil service reform would in a great measure cease, and we should no longer be disgraced abroad, as we have so often been, by men unfit to be our agents. Though Harvard cannot take the initiatory step in this direction, she can at least follow the good example which has been set her. By founding such a school as we have spoken of let her be among the first to try to regenerate and lend vigor and honor to our politics.