Sacrifice of the Body.

The rector admits that girls set to compete in examinations with boys, if they come out victorious (and a fortiori if they fail, since, according to Mr Wilson, it is the pupils of mediocre intelligence who damage themselves in these contests), do so at the expense of their physique, unless they are very strong. He thus grants that, except in the case of the very strong, all girls who compete for open scholarships sacrifice their physique. Then he proceeds :—"I think this may be found in the long run to be a very serious matter, and may require a readjustment in the matte of the education of women." In the long run, be it noted! For how long does Mr Wilson think it justifiable to conduct interesting experiments of this kind, which he is convinced will end badly for women, and which he would have known long ago must end badly, if he had given the subject practical attention, when the disastrous results of similar experiments made else-where were announced to the world. I say practical attention advisedly, because Mr Wilson has been dallying critically with the effects of over-pressure, and writing reports on the subject, for the last twenty years.