While the State system of education does not include higher institutions of learning excepting normal colleges, these have been amply pro vided by private enterprise. Detailed informa tion concerning these institutions will be found under their separate headings. The oldest col legiate institution is Harvard University. Cam bridge (non-sectarian). The others (exclusive of those for women), in the order of their founding, are : Williams College ( Congregat ional ) Wil liamstown; Amherst College ( Congrega t iona 1 ) , Amherst; College of the Holy Cross (Roman Catholic). Worcester; Tufts College (Univer salist),. Tufts College Station; Boston College (Roman Catholic) ; Boston University (Metho dist Episcopal) : and Clark University (non sectarian). Worcester. The colleges for women are, in similar order: Montt Holyoke College, South Iladky; Wellesley College, Wellesley; Smith College, Northampton: and Radcliffe Col lege, Cambridge, all non-sectarian. The theo logical institutions ;ire: _Andover Theological Seminary(Congregational), Andover ; Newton Theological Institution (Baptist I. Newton; Dar
yari Divinity School non-seeta Finn ) : New Church Theological School, Canthridgc; Boston Seined of Theology (non-sectarian under Methodist auspices) Protestant Episcopal Theological School, t'ambridge; Tufts College Divinity School (Universalist), Tufts College Station. There arc two law schools, that of 'Har vard and that of the Boston University. Tho schools of medicine are: Ilarvard Medical School, the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Boston, Tufts College Medical School, and Boston Uni versity School (homeopathic). There are also 'Boston Dental College. Harvard Dental School, and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy. The sellouts of science are six in number, viz.: Massa chusetts Agricultural College at Amherst ; .Mas sachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston; Lawrence Scientific School. Cambridge; Clark University, Worcester; 'Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The New England Conservatory of at Boston and the Boston University Col lege of MUSIC have high standards of require ment.