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President Chadbourne of the agricultural college, protests against the neglect of practical English branches in the higher institutions of learning. Dr. Chadbourne by no means undervalues the training which comes from Latin and Greek; but he firmly believes that much time can be and is wasted by the manner in which they are taught. He would have the instruction of our colleges touch practical life more closely, and so far as this the advocates of English and scientific education have found a lively champion. The doctor declares that most college students cannot write a plain hand, compose a creditable letter or "cipher" in fractions, and that they are deficient in observation. He wants more chance for the English rudiments which made Washington, Franklin, Jackson and Lincoln.