( $ ) diffused and the introduction of such a system as you propose, which will in effect do away with English teaching save in pure literature is by no means desirable. Compare the knowledge in English of the youths who are now out with academy distinctions with those who came out from Colleges with out such distinctions 4o years before and you will see the vast difference. On a little deliberation the cause will be apparent. It was nothing, but that English was taught to them from the lowest classes and this is not the case now. Under these considerations I would restrict the teaching of History Geography and Mathematics in Bengali up to the fourth class of Entrance Schools and make the following alterations in your proposals, viz.:- (1) That Bengali without being made one of the optional classical second languages should be made compulsory with the Sankrit from the Entrance up to the B. A. Examinations. (2). That there should be two papers in the second language one of Sanscrit and another of Bengali, in both of which the candidates should paSS. If Bengali be made optional with Sanscrit, candidates as a matter of necessity would take Bengali for their course and thus Sanscrit would be disregarded. Such a state of things is by no means desirable. I must own the paucity of Bengali works of high standard fit to be introduced into the curriculum of second languages in the F. A. and B. A. Examinations and we must lay our heads together to meet this desideratum. In conclusion I beg to add that in my humble opinion, unless we adopt the course prescribed above our object viz, the improvement of the Bengali Language and a revival of a spirit of nationality cannot be attained to. Fron THE REv. JoHN MoRRISON, M. A. Principal, General Assembly's Intitution. Church of Scotland Mission. The General Assembly's Institution. Cornwalis Sq. Calcutta 7th Feb. 1895. To BABU RABINDRANATH TAGORE, THE HON. JUSTICE GOOROOLDAS BANERJEE, M. A. D. L. and others, members of the Committee of the Bengal Academy of Literature. GENTILEMEN, You do me the honor of requesting my opinion upon certain points connected with the question of the fuller recogintion of Bengali,
