( 96 მ) certainly is, it ignores the obvious advantges so palpable by practical educationists, which one derived from an early intellectual development resul. ting from the study of different subjects in one's mother tongue. I would accordingly still advocate the adoption of the vernacular of the country as the medium of instruction in classes lower than the fourth if such a system could be made compulsory on all schools alike; but for the pesent I would leave the higher forms alone, the system of education pursued in them being in my opinion better suited to the exigencies of the situation than the one suggested in your letter. 4. As regards the collegiate classes, the multiplicity of subjects is already a fruitful source of reasonable complains and it seems undesirable therefore that Bengli or any other vernacular could be introduced as anaddit ional subject. In the B. A. examination moreover the B. course students have no sanskrit or Persian to learn. I have the honor to be SIR, Your most obedient servant Radhikaprosanah Mukharjee, Inspector of Schools, Presidency Circle. From BABU SURANATH CHATTERJI, Head Master, Bhagalpore, Zilla School. TO BABU RABINDRA NATH TAGORE. LDR. GURUDAS BANNERJ I. NANDA KRISHNA BOSE Esq. PAN DIT RAJANI KANT GUPTA. BABU HIRENDRA NATH IDATTA. GEN LEMEN, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your circular letter of the 5th instant, and in reply beg leave to state that, in my
