If it be true, as reported, that a gift of $1000 has been made to be used for the department of Political Economy, it does not seem as though there should be any doubt regarding the instructor who should be retained. Dr. Laughlin has been here four years, and the best proof of his success is the esteem in which he is held by all who have been under him. He is an able instructor and has had the advantage of experience, which is of great advantage in showing an instructor how to interest his classes. The petition which is now being circulated, asking that Dr. Laughlin be retained, is receiving a very large number of signatures, and it is certainly to be hoped that the corporation will in this case acquiesce in the decision of the students and offer to Dr. Laughlin sufficient inducements to continue in his present position.