Although, in our opinion, the History department is one of the best organized in the university, the suggestion of our correspondent on this subject is one which deserves notice. There is undoubtedly a great demand for more courses on American history. It is strange that a college situated as is Harvard, in one of the oldest of the original colonies, should have no course in colonial history. This subject has occupied the attention of many of the best scholars of the country, and recent years have done much to add to our stock of knowledge. The course was conducted a few years ago by Mr. Lodge, one of the most prominent students of the subject, but was given up. One of the reasons for its discontinuance was a lack of students. But the same arguments that favor the maintenance of departments in Semitic languages obtain in the case of such a course. The course in American history as at present conducted gives at best but a hasty sketch of our history. The immense popularity of this course well warrants the re-establishment of a two-year course, such as was given by Mr. Hoague a few years ago. Students of the present time cannot fail to look back with regret at the superior advantages enjoyed by the students of American history of a few years ago, when the courses were more numerous and more complete.