Advocates of a liberal, advanced education will extend a hearty welcome to the reforms adopted by Amherst. These steps are all in the direction of a diminution of prescribed classics and of greater freedom in the choice of electives. The change from the old school to the new is shown in the way that modern languages receive some of the attention which before was bestowed upon Greek and Latin. The importance of English composition, too, is happily being emphasized. The reforms are moreover extended beyond the academic course and made to apply also to the scientific course. While scientific studies are made most important, the student is allowed at the same time to broaden his education in other lines. Although still far from attaining the liberal position of Harvard, Amherst has taken a large stride in that direction.