We have had occasion to blame men in large courses for taking up time by asking questions of instructors; in small courses, where questions and discussions are perfectly in order, men may be justly blamed for not asking questions. It is surprising, in some of the smaller courses in economices and philosophy for instance, to see how few men take an active part in the discussions. The courses meet day after day and just about the same men do the talking each time. This is an unfortunate thing, for the method of free discussion is the ideal method of instruction. Students can learn from each other where there is a free expression of opinion and a man may get a world of good from the very absurdity of his questions and ideas if he only speaks them and has them corrected. The very habit of expressing ones opinion before others is of itself an exceedingly valuable thing, but it is a habit rarely found in college men. It is easier to take things for granted than to ask about them; it is much less humiliating to be a silent fool than to advertise ones folly; yet the silent fool must continue in his folly while the other becomes wise. If the student would put away this childish reticence some of the courses which are now characterized as dry-as-dust would become much more interesting and much more profitable.