The leaven of the necessity for education among the industrial classes, begins to work, we are happy to perceive, in many parts of the country. Massachusetts is likely to be the first to set an Agricultural School on a comprehensive scale, in operation - but we see indications of marked interest in half a dozen other states. At a Farmers' Convention in Illinois, our correspondent Professor Turner, of that State, submitted a plan for such an educational institution, which has since been published in pamphlet form. We think the importance of the subject one that will be sufficient apology for allowing the Professor to be heard by a large audience. It is not often that the weak points of an ordinary collegiate education, are so clearly exposed, and the necessity of working-men's universities so plainly demonstrated. Ed.

Plan For Industrial Universities #1

It is quite apparent that Professor Turner is no " old fogy" in his notions of practical education. He is a man of sound sense and accurate, views on this subject, and when more men like him get control of these matters, we may expect some useful result from the vast means which our different states, and our general government, have at command for such purposes. But a host of literary "grannys," who think that "education" is only intended for " the professions," must first retire from the field. Railroads, steam engines, and telegraph wires, will run them off the track after a while, and the demands of the time will set the thing right. So we live in hope.