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the hidden mysteries of natural phenomena and continually more and 

 more rapid development of these as yet unexplored mines. Our Watts 

 and Davys and Faradays are already gradually discovering the secrets 

 of Nature's production of light without heat, of heat without wastes, 

 of electricity within minimum weight and space, making all elements 

 subservient with at least similar, if not equal, effectiveness with that 

 measured by them in the animal machine — the animal machine, still 

 concealing from them many a secret, must soon reveal all, and permit 

 many later Watts and Davys and Faradays to make our stores of natural 

 energies of multifold value and efficiency in the performance of the 

 tasks of the future. 



The outcome of the century, so far as our methods of education 

 are concerned, has been the recognition and the introduction of those 

 ideals of intellectual, technical and practical training which were the 

 ideals of Milton and of many another great mind in earlier days, but 

 which had never before been adopted by educators and statesmen. We 

 have at last, however, come to see that 



"The type of education and training most effective in rendering the individual 

 most helpful to his fellows is that which gives ability to be helpful. Given the 

 power of effectively aiding others, the sympathies will be found always present; 

 given the means of utilizing generous impulses, they will be found always fruit- 

 fuUv active. 



"Teach habits of physical and mental activity, and a healthy body and mind 

 will be prolific of wholesome and noble thought; cultivate skill in fruitful indus- 

 tries, and the inclination to employ that skill in helpful ways will not be lack- 

 ing; feed the soul with the harvests of thought of all ages, with the gleanings 

 of tTie wisdom of the centuries — in whatever language, however given verbal ex- 

 pression — and all sympathies, latent or active, vdll find their destined place and 

 work. Breed 'the soul of the sage in the body of the athlete,' and give the per- 

 fected soul, within its perfected body, ability to do for itself and others what life 

 may demand of it, and trust that what may be done most effectively for the 

 world will be done best by this perfected humanity, through the exercise of 

 broadest sympathies and most efficient powers of aiding fellow men. 



"It is thus that the Miltonian training, reinforced by Miltonian learning, per- 

 fected by Miltonian culture, doing most for the humblest, much for the highest, 

 whether ranked by place or by mind, giving health to the body, skill to eye 

 and hand, stimulus to the intellect, and greatness to the soul, will, always and 

 everywhere, most effectively broaden the sympathies and render the individual 

 most helpful to his fellow men." * 



With such education of the people, a nation is assured of permanence 

 and progress. Demagoguism may still poison its legislatures; hysteria 

 may continue to affect its press and here and there a community; ama- 

 teurism is likely to reduce for a time the efficiency of its public services; 

 but its youth, growing up with a true Miltonian training, with not only 

 learning, but wisdom, not only culture, but directly practical training, 



* Miltonian Teaching : an address delivered at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, De- 

 cember 11, 1894.— R. H. T. 



