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professional or scientific schools, at his option. But all this 

 involved large expenditure of both time and money. Only very 

 few, comparatively, could enjoy so costly privileges. 



Nor was it formerly thought that any except the preacher, the 

 lawyer, the physician or the learned man of some other or of 

 no particular profession, needed what might fairly be called a 

 liberal education. But we see more clearly now, and understand 

 better what is the true object of education. It is no less than to 

 increase the capacity of happiness and of usefulness. Its object 

 is to enable us to enjoy more and to help others enjoy more ; to do 

 •more for others and to help others accomplish more for themselves. 



All are not able to obtain a liberal education. It has always 

 been, and for a long time it will be the case, that many must enter 

 upon life's hard work with very scanty instruction, and a meagre 

 measure of mental development, but the number of these is every 

 year diminishing ; and there are thousands upon thousands who 

 Could obtain a liberal and practical education if the time and ex- 

 pense involved were materially reduced from the cost hitherto. 

 These have been so great that very few, comparatively, could 

 enjoy the benefits. 



It is the special mission and function of the Industrial Colleges 

 to do this ; and they propose to do it by the adoption of shorter,, 

 cheaper and more direct methods ; to cut across lots, as it were. 

 They propose to attempt less by means of classical, historical and 

 philosophical studies than the old colleges do, and to employ the 

 natural and physical sciences to a large extent and/or the purposes 

 of discipline, development and culture as well as for instruction. 

 And it is believed that the true end and aim of education can be 

 thus reached as well as by the former method. 



K is not claimed that the pupils in this way will learn as much 

 of Latin and French and philosophy or of some other things very 

 good and very useful in their place, as they might if they traveled 

 the old, time-honored road through classic shades and over Par- 

 nassian heights, but where scores could afford the time and the 



