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of existence, and are not only high in themselves 

 but are the bases of what we call the higher 

 aspects of our existence ; and the better the 

 knowledge of the material, the bolder and freer 

 should be the apprehension of the immaterial. 



Over against this newer humanistic education 

 are often set such phrases as " education for 

 manhood," " education for ideals," " education 

 for citizenship " ; but this distinction is only 

 academic. It is no doubt true that we have 

 made mistakes and are still making mistakes 

 in beginning occupational education too 

 early and with too complete exclusion of non- 

 technical subjects ; but industrial education, so 

 far as it applies to the public schools, is not 

 professional education ; and industrial and even 

 professional education can be so managed as to 

 train broadly for manhood and for citizenship, 

 and the effect of all education that is worthy 

 the name is to develop the ideals in the subjects 

 that are touched. 



It is high time that the formal and academic 

 distinction between the old and the new educa- 

 tion be obliterated and forgotten. 



