Country and City 51 



cc Not the noise and glare and rush of inane 

 city streets, but the majestic calm and beauty 

 of the face of nature is the proper place for the 

 spiritual nurture of young men and maidens 

 during the few short years devoted to the higher 

 education. And fortunately there is no branch 

 of learning or science, no sort of liberal culture, 

 no species of professional training which cannot 

 be more advantageously pursued in the country 

 than in the city. It is not surprising, therefore, 

 that Mr. Rashdall closed his great work on the 

 History of Universities with the doubt 'whether 

 the highest university ideal can be realized with 

 the fullest perfection even in a single modern 

 city of the largest type/ ' 



Although these two strong utterances seem 

 to be diametrically opposed, they are not at all 

 surprising. They are the expressions of men 

 who see great opportunities for useful service. 

 That they see these opportunities just where 

 they serve is the very proof that they serve 

 well. 



These antitheses are another illustration of 

 the fact that the door of opportunity opens 



