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laying an admirable foundation for ethical and 

 philosophical culture/' l 



The passages I have quoted were uttered by 

 John Stuart Mill ; but you cannot hear inverted 

 commas, and it is therefore right that I should add, 

 without delay, that I have taken the liberty of 

 substituting " workers in science " for " ancient 

 dialecticians," and " Science as an essential in- 

 gredient in education " for " the ancient languages 

 as our best literary education." Mill did, in fact, 

 deliver a noble panegyric upon classical studies. 

 I do not doubt its justice, nor presume to question 

 its wisdom. But I venture to maintain that no 

 wise or just judge, who has a knowledge of the 

 facts, will hesitate to say that it applies with equal 

 force to scientific training. 



But it is only fair to the Scottish Universities to 

 point out that they have long understood the value 

 of Science as a branch of general education. I 

 observe, with the greatest satisfaction, that can- 

 didates for the degree of Master of Arts in this 

 University are required to have a knowledge, not 

 only of Mental and Moral Philosophy, and of 

 Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, but of 

 Natural History, in addition to the ordinary Latin 

 and Greek course ; and that a candidate may take 

 honours in these subjects and in Chemistry. 



1 Inaugural Address delivered to the University of St. Andrew, 

 February 1, 1867, by J. S. Mill, Rector of the University (pp. 

 82, 33). 



