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the miscellaneous activities of modern special- 

 ism, especially in America, on the admir- 

 able seminar system, and the microscopic in- 

 dustry which is filling the world of to-day with 

 such a multitude of monographs. Nobody can 

 regard otherwise than with admiration the im- 

 mense industry which our rising generation of 

 students is putting into classical research, 

 provided always that the youthful specialist, in 

 his passion for intensive culture, gives himself 

 time enough to acquire that competent knowl- 

 edge of Latin and Greek, and that general 

 acquaintance with ancient history, without 

 which his researches lose some of their value. 

 Seminar work is premature when a man does 

 not yet know Greek. But here, again, we are 

 face to face with the examination system. Ex- 

 amination papers are set by examiners who are 

 only human (even if the candidate holds a dif- 

 ferent opinion at times) and naturally welcome 

 the opportunity of showing that they too are 

 acquainted with those monuments of erudition 

 which choke their waste-paper baskets. Any- 

 how, it is only natural that the specialist should 

 set the pace, and the candidate who is not a 



