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widely accepted in theory, but there is 

 much reservation in accepting it in prac- 

 tice. This reservation is no doubt in part 

 well founded, and it must be given due 

 hearing. Every new thing must prove it- 

 self as against the things that are estab- 

 lished and accepted. It is right that pos- 

 session is nine points in the law. 



The older order 



The old or established subjects are such 

 as language, literature, mathematics, usu- 

 ally typified in a "Latin" course. The 

 new subjects are science on the one hand, 

 and the industries on the other. The science 

 course is almost universally accepted as of 

 equal value with a strictly classical course, 

 often with the reservation, however, that 

 more or less Latin and mathematics form a 

 part of it. The industrial courses are as 

 yet less completely organized and are of 

 course less accepted in terms of educational 

 equivalency. The burden of proof is sup- 

 posed still to rest on them. 



The argument for the Latin course is 

 that it has met the approval of a long 

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