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our " ancients " and "moderns" to understand 

 each other, that when a man of catholic culture, 

 like Mr. Mill, presents both sides of the case with 

 equal force we find either party disposed to rely 

 upon one half of his argument, while ignoring or 

 disparaging the other half. Dr. Youmans, for 

 example, in the Introduction to his valuable col- 

 lection of essays on " Modern Culture," having 

 quoted Mr. Mill's address in behalf of scientific 

 studies, thinks it but fair to add that the same 

 discourse contains a vigorous argument for the 

 classics. " But while," says Dr. Youmans, " Mr. 

 Mill urges the importance of scientific studies for 

 all, an examination of his argument for the clas- 

 sics will show that it is applicable only to those 

 who, like himself, are professional scholars, and 

 devote their lives to philological, historical, or 

 critical studies." Now, possibly Mr. Mill ought 

 to have limited his argument in this way ; but he 

 certainly has not done so. He makes no such 

 distinction : nowhere does he even faintly inti- 

 mate that he is not putting one class of studies 

 upon the same footing as the other. His whole 

 magnificent Discourse is devoted to showing the 

 urgent necessity which exists for a well-planned 

 scheme of education in which both kinds of learn- 

 ing shall be recognized. He believes that there is 



