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he had so far had nothing to do. The address then 

 proceeds to consider what prehminary instruction an 

 anatomist should receive. There should be good ele- 

 mentary education, including the elements of physical 

 science, especially physics and chemistry. The power of 

 reading Latin, French, and German should be acquired. 

 Some attention ought to be paid to drawing, and physical 

 training is an essential. 



The dangers of attempting too much are depicted. 

 Children subjected to educational over-pressure are, — 



"... conceited all the forenoon of life, and stupid all its 

 afternoon." 



Speaking of the preparatory education of the handi- 

 craftsman, Huxley says that this should have nothing 

 "technical" about it, for, "the workshop is the only 

 real school for a handicraft." Intellectual gear is not the 

 only equipment of value : — 



" Activity, probity, knowledge of men, ready mother-wit, 

 supplemented by a good knowledge of the general principle in- 

 volved in his business, are the making of a good foreman." 



Provision should be made for giving lads of real 

 ability a chance. 



He continued for a number of years to take an 

 active interest in technical education, and his warm 

 advocacy of the movement had much to do with the 

 establishment of the Cowper Street Schools, and the 

 Central Institution of the City and Guilds of London, 

 which took place in 1 881. 



The University of Cambridge conferred the degree of 

 LL.D. {honoris causa) upon Charles Darwin in November, 

 and at the Philosophical Club dinner, held the same 

 evening, Huxley paid an eloquent tribute to him (in his 



