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an argument which is not devoid of merit to 

 the effect that higher education tends to lead 

 them away from motherhood and love of family 

 associations. This is true, but to a limited 

 extent. There are persons of both sexes who 

 are fitted neither by nature nor by inclination 

 for the matrimonial state, and who, since they 

 are not hindered by the effects of passing emo- 

 tions, can devote all their energies to the prac- 

 tical affairs of life with the single eye and 

 strong hand of natural adaptability. Liberal 

 education represents a potentiality of good, 

 which, properly directed, becomes a great force 

 for carrying the world's work onward and up- 

 ward to a higher and still higher level of per- 

 fection. 



PREPARATORY AND SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATION. 



In a strict sense of the term all education is 

 preparatory, because it must tit the individual 

 to better carry on his chosen work. Hut as Hux- 

 ley considered it there is a preparatory educa- 

 tion for those who must go directly into the 

 business of earning a living, and another kind 

 for those who can afford to take first a uni- 

 versity training. lie believed that everyone 

 should acquire as large a stock of general knowl- 

 edge as he can possibly find time for; but the 

 necessitv that one should earn an immediate 



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