Teachings of Thomas Huxley 49 



thing can be gained from a study of the many- 

 good translations which may be had almost 

 for the asking. 



"For those who mean to make science their 

 serious occupation/' says Professor Huxley, 

 "or who intend to follow the profession of medi- 

 cine; or who have to enter early upon the busi- 

 ness of life ; for all these, in my opinion, class- 

 ical education is a mistake." And again: "I 

 find myself wholly unable to admit that either 

 nations or individuals will really advance, if 

 their common outfit draws nothing from the 

 stores of physical science." But, he does not 

 think such training should be exclusive, for it 

 will bring about a mental twist just as surely 

 as will an exclusively literary training. 



TECHNICAL EDUCATION. 



Great stress is laid by Huxley upon the value 

 of technical education, because survival means 

 to turn out a superior product than your neigh- 

 bor can do at a relatively cheaper rate, and only 

 brains can supply this need. This has been be- 

 yond doubt a very important factor in the de- 

 velopment of American commercial interests; 

 for it has been the effort of our chemists and 

 inventors and manufacturers to produce the 

 best article possible at the least possible cost — 

 a spirit which has pervaded our industrial pur- 

 suits throughout the United States. 



