242 ENGLISH MEN OF SCIENCE. [CHAP. 



MERITS IN EDUCATION : VARIETY OF SUBJECTS 

 NINE REPLIES. 



(1) " Not tied down to old courses of classics 

 and mathematics." 



(2) " My master (set. 1 5-1 7) was a man of 

 scientific and generally liberal turn of mind." 



(3) " Sufficient groundwork in many subjects 

 to avoid error/' 



(4) " Early introduced to many subjects of 

 interest." 



(5) "A well-balanced education [including 

 chemistry, botany, logic, and political economy]/' 



(6) "A variety of subjects and attention to 

 details. Coming in contact with persons of 

 every rank [in Scotland], and sitting on the 

 same form with the sons of tradesmen and 

 ploughmen, as well as of gentlemen." 



(7 & 8) Two cases ; both [being Englishmen] 

 praise Scotch system of education. 



