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the miscellaneous activities of modern special- 

 ism, — especially in America, — on the admir- 

 able seminar system, and the microscopic in- 

 dustry which is filling the world of to-day with 

 such a multitude of monographs. Nobody can 

 regard otherwise than with admiration the im- 

 mense industry which our rising generation of 

 students is putting into classical research, — 

 provided always that the youthful specialist, in 

 his passion for intensive culture, gives himself 

 time enough to acquire that competent knowl- 

 edge of Latin and Greek, and that general 

 acquaintance with ancient history, without 

 which his researches lose some of their value. 

 Seminar work is premature when a man does 

 not yet know Greek. But here, again, we are 

 face to face with the examination system. Ex- 

 amination papers are set by examiners who are 

 only human (even if the candidate holds a dif- 

 ferent opinion at times) and naturally welcome 

 the opportunity of showing that they too are 

 acquainted with those monuments of erudition 

 which choke their waste-paper baskets. Any- 

 how, it is only natural that the specialist should 

 set the pace, and the candidate who is not a 



