CHAPTER VIII 



VIEWS ON EDUCATION 



As already mentioned Ramsay's own early education 

 was obtained in a private school in Glasgow, and sub- 

 sequently in the Glasgow Academy and University. 

 His whole career thereafter was associated with univer- 

 sity life. It is therefore obvious that such direct 

 experience as he had of methods in education were 

 derived from the Scottish school system and the Univer- 

 sities of Glasgow and Tubingen, in which he was a 

 student. He was greatly and permanently impressed 

 with the advantages of the German system as applied 

 in his own case and that of his contemporaries. This 

 may be taken to explain to a large extent his attitude 

 as a university professor. His aim was throughout his 

 life the extension of knowledge, and any system which 

 did not seem to lend itself to this object had very little 

 sympathy or approval from him. 



His views on the subject of elementary and secondary 

 school education may be gathered from an article 

 published in January 1916, the last year of his life, by 

 the Manchester Daily Dispatch. He says : 



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