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Meanwhile, it may not be out of place to 

 hazard some few remarks. I will quote again 

 from the President of the Institution of 

 Mechanical Engineers, who, after pointing out 

 that the education of an engineer must be 

 varied to suit the capacities of different minds, 

 writes thus: 



"And my complaint. It is against the 

 obstinacy of our two most famous Universities 

 in retaining Greek as a compulsory subject in 

 their examinations. This reacts upon our 

 public schools, and is a serious handicap on 

 those who, intending to deal with the concrete 

 rather than the abstract in their future lives, 

 yet wish to find their levels in the social life 

 and moral discipline of these two Universities. 

 The English public school boy can generally 

 be relied on to face difficulties, lead men, and 

 keep his hands clean in business. Engineering 

 cannot afford to lose him to satisfy those 



