42 SCIENCE 



tunities in science and languages in the widest 

 sense of the word until he is old enough to 

 show which line of study he can most pro- 

 fitably follow/' 



Here is a problem which the University 

 must attack at once. I have already pointed 

 out what seems to me the first step towards 

 its solution. Cambridge must open her doors 

 wide to every son of our great Empire who can 

 show that he will reap benefits from studying 

 within her walls any branch of knowledge for 

 which she offers opportunities : this step should 

 be taken without delay. Lord Bryce has 

 indicated, I think, the lines for our future 

 development : let me briefly outline how they 

 appear to me to run. The University must 

 remain the home of Ancient Learning, but the 

 course pursued to secure this end must not 

 be such as to demand that Latin and Greek 

 should remain the principal part of the school 



