TEACHING OF SCIENCE 209 



Shandy renewed his vow to have the hinge of the 

 parlour door mended, which I think remained 

 unrepaired to the end of the book. 



But after all, this gloomy point of view belongs 

 to the onlooker, not to the actors in the rhythm of 

 things. Each particular Monday is a new-bom 

 entity, and doubtless feels a pleasureable excite- 

 ment in its brief life. And to the actual snowdrops 

 and winter aconites that pierce the cold ground, 

 spring is a new and glorious experience. In this 

 academic springtime (which chances to occur in 

 autumn) the onlooker need have no morbid 

 feelings, only perhaps a touch of envy of those 

 whose College life begins to-day. 



