Whenamultitudeofyoungpersons, keen, openhearted, sympathetic, andobservant, asyoungpersonsare, cometogetherandfreelymixwitheachother, theyaresuretolearnonefromanother, eveniftherebenoonetoteachthem;theconversationofallisaseriesoflecturestoeach, andtheygainforthemselvesnewideasandviews, freshmatterofthought, anddistinctprinciplesforjudgingandacting, , , tillitactuallylearnsthecontrary, , anditissecuredbyalargeschooloracollege, andthiseffectmaybefairlycalledinitsowndepartmentanenlargementofmind……
Herethenisarealteachingwhateverbeitsstandardsandprinciples, trueorfalse;anditatleasttendstowardscultivationoftheintellect;itatleastrecognizesthatknowledgeissomethingmorethanasortofpassivereceptionofscrapsanddetails;itisasomething, anditdoesasomething, whichneverwillissuefromthemoststrenuouseffortsofasetofteachers, withnomutualsympathiesandnointercommunion, ofasetofexaminerswithnoopinionswhichtheydareprofess, andwithnocommonprinciples, whoareteachingorquestioningasetofyouthswhodonotknowthem, anddonotknoweachother, onalargenumberofsubjects, differentinkind, andconnectedbynowidephilosophy, threetimesaweek, orthreetimesayearoronceinthreeyears, inchilllecture-roomsoronapompousanniversary.
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