Of a Liberal Education in General

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J. W. Parker, 1850

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And Greek and Latin Grammar
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Geometry cannot be superseded
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Value of Geometry
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Arithmetic to be learnt
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Conic Sections 35 Mechanics and Hydrostatics
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Newtons Principia
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Astronomy
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Optics 39 The Higher Mathematics are Progressive Studies PAGE 22 22 SECT 5 Of Analytical Mathematics as an Educational Study
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Meaning of Analysis 41 Merits of Analysis
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Analysis compared with Geometry
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Is not an exercise of the Reason
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Does not exemplify the usual kind of reasoning
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Does not depend on the matter reasoned
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Exemplified in Proportion
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In Trigonometry
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In Conic Sections
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In Statics 50 In Dynamics 51 In Astronomy
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Analysis not valuable in Education 52 As the Mathematical element
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Analysis evades difficulties 54 Standard Geometrical Demonstrations to be used 55 With Questions 56 And Problems
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Geometry necessary as introductory to Analysis
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Analysis ill understood disgusts students
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Faculties which Analysis cultivates
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Hence Analysis worthless as discipline
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Art
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Belongs to Geometry
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Is lost in Analysis
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Hence the educational value is lost
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Geometrical Mathematicians solve problems better
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Recapitulation SECT 6 Of Progressive Mathematics as an Educational Study
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Writing Latin verse
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Writing Greek prose
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And Greek verse
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Not necessary for good scholarship
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Greek not to supersede Latin
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OF THE RECENT AND PRESENT CONDITION OF MATHEMATICAL AND CLASSICAL EDUCATION
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AT CAMBRIDGE
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Of Mr Lyells Remarks on the English Univer
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sities
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They occur in his Travels in America 129 Ascribed to me opinions opposite to what I have expressed
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Pretending to seek my views
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Our College system agrees with Mr Lyells Pro
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He does not condemn our peculiarities 133 He condemns me for recommending respect
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What will Mr Lyell do with unwilling students?
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Lectures will not secure attention
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Hence Examinations instituted
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Mr Lyells confusion about a critical spirit
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Mode of teaching the Philosophy of Science
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How do men learn to think for themselves?
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Progressive Sciences may be introduced at Cam bridge
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Is the College System new in our Universities?
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It is as old as the Reformation
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It is established by the Statutes
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Is it desirable to have only a few College Tutors?
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Present faults of the College System
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Mr Lyells remedies not effective
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Examinations are means of teaching 148 May be separated from Lectures
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But are then not a good Education
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Examinations and Lectures must agree
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College Examinations
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Difference of Examinations and Lectures may occur
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Examinations will then govern all
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And Private Tutors will be sought
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Evil consequences of this
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And with changing Examiners
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These evils to be avoided
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A Standard course requisite
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Case when the Lecturers are the Examiners
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Cannot be general in the University
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Advantages of Oral Examinations
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Their alleged disadvantages 164 The time required for them is great
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The Examiners must be accomplished
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The Examinees must be prompt
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Are Oral Examinations fit for School only
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Oral Examinations with Diagrams
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Disputations at Cambridge
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Difficulty of reviving them
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Examiners may propose difficulties
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We must have Paper as well as Oral Examina tions
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Paper Answers should be made public
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Fairness of Paper Examinations
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Is Education Information?
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Use of Special Examinations
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Danger of General Examinations
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Arithmetic to be learnt at School
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Rules to be learnt before reasons
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Which gives interest to demonstrations Mensuration to be learnt at School And use of Logarithms
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Compliments of Moderators
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Examinations of Questionists
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Subjects
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Problems
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Hours
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Examination by Fathers of Colleges
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Junior Optimes
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Proctors Senior Optimes
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Medallists
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The Polloi
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Advantages of the Disputations
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Causes of Change
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Annual Examination Syndicate of 1773
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Graces of 1779 Arrangements of Classes
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The Law better than the present practice
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Grace of 1792 for the better attendance of Schools
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Grace of 1808 A day added to the Examination
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Books then current in the University
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Introduction of Analysis
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Inconvenient result
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Tendency to innovate
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Inconveniences felt
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Grace of 1827 New Plan of Examination
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Grace of 1828 The Polloi
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Graces of 1831 1832 Further alterations
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Graces of 1836 1837 Alterations for the Polloi
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Of Establishing the Progressive Sciences in
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Progressive Mathematical Sciences for Wranglers
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Classical Tripos and Previous Examination 257 Value of the Previous Examination 258 Value of an Initial Examination 197
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Progressive Studies as well as Permanent Studies are necessary
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Standard of Elementary Mathematics 353 A Standard Book desirable
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Mr H Goodwins Course 355 Objections to his Trigonometry 356 His Statics 357 His Cycloidal Motion
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The Great Classical Schools
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Their influence on the taste 362 Their influence at the University 363 Importance of improving them 364 Respect due to them 365 Mathematics sho...
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And Mathematical in particular
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List of such subjects
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But Analysis does not supersede Geometry
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Division of Mathematical writings
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Capital Works to be studied
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List of them restricted
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Original Investigations not to be required
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To be admitted in practical problems
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Systematic Treatises to be read
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Elementary Treatises
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Not to be rapidly changed
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To be selected by authority
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Not to supersede Geometry
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English and Foreign Mathematics
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The study of Newton not an evil
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Chance of a school of English Mathematicians
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We require Mathematics as an Education
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Necessity of Latin as a Permanent Study 87 And of Greek
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Latin and Greek as Progressive Studies
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Progressive cannot supersede Permanent Studies
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Latin more necessary than Greek
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May translations supersede Latin and Greek?
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Do Translations perplex Examinations?
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Translations are valuable in Literature
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Capital works in Classical Literature
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Cannot be superseded by private teaching
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Writing Latin to be practised
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Art 104
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They do not narrow the mind
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On account of their excellence
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Though read with Commentators
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Are such like the Aristotelian Commentators? PAGE
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The memory is to be used in cultivating the reason
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Schoolboy ridicule of cramming
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Common ridicule of technicalities
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Rules to be learnt before reasons
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Value of new methods of teaching
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Old methods to be respected
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Mathematics and Classics both necessary
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And usefully 95
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Teaching at School
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First of Classical Teaching 121 College Lectures
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Their difference from Professorial Lectures
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Previous knowledge required
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Difference of students capacity
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Size of Classes
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Professorial Lectures necessary
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Their advantages and disadvantages
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