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I confidently assert that it will be victorious, however, because it has the strongest and mightiest of all allies in nature herself; and in this respect it were well did we not forget that scores of the very first principles of our modern educational methods are thoroughly artificial, and that the most fatal weaknesses of the present day are to be ascribed to this artificiality. I CONFIDENTLY ASSERT THAT IT WILL BE VICTORIOUS HOWEVER BECAUSE IT IS THE STRONGEST AND MIGHTIEST OF ALL ALLIES IN NATURE HERSELF AND IN THIS RESPECT IT WERE WELL DID WE NOT FORGET THAT SCORES OF THE VERY FIRST PRINCIPLES OF OUR MODERN EDUCATIONAL METHODS ARE THOROUGHLY ARTIFACTOR AND THAT THE MOST FATAL WEAKNESSES OF THE PRESENT DAY ARE TO BE ASCRIBED TO THIS ARTIFACTALITY
 point in regard to which I must tender an apology from the outset. The "prophet" pose is such a presumptuous one that it seems almost ridiculous to deny that I have the intention of adopting it. No one should attempt to describe the future of our education, and the means and methods of instruction relating thereto, in a prophetic spirit, unless he can prove that the picture he draws already exists in germ to-day, and that all that is required is the extension and development of this embryo if the necessary modifications are to be produced in schools and other educational institutions. All I ask, is, like a Roman haruspex, to be allowed to steal glimpses of the future out of the very entrails of existing conditions, which, in this case, means no more than to hand the laurels of victory to any one of the many forces tending to make itself felt in our present educational system, despite the fact that the force in question may be neither a favourite, an esteemed, nor a very extensive one. THIS IS THE SECOND POINT IN REGARD TO WHICH I MUST TENDER AN APOLOGY FROM THE OUTSET THE PROPHET POSE IS SUCH A PRESUMPTUOUS ONE THAT IT ALMOST SEEMS RIDICULOUS TO DENY THAT I HAVE THE INTENTION OF ADOPTING IT NO ONE SHOULD ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE THE FUTURE OF OUR EDUCATION AND THE MEANS AND METHODS OF INSTRUCTION RELATING THERE TOO IN A PROPHETIC SPIRIT UNLESS HE CAN PROVIDE THAT THE PICTURE HE DRAWS ALREADY EXISTS IN GERM TO DAY AND THAT ALL THAT IS REQUIRED IS THE EXTENSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THIS EMBRYO IF THE NECESSARY MODIFICATIONS ARE TO BE PRODUCED IN SCHOOLS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ALL I ASK IS LIKE A ROMAN HERU SPECS TO BE ALLOWED TO STEAL GLIMPSES OF THE FUTURE OUT OF VERY ENTRAILS OF EXISTING CONDITIONS WHICH IN THIS CASE MEANS NO MORE THAN TO HAND THE LAURELS OF VICTORY TO ANY ONE OF THE MANY FORCES TENDING TO MAKE ITSELF FELT IN OUR PRESENT EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE FORCE IN QUESTION MAY BE NEITHER A FAVORITE AN ESTEEMED NOR A VERY EXTENSIVE ONE
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