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This being so, I presume I am justified in assuming that in a quarter where so much is _done_ for the things of which I wish to speak, people must also _think_ a good deal about them. THIS BEING SO I PRESUME I AM JUSTIFIED IN ASSUMING THAT IN A QUARTER WHERE SO MUCH IS DONE FOR THE THINGS OF WHICH I WISH TO SPEAK PEOPLE MUST ALSO THINK A GOOD DEAL ABOUT THEM
is. When I promised to speak to you concerning the future of our educational institutions, I was not thinking especially of the evolution of our particular institutions in Bâle. However frequently my general observations may seem to bear particular application to our own conditions here, I personally have no desire to draw these inferences, and do not wish to be held responsible if they should be drawn, for the simple reason that I consider myself still far too much an inexperienced stranger among you, and much too superficially acquainted with your methods, to pretend to pass judgment upon any such special order of scholastic establishments, or to predict the probable course their development will follow. On the other hand, I know full well under what distinguished auspices I have to deliver these lectures--namely, in a city which is striving to educate and enlighten its inhabitants on a scale so magnificently out of proportion to its size, that it must put all larger cities to shame. OBLIGED TO DO THIS WHEN I PROMISE TO SPEAK TO YOU CONCERNING THE FUTURE OF OUR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS I WAS NOT THINKING ESPECIALLY OF THE EVOLUTION OF OUR PARTICULAR INSTITUTIONS IN BALE HOWEVER FREQUENTLY MY GENERAL OBSERVATIONS MAY SEEM TO BEAR PARTICULAR APPLICATION TO OUR OWN CONDITIONS HERE I PERSONALLY HAVE NO DESIRE TO DRAW THESE INFERENCES AND DO NOT WISH TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IF THEY SHOULD BE DRAWN FOR THE SIMPLE REASON THAT I CONSIDER MYSELF STILL FAR TOO MUCH AN INEXPERIENCED STRANGER AMONG YOU AND MUCH TOO SUPERFICIALLY ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR METHODS TO PRETEND TO PASS JUDGMENT UPON ANY SUCH SPECIAL ORDER OF SCHOLASTIC ESTABLISHMENTS OR TO PREDICT THE PROBABLE COURSE THEIR DEVELOPMENT WILL FOLLOW ON THE OTHER HAND I KNOW FULL WELL UNDER WHAT DISTINGUISHED AUSPICES I HAVE TO DELIVER THESE LECTURES NAMELY IN A CITY WHICH IS STRIVING TO EDUCATE AND ENLIGHTEN ITS INHABITANTS ON A SCALE SO MAGNIFICENTLY OUT OF PROPORTION TO ITS SIZE THAT IT MUST PUT ALL LARGER CITIES TO SHAME
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