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The universities can no longer lay claim to this importance as centres of influence, seeing that, as they now stand, they are at least, in one important aspect, only a kind of annex to the public school system, as I shall shortly point out to you. THE UNIVERSITIES CAN NO LONGER CLAIM TO THIS IMPORTANCE AS CENTRES OF INFLUENCE SEEING THAT AS THEY NOW STAND THEY ARE AT LEAST IN ONE IMPORTANT ASPECT ONLY AN ANNEX OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AS I SHALL SHORTLY POINT OUT TO YOU
ndred different shapes and, in each of these, slip out of his grasp, only in order to reappear and to confound its enemy by cowardly surrenders and feigned retreats. It was precisely the public schools which drove me into despair and solitude, simply because I feel that if the struggle here leads to victory all other educational institutions must give in; but that, if the reformer be forced to abandon his cause here, he may as well give up all hope in regard to every other scholastic question. Therefore, dear master, enlighten me concerning the public schools; what can we hope for in the way of their abolition or reform?" "I also hold the question of public schools to be as important as you do," the philosopher replied. "All other educational institutions must fix their aims in accordance with those of the public school system; whatever errors of judgment it may suffer from, they suffer from also, and if it were ever purified and rejuvenated, they would be purified and rejuvenated too.  TRANSFORM ITSELF INTO A HUNDRED DIFFERENT SHAPES AND IN EACH OF THESE SLIP OUT OF HIS GRIP ONLY IN ORDER TO REAPPEAR AND TO CONFOUND ITS ENEMY BY COWARDLY SURRENDERS AND FEIGNED RETREATS IT WAS PRECISELY THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHICH DROVE ME INTO DESPAIR AND SOLITUDE SIMPLY BECAUSE I FEEL THAT IF THE STRUGGLE HERE LEADS TO VICTORY ALL OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS MUST GIVE IN BUT THAT IF THE REFORMER BE FORCED TO ABANDON HIS CAUSE HERE HE MAY AS WELL GIVE UP ALL HOPE IN REGARD TO EVERY OTHER SCHOLASTIC QUESTION THEREFORE DEAR MASTER ENLIGHTEN ME CONCERNING THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS WHAT CAN WE HOPE FOR IN THE WAY OF THE ABOLITION OF REFORM I ALSO HOLD THE QUESTION OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO BE AS IMPORTANT AS YOU DO THE PHILOSOPHER REPLIED ALL OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS MUST FIX THEIR AIMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM WHATEVER ERRORS OF JUDGMENT IT MAY SUFFER FROM THEY SUFFER FROM ALSO AND IF IT WERE EVER PURIFIED AND REJUVENATED THEY WOULD BE PURIFIED AND REJUVENATED TOO
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