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"I also hold the question of public schools to be as important as you do," the philosopher replied. I ALSO HOLD THE QUESTION OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO BE AS IMPORTANT AS YOU DO THE PHILOSOPHER REPLIED
o abolish the tenacious and antiquated customs now extant? In this quarter, it seems to me, the battering-rams of an attacking party will have to meet with no solid wall, but with the most fatal of stolid and slippery principles. The leader of the assault has no visible and tangible opponent to crush, but rather a creature in disguise that can transform itself into a hundred 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? D GOOD AND NEW IDEAS TO ABOLISH THE TENACIOUS AND ANTIQUATED CUSTOMS NOW EXTANT IN THIS QUARTER IT SEEMS TO ME THE BATTERING RAMS OF AN ATTACKING PARTY WILL HAVE TO MEET WITH NO SOLID WALL BUT WITH THE MOST FATAL OF STOLID AND SLIPPERY PRINCIPLES THE LEADER OF THE ASSAULT HAS NO VISIBLE AND TANGIBLE OPPONENT TO CRUSH BUT RATHER A CREATURE IN DISGUISE THAT CAN 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
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