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This preparation, however, should tend to make us independent enough for the extraordinarily free position of a university student;[9] for it seems to me that a student, to a greater extent than any other individual, has more to decide and settle for himself. THIS PREPARATION HOWEVER SHOULD TEND TO MAKE US INDEPENDENT ENOUGH FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY FREE POSITION OF A UNIVERSITY STUDENT FOR IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A STUDENT TO A GREATER EXTENT THAN ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL HAS MORE TO DECIDE AND SETTLE FOR HIMSELF
 to suffer. Such an importance cannot now be adopted by the universities as a standard; for, by their present system of grouping, they would be nothing more than institutions where public school students might go through finishing courses. You promised me that you would explain this in greater detail later on: perhaps our student friends can bear witness to that, if they chanced to overhear that part of our conversation." "We can testify to that," I put in. The philosopher then turned to us and said: "Well, if you really did listen attentively, perhaps you can now tell me what you understand by the expression 'the present aim of our public schools.' Besides, you are still near enough to this sphere to judge my opinions by the standard of your own impressions and experiences." My friend instantly answered, quickly and smartly, as was his habit, in the following words: "Until now we had always thought that the sole object of the public school was to prepare students for the universities. BE WRONG ALL THE OTHERS HAVE TO SUFFER SUCH AN IMPORTANCE CANNOT NOW BE ADOPTED BY THE UNIVERSITIES AS A STANDARD FOR BY THEIR PRESENT SYSTEM OF GROUPING THERE WOULD BE NOTHING MORE THAN INSTITUTIONS WHERE PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS MIGHT GO THROUGH FINISHING COURSES YOU PROMISED ME THAT YOU WOULD EXPLAIN THIS IN GREATER DETAIL LATER ON PERHAPS OUR STUDENT FRIENDS CAN BEAR WITNESS TO THAT IF THEY CHANCED TO OVERHEAR THAT PART OF OUR CONVERSATION WE CAN TESTIFY TO THAT I PUT IN THE PHILOSOPHER THEN TURNED TO US AND SAID WELL IF YOU REALLY DID LISTEN ATTENTIVELY PERHAPS YOU CAN NOW TELL ME WHAT YOU UNDERSTAND BY THE EXPRESSION THE PRESENT AIM OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS BESIDES YOU ARE STILL NEAR ENOUGH TO THIS SPHERE TO JUDGE MY OPINIONS BY THE STANDARD OF YOUR OWN IMPRESSIONS AND EXPERIENCES MY FRIEND INSTANTLY ANSWERED QUICKLY AND SMARTLY AS WAS HIS HABIT IN THE FOLLOWING WORDS UNTIL NOW WE HAD ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT THE SOLE OBJECT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL WAS TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE UNIVERSITIES
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