Show ignorance of the bible biblical allusions which permeate our literature touch no responsive chord in the majority of college stu donta dents nowadays writes prof W L cross crosb in education though some ot of them are fairly familiar with names like abraham isaac jacob samson david and daniel very few know any thing about the lives of these men as related in the scriptures not long ago to recall an extreme efti eme case not one of 40 students under my instruction could quite place judas iscariot carlot Is and a venerable collea huo of mine dincov ered a jew among the mentors who had never heard of moses to lift the bur den of this ignorance several colleges have recently incorporated parts part ot of the old testament into their most cleme elementary neary courses in english with great success from the standpoint both of the student and of the instruct tor lor but a knowledge of the bible ob belongs to rn an earlier stage than this it Is a pity that political and religious considerations stand in the way of introducing into the pub lie schools an available body of asplen did literature fortunately Fortunat fly politics and prejudice cannot hamper many ol of the large preparatory schools |