Show 3 tyreek most go the most dangerous attack on greek in the schools yet seen was anade the other day in england at a meeting of the head masters of the eton charrow jH arrow rugby winchester westminster charter honse st pauls clifton and other schools one of their usual annual or semiannual semi annual gatherings it was led or in fact made bjur welldon the head master of harrow he advocated the abolition of obligatory greek both at school and college ana the substitution of sciences or modem languages on two grounds the first was the needom adapting education to individual tast egand capacity the second in the interest of greek bandy itself was that the greek language might be left in the hands of those abo really loved it and could cultivate if with success to a sort of classical elite who would rescue it from its degraded condition as the bugaboo of dunces and sluggards slug gards there was a good deal of discussion pro and con which elicited nothing very new but mr welldon came within two ani his resolution this adverse vw majority ia be by the adhesion of two of thelon aller schools we dollt if anything so ominous for greek has for tho english publio schools are its stronghold i today and indeed england may be said to be its main champion it has never etrace such deep roots in education and general culture on the continent or in thia conn fry Hew york nation |