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IN his reply to Mr. Livingstone's letter in NATURE of May 10 Mr. Wells makes a point which classical apologists, especially those who have not had experience in teaching boys, seem incapable of grasping. Mr. Livingstone, on his own showing, would seem to have fallen into a like error. For more than twenty years it has been my lot to teach science to boys, most of whom are graded on their proficiency in linguistic studies, chiefly Latin and Greek. Experience has convinced me that it is a fundamental mistake to suppose that boys even of fifteen or sixteen show marked taste or ability for science or mechanics as opposed to linguistics, or vice versa. Those that do are the exceptions that prove the rule.
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HILL, M. Classical Education and Modern Needs . Nature 99, 225 (1917). https://doi.org/10.1038/099225d0
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