Of a Liberal Education in General; And with Particular Reference to the Leading Studies of the University of Cambridge (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1850. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... the school, the prevalent circle of Cambridge studies, which we had tried to expand so as to be worthy of a University. If it produces this effect, it will cause the failure of the new Triposes; for they must be considered as having failed, if when they have existed for several years, they attract very few competitors. This is a question of future events, which we cannot decide of the result, and shall be much rejoiced to find them erroneous. 313 But it will be said the Grace to which I refer will tend to promote the success of the new Triposes, by enabling many of the competitors for the Classical Tripos to compete also for the new Triposes; which they could not do if they had also to prepare themselves in Mathematics so as to obtain a Mathematical Honour; as, before the alteration, they were required to do. It may be expected, it will be urged, that many of our most eminent scholars will be led to pursue the studies of the Moral Sciences Tripos especially; and by obtaining Honours in that, as well as the Classical Sciences Tripos, to shew that their culture is comprehensive and real, --a knowledge of things as well as of words. History, Morality, Polity, Jurisprudence have so close a bearing upon Classical Literature that the Classical student will naturally extend his studies to those subjects when he is encouraged by the University to do so; and thus the education of the Country will really be improved. And again, it may easily happen that a Classical student may also have a turn for the Natural Sciences, though he is averse to Mathematics: such a person may aim at Honours on the Tripos of those Sciences, and in this manner also the education of some of our classical scholars will be enlarged. I wish to treat this argument with great respect; for it is the re..