Iamanxiouslyawaitingtheresults。Iamhopingthattheboysandgirlswhocomeoutincase-lotsfromthesehugeschoolplantswillnotberowsoflithographedcansontheshelvesoflife。Iamhopingtheywillnotbeshornoftheirindividuality,butwillhaveitstimulatedandunfettered。Iamanxiousthattheybenotveneeredbutinspired,notdenaturedbutdiscovered。
Allthisschoolmachineryisonlymachinery。Backofitmustbemen——greatmen。Iamanxiousthatthemodernschoolhavethemodernequipmentdemandedtoservethepresentage。ButIammoreanxiousthateachstudentcomeinvitaltouchwithgreatmen。Wegetlifefromlife,notfromlaboratories,andwehavelifemoreabundantlyasourlivestouchgreaterlives。
Aschoolisvastlymorethanmachinery,methods,microscopesandmillions。
Manyasmallschoolstrugglingtolivethinksthatallitneedsisendowment,whenthefactisthatitsstruggleforexistenceandthespiritofitsteachersareitsgreatestendowment。Andsometimeswhenthemoneyendowmentcomesthespiritualendowmentgoesinfattydegeneration。Someschoolsseemtohavebeenvisitedbycalamitiesinthefinancialprosperitythathasengulfedthem。
Canwekeepmenbeforemillions,andkeepouridealsuntaintedbyfoundations?Thatisthequestiontheageisasking。