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...clock. He is to deliver an address on "The Modern School," the subject having particular reference to the general movement known under that name, and exemplified by the Lincoln School. The Lincoln School is an institution in New York City now being operated under the guidance of Mr. Abraham Flexner as an experiment, by the Rockefeller Institute. The purpose of this special meeting today is to have the association formulate some attitude towards the whole "modern school" movement...
...information relative to nothing other than the mer possession of it, are all symptoms of an educational disease that this writer sees clearly. But whether we agree with Mr. Hack's constructive ideas or not, it is great relief to find in his work a fearless bidding to Mr. Flexner and his opponents to stop their howling. The world is tired of fighting over terms. If there are faults with modern education, negative criticism alone will not go far toward curing them...
...real question raised by Dr. Flexner's proposals is not whether we shall teach Latin but whether we shall teach anything which will give the pupils something beyond the practical as popularly conceived...
...Another misfortune is that when a controversy has taken on a certain form it is impossible for us to get outside the presuppositions of that form. Dr. Flexner says: 'Teach science and practical craftsmanship.' We immediately take for granted that this means no Latin. Straightway the representatives of the classics take the stage as Dr. Flexner's principal opponent...
...fifty years ago everyone studied Greek and Latin, but today it is a very small minority that choose the classics. In reality, we are most certain of the fact that everything is in a state of flux. Who can tell what educational system will reign in 1975? Perhaps Dr. Flexner's name and reputation will be greater then than at present...