Selections From Huxley: Embracing the Autobiography; On the Advisableness of Improving Natural Knowledge; A Liberal Education and Where to Find It; On a Piece of Chalk (Classic Reprint)

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The novel, the play, and the poem have for years been regarded as the center of the study of English in our schools; the claims of the essay and the oration have been recognized more recently. Outside of this great body of standard writings in the strictly literary lines there have appeared works of note in other fields which are now considered appropriate for reading in English classes, and which the Committee on College Entrance Requirements in English urges the schools to read. It was the purpose of this Committee that works like the "Selections from Huxley" should serve as stepping-stones to that great body of scientific writings which have made so lasting an impress upon the nineteenth century. Without such knowledge the boy or girl of to-day can hardly hope to be liberally educated.

These "Selections from Huxley" have been placed by the Committee in that group designed for reading, and not for study. They are not to be overstudied - killed by over-analysis. As one college catalogue has it, the attention of the student "should not be so fixed upon details that he fails to appreciate the main purpose and charm of what he reads." Perhaps with this caution in mind, the student may, through works of this character, acquire a genuine appreciation for the works of our great scientists.

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