Excerpt from Classical Study: Its Value; Illustrated by Extracts From the Writings of Eminent Scholars
Opposition to the Study of the Classics is not new. It has existed in every country where they have formed a part of the educational course. In Germany and Prussia the conflict was at one period long and spirited between the supporters and opposers of classical learning. Temporarily the latter triumphed; but at length the influence of the government, and of the people generally, advocated the study. Since that time, however, the subject has been agitated anew there; and the dispute is not yet settled, nor may we expect it soon to be, though the study is very generally and successfully prosecuted. Of late in England the war has been bitter; and more recently the strife has revived in Scotland. In our own country the discussion began early. More than eighty years ago. Dr. Benjamin Rush published "Observations on the Study of the Latin and Greek Languages," in which he says: "The expulsion of Latin and Greek from our schools would produce a revolution in society and in human affairs.
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