The New England magazine . stem. They advise also thatfree industrial education be extended asrapidly as suitable teachers can be Stone says : Accepting the prin-ciple that the child is educated for societyand the State, then there is no logical stop-ping-place below a college education. Thecommon schools, high schools, and collegesare supposed to prepare for life; conse-quently, the State has a duty in such prepa-ration. It is as essential that there shall bescientists in agriculture as that there shallbe farmers; as necessary that there shall besocial and industrial leaders and
The New England magazine . stem. They advise also thatfree industrial education be extended asrapidly as suitable teachers can be Stone says : Accepting the prin-ciple that the child is educated for societyand the State, then there is no logical stop-ping-place below a college education. Thecommon schools, high schools, and collegesare supposed to prepare for life; conse-quently, the State has a duty in such prepa-ration. It is as essential that there shall bescientists in agriculture as that there shallbe farmers; as necessary that there shall besocial and industrial leaders and reformersas that there shall be voters. Therefore un-restricted opportunities should be affordedeach to secure that equipment for life forwhich he is adapted. Although it can bedeferred for a time, the next step beyondfree high-school advantages is a free uni-versity course. A Glimpse into the Future of HigherEducation With the leaven thus working among pro-fessional educators, and the average citi- 28 NEW ENGLAND MAGAZINE. Machines cutting marble in the Proctor quarries zens advancing conception of the Statesduty to its members, it is likely that the nextgeneration will see not one but many Statesengage to provide for all their youth a com-plete free college education, with suchspecial industrial education as may besought by students whose chief talent is inthat direction. Already we perceive the de-sire of the larger universities to becomepostgraduate schools, leaving undergraduatework for the State universities—in the West,at any rate. The educational work of thefuture may possibly be divided along theselines, the States undertaking to carry theyouth through primary, secondary, and col-lege courses, and the lavishly endowedprivate universities—Harvard, Yale, Prince-ton, Chicago, etc. — affording opportunitiesfor more advanced work. The Philosophy of Local Option Vermont tried the effect of the prohibitionof the manufacture and sale of liquors, anddid nt like it. The la
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