...men have put on record their disapproval of their own school training: Mr. Darwin, for example, says: "Nothing could have been worse for the development of my mind than Dr. Butler's school. The school, as a means of education to me was simply a blank." Of his education at the University of...

...is altogether opposed to Darwin's views. Darwin says of his education at Shrewsbury School : — " Nothing could have been worse for the development...taught, except a little ancient geography and history " (" Life and Letters," i., 31). He was, in fact, a victim of that " premature specialisation " which...

...an uncongenial task in order to pet a degree. Darwin says of his education at Shrewsbury School : " Nothing could have been worse for the development...taught, except a little ancient geography and history" ('Life and Letters,' I., 31). He was, in fact, a victim of that 'premature specialization' which is...

...physiologists have, I believe, proved about each thought requiring quite an appreciable amount of time. Nothing could have been worse for the development...paid to verse-making, and this I could never do well. I had many friends, and got together a good collection of old verses, which by patching together, sometimes...

...physiologists have, I believe, proved about each thought requiring quite an appreciable amount of time. Nothing could have been worse for the development...paid to verse-making, and this I could never do well. I had many friends, and got together a good collection of old verses, which by patching together, sometimes...

...physiologists have, I believe, proved about each thought requiring quite an appreciable amount of time. ment of my mind than Dr. Butler's school, as it was strictly...paid to verse-making, and this I could never do well. I had many friends, and got together a good collection of old verses, which by patching together, sometimes...

...physiologists have, I believe, proved about each thought requiring quite an appreciable amount of time. Nothing could have been worse for the development...my whole life I have been singularly incapable of mastering'any language. Especial attention was paid to verse-making, and this I could never do well....

...proved about each thought requiring quite an appreciable amount of time. Nothing could have been worss for the development of my mind than Dr. Butler's school,...paid to verse-making, and this I could never do well. I had many friends, and got together a good collection of old verses, which by patching together, sometimes...

...esteemed of much value to him. Of Dr. Butler's school, which he attended for seven years, he says : "Nothing could have been worse for the development...history. The school as a means of education to me was simplv a blank." He used to work at chemistry in a little laboratory fitted up by his brother in the...

...your correspondent's own representation of the facts. Mr. Darwin is quoted as recording the fact that "nothing could have been worse for the development of my mind than Dr. Butler's school, a« ii was strictly classical." "No mathfmatioe or modern luniiniii/,'« " is noted as the chief omissions...