What Was Not Said

There was no criticism of the training of men for the professions, for science, or the arts.

There was no "implication that the percentage of college men who succeed largely is so small as to be an indictment of the college influence." Nor was there any attempt to set up wealth, or the acquisition of wealth, or business progress, as a dominant factor in education.

President Hopkins of Dartmouth was quoted as having changed his mind concerning the aim of education, and as having declared: "The first function of the college is to educate men for usefulness."

This was the clearest note that could be found among leading educators as to the proper aim of education.

This is just what that address on "What Ails New England" emphasized—the lack of aim, and the lack of training for service to the community.

Let us hope that President Hopkins will still continue to change his mind, and see the oncoming light of a new age for human service.