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By William Osler
9 May, 2019
FROM THE INTRODUCTION......In writing a prefatory note to an American reprint of this notable address there are three things to consider—the writer, his subject, and the occasion. The greatly beloved author had a multitude of friends in all lands,
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FROM THE INTRODUCTION......In writing a prefatory note to an American reprint of this notable address there are three things to consider—the writer, his subject, and the occasion. The greatly beloved author had a multitude of friends in all lands, and far abler pens have written much concerning him during the past twelve months. The subject is one of no less moment on this side of the Atlantic than to those in older countries who concern themselves with scholarship and education, though here the classicists are having a particularly hard struggle to retain in our academies, schools, and colleges a proper footing for the ancient languages and learning termed "the humanities." The circumstances under which the address was given are less familiar in this country than the author and his subject, for we as yet have no corresponding organization, or at least none with such an ambitious programme. Consequently it is appropriate that this note should dwell chiefly upon the occasion.
The Classical Association, composed of a large body of university men, teachers, and schoolmasters, with local branches in several places in Great Britain and her colonies, was established in 1904 with this object:
To promote the development and maintain the well-being of classical studies and in particular:
(a) To impress upon public opinion the claim of such studies to an eminent place in the national scheme of education;
(b) To improve the practice of classical teaching by free discussion of its scope and methods;
(c) To encourage investigation and call attention to new discoveries;
(d) To create opportunities for friendly intercourse and co-operation among all lovers of classical learning in this country. Less
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