Special Report of the Superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute, on Scientific Education in Europe (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Special Report of the Superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute, on Scientific Education in EuropeStill, it would be absurd to trace such astonishing results to the in¿uence of any one institution, however renowned the men charged with its teachings, or mighty the authority brought to their aid in its operations. There must have been a want existing, whether felt or not, for the class of education which the polytechnic school first met and supplied. How could the education which was originally designed for the ecclesiastic, and which was made by the system of the schools the education of all, meet the wants of a great nation in the development of its resources, the application of its material, the adaptation of machinery, the success of its manufactures, the pro gress of the arts, or the success of its trade? The education which had been provided was actually worthless to most of those who held the wealth and directed the destinies of the nation. And thus.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.