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... evil which the very name of a great public school suggests . But the name of no other school recalls such a thronging crowd of great achievements , illustrious men , noble traditions , as does the name of Eton . Nor can any party , or ...
... evil which the very name of a great public school suggests . But the name of no other school recalls such a thronging crowd of great achievements , illustrious men , noble traditions , as does the name of Eton . Nor can any party , or ...
Page 67
... evil , is done once for all , for it is wrought upon material which is ' wax to receive , and marble to retain . ' It is not a small thing to form the characters of men who may one day guide the action of England , or influence the ...
... evil , is done once for all , for it is wrought upon material which is ' wax to receive , and marble to retain . ' It is not a small thing to form the characters of men who may one day guide the action of England , or influence the ...
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... evil . Anything like cruelty or injudicious excess on the part of monitors is at Harrow exceedingly rare , and the just severity with which such offences have always been visited can- not but have a very strongly deterrent effect ...
... evil . Anything like cruelty or injudicious excess on the part of monitors is at Harrow exceedingly rare , and the just severity with which such offences have always been visited can- not but have a very strongly deterrent effect ...
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tion , while not less clearly opposed to toleration of evil or slackness in the discharge of moral duty . It is ... evil tendencies of boyhood which , when uncontrolled , make a large school hell on earth . This result , we think ...
tion , while not less clearly opposed to toleration of evil or slackness in the discharge of moral duty . It is ... evil tendencies of boyhood which , when uncontrolled , make a large school hell on earth . This result , we think ...
Page 100
... evil effects of a perpetual change of teachers in school are neutralised by the constant contact with the same private tutor . The tutor watches the boy's career as a whole , can detect his weaknesses and strong points , can supplement ...
... evil effects of a perpetual change of teachers in school are neutralised by the constant contact with the same private tutor . The tutor watches the boy's career as a whole , can detect his weaknesses and strong points , can supplement ...
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