It was unanimously resolved that the general meeting of the
Association, which aims at doing for classical study what, the British Association does for the advancement of science, should be held annually in some University town of England and Wales, Scotland being already provided with a Classical Association of her own. It was clear from the tone of the discussion that there was no feeling of opposition to the teaching of modern languages, or any desire to impose an obscurantist policy on modern education in favour of anti- quated educational ideals. We may note in this connection the annual meeting of the Modern Languages Association on Tuesday, when an interesting address was delivered by Sir A. Rucker. He did not deny the benefits of a classical education, but he protested against insisting upon it in the case of boys who could never get so far as the stage where its benefits could be enjoyed. To this no supporter of classical education could possibly object.
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