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1、AnotherSchoolYear—WhatFor?Itwouldcertifythathehadspecializedinpharmacy,butitwouldfurthercertifythathehadbeenexposedtosomeoftheideasmankindhasgeneratedwithinitshistory.TheB.S.certificatewouldindicate/provethattheholderhadspecialtraininginpharmacy,butitwouldalsoshowthathe/shehadbeenintroducedtosomeg
2、reatideasinthehistoryofhumancivilization.Youwillseetoitthatthecyanidestaysoutoftheaspirin,thatthebulldoesn’tjumpthefence,orthatyourclientdoesn’tgototheelectricchairasaresultofyourincompetence.Asapharmacist,youshouldatleastmakesurethatyourmedicineisnotmixedupwithpoison.Ifyouareanengineer,youshoulda
3、tleastbeabletomakeafencetokeepoutwildanimals.Ifyoubecomealawyer,youshouldatleastmakesureaninnocentpersonisnotsentencedtodeathbecauseyoudonotknowhowtodefendyourclient.IfyouhavenotimeforShakespeare,forabasiclookatphilosophy,forthecontinuityofthefinearts,forthatlessonofman’sdevelopmentwecallhistory—t
4、henyouhavenobusinessstayingincollege.Ifyoudon’twanttoimproveyourmindandbroadenyourhorizonbystudyingalittleliterature,philosophy,thefineartsandhistory,youshouldn’tbehereatcollege.Ourcollegesinevitablygraduateanumberofsuchlifeforms,butitcannotbesaidthattheywenttocollege;ratherthecollegewentthroughth
5、em—withoutmakingcontact.Ourcollegesalwaysproducesuchpeople.Wecannothelpthat.Butwecan’tsaythatthesepeoplehavereceivedapropercollegeeducation.Itismoreaccuratetosaythatthesecollegeyearshavejustpassedthembywithoutleavinganythingonthem.Thereisnottimeenoughinasinglelifetimetoinventforoneselfeverythingon
6、eneedstoknowinordertobeacivilizedhuman.Tobecomeacivilizedperson,youneedtoknowmanythings,andyoucannotfindouteverythingbyyourself,becauseyourlifeistooshort.Ifyouaretoomuchinahurry,ortooarrogantlyproudofyourownlimitation,toacceptasagifttoyourhumanitysomepiecesofthemindsofAristotle,orChaucer,orEinstei
7、n,youareneitheradevelopedhumannorausefulcitizenofademocracy.Youwillnotbeconsideredasacivilizedhumanbeingoraresponsiblecitizenofademocraticsocietyifyouonlycareaboutmakingmoney,notrealizingtheimportanceofthethinkin
