Excerpt from The Journal of the Franklin Institute, Vol. 72 of 102: Devoted to Science and the Mechanic Arts; June to December, 1876The youth who are entered to our technical schools with a view Of becoming engineers, are unquestionably selected with some regard to their capacity to receive the peculiar instruction, while examination puts out many that are incapable or deficient; still the fact remains that the standard for admission is undeniably low. It would be very well if in the upper schools Of our common school system, and as for that matter, if from the primary schools upwards, more attention could be given to the education of individual pupils, so that the point of departure Of technical school education of all kinds could be elevated from the present one. Could this be effected, the entire char acter of our national collegiate education would be placed in better accordance with that of other civilized lands than at present.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.

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