...which the argument in favour of a more practical system of education was given in the following terms : In times not long past, all learning was made to consist...things begin to be valued according to their use, 1 Grant, Burgh Schools, p. 344, footnote. 1 McDowell, History of Dumfries, p. 600. 1 Hutchison, High...

...which the argument in favour of a more practical system of education was given in the following terms : In times not long past, all learning was made to consist...despised. But Providence has cast our lot in happier tunes, when things begin to be valued according to their use, 1 Grant, Burgh Schools, p. 344, footnote....

...the enlightened met — as now they meet— to protest against the idea that all learning consisted " in the grammatical knowledge of dead languages, and skill in metaphysical subtilties, while what had immediate reference to life and practice was despised," and to thank Heaven that " Providence has cast...

...year a memorial was presented to the council on behalf of a number of burgesses, which stated that: " In times not long past, all learning was made to consist...knowledge of dead languages, and skill in metaphysical subtleties, while what had an immediate reference to life and practice was despised. But Providence...