Our primary purpose, — education, mental and spiritual, —is thus to be given prominence. We are about to overcome our diffidence, and overstep our conservatism. We are planning actually to say "right out loud, in public," that scholarship is honorable!

It will be interesting to read what an ancient writer said about recognition of scholars and philosophers. That old-time Roman,—Vitruvius, in writing the introduction to his Book IX, addressed to Caesar these words:

"1. The ancestors of the Greeks have appointed such great honours for the famous athletes who are victorious at the Olympian, Pythian, Isthmian, and Nemean games, that they are not only greeted with applause as they stand with palm and crown at the meeting itself, but even on returning to their several states in the triumph of victory, they ride into their cities and to their fathers' houses in four-horse chariots, and enjoy fixed revenues for life at the public expense. When I think of this, I am amazed that the same honours and even greater are not bestowed upon those authors whose boundless services are performed for all time and for all nations. This would have been a practice all the more worth while establishing, because in the case of athletes it is merely their own bodily frame that is strengthened by their training, whereas in the case of authors it is the mind, and not only their own but also man's in general, by the doctrines laid down in their books for the acquiring of knowledge and the sharpening of the intellect.

"2. What does it signify to mankind that Milo of Croton and other victors of his class were invincible?

Nothing, save that in their lifetime they were famous among their countrymen. But the doctrines of Pytha-goras, Democritus, Plato, and Aristotle, and the daily life of other learned men, spent in constant industry, yield fresh and rich fruit, not only to their own countrymen, but also to all nations. And they who from their tender years are filled with the plenteous teaming which this fruit affords, attain to the highest capacity of knowledge, and can introduce into their  states civilized ways. impartial justice, and laws, things without which no state can he sound.

"3. Since, therefore, these great benefits to individuals and to communities are due to the wisdom of authors, I think that not only should palms and crowns be be-stowed upon them. but that they should even be granted triumphs, and judged worthy of  being consecrated in the dwellings of the gods."

Which, taken with many things we hear today, reminds us of Solomon's epigram, "There is no new thing under the sun."

Would it interest you to have a list of the uses to which we have put electrical energy, taken from our regular residence power-supply lines, since we have moved into our new home last October ? I am giving it simply as an indication of how ready and facile this slave is.  Each item indicates an actual, though in some cases very small, application of power, doing work for us at least once in the past few months, or running up to many services daily. You will be able to sort them out as regards their frequency.

1. Automobile engine heater
2. Dishwasher
3- Doorbell
4. Electric toys (train)
5. Fireless cooker
6. Floor polisher
7. Furnace air blower
8. Furnace ignition
9. Furnace oil pump
10. Grill
11. Kitchenaid:
     Mixer
     Beater
     Ice cream freezer
     Cutter

12. Lights
13. Maid's bell
14. Percolator
15. Radiant heater
16. Radio
17. Refrigerator
18. Sewing machine
19. Smoothing iron
20. Soldering iron
21. Table tan
22. Toaster
23. Vacuum cleaner
24. Warming pad
25. Washing machine
 

We've heard of the height of this and the height of that, but the height of politeness, we insist, is the following sign:

KINDLY KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF THIS WIRE -- IT CARRIES 20,000 VOLTS THANK YOU!
—Michigan Technic.