Instead  of  any  of  these  evils,  all  of  which  others  seem
now  and  then  to  see  and  preach  plainly,  it  is  most  fit  that
in  this,  the  chapter  upon  the  ethical  cost  of  barter  to  the
community  as  a  whole,  should  be  advertised  the  one  evil
result  of  barter  upon  education  which  no  one  else  seems
to  see,  albeit  it  is  as  widespread  as  is  population  and  is
active  in  every  school,  no  matter  what  its  personnel  or  Its
methods  of  organization.  I  refer  to  the  fundamental
standards,  aims  and  ambitions  of  the  student  and  of  the
teacher.
It  may  be  that,  situated  as  I  am  In  a  technical  school,  I
see  this  fault  in  an  exaggerated  light.  Certainly  It  does
not  prevail  so  markedly  In  non-technical  schools,  in  the  old-
fashioned  academic  departments.  But  because  this  Is  so
these  academic  departments  are  being  deserted.  The
students  are  flocking  Into  the  technical  schools  and  courses.
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The  statistics  are  astonishing.  Even  the  publishers  are
following  suit.  Within  the  past  two  years  a  half-dozen
publishing  houses  which  never  before  handled  text-books
of  any  other  than  the  classical  type  have  opened  their  doors
to  the  technical,  and  particularly  to  the  engineering,  fields.
