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to industry and commerce. In Germany, where this has not been the case, and where the uni versity is regarded as the natural ally of business, far greater in- dustrial efficiency has consequent- ly been achieved. It is one of the many marks of Lord Nuffield's ennis that, though not himself the product of a university, he has long deplored the failure of employers to appreciate the qual ties which a university educa tion fasters in a young man or It has long been apparent to woman. In his letter to the Vice Chancellor of Oxford, set- those who have given real

ting out the terms governing his thought to the subject, that one latest benefaction, Lord Nuffield of the major weaknesses of our affirms his belief that there is contemporary civilisation lies in

no branch of knowledge, how- our failure to secure a close work-

ever academicit may

LIFE AND LEARNING

the

ing alliance between theory and which is not of positive pract practice. During recent years wealue" It was this same have suffered grievously because which won for Greece her asc of this failure, and if, in the dancy in ancient civilisation. It future, we are to achieve any must be re-established in thing approaching the full mea-modern world if we are to reap sure of stability, efficiency, and the full harvest of scientific and prosperity to which the march of intellectual progress. Life and knowledge has entitled us, a clos- learning cannot be separated er relationship must first be es without both being the losers. tablished between the man who By founding a college dedicated thinks out principles and the man to the purpose of bridging the who applies them, between the gulf which at present exists be universities on the one hand and tween academic studies and prac industry on the other. The full tical affairs, Lord Nuffield has details, now available, of Lord made an invaluable confribution Nuffield's latest gift to the Uni- towards the enrichment of our versity of Oxford for the build civilisation ing and endowment of a new gra- duate college devoted to this pur- pose, disclose a project which "A Long Felt Want"

merits the close attention of the

-

* *

whole Empire. This is not only It is announced by the British because of the munificence of the Admiralty that extra long ham- actual gift or the importance of mocks are to be issued in future the concept which has inspired to tall sailors. Hitherto, it it, but also because the whole Em-seems, the Admiralty have con- pire is destined to participate sidered the sailor's frame to be directly in the scheme which one, in the words of Shakespeare, Lord Nuffield has evolved and which alters when it altera- fmanced.

tion finds,

Or bends with the remover

to remove

In almost every respect the new college will constitute a radical and welcome innovation, That was an idea whose, accept- in university life. Its purpose ance demanded many a punch of will be in Lord Nutfeld's owa the E! Wel might the latter

cried: O no! it

Smark,

ever fixed

That looks on tempests and

words to bridge the separation have between the theoretical students of contemporary civilisation and the men responsible for carrying it on, between the economist, the political theorist, the student except out of too

mock of government and administra-

is never shaken-

tion on the one hand, and on the One knows that "sailors don't

care, but even” the other hand the business man, whom Shakespeare came the politician, the Civil servant, la consonant of describing and the local government offi-

cial, not to mention the ordinary "Just everyday man and woman." as its objects differ from those, of the other Oxford colleges, wil is

place Its

fined.

gradua

In the

haracter and college must uit

for theirs will

ant function of

iversity studer

In the will be

onsiderable the

wul not

Upon the only

ies of these nav lows both the llong

of depend,

The tar to every

bark

Whose worth's unknow

though his height taken

object to having it

nted, and to

out the

of the

con-

their practical

professions or in industry or com-

but