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Title: Popular science monthly
Year: 1913 (1910s)
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Subjects: Technology Science
Publisher: New York : McClure, Phillips and Co.
Contributing Library: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library

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one social class as another, in working-class children as in the children of the well-to-do. The fact that through the centuries most of the great men have sprung from the comfortable classes simply proves the might of opportunity. The bringing of full educational opportunities within reach of all children will enable society for the first time to realize on all its latent assets of human capacity. Ward lived to see his ideas generally accepted by thoughtful men. Xo longer is progress identified with the method of natural selection.To-day no one advocates surrender to the blind forces of social development. The laissez faire theory has been abandoned. The functions of government have greatly multiplied, especially on the side of research,education and stimulation. With this about-face Lester F. Ward had something to do. He never reached the people, but he reached the people who reached the people. His program remains yet to be realized, but the leaders are moving in the direction he pointed.
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Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker. THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE 101 THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE LORD AVEBURY AND THE PASSING OF THE VICTORIAN ERA During the nineteenth century, Eng-land was clearly the leading nation of the world. Previously it had been rivaled by Italy and Trance, even by Austria and Spain; now it has to con-tend for supremacy with Germany and the United States; soon Russia and China will be added; perhaps the Balkan states and Japan. The races which successively invaded the British islands were of fine stock; their struggles and their union left a people of high qual-ity. In the development of the applications of science England took the lead, owing to the genius of its people,the convenient supply of iron and coal and the maritime situation. Vast wealth was accumulated, the most able and vigorous of its people being the most successful. Innumerable families were established with inherited ability and wealth. From them came the great men who gave distinction to the Victorian era. Four years ago

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