Excerpt from On the Introduction of the Natural Sciences Into General Education: A Lecture, Delivered at the Commencement of the Session of the Faculty of Arts, in University College, London, October 15th, 1838 The first examination of the new University will be held this year; and our students will for the first time be brought into competition with the pupils of other institu tions. Hitherto, however assiduous might be their in dustry, however extensive their attainments, however vigo rous their intellectual growth, no reward was held out to them beyond that which is indeed the best reward of men tal discipline, the consciousness of mental strength - but no external reward was held out to them, except the prizes and certificates awarded amongst ourselves. Now for the first time they will receive a public attestation of their pro ficiency; and for the first time they will have an 'opportu nity of attaining those distinctions and titles which are con ferred by the elder Universities of Europe, and which are rendered venerable by their antiquity, and by their associa tion with the names of all the learned of past ages; titles, which, however worthless a mere name may seem, have a substantial and practical value, so long as they are re ceived by the world as a testimony and pledge of intellec tual cultivation; and which have a real worth to the bearer of them, when they are attended by the consciousness that they have been earned by a severe course of mental dis cipline, tested by a judicious and rigorous examination. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.