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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,FRANCISCO ,F]R] 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,JOSEPH ,MC,CABE 

,TEXT 3 

,! TIME HAD COME TO ?9K ( ! 9AUGURATION ( ! ,MOD]N ,S*OOL4 ,SOME TIME PREVI\SLY ,I HAD 9VIT$ A NUMB] ( G5TLEM5 ( GREAT DI/9CTION & ( PROGRESSIVE S5TIM5TS TO ASSI/ ME ) !IR ADVICE & =M A K9D ( ,COMMITTEE ( ,CONSULTATION4 ,MY 9T]C\RSE ) !M AT ,B>CELONA WAS ( GREAT VALUE TO ME1 & MANY ( !M REMA9$ 9 P]MAN5T RELATION ) ME1 = :I* ,I MAY EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE4 ,!Y W]E ( OP9ION ?AT ! ,MOD]N ,S*OOL %\LD BE OP5$ ) SOME DISPLAY--9VITATION-C>DS1 A CIRCUL> TO ! PRESS1 A L>GE HALL1 MUSIC1 & ORATORICAL ADDRESSES BY DI/+UI%$ ,LIB]AL POLITICIANS4 ,IT W\LD HAVE BE5 EASY TO DO ?IS1 & WE W\LD HAVE ATTRACT$ AN AUDI5CE ( HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE :O W\LD HAVE APPLAUD$ ) ?AT MOM5T>Y 5?USIASM :I* *>ACT]IZES \R PUBLIC FUNCTIONS4 ,BUT ,I WAS NOT S$UC$ BY ! IDEA4 ,AS A ,POSITIVI/ & AN ,IDEALI/ ,I WAS CONV9C$ ?AT A SIMPLE MODE/Y BE/ BEFITT$ ! 9AUGURATION ( A WORK ( RE=M4 ,ANY O!R ME?OD SEEM$ TO ME DIS+5U\S A CONCESSION TO 5]VAT+ CONV5TIONS & TO ! V]Y EVIL :I* ,I WAS SETT+ \T TO RE=M4 ,! PROPOSAL ( ! ,COMMITTEE WAS1 !RE=E1 REPUGNANT TO MY CONSCI5CE & MY S5TIM5TS1 & ,I WAS1 9 ?AT & ALL O!R ?+S RELAT+ TO ! ,MOD]N ,S*OOL1 ! EXECUTIVE P[]4 

,9 ! FIR/ NUMB] ( ! ,BULLET9 ( ! ,MOD]N ,S*OOL1 ISSU$ ON ,OCTOB] #c1 #a#i#a1 ,I GAVE A G5]AL EXPOSITION ( ! FUNDAM5TAL PR9CIPLES ( ! ,S*OOL1 :I* ,I MAY REPEAT H]E4 

,?OSE IMAG9>Y PRODUCTS ( ! M9D1 A PRIORI IDEAS1 & ALL ! ABSURD & FANTA/ICAL FICTIONS HI!RTO REG>D$ AS TRU? & IMPOS$ ITS DIRECTIVE PR9CIPLES ( HUMAN CONDUCT HAVE = SOME TIME PA/ 9CURR$ ! CONDEMNATION ( REASON & ! RES5TM5T ( CONSCI5CE4 ,! SUN NO LONG] M]ELY T\*ES ! TIPS ( ! M\NTA9S2 IT FLOODS ! VALLEYS1 & WE 5JOY ! LI<T ( NOON4 ,SCI5CE IS NO LONG] ! PATRIMONY ( A SMALL GR\P ( PRIVILEG$ 9DIVIDUALS2 ITS B5EFIC5T RAYS MORE OR LESS CONSCI\SLY P5ETRATE EV]Y RANK ( SOCIETY4 ,ON ALL SIDES TRADITIONAL ]RORS >E BE+ DISPELL$ BY IT2 BY ! CONFID5T PROC$URE ( EXP]I5CE & OBS]VATION IT 5ABLES US TO ATTA9 ACCURATE KN[L$GE & CRIT]IA 9 REG>D TO NATURAL OBJECTS & ! LAWS :I* GOV]N !M4 ,) 9DISPUTABLE AU?ORITY IT BIDS M5 LAY ASIDE = EV] !IR EXCLUSIVISMS & PRIVILEGES1 & IT (F]S ITSELF AS ! CONTROLL+ PR9CIPLE ,( HUMAN LIFE1 SEEK+ TO IMBUE ALL ) A COMMON S5TIM5T ( HUMANITY4 ,RELY+ ON MODE/ RES\RCES1 BUT ) A ROBU/ & RATIONAL FAI? & A SPIRIT ?AT WILL NOT EASILY BE 9TIMIDAT$1 :ATEV] OB/ACLES >ISE 9 \R PA?1 WE HAVE F\ND$ ! ,MOD]N ,S*OOL4 ,ITS AIM IS TO CONVEY1 ,)\T ,CONCESSION TO TRADITIONAL ME?ODS1 AN $UCATION BAS$ ON ! NATURAL SCI5CES4 ,?IS NEW ME?OD1 ?\< ! ONLY S\ND & POSITIVE ME?OD1 HAS SPREAD ?R\<\T ! CIVILIZ$ WORLD1 & HAS 9NUM]ABLE SUPPORT]S ( 9TELLECTUAL DI/9CTION & L(TY PR9CIPLES4 ,WE >E AW>E H[ MANY 5EMIES !RE >E AB\T US4 ,WE >E CONSCI\S ( ! 9NUM]ABLE PREJUDICES :I* OPPRESS ! SOCIAL CONSCI5CE ( \R C\NTRY4 ,?IS IS ! \TCOME ( A M$IEVAL1 SUBJECTIVE1 DOGMATIC $UCATION1 :I* MAKES RIDICUL\S PRET5SIONS TO ! POSSESSION ( AN 9FALLIBLE CRIT]ION4 ,WE >E FUR!R AW>E ?AT1 9 VIRTUE ( ! LAW ( H]$ITY1 /R5G!N$ BY ! 9FLU5CES ( ! 5VIRONM5T1 ! T5D5CIES :I* >E CONNATURAL & SPONTANE\S 9 ! Y\NG *ILD >E /ILL MORE PRON\NC$ 9 ADOLESC5CE4 ,! /RUGGLE WILL BE SEV]E1 ! WORK DIFFICULT2 BUT ) A CON/ANT & UNWAV]+ WILL1 ! SOLE PROVID5CE ( ! MORAL WORLD1 WE >E CONFID5T ?AT WE WILL W9 ! VICTORY TO :I* WE ASPIRE4 ,WE WILL DEVELOP LIV+ BRA9S1 CAPABLE ( REACT+ ON \R 9/RUCTION4 ,WE WILL TAKE C>E ?AT ! M9DS ( \R PUPILS WILL SU/A91 :5 !Y LEAVE ! CONTROL ( !IR TEA*]S1 A /]N HO/ILITY TO PREJUDICE2 ?AT !Y WILL BE SOLID M9DS1 CAPABLE ( =M+ !IR [N RATIONAL CONVICTIONS ON EV]Y SUBJECT4 

,?IS DOES NOT MEAN ?AT WE WILL LEAVE ! *ILD1 AT ! V]Y \TSET ( ITS $UCATION1 TO =M ITS [N IDEAS4 ,! ,SOCRATIC PROC$URE IS WRONG1 IF IT IS TAK5 TOO LIT]ALLY4 ,! V]Y CON/ITUTION ( ! M9D1 AT ! COMM5CEM5T ( ITS DEVELOPM5T1 DEM&S ?AT AT ?IS /AGE ! *ILD %ALL BE RECEPTIVE4 ,! TEA*] MU/ IMPLANT ! G]MS ( IDEAS4 ,!SE WILL1 :5 AGE & /R5G? 9VIGORATE ! BRA91 BR+ =? CORRESPOND+ FL[]S & FRUIT1 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! DEGREE ( 9ITIATIVE & ! *>ACT]I/IC FEATURES ( ! PUPIL'S M9D4 

,ON ! O!R H&1 WE MAY SAY ?AT WE REG>D AS ABSURD ! WIDESPREAD NOTION ?AT AN $UCATION BAS$ ON NATURAL SCI5CE /UNTS ! ORGAN ( ! IDEALI/ FACULTY4 ,WE >E CONV9C$ ?AT ! CONTR>Y IS TRUE4 ,:AT SCI5CE DOES IS TO CORRECT & DIRECT IT1 & GIVE IT A :OLESOME S5SE ( REALITY4 ,! WORK ( MAN'S C]EBRAL 5]GY ,IS TO CREATE ! IDEAL1 ) ! AID ( >T & PHILOSOPHY4 ,BUT 9 ORD] ?AT ! IDEAL %ALL NOT DEG5]ATE 9TO FABLES1 OR MY/IC & UNSUB/ANTIAL DREAMS1 & ! /RUCTURE BE NOT BUILT ON S&1 IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESS>Y TO GIVE IT A SECURE & UN%AKABLE F\NDATION 9 ! EXACT & POSITIVE TEA*+ ( ! NATURAL SCI5CES4 

,MOREOV]1 ! $UCATION ( A MAN DOES NOT CONSI/ M]ELY 9 ! TRA9+ ( HIS 9TELLIG5CE1 )\T HAV+ REG>D TO ! HE>T & ! WILL4 ,MAN IS A COMPLETE & UNIFI$ :OLE1 9 SPITE ( ! V>IETY ( HIS FUNCTIONS4 LIE PRES5TS V>I\S FACETS1 BUT IS AT ! BOTTOM A S+LE 5]GY1 :I* SEES1 LOVES1 & APPLIES A WILL TO ! PROSECUTION ( :AT LIE HAS CONCEIV$ OR AFFECT$4 ,IT IS A MORBID CONDITION1 AN 9FR+EM5T ( ! LAWS ( ! HUMAN ORGANISM1 TO E/ABLI% AN ABYSS :]E !RE \<T TO BE A SANE & H>MONI\S CONT9UITY4 ,! DIVORCE BETWE5 ?\<T & WILL IS AN UNHAPPY FEATURE ( \R TIME4 ,TO :AT FATAL CONSEQU5CES IT HAS L$ 6 ,WE NE$ ONLY REF] TO \R POLITICAL LEAD]S & TO ! V>I\S ORD]S ( SOCIAL LIFE2 !Y >E DEEPLY 9FECT$ ) ?IS P]NICI\S DUALISM4 ,MANY ( !M >E ASSUR$LY P[]FUL 5\< 9 RESPECT ( !IR M5TAL FACULTIES1 & HAVE AN ABUNDANCE ( IDEAS2 BUT !Y LACK A S\ND ORI5TATION & ! F9E ?\<TS :I* SCI5CE APPLIES TO ! LIFE ( 9DIVIDUALS & ( PEOPLES4 ,!IR RE/LESS EGOISM & ! WI% TO ACCOMMODATE !IR RELATIVES1 TOGE!R ) !IR LEAV5 ,( TRADITIONAL S5TIM5TS1 =M ALL IMP]MEABLE B>RI] R\ND !IR HE>TS & PREV5T ! 9FILTRATION ,( PROGRESSIVE ,IDEAS1 & ! =MATION ( ?AT SAP ( S5TIM5T :I* IS ! ,IMPELL+ & DET]M9+ P[] 9 ! CONDUCT ( MAN4 ,H5CE ! ATTEMPT TO OB/RUCT PROGRESS & PUT OB/ACLES 9 ! WAY ( NEW ,IDEAS2 H5CE1 AS A RESULT ,( !SE ATTEMPTS1 ! SKEPTICISM ,( MULTITUDES1 ! DEA? ( NATIONS1 & ! 9EVITABLE DESPAIR ( ! OPPRESS$4 

,WE REG>D ,IT AS ONE ( ! FIR/ PR9CIPLES ( \R PA$AGOGICAL MISSION ?AT !RE IS NO SU* DUALITY ( *>ACT] 9 ANY ,9DIVIDUAL ONE :I* SEES & APPRECIATES TRU? & GOODNESS1 & ONE :I* FOLL[S EVIL4 ,&1 S9CE WE TAKE NATURAL SCI5CE AS \R GUIDE 9 $UCATION1 A FUR!R CONSEQU5CE WILL BE RECOGNIZ$2 WE %ALL 5DEAVOR TO SECURE ?AT ! 9TELLECTUAL IMPRESSIONS :I* ,SCI5CE CONVEYS TO ! PUPIL BE CONV]T$ 9TO ! SAP ( S5TIM5T & ,%ALL BE ,9T5SELY LOV$4 ,:5 S5TIM5T IS /RONG IT P5ETRATES & DIFFUSES ITSELF ?R\< ! DEEPE/ RECESSES ( A MAN'S BE+1 P]VAD+ & GIV+ A SPECIAL COLOR TO HIS *>ACT]4 

,& AS A MAN'S CONDUCT MU/ REVOLVE )9 ! CIRCLE ,( HIS *>ACT]1 IT FOLL[S ?AT A Y\? $UCAT$ ,9 ! MANN] WE HAVE 9DICAT$ WILL1 :5 HE COMES TO RULE HIMSELF1 RECOGNIZE SCI5CE AS ! ONE HELPFUL MA/] ,( HIS LIFE4 

,! S*OOL WAS OP5$ ON ,SEPTEMB] #h1 #aia ) ?IRTY PUPILS--TWELVE GIRLS & EI<TE5 BOYS4 ,!SE SUFFIC$ = ! PURPOSE ,( \R EXP]IM5T1 & WE HAD NO 9T5TION ( 9CREAS+ ! NUMB] = A TIME1 SO ?AT WE MI<T KEEP A MORE EFFECTIVE WAT* ON ! PUPILS4 ,! 5EMIES ( ! NEW S*OOL W\LD TAKE ! FIR/ OPPORTUNITY TO CRITICIZE \R WORK 9 CO-$UCAT+ BOYS & GIRLS4 

,! PEOPLE PRES5T AT ! OP5+ W]E P>TLY ATTRACT$ BY ! NOTICES ( \R WORK PUBLI%$ 9 ! PRESS1 & P>TLY CONSI/$ ( ! P>5TS ( ! PUPILS & DELEGATES ( V>I\S WORK+-CLASS SOCIETIES :O HAD BE5 9VIT$ OIL ACC\NT ( !IR ASSI/ANCE TO ME4 ,I WAS SUPPORT$ 9 ! *AIR BY ! TEA*]S & ! ,COMMITTEE ( ,CONSULTATION1 TWO ( :OM EXP\ND$ ! SY/EM & AIM ( ! S*OOL4 ,9 ?IS QUIET FA%ION WE 9AUGURAT$ A WORK ?AT WAS DE/9$ TO LA/4 ,WE CREAT$ ! ,MOD]N1 ,SCI5TIFIC1 & ,RATIONAL ,S*OOL1 ! FAME ( :I* SOON SPREAD 9 ,EUROPE & ,AM]ICA4 ,TIME MAY WITNESS A *ANGE ( ITS NAME -! 0 ,MOD]N 0 ,S*OOL ---BUT ! DESCRIPTION 0 SCI5TIFIC & RATIONAL 0 WILL BE MORE & MORE FULLY V9DICAT$4 

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