Book digitized by Google from the library of the New York Public Library and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. Reprinted from various sources I. By G.H.Palmer. Problems of school and college: The ideal teacher. Ethical instruction in schools. Moral instruction in schools. Self cultivation in English. Doubts about university extension. Specialization. The glory of the imperfect.- II. By G.H.Palmer. Harvard papers: The new education. Erroneous limitations of the elective system. Necessary limitations of the elective system. College expenses. A teacher of the olden time [Profesor Sophocles]- III. Papers by Alice F. Palmer: Three types of women's colleges. Women's education in the nineteenth century. Women's education at the World's fair. Why go to college?