Evolution of the University

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Excerpt from Evolution of the University: First Annual Address Before the Alumni Association of the University of Nebraska, June 11, 1889Previous to the beginning of the twelfth century the only institutions of learning which existed in Europe were the cathedral and monastic schools. Here were acquired such scanty elements of knowledge as enabled the stolid monk or the ignorant and superstitious priest to administer the dull routine of his office. Through the long period of national gestation, commonly described as the dark ages, but a feeble ray of classic learning was able to penetrate, notwith standing the temporary revival under Charles the Great.'About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.