27．An Important Aspect Of College Life（在线收听）

27．An  Important  Aspect  Of  College  Life

　　It  is  perfectly  possible  to  organize  the  life  of  our  colleges  in  such  away that students and teachers alike will take part in it; in such a waythat  a  perfectly  natural  daily  intercourse  will  be  established  betweenthem; and it is only by such an organization that they can be given realvitality as places of serious training(1), be made communities in whichyoungsters  will  come  fully  to  realize(2)  how  interesting  intellectualwork  is,  how  vital,  how  important,  how  closely  associated  with(3)  allmodern achievement- only by such an organization that study can be madeto  seem  part  of  life  itself.  Lectures  often  seem  very  formal  and  emptythings;  recitations  generally  prove  very  dull  and  nrewarding.
　　It is in conversation and natural intercourse with scholars chiefly thatyou  find  how  lively  knowledge  is,  how  it  ties  into  everything  that  isinteresting and important, how intimate a part it is of everything thatis interesting and important, how intimate a part it is of everything thatis  "practical''  and  connected  with  the  world.  Men  are  not  always  madethoughtful by books; but they are generally made thoughtful by associationwith  men  who  think.