Through the quiet, ever-grey want-ad columns of the London Times rang a challenging voice last week. It called for "well-educated young men who are willing to take off their coats and learn an exciting trade. Work arduous, filthy; you will be frozen to death in winter and roasted in summer. But the pay is good, and those who make the grade will have a job for life, with every opportunity to climb to a good position. . . . There is no reason why we can't have men who talk like Socrates and work...
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