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Classics William Robbins Ridington A.B., A,M" Ph.D. The fundamentals of living and dyinq. working and playing, loving and haling, have not changed through the centuries. The philosophers of the past are dead only physically: their spirits live in their keen perception of timeless truths, Familiarity with the classics permits them to share their wisdom. Under this expert tutelage students delve beneath the superficial ex- terior of modern veneers. Their judgment is tempered by clearer perception of the foundations of SOCiety. Touching hands with the ancients, they are able to see themselves as links in the chain of human- ity shaping the destiny of their world.