a. the writer deals with the technical education that is required for artisans like shorthand etc
b. he favored classical school of thought and confess through the notion of "useless education" and by making satire
c. he expressed his feelings by making pungent satire by saying that for business community, languages, science everything is just source of their profit making not any type of contribution or exploration at all
d. the last sentences could be regarded as the theme-line. while viewing paragraph, one can see the nature/selfish nature of soul of man and that is the essence of a particular civilization, which is almost arrogant. it gives the true picture of that era.
e. industrials mean the business community who largly or inherently belong to trade
useless education means that individuals other than industrials, whom education gave nothing
patently useful means the extreme use of something for industrials
prospective clerks means the artisans/clerks whose promotion benefited them
limited use of progress/education
combination of two/more names/things etc
unintelligent/folish debate

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