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“ To provide instruction in all branches of social science, implanting a knowledge of facts and theories; to train in methods of research; to give a practical acquaintance with the existing social states, or, in other words, to train a body of competent teachers and reformers. ”

“ The advanced courses will supply that scientific training which is likely in the future to become essential as a qualification for the civil service, municipal employment, journalism or public work.
While much attention will be given to economic and political theory, the special aim of the school will be, from the first, the study and investigation of the concrete facts of industrial life and the actual working of economic and political relations as they exist or have existed, in the United Kingdom and in foreign countries. ”

“ The London school starts with the coöperation of all the economists and students of political science in the United Kingdom and with the support of the Society of Arts and, on its commercial side, of the London Chamber of Commerce. It will be organized to meet the needs of different classes of students. ”