So，also，allknowledgewhichisusefulasevidenceofleisure，otherthanvicariousleisure，isscarcelyfeminine。
Foranappreciationoftherelationwhichthesehigherseminariesoflearningbeartotheeconomiclifeofthecommunity，thephenomenawhichhavebeenreviewedareofimportanceratherasindicationsofageneralattitudethanasbeinginthemselvesfactsoffirst-rateeconomicconsequence。
Theygotoshowwhatistheinstinctiveattitudeandanimusofthelearnedclasstowardsthelifeprocessofanindustrialcommunity。Theyserveasanexponentofthestageofdevelopment，fortheindustrialpurpose，attainedbythehigherlearningandbythelearnedclass，andsotheyaffordanindicationastowhatmayfairlybelookedforfromthisclassatpointswherethelearningandthelifeoftheclassbearmoreimmediatelyupontheeconomiclifeandefficiencyofthecommunity，andupontheadjustmentofitsschemeoflifetotherequirementsofthetime。
Whattheseritualisticsurvivalsgotoindicateisaprevalenceofconservatism，ifnotofreactionarysentiment，especiallyamongthehigherschoolswheretheconventionallearningiscultivated。
Totheseindicationsofaconservativeattitudeistobeaddedanothercharacteristicwhichgoesinthesamedirection，butwhichisasymptomofgraverconsequencethatthisplayfulinclinationtotrivialitiesofformandritual。ByfarthegreaternumberofAmericancollegesanduniversities，forinstance，areaffiliatedtosomereligiousdenominationandaresomewhatgiventodevoutobservances。Theirputativefamiliaritywithscientificmethodsandthescientificpointofviewshouldpresumablyexemptthefacultiesoftheseschoolsfromanimistichabitsofthought；butthereisstillaconsiderableproportionofthemwhoprofessanattachmenttotheanthropomorphicbeliefsandobservancesofanearlierculture。Theseprofessionsofdevotionalzealare，nodoubt，toagoodextentexpedientandperfunctory，bothonthepartoftheschoolsintheircorporatecapacity，andonthepartoftheindividualmembersofthecorpsofinstructors；butitcannotbedoubtedthatthereisafterallaveryappreciableelementofanthropomorphicsentimentpresentinthehigherschools。Sofarasthisisthecaseitmustbesetdownastheexpressionofanarchaic，animistichabitofmind。