Beyond the little arithmetic required for the ordinary economies of life, the mass of college-bred men, unless engaged in the business of instruction or in pursuits which directly involve their application, from the time they leave their places of education, of whatever name, give up the Mathematics as a useless and hopeless abstraction.

Inauguration of Washington University at Saint Louis, Missouri. April, 23, 1857, Mr. Everett's Inaugural Address on Academical Education (p. 89)