Sympathetic cracks. A term frequently used by architects and surveyors in terms of ageing houses. I know what they mean.
The ability to think straight, some knowledge of the past, some vision of the future, some skill to do useful service, some urge to fit that service into the well-being of the community - these are the most vital things education must try to produce.
Separation and devolution are two completely different concepts which cannot be mixed together. One is not a stop on the way to the other.

