Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-03-27
ON PROPER EDUCATroN

ON PROPER EDUCATION.
flTTsBURe January 22.-Ihe following LET.
Yer nom tue pen OF d gentleman whose
lenh,ns aud talents were unsurpassed In our
country d" has some time since descended 10
Inc grave, and his Heath left space in socie
~, which viii not be supplied for /. Iong %.
ROD II was written by the late judi Al
oI,on; OF tnis city, TO young gentleman, on
entering MS once as sfpdeDt of law and
It points cut, Ia few words, a system of atm.
Nv, witch II Is much to be regretted ia moi
more generally attended 10 by our youth Inv
tho'e al least lii The western c0uutiy, who Gu.
yer Oh Course o. professional apolicatinn =
WIN ns,an exclusive devotion 10 legal .tudIes
100 otteh takes place. as soon as the iu.liyidu.
al ehters the Office of The gentleman uute,
whose eye he Is TO be fitted for the bar, and
'ne sore enJect appears TO be an admission
Al me earliest possible period now hovev.
er well calculated this plan NAV he 10 nrodnce
ncbplcaI attorney, or expert ATTORNEYS
cieIk, We venture TO say, that an able coun
stior profound lawyer, or an elouueut ora.
Tor, was never formed bS il Indeed there
~ no profession where general information 10
so necessary as IN that of the law. ma,be
indiics, history, aud classical lraruin, re ;n.
dispeh'abIe Ia forming the Accomplished adj.
soca'e anh the oniy difficulty tor the stn-
ueni is 10 ecoHoRise his time in such man,
ner as not 10 snffer one study 10 interfere with
anoiher: fiiis Is poiDied out in the folJowirg
ieter, winch, at the same time that il ref1octs
cIsdif on the head Of the writer is proof
tation Of bis students.
T.. =. "MAY 20, 1867.
Dedr 3r:--It is no uncommon error in
yonng men 10 suppose, that when thew have
PaSsro ibIeush the utUal course of college
sinnies tbey are complete scholars, and have
FINISHED fhfir education This lis a dangerous
mistake, Tor II leads to natteufion. ind0Ience
aud r,lHxation of mind. If il does This. the
ii'lie knowledge they have acquired is soon
forgotten. The iactis that schools aud collie.
ces 90 not max. us scholars tut ouly fl, ms for
becoming scholars, il by tuinte ipdustry ya
strive earnestly 10 ihis cod. They ou,lifv us
iof obtaining Knowledge from books WINCH
otherwise would be, If not alto etl,er pssiass
at least daIk and difficult to ~.
" follows from this, that n is nm error IL,
edncatloD 10 introduce a young man IN the
STUDY OF particular profession iu,r,ed;aieiy
aiie' ne ieaVeS roIlege, 1T he devotes his whole
uhe 10 the study of that profes sion. For one
not scholar appears with mnra Isss .dv
thge III learned profession than one WIN 10
Inc most important period of life ia
when we nave just left school II we suffer
our ehetlions TO- relax then from the energy
"hlch scholastic discipline has excited and
mace babI'usl, there Is great danser tLaf
they cannot he revived, and thai we shaIl
SINK Iuio !islless iodoleuce and trifiiue Ievitv
pteat part ct your time, then, ought 10
ne devoted TO revising EXTENDING aud xino
deeply IN your MUD, yonr past learninc y
careini study u The Greek aud Latin cIas.
scS WI assist greatly 10 form 4 ius,fas,e The
E"shSh essays Oh The Spectator, &c will give
you iehsn forr tile beauties OF our own
language. Attention 10 the math, mafics gill
improve snd strengthen Jour faculty OF rea
sonihg The stndy Of natural history and
phiIoscpby will enrich your mind, aud Of mo
"a, 80 phDOsOphy, viii form your heart 10 virtue.
History will Instruct vou In tl,e clsracis, of
man anh The ways Of Providence. know no
sso V1ss more deserving your attention than the
nfOie you will find iD IL more useful maxifss
uanin any other work
Na.H
y ,' neau go0d BOOKS rather than many books.
your reading may be variOus. without betnc
oesuItofy or prOmiscneps, and il ought al,
ways 10 pe attentive. Divide your time SIS
telnai,cally' and carefully putsne the systs y,
you euJp.' We morning, Tor instance, fnay
" s"'I'''e" "iih IRE classics, ancient aud