Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1831-03-10
FOR THE ENQUIRER.
ON EDUCATION.--NO. 2,

FROM these remarks, think it plainly appears that
education lays foundation upon which, by the bless
ing OF God, we may build our hopes of happiness be-
You'd the grave. might bring many more facts to
show that education qualities for usefuness--T
might mention The sautary effect it produces upon all
the moral faculties strengthening the Judgment cor
recng the taste, giving energy to active benevoleoce
guiding US in our conduct teaching us human nature,
qualifying us I" give variety Of instruction and 10
ill places of usefulness and Importance.
But passing over these, I shall proceed brieRv In
shOao hoO an education is 10 be obtained.
And here II may be observed, that nothing truly va.
liable can ordinarily be obtained without exertion.-
The man who wishes 10 be rich, himself to OBJ
a!o the ofJect OF his wishes-ihe who wishes to
perform long journey, dues turn out Of the way
at every call OF pleasures for he knows he should make
but little progress on his way; he has an obicc,
before him. to gain which he cheerfuy makes many
little sacrifices, and with steady perseverance keeps
MS eye fixed on the place of his destination The con-
duct Of the traveller very happily Illustrates the course
necessary 10 be pursued by every student who wishes
to make progress in his studies The hill OF science
is lofty eminence whose summit has never yet been
reached and in tl'e ascent Of which many apparent,
difficulties are to be surnouned many calls of plea
sure resisted the loud calls of soth and Indifference
must be totally disregarded, and a steady and unbro
ken step pursued. Among those who are endeayoring
to ascend this noble eminence find persons of al
most every description holding different posts in their
progress. While we see perseverance, or the scholar
who with Underwriting step pursucs the object before
him, standing upon noble elevation above many of
his fellows who commenced the ascent with him, we
see unsteady m.dedness sometimes making rapd pro.
gress, and then again shifting his object turning aside
and even FAR forgetting himself as TO 60 far in the
descent Here We too the devo,ee Of pleasure or
the scholar who listens to every call Of and
ready at any time forsakc his books to taste Of
some ril ofpeasure, or crafty vain curiosi,y-ama-
bile indeed in himself, possessing natural abilities
which might have placed him among the FOREMOST but
who from his versatile habits and his strong attach.
ment to pleasure, rather than profit, makes but little
progress, and threatens finally dsappoint the ex-
pec.ations concerning him which we're justly raised,
and shows disposition to occupy low place on
the hill Of science. Here also see iryesoltion or
he scholar who is discouraged the appearance Of
every impeachment in the way, makes "a mountain Or |
every molehil; and while perseverance easily re- |
moves or surmounts such obstacles and presses on |
lrresoIuon, whenever urged make an effort seems
to say, she wishes to get but instead Of exer-
lion, is heard to say, with many sour, sickly face
s. cant-it is so hard-T wish there was no such thing
i am sorry ever began-need go any further ~ |
and many other such like complaints and often here
folds her hands and coolly says she don't care whether
she ever gaias another step. But far in the vale be-
low discover other characters, who indeed can |
scarcely be sad TO be climbing the hill OF science, but
who through the agency Of friendship have been Tor
ccd 10 the sides Of the hill and who urged by ma
ny fair promises commence the ascent, but who will
not undertake it. mean solh, and dissipation. The
love Of and the indulgence Of pleasure occupy
heir time and attention; and although they Frequently
cast wshfu look up the hill, and envy the eminence
others have attained, still they are completely alb
sorbed in sensuaiiy 'ha, they will take single
step in the And what is FAR worse, we often
see them exerng their influence to deain those pro-
missing youth who ambitious Of nding the HILL
and oGcn grove successful in aIluring them from
the paths Of science and involving them in all tho mi
series they suffer-
ITO be continued.J