Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-12-28
EDUCATION.
Farther Extracts from Weid,s Report on
r,h Manual Labor.

Farther Extracts from "eId's report on
.r'a Manual Labor.
VII. II toouyd promote originality.
The student who has been accustomed
for wears to tax his own resources for the
supply Of his wants, has formed a habit O
inestimub!e value TO his mind. Habitu
ated to resort to himself for the means OIL
his own support, he would be far more
likely to construct his intellectual fabrics
from the materials Of his own producing
Instead OF being petty retailer OF other
mems wares, he would have a wholesale
mandatory Of his own. Let demand
be made upon such a man for thought,
and instead of applying to his library for
aid, and fumbing over every thing, from
commentary to catechism, he will dig
in the depths of his own mine. coin the
metal in his own mint, and stamp it with
his own image and superscription.
VIII. 1t IS adapted to render permd-
neHt all the manLier features of charar-
ter.
A system of scclusion, inactivity, idle
ness, and dependence has tendency 70
weaken the strong points Of the character,
and render it sickIy and effeminate.
On the other hand, system requiring
activity, indu stry, exposure, energetic &C
ton, and self-reliance, Incorporates into
the still forming character, the elements
Of firmness, decision, perseverance, cOur-
age, constancy. and generous selfsacrifce.
1t produces a commodity which the ext
gencies OF our own age call for with
deafening chmor, but which is scarcity
in the modern market-manh0Od fup
grOteR manhood
TX. IL roouId afford facilities to the sta-
deat, IN acquiring knOWtedYe Of ho-
man nature. u
Whoever would understand human ma
ture must lay bare the springs of human
action the pulSntions Of the naked heart
must be seen. The natural SUGGESTIONS
oftheught and feeling must be marked as
they come and go, and these lessons must
be conn'd often and long, If he would be
more than arnere smatterer IN thesclence
ofhuman character. But how is the stu
dent to witness these exhibitions Stu
dents generally are introduced INTO the
higher classes of society, as they are call
ed {; and they will hardly get glimpse a
them there where etiquette is law, ac
tons are measured by rule, and the heart
studiously covered up. The middhne
and lower classes OF society, which are
not wrapped up in the innumerab!e fold:
Of ceremony, nor entangled in the endless
meshcs of fashionable forms, furnish the
best text book in the science Of the heart
But how shall the student narrow doWr
the distance between the learned and the
laboring classes, and thus get sufficiently
near the latter to see them as they are p
He may mingle with them lifetime, bu
If he cannot make them feel al home aclII
him, he Gun never see that, unobstructet
flow Of thought and feeling which conNi
tutes nature. He must first, remove tina
instructive aversion and prejudice which
keep them from him and these cannot b
done away effectually except by remov
ing the causes which produce and perpet
uate them; and the main cause is tota
dissimilarity in habits, and mode Of life
Similarity Of habits strikes a common
level, produces familiarity Of intercourse
establishes bond of union, and excites
feeling of mutual interest. -. b..
Let our students put on working dres
and spend three hours day in agricultuI
al or mechanical employment, and they
would disarm the laboring man Of his pre-
JUDGES, and beckon him toward them
mat discomfort, jealousy. envy, DISCUS
ana those heart burniugs, which keep in
iefmen' the laboring classes in the yicini
" Of our higher seminaries, would civ
place to kindlier feelings. These classe
would bceome appToachable; bro,he,
hood-would be established, and the ST,
dent would enjoy a variety Of acil1ies r;
acquiring a knowledge Of men ashley a :,
which would otherwise be denied him
Y. IL troald greatly diminish n. :,
Pcase Of edEcaIi0n. 81 '...
This is not mere theory, as the follow
ing statements will show:
"The students generally pay the
board by tboir labor some pay all the
expenses; and some do even more tina
this''-RepOrt Of Maine WesteydH Sc,
tHary. .In.4#a 20 Trf7a 49, '.
r"Ths pecuniary benefit which the st
dents receive, is the payment Of The
bOard BY heir labor. Some do muC
more.'--Report Of Oneida Iasfitate - .