Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-01-09


flames, both sought and won.
But there are kinds in EducatioicH ce Eo!
meet on the very Threshold of once win
the difficult, the truly perplex,ng.' what
kind Of an education shall teacthe resI'oh-
sbIliiy here is unavoidable, and y1st i'ce' IL.
Your duty is not confined smplyc mere ac'
of selecting--but you have, at me iiht' 70
take care Tint you select the "hat 'hen
shall il be? Arc you in dous "hef jne 10
give the casting vote. Let IL Icdsi' CHI -
tim and an American EducatiJ'e Us 10 Ae
otics. Attempt not to squares 'oe'
the free American intellect, trmio ana com
pass of some European syf we want no
procrustes beds brought here 'ure ma sup-
DUE and contract the sublinfRits, "hu INC
noble proportions, Of our ow'e o'in A'hef'-
can spirit.
These are but hints m3i some "i your
responsibilities ! WOULD ne "ou.o Jis''J
me in scanning them moree Dut Eau
not forget tina; you hav. "'i''o ",''e' 'oo,
that will require all your /" oui 'a'e"' '"u
The constant and unwearfc' VI Soui oes'
;,dro,, n oyorcouo Aomcnt you take
rour seat in that chair. n around yon, you
will discover that your ''o'. Is nor "n'y III
the lists; that it will ha 'Po''oi -. ie
spectacle competitors! a""'us ~ ','iie
and distinction, IN its IT'o 'ie''''.H AUG a.
though some, for whcSe '''.'
the highest respect, CO. ms an .''' q i,'s
,,hy. s;r !, he hoo, y life and soul OF A
| ,,r;.,, on,or,riso. Jade us what we are
"a nh. ~, COO. !, sen the arch encban-
/ -. ~, 49, c,,od und US those wonder
/ 81 ..,;o "a Or, list, hereafter, const-
..,,o H. ,,Ior, I'd i, jon Of our age. Com
! ,;,;o, D,;, ycnius to the utmost
IN CT Ey of mind stimulate
ovorv -cmnery muscle give new /
wings to imaginauH III ~
80, "A ,hos are combined and con
cen,ra,ed into onc 30 not impediments van .
81 mountains H. lole-hills, ard old ocean
himself how IN n, stable supremacy Of their
m,oh,9 What bpetItion is it that makes
the goa, Of ono ncnt with US, the starting
\ ros, moroIv !, ,bnfter some other aud high
a., wiz tho, it loose all It's virtue, all
Ire efficacy tho 4 It touches the platform
IF ed,c,,;on2 not sir: believe me it does
,o,-a, Toast present instance, | must
confidently pred' IL VIII not
I,dced en- +, apprehcnding any unfavor-
,bta co,seo,cn, m this competition. look
mo-, !, "a calcJ ito produce the tappicst
s.',,s Wa, prevent it? Are there too
manv collcgel 10 State? This question is
hes, ,,syo7c king another; arc there not
materials enooand them to give profitable
I c,nn,ovmont No individual, IN the least
Accumulated ui extent and population of In
dion, ,vouI1 +, venture to dcny that there
arc XVb., ,twanting to ensure, to every
ono or ,ho,, porous and brilian: caTecT?-
Fxor,;,, . and prudent management; n
courso If ed !, such as the country demands;
n firm, ,,d r;herence to every rule and regu-
,o,;on ,ha, &c established for their govern
mon, A,dlet me drop by the way, word
or c,,,;on c heard the observation repeat
cdIv and s.gly made, look at that instisi-
ton coo hc. number of its students has dl-
uinisb.d IS merits dement's were alone
to he I'D Judged of by the length of its
ca,,ioo,o Idcnt's names. Now we know
that mocpost ferrous, silly, and IN ust pre-
snmnt;o, entered the brain OF any n1n,
and We, now just as well that it is exactly
that kind ,opular error, that unless carefully
watched iardet against is liable to exercise
M. o,I,,ndue. but a most dangerous iniu-
e,ca oy sur conduct and actions; well as
over the ,,ct and action of those who are a
like s;,,. For mark it; whenever the contest
bo,weor, colleges shall become, not which
shall 60 9TH the greatest number OF the best
educats;n, but which shall exhibit. III the ir re-
Snectiv ticos, the greater crowd. We may then
81, !, a that their fate is sealed. their useful
ness anu tHe it'pes vi ahcii itShdS o'fSH''
ID. NJ, if your object is to give TO this lnst-
u,;on real. q substantial, and an enduring
-enuto; TO make it what its projectors design
n !, C, blessing TO the State and Nation;
md ,ace Yourself on the highest pinnacle of
,opor8 YOUR profession, suffer no student 10
e,y.with its parchment IN his possession. uu-
.ss hrry with him all the elements OF a thor
ucband, and practical American education.
R,'hat shall say of the difficulties that a.
,.;.u within these walls, When Jock
IRA, young assemblage of smiling faces
nnear,s, and bright hopes--when reflect
,atmost every possible shade OF character,
ID position, and grade of intellect is to be, or
,Ile. found there-from the quiet, staid. and
bseine Of mediocrity TO the wild. erra'ic, and
had. and harmonic discordant, so speck-
4 md heterogeneous mass-io mnk' 500
,put Of dunces-Newtons out OF Stupidity
;iceroes out of spoiled pets! am constraIn-
acknow ledge that you: task Is truly hercu-
. and that unless you bring to II heart oil
!. the patience of Job, and perseverance
CANNOT be conquered. the chance Of disap-
tment s. failure will be fearfuly against YOU
:, sir, it is a perfect Chinese puzzle 1t Is
,e; for in attempting TO uuravei the one, you
at leas, be certain of one thing; you can be
lone: but in the other not. Is IT necessary