Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-29

,. "a l,ll inc cares and auie The anAicties OF those
you nave left beiGd, b. the iattes'ns circulars 10
which your zeal in TIE pursuit oil :3u: sHo,eS, a"a 5u
manly ard elevated department wiii equine You ','
tha Facutv--anG finally, oy tie hiSh houo.s "h's"
von ,,,, have the GOOD sornue 10 carry OIL IN Tie
.o.or; .xa,n,na,iuns VIII ch v close ilie lAoofs Q!
The sess an iilw mcsi noble than Ny ''ooehV'
,r d,s.,ca,.oa 10 piar ihorn IN mother TX MT ~
,v We nn or urEen,!e,nauiy COURSES, 10 hnS p'us"
ipon ,E. oi,crk OF i";"' :, whose 'i'e 49, ''
carsed a hi.isl- f.r aaf oct al las own
:'h.e 90 .n,ac a!.cnc yuu, whose ,":iz"n IS mol
.oun6sd by tic Ao':c OF your chi!dhood-"iose oii
b,,;oo s rs. limited 20 the pta'Hes even o. ',oe w
nave them being. Ihey IL not, 'pGeeu, ss' 10. 'S
ma,ion upon psFen sfpfooo'''n' uua
here Ia soeutacn; his hsppness ~ filing themselves
,:,r y eouf,a Of min.n and rero"n. las io'e "
r,,e .,ss universal plssion, thro5s IN mlny yo1'
fl tos.: sra Il . like The powerful sPi'hs III s'.e
great machinery, which gives me ihph,Fe 20 az W.
sc,;o, ,o snch 1t may he truly said "Itnea amor
| a,or;r ioudp,s cae imnsasa engtGo. inose you
ss.u End wasting The midnight lamp, eager 10! '.e
6swn always prepared nsoae al aR.ueH IA III ','e.
,ees ,r6ciGai ia their presence here, rsl.so " ,'s
aen,;nn and orderly in their department. lhey nave
neither time ror tempers 90. the poor amuse"eh's "
colleea -ois o. The hua!5e honor oi leading fene'
I,op or midnE,t reye ":.h the uhenVeo da''i;c''"
Of sdisg.accful dstnission Ihcy have no uspos'"n
10 bring dawn rafToach on the notse INSTITUTION
h. e,ad her arms 10 receive them, and foars all Fer
,r,,s,ee .o their l,cs. On tie contrary, TIC; oe'A
with o,dor u elevate the fame n their Alma 'iae! =
mo rsron Of her sons-and kat IS more CERTAIN a'
Ina, Tie aorics of Ike Seminary, and her children gre
reflected upoa each other 'Lycen'"s 5iE' Use el,en
,s,-e,,s n! Acadcans and the thyny vale, encuanco
yi,h Socfn,;c snunds, justly objects OF Inc poet
sdn,,aon while ''te muses. haunt, the Gatoie Po'eh
a b.,a ,vscrn once wen. to talk with Socrates or
Pully ow-s rs deaisss iaae 10 their rnrvaiied gfea'
pee, Wh., gagsiman does not feel proud 'hai ne
b,s DRINK from The pure streams OF Cambridge or Oh
O ford o. that ia the Scnae Q! Halls OF Jusace ne
has added anu;te. laurel 10 ,h'se already vefdan on
,bo- hrows What ei.t ofour venerable William and
Mary dosF M, 10 upon her The mother al or iiuS'
rios er aud ie, the ,!rob oi conscious PRIDE II re
has added her fame So be i with TINS gcal ana
noble Instiuuon. Who among y"u, but ~ ai'er i'e'
ail take pleasure IN the ti'ttion, ihdt .ic was
brought up in ;hc Classic Halls, founded hy one oil me
rsrious Fathers of the Rtvo:u:lan, ana aois"ee
by tie sagac;ty, the wisdom ard mnn'dcencc oil t'e
venerable Commonwealth ri E!rg'n'a-"eara@, 6tfs,
reaerabiie nomen " And who would disgrace II
who would bring reproach Upon her whose honoFs, !"
he merits them, will be rejected On himself Ee
aomely proyerb tells us, sc eSt IN 6fSean SAFE 9at
soaiiie son proors mid Grove!!ing, indeed, must be
the spr %: that youth aho, instead o. cong homer 10
hs Ina Mater, heaps By his unworthy conduct DIS
grace upon ner head
Im7y seem nerhaps unc:7cioas the very thresh-
hold u! undertaking Ia indulge IN seen reih'fhS
y, may seem too ,aurh Il; though did anticipate
the evil. Ry no means trust shall escape IT.
Yet il would be silly aeceirom 10 pretend 'het "ha'
alas! has often occurred may rsv'F haFfeh saa
Il ihtnE, 20 coEtGlpd.c h"at ""s C'f ="
as warning the future; 10 place before ourselves
the e"ii and the good 10 "ook tins picture and ,siei
on that and then 10 decide which II IS our purpose to
snible.
earnestly hope you viii al decide wisely have
always believed the most lndcons and powerful means
Of governing youth to appeal 10 their elevated ieei'
nes ,hcs PRIDE 10 their honor, 10 their hatve sense
of propfeiy and sight, Assist me, pray you, b. your
JEALOUS ard nntlrlng support IN maintaining tn's 'a.'f'
lie theory of Placed very reluctantly III the res.
F.I.x lam an
GER II carry ont my views if yon sill permit me; not by
faUan 10 enforfs TIE ioes Of The tnreTSay-ior the
statues enacted BY hc Nscs, REQUIRE tia; IN al! e.
Sc nals they SHALL he intcSity en;orcsa-but by PEE
venting thrr niart"n, and preserving orosr and mar.
pony BY an appeal 10 ail !Lc better reng' o'
your nature. You have attained that p-iod or life
.sn HE a5pirsHis ser honorable tame begin 10 ig1'e
rs men, and have ceased o autler as boys; ana you
will say r.,ih St Paul, when was child, though,
ia child acted rs ct,iid hat VI hen became man,
pu: away chcish things" Colleges indeed are some.
tues the resort oc the ,hough'css aad the INDECENT no
i,ck hher along with youths oi noble ard honorable
ambition viii! other ohjfct Than 10 Gusc themselves
aud 10 while away Tie years which, with The idle pass
hearty bel%5sn the ne Of -av'ng school and 'nan
i3ad-tle contamination ct oil ther wishes. Bu:
tus, thai the mos, .utshe designs alone can animate
goar basoms, who have entered this elevated theatre
when tie eyss OF al uPo: YOU where pleasure Is
ia whe.e 10 H. !oln3 the say side IN her No" ing
ro5es tempting bed; CT o.es lat where perseverance
/ y
his any v4Ge IN Tie eyes Of honorable AMBITION
;u;, too there vii BE- much macnaGmy among yoe
10 permit yen injure institution whose prf'y
certainly much impa:ied hY The irregularities OF I.s
Students Nothing is more obvous than the fatal ct
iccts OF such courses, not only upon the requirements
II youh but upon the institution itselt, and Tie
great and ninmcntocs concerns 81 our common cnun
tfy Nha. parent will eatrust promising son, whose
bud Of esjs;enoe las opened mith the inost Halter
ar appearances, 10 tie walls o: en- fegulated Sc
ffr1r .,c yna.: u
science and 10. urd d,su53ef fe1n uncontrolled 81
pralnacY Nose, assureciy Drperd on ~ these walls
y III soon he dese:t,d # they aour.-h VICE, instead o
ins,lilag sci"nce Nha:, hea, shall heco'ne o; tie
IN y"nno IS y3utti country Whittier shall iiey
- in pursuit Of knowledge, hch they canroi find al
hcn e thin The precincts OF noble institution, boii
b. The treasures .: WISE and ra'e'na Government
They 70 abroad for instruction, or ignorance vii
soon cove. @h cimmerian darkness our native land
Already we are icsfed for the humble position which
Vlrgin'a holds in he scse Of general educalon. What
viii she then be She will be in danger OF becoming
y ,hout rival the Beca Of the So,rs. The Tom.
ioncea:h foremost ia the OF the Revolution, the
mother Of heroes, the muse 81 PATROLS the parent o.
and Of sagHs, the pride and glory OF her sons
he birth place 0i the gnd Ike Washington, the cradle
o. the author Of tie Declaration OF independence 10
seeud from her hi1h estate, and To become the eo.a
Of America Wh"n that shall happen, We may wei
. cxcisa', chow are the mighty fallen! And where
fore Shall u b. because the thong h;iessness OF youth
has pulled down hes neiitri,ons and because :her IN
covernGblr excesRes have baishcd science from the
land, Is Il indeed true tia. V'rginia eau maintain mn
Seminary because Of the uarny character Of her sons
G % forbid Every youth Of honors5c and patriotic
aspirations oug fee! The deepest interest in re?e
ing such Inputation in supporting and uphodlne
this es,ao shmen and in TINS contributing his strength
/, the maintenance Of free INSTITUTIONS Every
student oush, 10 feel at he shoud be coworker with
s acvancing Tie great interests 81 this IniTCrsity
md IN elcr.tag :!5aug 1.-THE character Of hs country
- Re 5n"s. hacc i"ng put, stro"g pm, and 4 psh
MI t"gsthe,; and ho"eGcr n@!y ach may estimate h's
OF. e;is, J., uFan fiction, Fl that h" IS al
imPorgau; 'lrel in The great machine Let the vir,"ous
,fown down i.e rnwosthy. Tl.ry owe IN 'aei' State
nc, only good coaduct ,ho' pai', h;t the fec
II ;acr good c1amPe Taey o~e, Toe, the exercise d
,hal influence which superior minds always possess
over inferior, urcng them in tio PATHS CT virtue
aa of science, and restraining those ias drv0iions
,hnnrn INlu; rs.. l.ad rra4 BY In Lie