New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-23

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and share the general movement Of the time With
out those strongly conservative powers which IN
other countries exist ~ institutions o. science and
learning Of past day TIE calls Toy mecn meal
knowledge md for The application Of physicS. OF
mathematics. and Of natural SCIENCE have. without
coutt t1Iown u lrTesIstoy into me career " nica
~. are now following and which N rs oulects AIMS
and result, partakes OF The general direction OF tue
science Of toe world The beginning Of TINS move
inert WIS well On stIdel BY empIriclsn. n forms.
and IT. strength which thTc aiened the very Iie or
science Emto.-elct oy The absence of accredited
iIl 4-s to Ky rs CLAIMS Il pro1ered Boldly Us pre-
tensions 20 Qubuc notice calling itself 1y tne re-
Spec;ed name OF Science, a1.d 20 outward seeming
entitled a. * use.
III small country town Of France, = the worship
pers were pouring from the cathedral church SAN
drawn up en- tie public square 0l which the building
fTo1tec. arge baTouche. transformed for tAe time
mo stage rom u lcs man ln q Cfts> INITIATING
that OF ne Court OF the as century invited ine >sl-
ing vCT>hpIefs % Try his skill n pharmacy. N nedl
cine and N surgery, while trumpet >oGnee occa
sloua-y, "dlaTums." 20 ask attention - The master
chdrlafal This was the od-taSMOnet character.
hardly decelvIng any bur The most ignorant though.
Wtial. e1n,oiiIg power OF t0o:h-craw NJ such -
wCulC have challenged admiration. had Il been real
Our charlatans carefully dotted he dress, and AID
ASIDE the tools and stage, and theIr irGmqe, NaS
blown by tie kind spectators. They pretended. new
oTiheeSS. like him Of The village. 20 thai which tney
did not know. ana invited Ike ham the examination
If powers Inch they nd not profess. Had ms ASSo-
cIai en- originated NJ that time. they would have
usulped s seats. and have Outrooted the ceFoee> OF
science IN the election OF IL officers. TINS picture
may seem oyerCh arged but appeal Tor me essential
truth OF Is features 70 those fears. mich cannot yet
be forgotten. Of those Who sbrun> for many years
from n.OrgdnlXdLOn. lest Win me form OF science
Il should wan, rs spirit. The STRIFE, though not
pubic and aYowet one, has not been the less SiEenu
OUs, ana II renewed from time 10 time. the ground
CARED ny true science = too Weiloccupied by defen
>lye works 20 render any new attack OF avail our
real danger now hes from modified chariai.in SIli
which makes merit lD one Suo ect an excuse tor ASA
ug auiiCriy ON others az on all. ana because Il has
al of
20 be- an arDIieT II others Sometimes thi> authority
j. tlTu>i or men ~ho, not having ut iorce 20 en-
hgn-en those "Ao press them a. 20 Their real claims,
f UIuTC the cause they would lam promote oN oci-
too lmprCSsIbc. Merit thus mOtet assumes the
form OF the lmpreSslng body whether the authority
be seized or accepted. II Is unia"tu.-thc uSuIpef>
wcafhe shoes anc oue kicS ID nor the "holc costume
Tn, form prctenslon leads men TO appeal 10 trou-
mails for the decision oil Ien'lIc questions which are
IN no way competent 90 consider them. or to appeal
/ 20 the general puo.lc voice from the decisions oi
/ scientific men, or scientific tribunals. 90 matters
which, they only are IN possession of The know
/ ledge necessary 10 make night decision. 50 they
only can give ono whlchls valid IN country where
everything Is free. and every one may obtain hear
ing noior,v often dearly purchased by the Sacri-
ice of some portion OF real reputation. Let rs lrmly
/ dIsCourtenauce the wearing even OF bucS.es. II ""
would count reputation 10y votes alone, the voice OF
+ fne man Of science j sure % Dc followed by m7ny
+ votes from The general ,nlong.
Tie absence OF minute subdivision m the pursuit
of science, the prevalence OF general icciufng on
VARIOUS branches tit tlilhdllbu OF llt illtFtlt Nl
Science rather than OF Science itself has produced
MANY of the evils under which American Science
has atored. and which are now passing away. on
have 50 much ground 10 clear, SAID an intelligent
fore rncT, that you cannot give all your time 10 one
gaTCen>pOt We, thoush stul farmers, begin 20 gar
cen. While general Wedge ot various branches
OF Science L. useful m developing even a single
branch. L St ,eItdn that SUBDIVISION Is essential
/ to Announcements An Admirable Cuchton rather AXES
attention on his oRu perfection than periects any art
LocturHg and be pursuit OF Science have uP 10
F thS time. been very closely connected with rs. II
has been necessary 10 teach and generally 20 lecture
IN order u Obtain means the pursue research, and te
advantage WhlCh results from investigation l. even
nov, not 50 clearly seen Is % ought be, by those
Who direct our institutions. They have yet IN many
cases 10 learn that the re- a estimate OF Professor
services Is not always the number of his hours on the
college roster Lccturne Is, OF all me arts one OF
tie most easily acquired a. least DY our country men
II IL undoubtedly useful and most agreeable, Out
should not be The object and end of mans career
l. Is not necessary TO found institutions especially
for rs encouragement, nor should the power 10 al
fuse Science IN successful courses Oi lectures De con
. sidered as a substitute for eXerton IN ITS advance
/ mont. One ol the best lecturers III the world, CON
! fessoGy so. made as great failure IN ms hlst al
tempt there on record and 10 one could detect
he Gem of one OF most brilliant lecturers m the
unpromuing eyelop presented at frSi lecture
remember vel the chilling effect produced upon
nc when Young, bN ile remark OF one of our loading
. literary men. applied 20 d distinguished scientific
Wrltor, that BE- MS not a # mere drymano science.
F The remark was intended for advice, and pondered
ought. fcr tie observation was drawn out by my IN
+ Willingness To undertake notice OF the first vol
. ume OF Bowd.iclS MtcanIquc Celeste some ten
DAYS after /. alIeartd. Delighted with the idea OF
having the ncn stores Of that Incompatible volume
placed within ;ho reach OF a reader Of the dlteren-
/ ta and integral calculus, | thought u prolaneness
I To pretend 10 have read Il IN so tuet time ne
immortal work Was noticed 10y more RAPID reader
81 Was not then and not now. the prevailing iault
OF our science 10 be- dry, nor Is dryness one OF the
/ tendencies OF our Association nave sometimes
/ thought there WIS danger OF the opposite
There j. nothing more marked 20 different eoun-
] tiles than the difference ~ facility OF expression.
/ Noting certainly struck me win more force MAN
f the contrast tct~ten the happy Hueuey wlth "nich
tie IRISH men a. science hrou h. oul their ideas, and
tie dIlcuity Whlch marked tie expression OF though
/ by th,r brethren Ou the other SIDE OF The channel
. some OF TIE most brilliant ciSou GUS which he.fl
we're IL the Trench Academy where the absence OF
aNres~ CeTtnC> that dryne>s not. rs IN bitter re-
heciion may have supposed. test OF soundneSs.
The words philosopher humboldt speaks OF The
"sei,-cCmpiacent Giusentss OF Aristotle, ana u me
Siapyule could snow II n writing, we may well par
. con Il IN oral communications. Manner Is some
+ times the index on mental WORKINGS but not always
I Much >eli-Iebauce may exist under modest eNte-
/ nor. as apparent iOr~anincss OF manner may co.
exist With moaCst opinion OF one sell. Let Us De
+ tolerant unless We see me buckles.
When the eacrf WIS first made 20 establish gen
,ral American Association for the promotion OF SCI
tuCe II certain that 4 met with considerable OPP
Iost on. There Wtte various reasons Tor this
+ from close communication with many "ho are no"
active members OF uii> ASSOCIATION ] hho" way
tbs fear prevailed over then hopes % the useful
+ ness Of such an institution. The opposition came
not more irCm those who We're hdbltualy con>rvd-
i've. than from these who being earnest IN regard
10 the progress OF science, are usually IN favor OF
. all progressive measures II proceeded from no
] underestimate OF the strength which there was
/ among the culiiyiOfs OF Science. some OF - had
studied the workings OF he British Association, and
. had been convinced OF the absolute necessity Tor
the ate ncance there from year 20 year OF the men
Of the UNIVERSITIES, 10 give tone 10 me proceedings,
ana more alarmed, perhaps al The iorays INTO the
. CONAN OF Science which had there been witnessed
III some Of The less powerful sections, and even INTO
the park OF section A Itself. 30 far from having been
trained IN the same schools ne scarcely knew each
other personally. How could We lrTegulars venture
mo conflict. when the files to right and 20
our lett we're strangers 20 Us. and when the cause
might thus have suffered from the want OF discipline
OF It, volunteer supporters