Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-03-12

Ses S'otuuSs tuStIuCtlOD, ant
every contingency, j. is apparent wouI,
not be safe estimate, while the experience
oi several liberal institutions. the reports O
which have been colIated in forming il
show, iha, under proper management, i
Is an ample allowance for every purpose
embraced in the scheme.
II Is necessary TO show in what mannel
The organization Of such an institution a:
The one proposed may be effected. since it.
feasibility, with due authority and means
must be conceded. The project, as here
SET forth, con,emplates its wants and capa
bllIIies, when in full operation and only
in this light car its merits be fairly judged
Ihus viewed, we see il in fact a college
moi a college in the ancien. sense Of the
name, devoted TO eIegani, though chiefly
theoretical learning; but college devoted
wholly to real and inevitably profitable
knowledge: profitable 10 the recipient. moi
only in the discipline OF his mind, and the
engagements Of its powers, bu, profitable
TO his body also. The course Of instruction
here recommended has been made compre
hensive, because no partial system can
command that respect and moral support
of the community necessary 10 the success
/ lul prosecution of the design.
! The institution should he, TO the gifted
and ambitious boy, in the remo,est dls'ric,
Of the Stale, a goal worthy Of his bright
and Daring hopes. where he should know
that the " inner in the race would receive.
not wreath OF barren distractions, but The
golden crown of solid knowledge, and a
sure passport 10 honor and independence in
the world. So liberal should be The ioun.
dation, so thorough the system. that the
alumnus OF The institution might. in any
profession, or any position, measure MEL
rct and requirements with any competitor.
As il would receive only the choice sp-
ris OF The local schools, it should be wor-
thy cf them as well as they Of it. As all lis
sted would he snwn in rich soil the quality
OF llat seed should be the best, lis quantity
the most abundant.
No attempt has been made in the foresu.
ing exposition OF the plan in question TO IN
dicae what should be the qualification Tor
admission, the order of studies. the propor-
lion Of time devoted TO agriculture proper,
or he rules OF discipline. Those with 9th
cr n,alrers. may be discussed fully should
This skeleton proIec, be regarded with favor.
1t NAV be remarked. however. that neither
in the insiruciional nor in The domestic
department. could the desired results be OBJ.
famed with fewer teachers, officers, or do
meslIcs. Twenty pupils are as many as
one teacher can faithfully govern as well
as instruct, and as one domestic can serve
While it is designed that the pupils should
work as practical farmers, it can not be
supposed tia, they should spend time preci-
Gus for study, in msnlal Offices, Pro6lless
except for the moment.
|, is assumed that the institution would
have Two hundred paying pupils. Al toe
terms Of one hundred aud fifty dollars a.
year, no doubt can exist that il would be
eagerly sought by much larger number
from other Siales,as well as our own. The
salaries suggested for The professors and
teachers. are presumed. without being ex-
lravasant, to be sufficient 10 secure talent
and character of high order in every
department. The TACT lha, the State pupils
wouIo be chosen on account Of their supe.
ror standing in their home schools. would
suppress the idea OF charity in their case
and there could be no danger oi any con-
fl,ct of feeling or caste, between them and
The pay ing pupils.
These remarks will, perhaps, meet The
objections TO cerlain features Of The project,
which. al first view. may seem ct doubtful
eApediencv. They presen, but lutte, how
ever, OF what may be urged in its favor. In
no other Atlantic State Of the Union could
an Agricultural School be maintained with
the same advantages 10 The pupils Us in
central Pennsylvania. lf we go North the
long winters are uniavorablo 10 Out door
labor if South, the long summers equally
interfere with it, and with mental applica-
ZION. Here, then, evidently is the choicest
field Tor the enlerprize.
The cosl, we're il far greater, is n trivial
sum for Commonwealth containing near
Iy two millions anda half OF thrifty people,
with moi 1.-The OF lis resources yet devel.
oped. And what means can more certainly
lend to hasten their development Than this!
We may look through this Projec, 10 n
tire, when in active maturity, it will an.
nuaiiv send lis honorrd heralds 10 every
ue,phborhood in the State. bearing a irea-
sury OF knowledge and habits Of industry
10 nav back, who can tell how many fold
,he tribute il received. The strong hand
will 20 with The strong mud. aud popular
rrtjudIces viii readily yield 10 The practical
proofs of sound theory. In other words,
The institution must dl1u,e both The science
and The art of agriculture. strengthened by
general education, TO make The knowledge
| Of i, ava,Iable TO cIhers as well as 10 The
possessors. II will exhibit a grand mode
and experimental farm. where every sug-
yesrinn OF ingenuity can be fairly tested
| Ii will be a constant mart for the dlstribu
ion of the choices, seeds for field or gar
den, ard the rarest breeds If all varleiie.
o! stock. But more materially. will j
prove The economy of the concentration o
capital and labor in the cultivation Of the
soil, in opposition to the doctrine anC
practice Of their diffusion, which caus'
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