The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-10-30
SATURDAY MORNING OCTOBER so 1852


ualurcr years OF life, that the germ Of no
noxious Wee! IS hidden among the elements Of
knowledge, Wnch will grow up anL by its rank
AMI poisonous influence, distli upon the Amos
rherc Ui lite az OUOEr WH!cA like the ''SlmUOn
BREATH viii hight tue most beautiful flowers
thai grow Upon The margin OF those refreshing
teams which water the empire OF the soul.
Education Is a term OF eXten!cd slgui.cation.
With too many IL is q dIy anJ uninteresting
course Oh college aJaaiG3, when results too Of
len in the p.O>;.Gt,Jn Of all that is noble and
go!l!l.e in man, to lhI trivial and uninporlaat
OF all shrinPs, fashion; The worsnippers at which
are too frequently Glazed by the wind and folly
otarOgalcc, which Of Itself is ''Pandora box
OF evis;' tins is the finished Education Oi many
! u young man who IS turned cut upon Socieya
LIVING NUISANCE, whose .nind Is never visited by
/ Il thought oi btcUiaInT useful and respectable
citizen; these too are the lads, Wha are ''wlse in
! their own cuncct.' though they have not prob
/ ably during whole course of studies, obtained
one single idea that will advance them in real
life. This IS a ieeb!y drawn picture of too
many ''ccllegc bred" gentlemen, ANA you may
| hni IA match FOR such in the sanselCSs culucte
know'n as a "boa;lins school miss" who IN the
gaudy dress ola butterfly, sports in the sunshine
of fashionable life, where hcI delicate brow is
never tanned by a natural breeze, Or kissed by
a beam from the morning sun. IniStlS too often
the course pafsuei by cur young ladies'. and let
me ask you what they know, that will The better
( enable them To discharge those duties which, it
( is more M0m pr0bGOl6, Will dcvolye upon them
Ia after life; ''thcy live ana move and have their
being" in some sIckly SymPaihi>b ing lOve-lulc,
! which never existed, save IN the tecundlty OF
! the authors imagination, who fills his coltcI
Oft the foolish an. perverted tastes Of "accUm-
pIishcd Misses These remarks are also in
tended to apply to those Of the "steiner SEX"
who have their whole soul enSros 'ed in the
endless ta,au4ueS, which daily roll from the
press, and much Of which is not entitled to be
called the "scum OF literature" But let us
turn to those whose education has fitted them to
discharge the active duties Of HE, and lie. us see
! cXcmpllicd the remark Of Lord Bacon that
/ acknowledge is PUwer;' behold chemistry APP
/ piled To agriculture, and philosophy to the pro-
! pcllIng Of wheels, anil the directing OF machn-
cry; such an application OF knowledge IS prac-
teal education, and this leads me TO remark that
all education 10 be beneficial must be suScepl-
bic OF practical application; speculative knowl-
edge can be turned TO good account; IN the
mighty revolution OF worlds, we have an Illus
tratlun OF omnpOencr; in the delicate cunsruc-
ton Of anmucuw, and plants, we have an eX-
whether theoretical or practical. we have evil
dence OF ineXhauslabe goodness; and thus all
knowledge becomes useful and desirable; yet
practicul knowledge must forever have the pre-
eniAence, as being that which directly and i'm
mcdla'cly effects the present condition OF man.
This subject is receiving increased attention in
the State N New Y rL, the cilIzens are engaged
in establishing Il ''ptOpie'S College, in which
ii is ntrnicd to unite manual and mental labor;
thereby bringing into more intimate relation the
practical and theoretical departments OF knowl-
edge.
Bat pass 10 notice that Education, must not
only be practical. bat consistent with individual
taste and ncllnaliuG; here is a great error with
parents; they conceive that their son must be
educated Lawyers or Preachers. without stop
ping 10 consider, whether His natural enioW-
mcnlS would iii him tor the discharge of the
legal or ministerial calling, and thUs many a
sGnseicss bunder is fastened on the PROFESSIONS
who would have made much better cobblcr or
hodman. You might as we'll expect roses to
bloom IN regions Of perpetual ice, as the mind
OF man to expand and inyigoratc in an uncon-
genial element; there is n great diversity of
cuffs, Il multitude OF talents, ranging from the
IDIOT who .shas not an idea above an Oyster,' TO
the profound and comprehensive lntcIects OF
r,,;as ond oarln,,s d;yor.;ty or con,-
o,,,.. ,,s;.t 80 aioo,a ,,,,, Cnr ,ha Mn
;, fI,,'''a,,,,;GnI i, ,t,. o,s,o nrb;, ,,;nL
~ D., ,r.,. e.. 80 ,sch,r,,n ~
cna,,ni,,aI'L,,;o
five wish to fit lad for any Of the mechan-
i'"l PURSUITS We hl'H' seCN o"' jug """Sc '"''e
IL cohSe"''t' 10 s"cn pursuits anu sue" an one
y! uhWc"''c" cAci'I""S anu "''','i"- ~@'' W., WI
So"h oVcohe P'""r'cht III ms BUSINESS l"G
same - "Ve Oh tNe !e9"' Pfo'es'lon' II we Wlsh
S'0A lawyers ~ leu "' seek heh wan NH'c"-
ness OF '"""S"'' "p'heSS N argument. @fr%3"e$S
Oh a''ion, aH' '''''IH'>' ''Nt haoi's: ana SUcA
IN one' II vac PROGRESSION ana Jus 'as'' are con-
sonaht, VII! succeed III '"c Profession 0' law.
l"aS IL Is Inc duiy oil every one TO choose MS
owl" calling ana hy 50 cong ne VIII nave a
llcSn impetus gwen u ml' 'Aet'!"h' ana NJ WIZ
quIcN'! aiaiA To t"e distinction oil "h4it'ler OF
ms ta'e'
Now you perceive NY object has been to en-
dcavor to point out some Of the errors which
pelohS 10 our educational course; there are
doubtless many Others: WlIcn | have neither