New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-15

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If anything is settled, ID is that some physical labor Is
essential 70 preserve bodily health. The numerous
wrecks OF good constitutions in of study have
opened all mems eyes, and convinced the most scepu-
cal and the most credulous that labor Is essential 10
health It ought 10 be equally well understood though
Il not that just as important to the mind and the
morals. man will learn more of his books will ad.
vance further in Lis studies day by day. he labor Wig
orously two or three hours In the day. than he win TO
study those hours.
And then, too every student win rest from bis books
some hours each day. and be does not work. he will
be idle and soon be active in mcbief dleness nways
begets immortality. And yet more, no student,
whatever be his pecsnisry ability and certainly no one
who not rich has any right TO live entirely upon his
parents or bis friends. There 10 duty resting him
to contribute to bic own support ITO labor, working
with his own hands,"
Obern College IL Manual Labor Institution Il was
commenced, Il is so continued. One idea Of It's
founders TO place the Of education within
the reach of ihoee who are not rich They had seen
the of health and life resulting from the want of
exercise. They had seen the poor excluded from Col.
cee Halls They had seen the wide chasm between the
learned and the laboring classes They had seen the
effects Of deness upon the social and the moral habits Of
the pupil. Their object 70 create public ssnti-
ment where labor would not be disrace bur an honor
and where a course Of education would be placed
within the reach Of any and every vigorous industrious
and sef denying yousb. And they have done It. Each
OF these things rs accomplished
Manual labor 10 housred, and honorable. The Pacul.
ty lsbor-ihe students labor Some earn more and some
less The uAin vacation In the year In she three win
ter months when the services Ut the pupils AZ demand
ed eachsrs In this way they earn from $40 CTS
Ths sum. added 10 what they may by daily manual
labor In term time pays most OF their necessary expen
For Is should be kept Ia mind that ali the influence
Of the place. the whole spirit Of society svors economy
AL with to put and keep the expenses the owehon
orabe PRINT, TO avoid extravaganza and penurousness
that every enterprisng and healthy student may neal
y support himself, and receive at the time tho
rough education. The lazy rH not do IL Those in fee.
bic health do IT, Those who have wealth do not
DO II But after these exception the fact remains that
each healthy and enterprisins young maa may mainly
support himself In his course Of study.
ThLsis not all uGybe and sory either Manual labor
reports have been made from time to time and these
show that 60 in each 100 students have nearly met their
cureLt expemes BY teaching and by manual labor In
adocument published BY lhe Prudential Committee Last
winter Is stated that fourfftbs Of all the students
who have At Oben the las, twelve years
have nspy supported themselves during their entire
courre OF study
Tsis feature of he College win be retained In some
arrangements about the lands recently made, Is pro-
vided that labor shall be furnished students amount
ing TO soms thousands Of dollars yearly.
Whist y aid here applies chiefly to young mon. Tho