New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-26

tor Rev j. 7. Hesdley. who commenced By asking ,hs
consideration he not aware I'LL lev days sncs
iht be was to Be their lie then delivered er
ceeni Grafton of which toe following bsf abstract
scrpe OF the !, aiding points
EGucstion and learning Sre no longer Synonymous tsr
Formerly Learn I'd an educated oas nov b. MAJ
not BE- Education hiss come 10 have broader siyuiacsl
.,on iunplies more than knowledge means no. ony
the instruction but the proper development, Of the ent
nan II does 10, stop With irghtug the wagon With gOa
bur teaches the proper Use snd disbursement OF u
Rot while education In the changes that bSve passst
over socetv has acquired better Specification the syssa
Hs4fhss undergone but partial notifications There q
nothing which should deprecste TO see The icorocst
spirit o.. rsdic siB enter more than N olr ms anons
learum but ldioSiioas do MT reeesssiy imply de-
truct9u. but rather the revere The turbulent CT
rent If the popular VII sweeping everything "
der n It's dow and the denSI cs Of wise Snd soun
policy uAy b'th produce changes but the seton Of
should never BE- ConiourGed Tith that OF the other Ia
difficulty with the ultra LolstryAtNe a. W-h IS Sth ~
G.iiosi h. he cannot Discriminate H. applies 90 tas su
ter, 10 which he has been educated and e. which be an
been SO lorg accustomed the doctrine Whatever Is
or,ht No one can. therefore, propose changes whcz
mourning the charge OF beng an nroVaicr eNeler 81
He i ayirg saCregiou, hands things honorable iroe
sge and ccnsecyssA by long use. syse . whien ha
produced 80 many great ana noble meu' ana "hNeVefs
coed enough tor bis ancestors IS good enough Tor HIM
Now unless the systen If education Wlch has Oes
followed fer many years, u like the Bible periscs
sdsIied 10 al ages and tribes and como uons 81 ma
notifications of 10 art MT ouy pardonaole but strongg
csnarc,d IL wss originally formed 20 meet certain ca
Giti,ns Of society hence il these conditions have chinsS
charge Of the :, stem by the very Is" thai creHedf
should follow. O.hsrwss initiate the letter oat "a
the spnit Of our torefNheEs They selc'ied courssa
studies best adapted 10 the e1gen'es 20 the tunes
which they lived best di',d 20 render men 10 ne ssa
society than existing great and wise S.a IS N inuSw
illustration al science aad all thcushts were oo;heis
sbe attn af guage herce il was ths only comm gfoE
in which scholars could ueet.
The attn ana sreeS ~ a, the foundation Of an Ia .
ouec, and thew should form the bas. at every c0urseG
"a h, ned gf
general structure of language and Derivation 81 wods @
not pursued INTO long reading o. the classics 20 ne negca
of igGltfH CGs,ics-tO composition IN Lam prose AL
verse which Milton could 20, write with eegsacS
and COwley was not wholly 70 ea'e
The study OF the lsngq 'se howeNer ds pne' me ma
so does the study the % rman Npai-n and ItAila-
thew iask equally the memory and the Judgment aud a.
as fcuglt elevs and csciputs the mud they far n
prove the ancient classics While instead ct emerging Os
cole unable ~ consirue any stray Greek or LAIN
.rrr he never saw before the student Will possess tw09
hr, modern lar guages opening 70 hun 81. the science al
literature the present. century Dtslurs having toa
With more modern writers and hinker whose ssnimena
m thoughts are Of the age IN which be lives he t-eds tA
path OF lesrn with wiling feet and when he enters
tive lie he possesses languages he VI" not forget tor N.
uufa'Crs 20 prose ate th-m lie hlck about HIM IN tA
nv uofks that are constantly produced lie not wood
hack r. the studies az Alma Mater boy well thumbed And
dug text book which cluster "reminiscences at oae
ud.lrous and distasteiul.
Wittou, weaving you with IN argument on this point
ltrssoeh thrl have advantage in this respect oys
the modem Suppose, fer instance that staden, IA
gusge ard pursue the English classics as he now dos4
Creek or Latin and VI le acquiring the AugloSua i
TONGUE beoaue mbued with the great thoughts and prad
rl,s IN bodied IN Engfh literature Would be no;si
more thoroughly educated man. So far as mental dScpaa
and real knowledge could make him one not 10 neuha
Lis possession at suguag more universal thtn sverM
Latin became even nthe ~, de- days OF the Roman In
rrsa language that be- VIII hear sp ken ia every islant
and CLINE the globe-a language, too. far II her 4
thought and adorned with more beautiful sediments t1I
tLe atm ever posse sed IN the Algustln aye WIZ
hun % -.
ard Ewpidesth- conbu ed Wsdo and beauty Of tiih9
and sen instead of father alone The most devoted love-
Of antiquity cannot ind in the whole rsnge ct he past
cr8msts comp arabic 20 Slakspere. IT, therefore prop
ereouCaton require study the best dramas IN i0rr
tongue, where the student obtain haer dis iphs
of the mind where become imburd with nober thoughts
or more wisely instructed tran IN reading him Is oct
blind Milton greater than blind Homer DOES apOp1 Il
culture require student to e the ncote- the e1as
texblliy and beauty Of language he Will hnd teen %
where 80 III the Allegro and Ptnsernso, "hile hummR
gusge not contain slch lyric tuuus Tor bnoHs
though in the form OF play lEichylus Is the grAndsaa
all the Greek poets. but Wat iis l,nc inernlsh
Nov. ii ia what have said in one portion o th=s re-
uafF The n'rrclce has BE-. drawn that am Olea 8n
VINO pse The psst ard respect only Le sent nave
been very unfortunate "a She use ~ language yEs@
lone the reverence for he past. My Whols desgn has
tten not t. lessen your respect for pa-t gre ine ohO
prove thst wi 20 seems mere rank rsroxiga-O
prove b. ih~t man Las p.oLd by the wisdom bi goce
asta- - the lessons at Lis t-9ohrr-st not merely ID
he pertinent Al rstror1ry natural phoso ny elens
NY, &C Uut IN httfaule also We nave mol DesA h,F
scholars.
haze ihus ondeavored 10 hint al some gsnefA 2nne
plts q education which should attention
The halls If learning II tho changes whrh MS Academy
have made 4 The daw- ing Of ,rsin ne bsgy
ot our Colleges and venture 10 say Jet he PnlaPs
which ha5 wrought them cnntrve 10 operate xi"i sl
vel, sad The graduates oi lac institution VII be ufA7a
men whenever they 20 tue representatives OF Ansnc@
clafGCter and instr utiOns honor alike 20 Their AD
Mater and their country.
Mr. Heaolry was listened 20 with marked attention, n
bis views were often appituded
Aitr the Grafton Rev. Dr. Ferris announced thatn
the decision Of the Committee though not unanimos
one and they deemed a. a the speaker we're entitled
great cro o.t the prze awarded 10 Nichols H. Bah
cock Jr The decision va appsuded, ana the audiences
disperssd.
T. Will De borne IN mind mat the regular commencenea
tkes place q. 10 O'Clock g. NJ. this day, at Ni5loA Ins
Fl Graduating Class Of the Institution, nov ia IL ara
year viii receive their honors, ana the various gold sa
otl e. medals viii BE- distributed.