New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-21
FROM NETWORK TO THE WHITE HILLS
Fall River steanbeats-The Massachusetts Cssstits-
tfenai Cenventien-Canbridge scieadae school.
ecuespeadencs Of The N. Y. Trsue
PORTLAND, July II. lass.


tenai Convention Cambridge dae School.
scr~pesaeses Of The N. T. Tnsms
PORTLAND, July H. 1855
The recent advertisement Of the route to the White
Mountains by the way of the Atlantic and ST Lawrence
Railroad, by which that remote resort is brought
near home, tempted me TO make an escape from Nes
York with as little preparation Ster1e made 90
Paris The fare, 81 80 for 80 miles Of rail- and more
than geo miles Of steam navigation, is moderate but
let no imagine that the prOpreors Of either Of the
lines from NewYork to Boston entitled any credit
for this The old charge Of "a ell the lines well
by steamboat a. by railroad is out Of proper proportion
to the amount Of travel The chespness i altogether on
the remainder Of the route which much ess travelled
This should not be so. On any thor0ughfare. "a the
travel increases. the fare should diminish This can be
Afforded and is in fact the wisest policy CheaPness OF
fare produces an increase Of receipts on any great
route has been again and again tested and II IL moth
ing but stupidity that keeps up the old rates Between
kew-YOIk and Boston there must indeed be large
amount Of travel at high prices but remedy for
the exactOn will in the end be found How combina-
ton between all the lines has been brought about
do not understand but il cannot avail for any length Of
tine.
Travellers by the Fall River route would do well to
cure staterOOm ten days beforehand, unless they
willing 10 undergo bath in the putrescen; exha
aten Of the cabin. The clerk Of the Empire State
serted that be had orders for sateroOms far ahead
September-a considerable stretch necessary in
order 10 pacfy the disappointed hundreds who were
eagerly soliciting place in the upper regions Nor let
any think he shall be easily provided with ma
trees the floor Of the saloon The head waiter will
deny that the mattresses which brought out about
bedtime are intended for any persons than the
occupants Of the staterOoms who alone have the priv
lege OF sleeping the floor if they choose. would
also hint for the benefit Of those who may make the trip
by this route TO the White Mountains not e. be led BY
the advertisements 70 rush from Boston by the A. NJ
train to Portland. Breakfast is not matter incudedn
any such arrangement. To 20 to hotel is out of the
question, and the remaining alternative of snatching
what may be got at the reeshmentroom Of the depot,
feme other place on the road, il sure method OF
sounteacDg whatever benefit TO health there might be
from the isunt To the weakly il should be cardinal
rule to allow ample time for meals. The AmerieaHism
of boiling down coffee and eOne ctonary ought to be
termed iGttirg and piastering Of the stomach
To those who make the excursion soon, and are wise
enough to spend few hours in Boston and take the
NJ train to Portland, there will be an opportunity Of
looking in at the State House the Convention for re-
vsing the State Constitution They will find highly
respectable body Of men not 80 juvenile as we ordinarily
get together In the State Of New York for such purposes
but men for the most part past middle life, some OF
them elderly and only few newly hedged politicians.
There some Of the notabilties, such as Rufus
CbOate Judge Parker, u. + Hallett &c but the most
efficient business members OF less pretensiOn.
Massachusetts, is wOrthy represented in this COnyen
ton, though have heard said that there is Demo
cratic tendency which should not regret if by that be
meant readiness TO take advantage OF past experience
for future advancement But deny the congruity Of
any such appropriation Of practical wisdom by the self
styled Democracy of the present day. PTOgessioeness
which is their theme is not, If may judge by their
practical illustration Off, advance nent according to ex
perience but beyond rather contrary 10 ta grasp
ing after something ideal which the past furnishes not
the like Of and would if unchecked end in the loss of
what we have already obtained.
found time, after visit to the Convention, for
hurried trip 20 Cambridge. Here all is in state Of
preparation for the Commencement, which means the end
of the College yeara phrsseoOgy that perhaps grew
of the fact that formerly there may have been such
eager pursuit of learning that fast the graduates
faaL thair nfb
IL this was ia England, there is such crOwdng
in this country We have ample number of Colleges
where elementary OF instruction be gone
through It u.s. however, great drawback to the iusti
tuition that the plan OF education is in all of them mod
eed alke-which being through the graduate is sent
forth finished and this is literally true with most
graduates, for they make finish of looking again
at the studies they have pursued in College. One
of this is that those studies or ut least those which
have enRrOssed most time have practical relation TO
the business of after lite This could be in great de-
gree remeded by allowing choice Of studies. Some
thing of that kind has been attempted in of the
Colleges, but far know has resulted in nothing
than attracting few students 20 be made butts
of by the regular Students best to be looked down
upon as mere outsiders.
had hoped to have found better system ia the Law
Scientific School at Cambridge; but that school
to have been converted entirely into professional
nsruction-tha is to say the course adapted only to
those who intend TO pursue some particular branch OF
science professionally and as "a necessary result from
this only one study can be proftably pursued at the
same time Thus Professor HoTstOrd, in the depart
ment of Chemistry puts his students in the laboratory
and keeps them constantly engaged In manipulatOns.
The same thing is done by Professor Wyman, in Com
paratye Anatomy and Physiology. Professor Eusts in
the department of Engineering is not willing TO take
students until they have acquired greater scientific ac
Quantance with the ect than ordinarily possessed
by a college graduate As to Botany if student is to
scour the country with Professor Gray it would be pre-
posterous think of attending to anything else Nor is
this althe school is entirely distinct from the college,
and student has privilege of pursuing selected
studies with the regular classes if he had time Ii
is obvious therefore, that this school however useful 1t
may be for completing professional educatOnin single
science furnishes aid TO the student who wishes to
get scientific education without going through the reg
uar college course school for such purpose is still
desidersum If parent wishes his to learn Chem
istry aud Anatomy, he must submit TO the addition of
Greek and Metaphysics. The lastnamed science hope
will some day be set apart specially for those who intend
to pursue spiritual rappings for a profession As 20
Greek, might as well be given TO the Theological
Seminary; at any rate relief ought 10 be given 10
the student who is seeking knowledge Of practical sell
ence and whose not adequate to the luxury of
three or four years in college.
Tomorrow train of is to pass the Atlantic
and ST. Lawrence Railroad from this place TO Montreal
The completion oths road is the subject of great reoc
ing in Portland and well il may be- IL is TO be the great
thoroughare from the St Lawrence to the seaboard-
even the English mails brought 10 Halifax will be car
red over this road 10 Montreal Portland will become
important enrepot, and il is not without cause that
the construction Of the road regarded with so much
JEALOUSY in Boston. And