American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-12-13

csssfui hceutiate'of' medicine, and to the
attallmeut Of this, ,objec, he shaped all his
Efforts; they wste scaanty indeed a being
at all PEcPoyti0ped t1the, desired end, Ac-
eortiihg'to the p6dantics and Contracted
kopinion8 that thsd 5IgsneralIy prevailed, a
eiassicaloracolegia was req6if-
Led A. ainseesssFy preparation for an sappfi-
can't 20 gain admission into sither Of the
Learned. proGassionsss,,A Bachelors Degree
LOT Arts had FIRST to be- acquired, before
.hey would consent to receive, any one as
hasAndidats for their ,h2nars, This narrow
manner Of thinking blocked the way. and
tinterposed impossible barriers to sone
whose genius ana bent ofnind might o,li-
erMise have enrolled them among their
brightest ornanients.Ts II il almost, impos-
slblsato resist here ap4ssiug glance at the
transcen dent differences which character
izs'tbe'present condition of society from
Chat pfsless THAI lhalfi5a century ago; aud
in no respect y its, enlightened progress
more conspieulouSly, ! manifested than in
Ethersdical change Whichthe then oppros-
sslEe systems Of edueationliSys been com
pSllsd 70 undergo. Then. a. golden key
was .the-ony ''opsn sssdate'' 70 unlock lIls
] closed up avenues Of professional knowl.
edge. sThe sons Of tic affllenl couIialone
afford helukdry Of doing 'througlftho
prepsritory scholastic years,9 conquer the.
elegant mysteries Of tbs Crock Article, and
become imbusd Mitl the harmony -ef dis-
iion, in. the Symmetrical cadsncy of Latin.
EhexameteTs they were the privileged as.
pirauts for all Professional distinctions, -.
Bssides,these "seAts ofvsnsrable leafniny' !
we're fewlin number and at remote disisn-
ces in the thsn far off Atlantic States. "A
young man living in "the Wilderness oftho
West" as Ohio used 10 'bs called, even if
he eoulI command the means, could not
command thslsisure for the waste of pre-
oious time which they exactsd, Home
duties wsFer the paramount duties them.
each day WAS consecruted to its indispen-
sable rstoiying labors. Fields had 10 be
won from theprimsl forests, and both sub,
jusstsd to 1agricultursl,ussI. as the sbso.
lutte requirements Of lie. There, was no
allowable exemption from these rugged
minisirasions on the. par. Of any one 10
whom they wsre possible rs,,r-ss..,
| II during the non-working days, and
long nights Of winter, sono intervals for
stuiy were afsrIad, tho opportunities to,
N IKE them a"ailabls were gensrAily me.-
ger in theerfene. Scisil.ift books were
uaa:tninabla luxuriss, academies OF ins.ruc-
tion, were imaginary exis,enuss; and il .
stray schoolrmaster happunsd occasionally
Ia, be- oaug sbrosl. his stock Of Intellect
sual wares. like his personal habilimentS.
was for the m3st partof the sGcoarsss. ma
tsti4l, primitively cut, and ,awkwstdly put
together az, = 4s +, s,S!sg;e54 -: ~
Under such discpuraging eircum stances.
bsuffieientt to have paralszsd the efforts Of
4 most youthful minds, our Brother gather
ed only additional stimuli 10 his eKertions,
and converted them into the elements OF
success. a After asojourn Of two years a
n15ng them. he bade adisu 10 his ndnorth-
|, ern friends, ami proceeded to Columbus,
who're he eommeuael the study,of. msdi-
cine in the office and underths tuition OF
Dr.. Samuel Parsons, a gentleman distin-
/ lguished for his high professional attain
Ements!- Those days Of student life were
haloyon daysto young Kreider, Heavss
/ accustomed, lopicture Them with q glowing
tpancils and I,hage heard himnarrats their
pleasing incidents with a grateful satisfc-
1 ton and delight, in fact, they opened up .
continental tsrra incogpita, which Jay
strstchedy out in beautiful luxurisucs be-
fire him.. For, the FIRST time in his life, be
was ,domes,icated amidst the priceless
reasures Of Mell-assorted libraries, and In