Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-07-20
For the Enquirer.
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;jyilv to all lis faculties, and Increases hc power ~"
,r.atucss of intellect. What the henltiiy ana "'''
exercise is the physical system such Is cnu'""
| =, IN. great the powerful and mysterious ""lki"s
| ,f il,. mind. What the careful end VINCENT c"''u,
- t rho tender palt such is education I" The youth
mi i;;t,lcct The mind is almighty iii lis operations
nowerfu in ts Investigations and beautiful I'D lis va
rious developments. But IKE the hcautIlu! rose !
| needs cuvat"n-lt needs nururinS "ithuhs II
the brightest intellect tina. beain:d over cafih
| would have been unknown and lost torcver-tht
! greatest meet powerful, and gigantic Ini ina
| grnsped and mastered the hidden nId mysterious
sciences of rartl would have been ~ thrlcwelcd !r"
rurc which the stark, Hnt0ihOm'd cares ~ 0t'ah
6cnr" How many II Ianpdcn. pregnant with
thoughts immortal-how many Il Mtnii' "b"FM""
wIh CELESTIAL ETc'-n Newton, who would have soar.
ed on the wings of Astronomy up Ia y"nIrr Lv,ht ana
beautiful wn:lls-yrr. how many DrinoSt!leLes ana
Cicero, born H., listening S.nai"- 10 r:i!nh! rave
| been made, like Grnys deserted rose, "t0 trSh N"-
srcn ANT W.ISi, thstr Si',f <S oHh" 6'Efrt ar hid
a.! brcUu,c they lived III I'LL wien rhritii@ was
comparatively unknown, az INT time when education
WAS bat poorly appreciated. The aiknc>e "i ic
| uuriech century has passed away-tic misty VA
pprs of Ignorance have been gradually r.HS IN" as-
crndin- upward. earth. uLti Tie; ";ti: i:HfIS
Disappeared :'n view, and the dirciui jaws al "p|-
SiI:,OH, uJncc wide 20 swallow the nations % cd''i'
have been ciusc, we trust, forever, ny III" S"'.s"
like power OF ,,:ur;i;I"n \ new era has di"H'" up!
Oh the wuTii--;he glorious ~ cT"ninT 's risen
ubnvu the iursun iti!i l. fast nrr!T ne Zrnh
The hills, the valleys ana the waste places iiI'" or'
made glad by the brightness "i MS '"'ii''@' ","
trust su"n 10 see me n"-.ll "'.'' 81"
power and vitality of the INTEL CT IL srEc:lcn NM
bas;ii bIo.AOln and biunm the l"NcIy lilit'" v"
riryarrd ru-r. Tic trump {" Knowledge mas p'.'
sounded. It's ba-t has been heard over ca'''' IL
sound has gone from m"umiHln iGp |" lh"ui'"' 'P'
and lis echoes have TILED the wales beneath Lime
,vns when education wHs not appreciated, Dnt i"t
unv. time WAS when liz runron!lnlt joys" privileges
md advantages were uuknnwa; but ii''t '''''" - "
more. Our universities our c"rSeS, III, '"I'' I
J.nr. uud common schools, where Ap"ii" pr'S"eS'
md Minerva, the tuteary goddess 81 "'S""''' ""'
hey srrt are siigatcd amid the mountain scc,'rcs
n,iuwn bv the swiftly flowing siren'n- anu ID '''
sunt, lovely and delightful r"S'"ns pe'"''". co.
rh. lime is when from ihnN-hiih 'l"i"P,'''''a Wv
may -nzc NJ tie grrnt moral, l's'i's T, "nd hen,
am. b.:nlng in MI lis sIlrr'!Hr. lis Is' ana neat
ar. falling Ia cGrh in ell directions ana Pi"t'S' IT,
inicn. the hearts of rirn. lis power ann "!e'.
mr.. felt and KNOWN and sn"n all the ciiIar'h 81 our
land will h gathered into tlcs" repositories VI !n
;r, +, eazr tkrnuuh the great telescope "i wisdom
M 10 that God who has blessed Us 80 greatly
H. Il nation, rs communities, rs !i'!!'u'''S'
Bat not design 10 write an essay Oil ~ ~ ''
for if w, hud the ubility,wc have not t";iic anu '''
and circumstance. would prevent "tir inhMhe thc
t,,nr, NJ, wish 70 draw the attention. ot the pub
rc 10 Tic n,rshII. interfering. AM hlEh'y "Pprcch
ted md p;trnlsrd schOu! al liuinant; li" 'Hu''c"
in Buckingham county. .,
mi. school is under the supcrintcnfrnrr ot Col.
I'll H..
faithfully and ussidun,I>ly trimming IL" youthful inIl"
"iruchiny the young idea hrw To shoot. Dur!h~
th. present year. however, finding ms health WAS
greatly impaired. and continuing to grow worse Dy
rons;int confinement, h" discontinued acting III me
..pacry of teacher (which station b" had 81 ION:
aI faithfully iiilr nrustuS the Instruction 81 Inc
scholars entirely i'll the hands Of ms tw" sons hey
ARE both graduates tot honorl "l our nc"'c" anu
huppy Institution, Randolph Macon College; aiIt we
have NJ, hr,aurv in saying tlat they Will faithfully
and diligently perform The various duties dcrnircd
upou them as teachers. The writer knows trI:i WELL
having had acquaintance "i many y"nrH ana nav
ing been thrown together under TIE Instructor! oi thc
same teachers while pursuing our literary Studies
p.rcnts and guardians need have no lear III placing
their SONS or wards, under their Instructions Tor be-
sides being well qualified for the station, they are
buth members of the Methodist Church. (nS also Is
,h. ,rholc fnnyD and their morals will b. attended
TO rs well us their minds By the teachers and super
in,.uIrut. The school is al the residence III 90"
llancs ana under his immediate conirol-hiS watch,
full and parental eye. Scholars from distance board
in Tin, family Tor ii they prefer II, there hrc families
in tho ncirlburhuud where they can board and are
required to attend prayers night nn'! morning. y
church also is near, where they can attend preaching
every fortnight, and sometimes oitrntr. NO pans
will he s;ur,a by the teachers 10 inst into the
mind. of the scholars healthy and useful instruction.
md up their hearts the true principle" oil religion;
nor by the family i'll providing Tor ilrr temporal ana
dnilv wants. Iii pleasant, healthy nmd agreeable
place, most excellent fanny, anu "!'s' "csi"p'c
school for young Non.
IN. examinations ard closing exercises of tbs
school nr the past session. came "Ii me Si' '' ana
i,h uf this month. 1t was MY GOOD lorraine I" D"
r,rut NJ the cXalr nalUn ut the students ana rom
the ,uHI"r ~ wife! they wci" cNtiih!rt lt cilHt
with which the" pissed through Their FIruI, Htu'!rH
led me- tn runrudc that they had s""N well Instruct
ed IN icr. 'ur,Is the se>>i" n':h a'"' a' ~" III
,rrucrinn wuc!l lad been gwen was r"' .'7' "p''!
,h.n The yr"a, ;r"blc of fv:haI"r'S, ''hc square
al the hyimtil,uI-' it c>c demonstrated: the
hcnu,i,s al the MaIIuIu linrd wcr" TRANSLATED
from Latin II E#..>t w.:h cic-:ir"-ih" "'i.'r"sc
s.cuc. OF Algebra lnld hhrc-nni ihe rI"Ii arr
,ryr., Innla,"" f the nIcr proud Gt'' X was r"n"
,-;,i, nl,,sur. hy ilc ''aoblr school boy. Tina,
ra.,.i OF ,ae lnug looked for. hut great? 70 ec
dr.ud.l days Of the examination NJ "!in:nhniy Han
Acu,lc,ny ~ reminding me very much tt ~: Gays
f wore, when ''bi1" bOTrtIS, "LrrtE rSrjE, "L"'H
uoIns' .'crrlrs ond sgHnt', Sl""a ""d c"",Sr l"n-
,,crt. mud 'co.ta.i.rrts and the ghost ri the BLnomW
7hror,pr stared Ill III" lace :nr weeks. but tlr
r.s. va. the best. The glorious fo"rih ct Jniy-n
;r, ;r,- - ~. heart vi every AmCrcrn-was usher
rd ~ t,v dnrk clni, lr"y the distant h"rh"n.-
&. wr started ~ for itr distGu .h:""I where III"
celebration would tHi;c place, "" thought u ;. ~.
ioyment we should have, and the licasE:a derived
from listening I" the efforts d some 81 oar y"u""
men, y IL. their hearts liz Gnub beating d"u-
blr Gri.k time IT, H." Thought Of appearing IN pub
liz on ..ag." :ur the irs, I.!r. hn the cn'"ymcnt
which we ru;lt,p lated. from a':oher sotTr'' So im'
I'M, mira 90 ir the .ich cln!t- hHG already covrrci
tho tro.G sE above ana instead ~ thc r'!il" Sow
az Gu, IL. u.jre.;H cam" the rushing, GriNlnG storm
making Us ,.il, Tor moment, Tat II had drf"rrGt
cou,imy unit! ,yc Ind arrived =; ;i& i"sni% place
siuc, coming i,ci! !, did. !! !cprc "j ri ii Lpin-
many of On" vi ;hr fair vii" bad arr'p!rI al IN
yntinn ~ ;:ccniErmEy US II an "n'n bHSE:, On; $780,
a. tn ;irr had Ia escape from the storm IAiu cr-
ri,.e p.ar. SAFELY We arrived nj the Pin'c Fixed
ur,r and i.Gc ~ the weather lnc!cnrH ":
the nous" s'";i h.sCl and the exercises at me
! lay were opened with prayer. !h" D'riaEa'i"h -!
Indcpendrmcr WIS rca o;;or whr!i vdr:I". c-;"nrtS
s,c,ird iar the nc@itioI were delivered by '"lbr "r
the sua!r boys. Tie siu!y!!s were ;!rn addressed
! hv ariitir!nni, whose s"g:lcr- were Obtained Tor
Tim, pnrpos. and n"uiIt 10, II ir;G-cd by tacr ST.
.ui a,,c.,,iiI thai they, wrll tic GIrarc. wcrc
hrhlv pc;,St. G.Gi interested; Tor it was mot ni''
urnpralc nn'i timely speech ia"iu, refreshed our.
-eyBa With III" -nud things t:in; had bcen proFi'icG
for IL. Cc2a..pu, Lra Gti"r Gn hours inrrnl-sl", We
again ASCENDING to- IN: p"r".s Of l's'cnng to the
urinu. speeches IL IT, ,,r'r d H. come c. r!.c cd
rr .;uLc,:s. Tie "iir'gt!"s ot Nature yer: i"T
travci-rll. urirm.:ty ri "lndG-ry G!ScuSscG--.rnd
n ~ ribute to Washington THE Heroes Of III"
"Rc vnutiom, "Lib,rry, This is my owm, IL, ?-";i'r
Land" were subjects we'll handled, and which wei
became the happy ncrHsjon-thc celebration Of oar
! uagu'l glorious birthday Of trcciom. We were
! we'll plca-ed-ayg, delighted. with the happy efforts
of or YONG .t,@l tat We listened with plea
sure aud delight ~ a.: nH.r; eraui.: an interesting
speech from the Junior tcachcr of the s@EGn.. in"
| audience then dismissed with tic bcacnctl0n-
Though tie weather WAS very incIrrn-mt. and II CON
tirued To rain, ye, doubt hot that the whole s'-
scmhly wh- Glni Inn; t"y hE come on 10 Spchu me
Fourth nj that srqicstcrrl spot.
And Eow should any 81 the young men "i i'i'
! sclnD pcrr,c TIES Luce, LEI me say 10 ;le-"Go on
in the pursuit after know leu he not weary IN wei!
doing. for you shall reap il YOU fa.it rc;:" ''f"
ciimb the mount w,r, Fumes proud temple ahiac-
ninr. BE not discouraged. the elements nj genius and
wisdom iii YOU. ami you may by close application I"
Your studies, ris: 10 Distinction and honor and glory
beloved by your Country. your friends AID Your
God YRemcn!h"r your Creator in the day. I'll y"nr
useful. May his b"ssn.p Scsf unoa :hc school, and
all connected herewith, aHd make !: ..cSs.ng |"
many. With pleasure We commend tie sr!.GI, u
Humanity Hail and il, interests 20 tiGc patronage