New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-01
TIE PEOPLE s COLLEGE.

meeting to promote tie objects Of the Peoples
College was held ,st evening in the large Hall Of the
Cooper Institute. Near'y three hundred people Were
present.
Mr. HORACE GREELYY called the meeting to order,
and at his nomination Mr. WV. CULLEN BNY,sr was
elt ted 10 the char.
Mr.. GREELEY then said that lie would give few
facts perhaps not known TO some present. Tne Poo
pies College was planned TO educate the people not
to become doctors and lawycrs but for larger sphere
of usefulness mechanics and farmers. IT. projectors
desired college where labor and learning should su:-
tain relations which they did not now. They would
make i. imperative that al should labor as they
learned every DAY. Young men could at first earn
their way by working mechanics on the new bald
irgs hich would be required il the institution h)ur
shed II was intended that ultimately every student
should support himself entirely. Two hundred acres
of excellent latd bad been secured and a building
capable Of accommodating 40 students and 80 or J0
teachers had already reached the second story.
Il was near the center OF The State aud would furnish
classical education as well a. scobtic aud practlcal
education The main building wouli be built without
further aid He believed that the time would come
when te son Of the farmer would give a. much time
A. lie could 70 the Peoples College, learning whh ne
best might. There was enough to learn ior FIX ot
seven years and a young might spend the last
wear of his majority there with prot slch was the
promise Of the projectors Of the People College, aud
It remained with the people TO sly whe'hc! - slod
b. carried out.
The Hon. ScnuYLFE CoLr,N was tie next speaker
erel.ioI ed his eGuc in The schools Of Ne"-loik,
and preceded e. u eeDeial cor liberation Of the import
unce Of edueason. Especially j, important N th.'
couptIv where Ar,svw johnson the tailor, AZ by the
side Of Henry Wilson The shoemaker, in the senate
Chamber where sn Andrew Jackson could become
President, ard q Henry c ey something more. Had
the People College -oj, these would 10, have
had 10 contend ainst such obstacles as they did con-
tend sgsiDs.. The present era var remarkable for
education in other thar intellectual lines. the muscle
and sntw oi aLkind also To- be- educated FOR the
husy scenes OF lie. Labor-sc5o0ls We're sprngng up
all over the country, and lie hoped that the latt.b
which some Of bic colleagues IN the House before him
hs voted for would be renewed and passed.
The following letter was read 10y Mr. GarELrY:
ST.GroRGEs REcroRY. Nov. = lSJS
REV. AN DEAR SIs: | am sorryto be obhged TO
disappOlt any exp, citation yol may have formed oi
my speaking fcr you 10 night BEs the pressure ot
ny duties today On franc much shattered, renders
ne UNEQUAL 10 the ts-k Of meeting az audience ior
such az object. shall rejoice 10 hear OF your in.l
success b, m0s; desICus 20 see scheme oi prsct-
cal useful cGucat, D. Ike ths; PrOposci by YOU, gwen
70 th. people in shspe 30 adequate ani command
ing Iour undertaking is ariuou-, AMI VIII req NE
ali your energies and perseverance, TO carry Il out
But hope you VIII meet with cooperation and ho-
eraiy of supply among the persons oil wealth IL tls
CITY wand Sc e. which shall amply remuneTste yol io'
the toll in public weis-s ID which yon are enssge l.
Your n "a aud brIiher STEPHEN H. TiSj
The Rev. AMOS Bso"S.
! The Rev. Dr. PGr1Rs made short speech il favor
Of People, Colleges generally.
| The Rev. DR.. CHELyER sa.d ths. this was h'tins
meeting 10 follow the enthusiastic gatheIpg IN the
sane psce tie piga before. Tue Peoples schoo, e 1
! 10 the Peoples Colleges. Mr.. CheeSer drew str.s
jrc picture OF the genera. destruction which wolld be
wrought tie education VI the country poisoned.
lie showed the superiority Of sell made men over col
! lese made men. Lord E-sbine, after going through
Cambridge without learning anything, o"ed his elo-
ouence 10 two years seclu-.on ss soldier II the
| We. Indies. Here LIE became so familiar with
/ Shakespeare ard Milton that Re could cary On a
corv.rss:ion for houla in sbakesPearian phrases
S.r Samuel Romly devoted himself, without the al
vsn.aees OF the university, 70 the stuiy O. the classics,
usIk, Of which could be s.en &. through hs works.
Johp Ucrpe Tooke, when boy E, Eton, vas asked,
one dav VIA. wes the OF certain eon-trac:ion
in Lain. Tooke ssil that he oil 10. know. Tae
master ordered hir to h h1,ced and pss.ef the
question 70 the next boy Who reclted the rule WIN
. o., =, ribre--. Toohe, w6o had borne the tog-.Dg
v:bout t,,cbirr Lurst .rio tears TIE master asked
vbst the u,a,t,r wa. "Why," said Tcoke, knew
the ru.e e. vel a. lie, Lu, :ou aket me icf the 'ea