The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-08-17

eeSsary and useful information at least he
would not be likely to drop into aprematurc
grave, as some of our hard students do, nor
to lead a life of active vickedness. as occa-
sionally happens when bright talents have
been permitted to spread in wild luxuriance
neither directed by wisdom, nor pruned by
utiitarian experience.
IF then we desire to see cur sons healthy,
virtuous and well informed, let us encour-
age institutions in which e,:ual attention
viii be paid to mans threc-fUld nature, and
with scminaries of. similar nature for our
daughters. modified only in accordance with
the natural difference in the character and
sphere of the sex, giving practical knOwl-
edge of the habits and virtues calculated to
make home attractive, aud to make the
mother the first able instructresS OF her
c4iIdrcS, if the establishment Of such insti-
tutionS repeat. be Our object, thcnlet US en-
courage by word and decd those who have
the honesty and capability to devote them
selves TO the duty, not as performers oi
task, hurried over TO obtain the accompany
ing emOlument, but as philanthropic indi-
yiduals who love To guide the youthful mind
and see it develop, who appreciate the re-
muneration rs necessary to their support
and standing in society, but who value yet
more the benefit to the rising generation and
the satisfaction to themselves in q successful
educational enterprise
Are not the colleges, contemplated in tlris'
admirable bill introduced by Mr. Morrill,,
calculated to meet the above eXigencies,
better than the majority of colleges. now in
existence are prepared to do? You must
nswerin the affirmative. Can we not, then,
both as individuals and as an Agricultural
Society, diffuse a knowledge of this system;
can we not urge our legislators to foster and
aid these plans can we not encourage them,
when established, by sending our own sons
Is it argued by some one that be cannot
afford 60 give his son an education? Let us
examine into this matter In an Agricul-
tural College, as has been already said, most
of the articles required for consumption
cOuld be raised on the farm, and surplus
exchanged for groceries, DC. In this man
f.er the board of the students ought To cost
nothing. The clothing need not cost more
than ut home. The charge for tuition, at
most colleges, is between fifty and sixty dol
lars for the academic year. Is any man un-
able 20 afford this amount2 Let him look
around and see if he has not some habit
some expenditure h,ucr omitted than OBJ
served. If he smokes a tocrably good ci-
car after each meal. which alone would
amount TO fifteen cents per day, giving up
that habit would enable him to educate his
son. And who Is there who does not spend
unnecessarily or perhaps even injuriouSiy
titccn or sixteen ccGts per day? But If /
have two or three SoHS. says one and have
Ia cxVend one hundred or one hundred and
fifty dollars yearly Cor their education, |
shall not be able to lay up much for them
NhG; better fortune can yen give them than
a good education? Even in lc,un;ary
point OF view. how can YOU benefit them
more II yea leave them Il fortune. ready
made, ten chances to one that they viii run
through il before they learn its value.
II We think Agricultural Colleges adapt
ei 20 the wants ana wishes of the country
at large we should send such men to Con
grcss as would promote their establishment
10y argument and 10y vote. aul we should
urge upon them this responsibility until a
bill similar in character to that introduced
hy llr. Morrill, shall pass. Then il remains
for Us TO petition and press our State LcgiS-
laturc until any additional Necessary steps
be taken for the formation OF one or more
such colleges in our State. Ii two ar lo-
Gated and ! DO rot see how we could posi-
bly, meet tie public demand with less. we
might examine into the claim of this see
ton of country fer the location of one
Can we present such IN array of argument,
in the form OF general healthtulness, cheap
ness and richness Of land, freedom from
vicious influences, facilities for instruction
aud the like as shall carry conviction Ii
We can, and think il highly probable, let
us not fail 20 Use every honorable eNcrtion
10 bring within cur reach that incalculdb.e
blessing, @oro'tyd, ~ education.