The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-09-03

Heo, is In the tuture tense, ana tnat the par
ticiple, gioiag which refers to the same Pc
riod of time, is the present participle-
classes pH be organized, in future, gieiRg,
at this time advantages, &C.; giving should
he ohieh sciH gice. See Murray, rule XIII.
But on reading this paragraph with the
one that succeeds in the circular (leaving
out some adjuncts not material to the sense),
something worse than false syntax appears.
"Classes will be organized for complete
course in bookkeeping" "Vocal music,
drawing" &C., form (will form) a part Of
the course. OF what course? The course
in bookkeeping. No other construction
can be put upon this language than that vo-
cal music, with its do, re, me, ia, sol, Ia, is
to form part of the course in bookkeeping
at this academy. And this is. probably,
one of the advantages of which it boastsl
The English language, when properly
used, is capable of giving expression to every
thought, and every feeling, and to every
shade and variety of meaning; and when
it fails in, this, the fault is not in the Lam
guage. And the rules of grammar and
composition are designed to give strength,
beauty, clearness and precision to language,
and should be well understood by all pro-
fessed teachers.
But let us pass on, omitting, for the sake
of brevity, notice of many other faults, to
the last sentence, which, for nonsense and
absurdity, caps the climax. The combined
ingenuity of all the pedagogues in the State
could not designedly throw together such
jargon Of unmeaning words as are here
found. What kind of artistes these "erLa
charges" are, of which these teachers inform
us they have none on hand, is not under
stood. Extraordinary charges for given
services, and charges for extraordinary SER
vices are different things. 1t is not for us
here to inquire what the writer of the cir
cular means, or what he should have said
bat, what is the meaning of the language o,
the circular as it stands "Our tuition,
&c. Query. Do our in this place and he1
in the first sentence refer to the same per-
sons? II so, then our and their mean the
same thing, and are convertible terms OF
this Academy. "Our tuition is lower than
that (the tuition) of any similar institu-
tion." Similar TO what institution similar
to our tuition? That will not do, for insti.
tuition and tuition cannot be compared. Oul
tuition is lower than that of any other in.
stitution similar to our institution.
This may come near to what the writer
meant to say, but it is not the language OF
the circular. And if this language had
been used, then would be our Institution in
the last sentence and their Institution in tho
first sentence, referring to the same Insti.
tuition, and this would be nonsense. Let us
try another version. Our tuition Tthe tut.
ton of Henderson and Brown1 is lower
than that of any Institution similar to Hen,
derson and Brown. ........- '-
This is probably a true and faithful trans
lation of the circular, and by this it appear.
that the authors of it design to compare
themselves TO an Institution of learning. =
Walking Dictionaries are often seen; but
walking Institution of learning, with two
heads and four legs is n new creation Ii
may be a legitimate offspring of some Her
maphrodite Academy. And such is spe
cimen OF the grammar and composition
taught at the Princeton Male and Femal,
Academy. That Princeton, which sustain.
over twenty persons, basking in the learn
ed professions, should snstain such schoe
is an enigma few can solve. y.
A Princeton Editor says in reference Il
this school: ave can assure persons wish
ing to send their children from home {,
school, that they cannot do better than t.
send them to this Academy either 10 acquir
a good English education, or TO be fitted 70
College" Alas for Editors.
owensville, Aug. 81, 1859. SMITH.