The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-17

partlncnt OF science ana ually TIC, might
still be II pucrile effort to convert the
basest metals into gold and to concoct
an "Eliyir of Life" Pctriied schOlasti,
cism has hitherto been proof against al
the appeals ofcommon sense that Il sys
TEN which was admirable in the four
teenth century is obsolete in the nine
teenthj and it has hitherto contcntcd it
self, not TO fit Il man for the practicaI
pursuits oflifc, but to leave him to fit
himsclfas best he can, after having give
it his best years. The mental training
resulting from II harsh curriculum OF
studies has been nearly the whole bcnc'
fit that the student derived from his
College course, and most men make
haste to forget that painfully acquired
knowledge which does not assist them
in their several walks Of life, In these
remarks we do not undervaIlc the i'm,
portancc 81 classical studies; we only
protest against converting II delightful
couch into n p~rocrustcan bed OF torture,
We only urge that our systems Of high.
en- instruction should be adapted to the
aims and wants Of advancing civi iva
iior. This, the University Of the South
has undertaken TO do, and in SO doingiI
has left all competitors centuries be
hind, and placed the South in the front
rank Of civilized nations.
With our heart warmed By the con,
temptation OF this magnificent scheme,
we must yet point ont enc deficiency
which W. hope to see supplied in the
definite adoption Of II Constitution on
Code Of Statutes. \ University like
that in progress must attract Il great
number Of students Of mature age
Abandoning the scnSclcSs imitation
which would transport the seasons OF
Northern Europe into Il Scmi-tropical
region, it conforms to the climatic Jaws
ofoqr latitude by holding its scholastic
year during the summer months. The
cool brcczcs Of the mountain plateau on
which it crccts its scat, will invite the
parchcd sojourncr Of dusty cities to one
Of the most delightful summer resorts
within the South. Elc. ant and tasteful
residences will spring up all around IT,
whcrcthcparentsm may cnioy the pres nr
OF their children together with the pleas
urcs Ola cultivated and refined society.
Busy men, relieved from the ordinary
routine Of their labor, may give al IL
ionaI relish to their ]rcIaXation by the IN
dulgcncc Of some iavOritc taste. The
practical planter may find an interest
in listening to the lectures Of some dis
authority ON "prurtical Ag-
ricUI,urc.' a large landowner may sit
underline teachings laccIrbratrd Pro-.
IN "Mincs and Mining.' Even the
experienced engineer may refresh his
earlier learning in the "Schoo! OF Civil
Engineering and Architecture" The
merchants may hear with pleasure the
course in the "SchoOl Of Commerce and
Trade including the history and laws
o%fBanking, Exchange, Insurance, Erok
cragc, Ne, Nay, Il veteran statesman
might be attracted by another Adam
Smith to the "SchoolofPo'itica Science,
Statistics, etc" The "School Cf Fine
may invite many an amateur.-
The "SchooI ofllistory and Archaeology
md that of"Amcrican Antiquities" orof
EEthnoIogy ifundcrt the control Of able
men, few could attend without profit
Natural Sciences, with Cabinets and
iarden of Plants attached" would be Il
with many. A very great mum
,cr ofour professional men desire to at
ain, or perfect themselves in, some mod
I'm language. The different schools Of
'rcnch, Italian, German, Spanish, Ian
suagcs and literature, could not fail to
number many beside their regular stu.
The deficiency, then, which we
lcsirc to see supplied is, to afford exccp-
ional facilities and privileges to that
lass Of students. A clause to the ci-
feet that every a, NJ, Of amy other COT
.cgc or University, every man possessed
Dfa diploma or license IN amy profession,
,vcry man above the age of2J, may up.
IN Application to the proper authorize,
'cccivc permission to attend any single
~ several courses Of lectures at his op
ION, without beng subject to the or
|inary academic regulations, and on
UGH conditions or terms ~ the SAID AT
horitios may direct.
Some such provision is obviously nee
from the very spirit and scope
f the University, for it would be- absurd
, subject parent and son to the same
cadcmic rules, and yet the University
~ much intended for the man orlorly
y for the youth of nineteen. That it
ill be supplied in some form or other
the definite organization of the Uni
we have not II shadow of doubt
nd this accidental omission is the only
efficiency which by the most searching
'iticism and most determined fault
nding We have been able to discover
II scheme which should fire every
outhcrn heart with enthusiasm and pa
lotto pride.