The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1861-02-14

educational Column.


.v,o~,ed0e il power." and those who
NAV be possessed Of al "ths knowiedges'
3. .h.;, own insuferate conceit, are wont
~ .ven ont, Is if they were LIKEWISE pos
.<.,ea of all power. bit mere knowledge
-, cover. There a wide difference
h.,veen knowledge. md wisdom. Inc
1o,mer does not necessarily include the tat
ter. The one may bregarded SIMPLY as
,hs accumulation Of anuitiplicity OF iscs'
us~.ul and powerful, Is true. but only SO
hen used by men ofought. The other
!. Tho result of thong and mental disci-
-. .,h;..h the accullation OF know ledge
49, no, necessarily i've. A wise and
~..ws,sul man need unnecessarily. be pos
sesssd OF great knowles IN The popular &C
eeptatiop OF the term What do we mean
then by the truismas it is universally
though to be, that ..iowledge is power!
Evida,,ly nothing ell than that the Art OF
Thinking is power. II is not snpPosabie,
that he man who tew snuff into the eyes
OF, dogs. while Ching. latter trying II
vain to sepsrste lh.s by pouring water up
on heir heads, .ndpulliog at their tails,
hal learned in the schools that ''snuh ad-
uinistered to the eyes and noses of fight
ing dogs. VAS al etclual means OF sepa's
ting them" No. He did il because he
wa. thinker. 4 hundred snuff boxes
might have bees resent, but only ono,
thought to make lse OF the article. Doe
any one suppostllat no one else knew, tina !
snuff would bid the eyes OF dogs? Cci
tainly not; but 0 one else thought Of sucl
an application ca knowledge, possessed by
oil. Knowledl is power. only when yo'
think when, nd how, - use II -
and he who,as this power Of aPpli
cation, must er stand in theforemost rank i
Of society, to- HON the man Of knowledge
must ever loo for counsel and guidance
Notice the sse thing among the thousands
who gradual from our Universities and
Colleges. Bw frequently are they com
PEELED to iauback, with all their accmula
ted knowle ledge, tc give place to the thought
full but illerate olow boy. The mere go
ing to school then. to learn that the angle
OF every triangle are. together. equal t.
two right angles, 10 comparatively useless
The TACT may be an interesting one, but IT
ninety nine cases out OF hundred 1t is per
fectly III ssrvicalle prorided the knowledg''
Of the fact is all that is acquired. The ap
prentice boy is not instructed by lectures
rean TO him by his master. on the histoly Of
architecture. He does not stuff him with
facts. and the explanations. of the chief dit
6cultes. and then set him up for himself.
looking for grea. developments. He be
gins at the foundation and compels the boy
70 work his way from the jack plane. up "a
he most beautiful French polish And h.
must knoV jack planins before before taking
he next degree. BY this course Of disci,
'line. he becomes practically acqu ainted
With al the tricks OF his trade. and is
Die to work from any pattern, or invent
ew ones for himself.
The true object Of all education is to teach
he AZ of Thinking. This. wi b know.
dge Of facts, will ever make the strong |
ind. And a proper discipline will trans
rm any into thinkers. who must otherwise
main agents only. 1t is not the object OF
ablic instruction to make lawyers, doctors,
scholars even. The great end to be &C
m DIished in N Give to the ynutl.f ul mind