The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-03-11

4 produce the grssser impr, sion, clearly ind,caN1
this idea ss his. The studied contrasting OF sas
clsss inter dsd, with the wealthy; toe aliu.ons "
The sleek and fashionable profes,or". thcud
they be Of the poorer CLASSES as,' 10 the age re-
quired for admission ss being that ~ which the
boys will he compelled 70 labor for their own and
their parents suppor,; 70 the Academy being sup.
ported for the b, ,neft Of the rich by TAR on the
ldbor Of the or CD; ~ the existence Of Other aud
highly endowed Hstitutons; clearly show that
the writer, whatever tenn he usd fredm the poor
est classes. lie totally ignores the class by whom
the institution Was INTENDED 10 be, and ~ made
s'ailaole; What class which Is very large and eN-
tts a srN influence in society, va the middle
c'as. The want intended TO bo sugp led by this
in'titution vas, meAIs wusreIy tCose unable 10
Avsil thtmEeVes Of the exciting means Of COLI a.
ate educsvou could receive . sound aud A,stc,
elucat on. II matter I'd not wnst the OF tns
insbi lily was wh.ih9r u resulted from nu aDluute
want of De,us in ulU parents, or from al unwt lny
htss TO ,xptnd the requisite amount " money when
they had abundar ce. Tee originating idea 81 the
Acsdeuy, that the welfare Of the CO ,amunity de-
perds It's enigh,et ment, not nscesssriyor in
fac' OenAnc, only means of eiutsnng the poorest
tr even poorer classes, but Of dong this to "dH
cbtScs,n which "by such means would becJms
eiuiueuIy useful 10 society" 10 fact, the aim uf
Che founders " this institution seemed 70 lie, ~ In
crease the nunber of those wac sh ,u,d recAye -
col llegiate sducasion, by cn-riug Inducements 70
attempt Its acquisition. The only inssi'uuons
which know " similar 70 this, are the Naval
School snd the West Point Academy. No one
" say that these were for the bent t OF any
one class, as regards wealth. They were founded
from motives Of public policy, which demand for
the supply Of the Navy and Army, men well fitted
for Their post-, whether they be Of poor or r,cn
psrents, aud 30 ouf Inducements W prepare for and
enter these rr.nchos of public service. Such in.
ssnutions are ~ necesssy for the purposes Of gen
ersl life ss 'or these par. cular branches.
Hut would here msnti~n ons fact that IL the
eNiSter GO uf Stud,prs Aid Fund In the Acsde ny.
This IL q fund made up by the voluntary o cintribu-
tunr ofthe alumni, and The object OF which IL %
aid ,hcac who are u q DER to avail themselves "
10 ad va lar NJ he at ha
expense now necessary.
Next, ss IL the >, ,ooud idea, va NN II does no,
! en' tit the "children cf tie or" Even in she
sense thst have shown that he uses that term. I
will NOT sdmt the ss er,ion he makes, that, " the
children of the poor AS geie'al ihlus, are not 70
he found n the catalogue of tts scholars" speak
hOIu personal knar'riJr Of . large number OF ~
students know ,ha, MANI Of these are Of poor
ia cnts Il NJ some Of them earn 81 least portion
'f their Eubsikt.ncs by labor out Of co lege hours
'hst others receive aid fom friends and that
HApy ae ,here, sacrificing and the cOnm,n
p'.ssuiea of life, which they might obtain by eotst-
ing ms camille lie, In order that they might gain
al education, 20 far are they from using the Acsd-
envy as an arIstIcratIc lux ny"
N.xt, rs To- he thitd idea, viz shat, for thst
whiCu II dp"s accomplish, Il is not ~ cerssry, but
,hst th,re ohcr institutions sufficient for those
ends
There Ia a large class who can sSrd 10 20
through college, when the only C,ndittOn oi 80 do
Ing 10, that "thoir parents can furnish them us
T. suA-ir, st no me-" but who would never do
so IL the expenses we're anything beyond that. or
my Cssr, speak With aa almost pt stiye certainly,
wren say stat out Of 10 who grad ted. Bl never
could have availed themselves OF the brn-h. OF any
other college ia the country, Himply ON account OF
the expense of 70 dong. In the class before this
one may safely say that thore were 20 out Of tha
20 similarly situstfd. The alumni number 13I
and the proportion In the instances given fair
standard for the rest. There are many others who
have left le'ure graduation, and carried with them
benefits derived there. some practical friend may
ask to point 10 the fruits. Could l intro
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