New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-05
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tho able manner in which he has accomplished
il will recommend his cOunsels ana adnohi'ions
NOT only 70 students in the progress OF thelr
academic career. but TO the lovers oil good
letters and the cause of education IN general
Writing 10 the son of an intimate irend VINO ndu
recently. entered college, he presents IN ia'nlh"r
but impressive manner the results OF BIS own eAPe-
risnce as collegiate student, regarded IN tAe
light OF the mature experience oil subsequent
active and honorable career of nearly thirty
years.
The following iudiciOus remarks occur soon after
the commencement of the volume.
You 90 10 college to get education; and OF course
Odd is The main interest Of the next four years. IL IL
marvellous how much can lie learned IL that short
re,iod with due diligence and economy OF iln'e. lie
first thing for Won 10 do will be to make the bert Cs
ion po,ble Of tie hours Of the day. so as TO ehi9hh
onod working method that viii harmorizc tie claims
If different studies with each other and al studies with
rorer rest and recreation The college les ons settle
he uuani.y to he learned each dny, but tie mode Of
kening will be left very much 10 you and yon VIII
rain much in sIirs and time ty due alienation Of
studies such as folio sing mathematics by language, or
VARYING posture of tie Hlud by VIE alleflr.iCn
between subjects that strain and concentrate 10 atten
ton, AID tbCee thai pleasantly move tie ia'o or pos
sess the mepory, i have often found, Tor example,
in calculus or geometry, il Is almos, clay to read a
charter Of Imti,l historian III !ish mOralis
metaylly ian. The mind, ike eEe body, seems 20
have two legs aud Ii soon weary VI standing wholly
Oh ole Of tlesl.
Ar 10 tire relative im,ofat,e Of studies, you W II
have fre ugt decisions to mike, not OILY n chCos'ig
volniu les, but u The amour VI time and atte 'on I"
be given 10 the rqMTst or"nclCo OF ire reg iaI
course The most c,uTrF7ersive division IL tctvcen
what MY be called strages Of S,7mHcc o. freh Us
carry slue a cOuG1rois thread OF N,0gl'-
such rs mathematics, grammar, plb)fopfT-aid
stuSirs of DggTfc1IyOH, such "a meTtI!
sddfo The stock OF },rng-euch as acGiionG clas,.c
autiars, or mCdern languages. 10 oLl sUIe 81 VIC
Let or NAV only lessen your STOCK Of learning WHO I"
elect tie rnerjs TO Duliiale your " differentiation
heak the line ofsfHdy, aud even luIsr E'Hr l"Wts
If tliukng StuAse # sequence are Ike t1e bcls thai
fasien the trair Of the engine, while tudles OF
Aggregation are IKE the baggage Which q TO he taken
on boa d. and which, however imrUfr',l Is not Gtho-
lutey essenr,ill,o safe passage.
Alter mastering the essential stedf's, you viii have
some line 10 1Iarc for voluntary brmcios, ara &c
wise = give the modern IngsSes TIE preference
over 6eiss fttrS, because III yoDlb are more cIa
BE Of leaning Languages sUd tie rudircnts Of gram
mar and accent if then acquitted c-er leave us Willie
studies o. taste such biography, ,pOeuy, reyi,vs,
essays eEt even ii tory, can h 49, well ATTENDED 10
afterwgfGs, when tie reflective TOvcTs are uatnrtd
Among rIfodeIn languages ! IeS3id French ard Ger
csantil, and Italian aud ssaHish very Geti'htle
for y0u.
portsnt 10 learn LANGUAGE Van languages; ANA tic
hcql.rii0 Of various languages J. Cllehy important
because il gives such CouTaard Of our own Ihu',
q tei eXefCise In Ergii'h idlOn - teEner Dr. lhe
exact aud elegant translation a foreign author. J
nfed beside learning Uy Latin lessons in a general
way to study certain portion, say page very care
fnly 20 az 10 give 10 each word and lrlOm tie lEts
and if possible, the elegant rcud ring. page Il
Iivv or iacitu. thus STUDIED will teach AID
better English than "a dozen themes On the hackue! cI
subjects oi IN abstract Md such as usually YEA a."
brain Of beginners ~ compsNlon. study language m
81 a t.lstl -ty h -.
aud when, moreover, you come = Pr.cuye eN!emI0ro
speaking as Won must coon do, You viii find tlassic
vocabulary ririDG 70 your hps u . manner that VIA
often suTpIise you.
With regard 10 the question of college hOnors
on which 50 many eXtFayagant things have been
said On both sides, DR. Osgood takes middle
ground, which he sustIins by many wcighy SaC-
gestions:
Let MS understand what mean by college rank,
and try to make due estimate OF s Importance at =
motive. u means not an general, the RANK Which q
student wins in college as peison Of honor ard
eff iency among Lis companions and icarfcrs bat that
witch be LOlds upon the scle 81 m"t Which i fpIud
from the sum total Oi nal X made y ieacict, ~ ihe
recraOn-roOm, and With D. u0t usually hOdlhcO by
cougileraiHs If personal 81 ara,fer, ui.l-.s apr
rants virtues pOtiuye Gs 10 q"irseu and eA:Jt
lis intellect uuiess lie faults aie 80 strong - to
show themselves in oieu indolenCe or VIE. II l. cy
dent them that while this scale Of merit decidos much
in students career, YET n does nos de'Ile a ana he
NAV have much good evil, wisdom oT FOLLY ~ III
miud and wayr, which is not mako upon the Ut, -
that some students from their craze scholars hp Land
well Oh the looks who Tt;LYd III with Tie carsi ard
Others who from especial alen and purfuits or char
acteraics stand well with the Glaze st:rd III on tie
books In saying tbls, We are only saying mat The
college register IL not iniaHbe and that the dItTbu
ton of academic honor the act 0fiue final and
preIne Judge TIE decision IL very im ortant giving
ageneraly important and Icasonal approximate view
of he That students have made 81 tcir time and
powers 1t j. the best Outvtrd crite that can be
appealed to- much safer than class opinion tuco class
popularity depend, especially at irt upon very W..
certain qualities; and The dazzling youth no Is 70 full
Of generous impulses ~ % lur heseGeny virtues,
and strong In native taleEt or eay iuI ing a. 10
der life Flooding Industry, j mc,t likely 10 be tie ia
vore OF the majority, csferly of the numerous boat
Of idle aud free and-aey fellows, who Ike brilliant
companion and spOOslst III their own shortcomings.
advise you TO pay great respect TO the scale ii merit
not Indeed The supreTe Iule or the ighest good,
bat as q very valuable record Of what you doing,
AID significant reminder OF wba. you ought 70 Co.
kSOw that some pen Obs profess 70 ueslhe college rank
ss confederation, aud olers to condemn IL as
demon Ilizing But surely II IL not mean 10 with 10
know how are purauiug our studies III comparison
With Others Iot Ii Il demoLzlBg 10 try 10 DO IA well
as We ia competition with them. Tie prime PIE OF
emutGiion or rivalry, indeed, as the mhin motive 10
study - very inn effect and Objectionable oHe yet
n.nst remember that if sOnc persons aboUc the
spirit OF rivalry, Others 6iDC and il is far better
that y2Gth thoulG start Jraveiy bis cureer under
the rpur of competition, tlau that lac should not start
ct al Dat should be found stagpang in laziness ard
ignorantps while lis companions are pressing on in
ace Nyhci wGkcs nObler powers aud 9-pirions than
were felt al the outset. Much NAY be said against
emulation, II is certain that it cannot wholly be dis
missed ant that social nature il s tlat ii j. very
hard ii iII Oefiblc 10 tilk Only Of absolute and
ideal excellence, and the most sanity characters
who have risen above all petty rivalry, are vastly
stimulated 10 new efforts by each others ysrtues, ike
the Apostle, who would have Lis fierds consider each
& her, and provoke TO love and good woIks.'
Ietm me- lac 10 IN La iplt