The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-04-04

Read before the Cedar County Teachers Asses!sAss
February ID, ie0l.l 3sNS
AN ORNAMENTAL EOGCATIONs


which is intended to enlighten the uo-
derstsodins, correct the temper and form
the habits Of youth and 6t themselves fsr
usefulness in their future positions
Again, i. is the grand principle Of equal
ising, and is that which is to mould TIE
character Of this nation and its posterity
to the one grand elcment-Power
And to no section Of the country 10
it moro important than tha. which is ap.
propriasely termed, The Far West
An immense tide Of en- grafton is rush.
ing in upon us from every nation, everv
cline. They are breaking 10 upon our
shores, and here they receive strength,
and new energy to revivify, IS it we're.
there heretofore torpid intelicc,s. Along
the banks Of our rivers, spread over our
broad prniries and every hamlet, it is
found having an influence un unsurpasssd.
An ornamental education is one that
embc'lishcs the practical, and creates
within us love Of the beautiful. There
are many persons, indeed very many per.
sons, who think that attention paid 10
such branches as music, poetry, drawing,
and the languages, Is sheer loss Of time,
and that nothing should deserve our time
aud attention but what tends to increase
our worldly prosperity. They do no. Co.,
serve the beauty which crowns this
earthly home Of ours and ministers to
the weary student as he turns aside to
drink Of its clear waters and muse amors
its "rocks and pines" Music in it. va.
ried departments belongs properly to q
practical education; for it has its history
from the beginning "When the morn.
ing stars sang together and all the sons
Of God shouted for JOY" Again, music
is designed to make happy tho home cir.
Gle, gladden. the heart oppressed with
care and sorrow, and gives, in that way,
egress and uttcrancc to its otherwise I'm.
utterable emotions. Who docs not love
it? Who has no. felt its moving power,
when with wild impetuosity it sweeps
over the passions; and then by its soft
and gentle strains melt tho soul, till
angels are whispering in every breeze'
Poetry too has its influence not such
as music, but Of an infinitely higher
degree. 1t ennobles the mind, ruri6es
the thought and is a medium for COM
muning with the good of earth. Tupper
has expressed in glowing terms the
effects and uses Of poetry to the cultivated
mind in the following:
TO .ouch the hear. aud make i.s pulses thrill
To raise and purify the grore!.ng soul.
To warm with gcnerons heart tho selfish will,
To conquer passion with control
These ar. thine .im. 8; psrs nnsslat e ant
power,
These sre thine influences"
The poet, We can not but think, eau
never have far to seek for subject
The elements Of his art are in him and
around him, on every hand. TO him the
ideal world is not remote from the actual;
but under it and within it, Whero there
is sky above him, or tho world around
him, he holds sweet communicates
Imagination reves in the light Of nature
and bears from its hidden recesscs gems
to deck his shrine His wandcrinys
meet responsive chords in other hearts,
and causes them to yibra!e with mingled
pleasures of "Joy and hope" Among
those that possess the superior abilities
for these productions, We can hut cite
you to the ilust,ious Burns, Milton,
McCaulay, and our greatest living poet.
Tennyson. Who does not admire bio
writings so chaste and purc'
Painting in its various modes end de-,
partments is a beautiful srt--it links
heaven aud earth. The artist while i'm
ita,ing the grand masterpiece, nature.
can not but feel reverence for the Grea.
Desiguer-it imprc.se: the soul with His
majestic sublimity. How mauy are thu
happy feelings experienced when We gag,
upon a beautiful picture, perchance .
bright young form in its childish inns-
cence, where the artists delicate and we'll
directed touch has wrought every fea-
turc into perfection, smile wreath:ng
its rosy lips, and the deep blue eye gaz-
ing tendcrly upon you, speaking its Ian
guage silently, but eloquently. Tho
whole SO lovely that We continue to gaxo
to impress it on the memory,
An ornamental education is considered
imperfect without knowledge Of Latin,
French, Hebrew, &c. They are certain
ly requisites. They discipline the mind,
and, by those means we become acquaint-
ed with foreign countries, and they un-
lock to us a treasury of general knowl.
edge. | have often heard it remarked
that, "thcrc is no better way Of develop.
ing the mental faculties than by tho
study Of Latin.
But in our haste to gain an education
let US not forget the rudiments. They are
the grand base. Let the moral part re.
ceive due attention. What will mental
education profit US if the moral part is
over. looked? A complete wreck This
is too often the result of fashionable