, 1863-12-19
THE WASHINGTON STATESMAN
MORNING, DEC, 10, 1868,
ICommnnicated.l
The Education of Youth.


erally taken in hand the erection in our
midst Of permanent seminary of learning
where the youth of our county and neigh
borhood may be trained and thoroughly pre-
pared for the various walks of life The
education of our children is duty imposed
both by God and man. 1t is needed not
only to develOpe the brain and give intell-
gence to the mind but is requisite to soften,
refine and purify the heart to give tone and
character to our morals, enlarge our sympa-
thies and the better prepare us to fulfill our
duty both to God and man. BY education
We do not mean certain amount Of infor-
nation CLEANED from books, but that more
solid, sure and lasting foundation upon
which every youth can erect monument
which shall be his guiding standard through
life, to which he shall cling when wealth
and friends forsake him, and which will en-
rich him beyond the wealth of the vastest
mines. Parents who are endowed with the
wealth of this world, and who would be-
queath lasting legacy to your children
give them education-give them that edu-
cation which teaches the brain to think, the
heart to feel, and the hand to execute these
three must be united in one To teach the
head to think, and not the hand to work,
prostitutes the objects of education. He
who works not, is drone not entitled to
place in this busy hive of living men, In
order that this education should be of any
benefit to your children, look well to the soil
you would cultivate and the seed you sow.
What is true in physical culture is also true
in mental if the mind is not prepared for
the seed, weeds, thorns and briars must be
the natural growth, which can only be Grad
icated by the hand of an intelligent cultiva-
tor. Prepare then, well the seed, that
rich harvest may be garnered in due season
to your own satisfaction, and the permanent
benefit Of your children. s'd nr
The Seminary which is now in the course
of erection in the city of Walla Walla, is
intended for the children in the city, and
boarding scholars from the country; the
whole will be under the direction of the
Sisters of Charity from Vancouver, who will
hereafter be permanently located here. The
ground upon which the Seminary is built,
was generously donated by one of our citi-
zens,-Judge Barron The Building, when
completed, will also afford home for desti-
tute children, whore the poor will be taught
side by side wi the rich; where tie SIS
ters like guardian angels will direct the foot
steps of the youth of our valley. The Sis
ters need no eulogium at our hands, their
acts the world over, speak for themselves,
and stand as pure monuments erected in
honor Of God, for the benefit of man. This
is work Of no ordinary interest both for
ourselves and for those who are to come af-
ter us. 1t is with feelings of pride that we
witness our citizens, men and women, ire
spective of religious creeds, lending a help
ing hand to the work The ladies, partic-
ularly have evinced deep interest for the
work in hand, and we learn their efforts
have been literally rewarded The amount
of funds now in hand will barely erect the
necessary buildings. For the last four
weeks the ladies have been sewing and pre-.
pairing for Fair, to be held in Ryan's
Building on the 23d 24th. 25th and 26th
of this month. The proceeds are to fur
nish the school when completed A supper
will be prepared each evening, and the pub
lie are invited to come forward from the
mountain and valley during Christmas week,
and each according to his means, aid an en-
terprise which appeals to every generous
heart. May Walla Walla yet boast of hav-
ing at her county seat seminary of learn
ing built by her own citizens, for the men
tall moral and physical education of her
children. e43
WIT LEGIsLATURE.-W learn from
the Daily ore onion that our Territorial
Legislature has been partially organized
The officers of the House are-Clanrick
Crosby, Speaker; J. L. Mcdonald, Chief
Clerk f; w. H. Pope, Assistant Clerk;
Thos Prather, Sergeant-at- Arms; and Jacob
Summers, Door Keeper
The Council. not being full, was Temporal
rily organized by appointing Judge McFad-
den Presidents; L. ID. Durgin, Chief Clerk,
Jared S. Hard, Assistant Clerk; w N.
Horton, Sergeant-at- Arms; and Benz. Har-
ned, Door Keeper. ai
Mr. Evans Secretary of the Territory, no.
tilted the House that he had appointed T.
F. McElroy public printer, as he had been
instructed by the Treasury Department that
the Secretary and not the Legislature Of a
Territory, had the authority to appoint that
officer. In accordance with his request, the
AlOuSe NOtcu W luIulSH hcI1lIOy WIN COples
Of whatever requires to be printed"
The Boise Ne,os, of the 9Th, has the fol-
lowing: owe have been permitted to pc
ruse letter from Gov. Doty, of Utah, writ
ten on the 29th of Oct, to Judge Waite, in
which he says he has just returned from
making treaty with the Bannack and Sho-
shOne Indians Of Snake river valley. Gen.
Connor was with him and joined in the
treaty which took place at Soda Springs,
which he describes as the best spot in the
Great Basin, and there must soon be a large
town there. He regrets that Governor Wal
lace was not present at the treaty as they
were Idaho Indians
RECOvERING.-We are more than pleased
to announce that Lieut. Cabannis, who was
80 severely injured by being thrown from
his buggy a couple of weeks since, is recov-
ering. The universal gloom that overshad-
dowed the people Of both the town and gar
rison at the time when it was thought he
could not recover, and the general joy that
has been manifested upon the news that be