, 1865-01-27
RALPH WALDO EMERSON.
Lecture Last Evening Oh Education,

Ralph Waldo Emerson gave one Of his peculiar
lectures last evening st Unity Church, corner of
Dearborn street and Chicago avenue, the first Of
the series Of sir he proposes to deliver in this
city. FotWithsanding the bitter cold, very re-
spectacle audience greeted Mr.. Emerson, and lis
tented apparently well pleased with his brilliant
uttcranccs. The subject Of the Speakers lecture
wus "Educat1onr-not very attractive one to
the ordinary lccturegoer, hut full Of originality
and beauty n the hands Of Nj. Emerson. il ed1-
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occasionally descend to the 1eycl Of ordinary ifa
and deal tscnehant blows at some Of the iollies
which obtain in what is known as seducation,''
YVES Rnlph Waldo Emerson. :
H. commenced h1a lecture BY congratulalns his
the recorded decisions OF tho people, md said that
the term nation involves interests so dear and SO
vast that It was an into1erabe crime to treat them
with lcvity that its unity should be Laid BY iorce
against the forclble attempts Of any parties to
break It aud said It was cause felictation that
this decision had been rendered, when the people
%cre e9nsrcd e BY the ealantics OF wal, the aacrl
tainties Of the future II vas not necessary to 70
over the statistics Of the country; these ufc writ
ten On evsTy nap and A. furnish ready answer to
ns with ynporing. America means opportunity
The genins Of iihe country is unmistaEably frce.
ne would have Tree trade 70 all and free Govern
Europe IN this, that while there politics and GOV
csnnental institutions arc historical, here they
are ideal. He advised his hearers TO stick to
states hase not The proe sun Of he he
South but we Will cdncate our sons This was
the decision Of our forctathers when they settled
has this object-thc explanation Of certain clc.
mens, out Of which come nil the arts and sciences
and the literature and law OF all ages: Genius aud
nance Of society when Genius is seeking his s1 mas
ter Happy tho child full Of an idea. Let him FOL
low i il good md evil soelery it viii lead him
Uncommon boys follow Uncommon men, and
genius is ever willing student Colleges arc the
Of Of snd
an hypocrisy or they are not: II they are unreal,
they arc reality, let US enthrone them. Colleges
yeEsnl In their gq0d Influences like light houses
and te]e9raphs. The. great Office Of oFenine and
feeding tns hu@an mind is not to bs perfected b
low the lead Of nature. The natural method IL
the golden one. The young man who has tuste
for science literature and the arts Is unsatlated In
said, were correct in theory, but imperfect in
practice. 1eaye the military sytem OF teaching
and adopt TIC system 9f natuFe. The secret q
chlldfen must know neither fear nor anger Tho
tchoolmaster must Stand in the came relation 10
their scholnre, a. Rarey the horse tanner does to
the world aceuaints ii With what it Is expected to
Learn. Yet there was in all colleges disposition
10 enforce certain studies whether the student
Another trouble in colleges was the general dis
10 trent etnins tnhoepitabiy. Colleges hate genius