American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1865-12-16
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sent to US by Col, Thos. NJ. Grlttin, and vs.
have read it with interest. The author is
evidently impressed with the importance Of
his subject, and has made II happy effort %
Undue the Legislature with his own senti
ments. The immediate object was TO report
the condition of the University, and this in
volved the whole subject of education. W.
should like to lay the address in full before
our readers, but for want of space, for the
present, we can only give clipping. We
more important matter can now occupy our
minds. Formerly, we had no such thing,
properly speaking, as classes OF society, but
this we fear can continue no longer. There
will be a higher and lower class an edu
Gated and an uneducated class, There will
be class who will do the thinking, and An
other who will do the manual lobor. Such
being the case, it is not difficult to see who
will be the "hewers of wood and drawers Of
water :" who will be the victims of craft and
cunning who will live by their wits, and
VINO Dy lHe sweat VI WE DIuN " uuSl
then, equaize as far as may be by general
education. In times past the possession Of
servants has operated as a substitute for edu-
cation it relieved from the necessity of men
tai cultivation. But in our new relations,
we shall be obliged to depend upon our own
indiyidus. energy and character for position
~ aA tn
We must educate in the true sense of the
term. The MASSES must be educated and i
must be done by no humbug patent. There
must be some systematic plan executed by
the rule of plain common sense. Progress
must be measured not by pages and books,
but by solid requirements.
Dr. Waddell complains of the difficulty of
getting students prepared for the University
aud consequently the impossibility of giving
them thorough education. Our own notion
are, that no matter what may be the ability
and fidelity at oxford, well educated young
men cannot go forth from there until there
+. better system Of preparatory education. J.
5 not easy TO comprehend Tacitus, before
IAN decline Domuus. 1t is difficult TO IN
lerstand Calculus, before knowing something
Of va gar fractions. On this point the Chan
,ellor says:
"But let me once more plead for an enlarg
"a system Of Preparatory Education. 1t is
here plant myself as at the very commence
nent Of Reform. We can never bring this |
to that point Of usefulness and
;redit which ought to be reached, and which |
must be attained, before she fulfill her high |
destiny as y Seminary of the Higher Lear
ng, unless we provide the facilities for pre- !
1aring young men to enter in such manner |
to profit by its advantages. without a
'eform in this particular, we shall never he
enabled to send forth our young men from
Ter walls educated as they should oe With. |
,ut il, al The noble arrangements and ap-
,liauces for the mastery of Science will never
ullv avail For these are not the true glory
# an Insti'utiou, nor the uoblest ornament
# the State. The living jewels, the radian,
uminaries Of Mississippi, are her educated
lillren. We are compelled to devise the
means Of preparing young men for College,
r we never can communicate to them the
ul benefits of a College Curriculum, for tbe
4bDlt reason luh' DtlUB uudDit 70 dpDItCl-
te or comprehend them, they will not apply
themselves TO overcome their difficulties
| have proposed 10 the Board a plan which
viii, trust, in due time, be brought before
our body. This will, in my judgment, o.
er to US the most promising prospect Of
meiorating our conditiOl a. to Education
t contempi stes the combination of The higA
r and lower forms Of Educstion all uuier
ne general system, and we propose to maa,
commencement by the establishment Of
University High School at or near the Uni
ersity site. under the control OF the UnIver-
ty authorities
! cannot omit to notice q custom still prev
lent amoug M % some extent, which it was
ondly hoped had been brought o perpe'-
al end I allude to the urpatriotic snC
uicidal policy Of sending Southern boys 10
orthern Colleges ] would res, sCtfally ash |
{ those who pursue this course. how II cor
YER be possible for US ~ elevate our Insu
ites to proper point Of excellence While
outhern men refuse TO cOntenanee and pr.
'onize tbem2 IT, ou will prefer The North
n Institutions, do so openly, and do ro'
assign as the reason that onr.
re inferior, while you so act as TO keep them
'rever interior and declare ty your conduct
lat you never will do anything to elevate
lem II is had enough % send our vounRl