, 1865-03-04
Wt1tfagd1 Irit)nne.
sATuRDAY. MARCH 4, ls6s.
"THE CLASSIC CSgRSE,V
EtoHB Pro and Con.

/. / HA~ ~SA4e8 u Q0f AUcf1c60 colleges
A. Nn tuhject at the present time, In view OF th,
e cstahliehmeut Of State University especially IN
9efea1ng to an nlino1ean. What Il the bes: courst
d TO PURSUE In this matter9 This Is the Impo7tan
question naked. Shall follow the general course
adopted In most Of our colleges, or strike ou1
/ some new pa.hs The debatable ground is The
Il: j. veil 10 iook lie subject fairy in tho face,
md tndge the present tystem Of our etandard col
e o hs
country, an institution OF that OF some other is
+ mater, think. Of no consequence. The first
ain and object OF cduca;ionr 1st 1t the colIection
Of bets IT, acaniEin9g, ef Information! this
scRoo eSts - weI DO with
bey lea5n a The most practical schopls,o oSes be-
edge ofthe four ground rules In arhnetie bts
Of ne to him. or which he rctains in affer 1ifs
Iseeeoa II Ss s Of Tie
hnt 81 ideas. N0'"t'uss oo5 nicely Of facts,
The, Ihe sim Of a collego1s rot to make Jawvsra
SuI e1;s Efo,;GE3s i;a3a 6otan o.
The question noa arises, k What branches of st,a.
a. IT. best ntted to bring about this important end
considerations First its Cencraiity Aos ssse
Of educaon i: for the general mlna nof M 6ysgm en-
FEY snd pscul,ss a sae does estsbeS tai
eal tasts Of but for hc aSeraee Of nep 1ps
T. acquire knowledge Of Latin and Greek s ,s
~ enf tcapaa ot everybody not below aver
makc them proficient tn these studies. Res1das
they are Ropular with the majority, that ss as e.
% sp ss p0Pa5sE TaeFe The + $s0s5s
aversion to them which Is SHOWN no. fa,,sst thst
tRe ef s I'D st11
ueaona not Il lis counqV sons On ho ed
eysy highly civilized country OF the @ closs OF
Ihe ~ 9ata5s, aa'n sciences are opposite c r.c
one science Is different matter and fasls to thS
et 81 but !sw ;,i Ths dstas
Of It oy y to snnnass m,nats 9hsel 5st
youth f:azDe half dozen sciences by attendnn
oIasI course M or lectures in each. The mastery Of
the sciences as professions Law. medicine p; ~
.ssology might with aa much ,p5opriety be intro.
Is 4be9 s gsnR x sqass college
great dea! more useful but 1T the tina ane AZ are -
extended that hy the substitution Of thc scienees
9sI d[ane1e: ~ s Or study something
man Whote education has been cnm1ose5 I
chiefly chiefly of instruction in them, Is i''a aot
the most ndberal opinions Of ali Other hranries
Of learning, to moderate (eEen ignore it. YaIns
en,are5, en- nll 5now!edge, except such as IL based
VII be IL danger Of doubling al a1isy in nrin.
| e,RieG of knowledge, or principles Of moral md
rsIeoas ,suppos,ng st ethics and he
5{s5s 1Ra ;6s oiog He w ii oeasd q deaapd
With the facts Of nature a. nonsense az seeo5a
may eTc1 be !cd to deepiee all the standard l,tera
Wss written before the discovery of grayitatior' ~
and the advunce made in physiolosy and astron,,
omy: As necessary studies tho sciences arc vaia-
used By our best colleges. The foundation il laid
1t the student to: raise snperstructurc after.
It IS scarcely necessary to tseat in deta}, tha
eject which the Study Of the clnssfce produce m
ant. III mina. @ ne principal and most valuable Re.
The nieetcs snd dihfcuites Of CLASSICAL. parses:
bis hst fef1 * a6s wi sseulated 70
esay snd xhleh pEsessy eon1inees ana ahem aast st
mittakcn, ia beet calculsted 10 correct insccnr.o
10Th mental and moral, The two rnost senefai
iofms r. o. resson'ng Which We need and encounter
quas 81 nonyr and Judgment from pTobabslt1
arc hEought Into play ia The study Of tic elassics
g of tss b ;sa s'c
s.upertnitiet, purity and clearness, na rathe1 e.
h.R h.s9 osEi9qaenee of expression, the
ea.ss a,. were 'As o,a threads esds,,4
siadted emon7 II. one Of the first effects would 81
tLn, CGngteklonal and ststs fecitlsIuIa tpe;;;hea
Monia he cut down to less then hair their pressSs
elajlI nsea 5 IT, .ae ee rhase f. they are not zen
from he F.t few Inpie rules n n,ihenaties ea ase
them INTO use The ordinarily Intelligent msn5'
paying IN average attention to literature has ~
fas,oo Continually. either directly or iadireetiy,
L cl:tsica are thrown out therefore. matb..
thn1 ~ nog .9aow f9r As aeans of discipline
especial, inieiorS Rhe aae.fon f1thnx thenx ,sss gow
h.Ve .Tesdg Ts p9t II ,ss Ts
ensge md literature l. suggested 6at 6 none M Da.
a,stss senon T 70 tnsis oHn lanenaee than Col.
md spesf nd Wrta Il beitsr 'ts siand md
sny other class Of men; The emsil band bred IN
q, *: te1sn nase n3oaaced itnm eir number nearly
{! aEd England hare produced. Milton. Addison. q
sSi eaS S1ees aest Of o1Ss %aa s
influence OF the choicest clsssic modsis, thTopeS
F1'sh ha.a y thsy 5e1d hnd by which they Interpret
fEuages were the depostorie. Of pass worlds II
Intellectual ~ealthldur1ne Tie long night oi The
neJ In eFefy case retain some t1ncture fio he a.
original s9uEee The classics are lie golden e e
he East and she West Of i,teranre. cas.ic,i TO
,caf5on gives men common taste and eymnathr 4,
Or OIL! nter.su1e Our standard college. have in 4,
rs a, thorough knowledge Of Ena%f.h Esnpa1. 7, m
y bey snie 5eere!Sre = change he syttemi Make n
Se and the student viii seek Iii relsIai,Sn n =; &c
de and irish, reading. Using The desert as h. -
1ood The mind will lose that robustue5s II
ometed possessed before, and its tone viii be- q
frtnea German md Italian are advised As sf, eu
bedes beine e ness = IFisy IT. It claim lie
hose Languages would Indeed be advansrao1s ss
They aia,sa saRR2 the
3ongh rot 20 good as those Of Greece and ssIc' he
'her corntne1 though not Of other a.es w .. 20
eans OF drt they are immeasuTabjT infeT,np n ~
'9ze wh,ch they Would suppant But The c1cst Set
T. oen usefulness IN the practical afars Of tio
!. toofiaE 1;i%.n,, At ths qaeslton generally, an
st pat Of The study q the odera anrnsre ILL., et
hich answer to the etudy Of he anciens Ind fbs N
.sp :st1sa1 1t5P PIT Of thshat being a5e to
.ndent Of each otber, Tfe pr.ciieai 5,q3 ,aoe me
aned A. bJ talking yourself and hearing o,hers mn,
hoas X aso91d ~ TTs It ssn ae,er e
9uld run the rick Of beng much dissppolntsd peTT
I, re- college junior, who had been reading thi.
ry G0pps Wts s g. ~ r.
n he encountered. Their object vopii MT hs srn
aimed Mhile that Of the adrocates Of mental s deo
2nhe anofded By the study Of languages WonId nefj
their end working ont eomeWhst IS before. Rsti
q nfesoE toels Orr colleges eiye the stu Be s
enable him 10 read and appreciate their iiiers. nas
The stsndar r wo3s of gs ,na
hor1 as onF colfeeiatcs. sour
hose languages at the hande Of our college. re W.
e+ns No. ~. - maze them the prtncf- And
|. ~ ont mUuu " nhs uaine wooden dumb ful e
. nf t1Sscnisr nt ~ oloel 70 atafn high de- time
n 1anrT-~ss 49,. Ass.!opuenE a 70 epeak for exec
.a .h 3ss, au1 test q intellectual pro- II d.
~ ~ ..iI ~ oaeat 10 ne ahead Of MI the sitio
nfste a. +R tt ~ ele aIe no such practlcal with
thon nIte ~ ~ e, e1sss " Auslans Yet Of to lei
ny ~ i1ei sas SaIltes ana create intel it ART
a ~ ~ fN A~'o'ot'oH4eeAeya appropriate y0un
v" IN 4Lf1ioIsAN. ing Il
TIE ..rr accrc Co1-DC7,,, etren
~'1 ~12A9oAe eoChsE" IN COLLEGES. mite
AA11oox, Feb. 81, 1865. 1oun