, 1865-03-04

tho mort refined and educsted nations On earth.
o. the mind more in tho acquisition thereof tasn
az oeSs' oa aad @ boah AZ
knowledge, !. pot educating fhat mind. But to
t1;,n It % tlnk and to concentrate 1s thoughts
tbe proper sense Of the term: This Is thss oni1 o. II
truc principle Of education: No one caa gain even
n dee2se s 1aanR o9 e seeR hs wh b
concentration Of thought Xerxes my yn,aiy
attempt 70 cham the ntleapont but tt takes s thse
Iration OF thought. The 3rcck grammar Tn at IT.
l. too difficult for tho mind Of youth Of sixtesn'
while he BE- French RI Or aDy modern language is loo
then ~ modern language can DO mastered ia ane
| month BY any ordinary mind. As "a iIiust,atnTne
mt T,es IT. " one Of ei$ht or his class
French to elassDate who was but Y.w 1s1.sea
i59n s,9a Francs r. mastering the grammar and beins
y thirty days IS Tie lain ater thrae as 1asn
study These are facts, and facts are stuR6nr1
Iaa2gs e., Iee mere idea q being able to read Wei
2niy sdEantage resul ing from f6etr stsi1 iae
Seitnsr refining the taste, enlarging the nnder.
afbtandhng fb STRENGTHENING 4, The memory eieTsn9
TIE study OF Latn and Greek, In Their 5rnns1 ,n%
'plsce In the regular course OF classical apd aej
aon f f5ansht ;Traning The mind
means the least. These, lhen- are sons -? n rha Nv
nsr1 II ffoET P!aee, N c9legiate course. Any
aly accomplish Ills end, " eannof fSt be eedia s;e
psensed tsaf VII wi,h' Universal experience show
ban apy oher study Ask tSs Se tb,ss I'LL
four thousand professors il American iHe co1is,os o.
what i is to edaca1e tho mind, and the anawer W1
1' he% Il ai 6st Ct
ans5if1n A1ee p Colleges Witch includes Lsa and
d ws6sfsf
success M Hls answer waa, 1.-THE fhll ssessfratiea
S1opebt e.! i1s R1%SIs q the mind On lie subject
encc acquires this attainment IN some eood de-.
cree; Ais profession aids him IN fsa1nine tnc
hnf .9 concentrate its powers, holding subject
All tts hearings and relations Without ths eari1
~ aainS p elassie eoarss it Eequlrea long ycars
classical laWyers that they had not the advantages
%oad elas.e1 eansation in thtr Xeath
or the 1nmented Douglas not hare accomniisbsd
had they enjoyed full classicaT education Ia thrir
sPpntn ~ tag won!d have head aud shoulders
That is great md commendable~ lctters ecienes M &C.
q aad 1or1apr9denee; No; do not discard he stpiy
coee e i E i1f
men fui1y for their calling in life. But say eome.
WY teseh these dssd languaces to boys that aro
aWSer, aa %y b. nscessarJ
ministers, but to farmers they arc a nuisancr. #
la NE utmost folly 10 require boys that are to be
~ farmers TO 1pt1d 50 much time In acaufr1ne 4
Atle knowledge Of these dead languages til can
oe OF NO earthly 1Ee to them; no more than fhe
q nan IN the moon. LII there Is such d man. On
d. cosse st dasyg ~,
tall to u. science OF iarm,ns! Why teach Eli H}Peto.
y, f91tcn Economy, Astronomy, Geoloey.
menrl Philosophy, and many other thfnrs Il
those who are to cultivate the croupds Bnrs ran
ieafn 10 become good J1y7RerS without spending
an houf N the rudy Of any Of these th1nrs Onr
tatoeft nved and died, being reckoned the hest
aimcfe ln al the conn.ry around, without puz-
'Ilne 'h,e tnt'r ora1ns With any eucn unnecessary
Eh1nEs, to farmers perfect non:ense
, but the answer will rightly be- teach them tbaea |
'olngs and all others that will be necyssarv IA
= nske men and scholars Of them That IL inst II
! eaeh them every thing that will fuf]y tfeve1nn |
ne mind and make them men and schoiats. Ths11
Q GO tn1e lully, you cannot substitute urytffn-
nat VIII supply the place Of Latin and GreeE
;easc olt these md substitute auythfnr eliza in
ns15 place, ,nd You cannot fully develop the I
nina. nor make them men and scholars. LEn
nat would be done were these retaiaed
Mnat Illinois wants, what the world Wauts fron
ne grant Of the Geaelal Government to esfah
Ian an Agricultural College, te an Instttntinn. /
Fneie scho!0TS will be made, in conuection wjth y
D d nnenncaton IN the science Of agrjcuture MI
tmP!y edGGated n those things pertalninc TO-
afmlnE. The nation does NOT SO eiucste hcr
aoets simply IN The science Of war, hut in every
rsnch OF IN extended education. Hence ehe hss
right to expect scholars, az well a mfitsry men
hel eons Hho are the graduates Of her military
shoofs. Heueslll experience for centurics r. T
y educators, and all educated men q. we'll NJ u
lany nnc1ucated, show the wisdom or the rlsa | y
ees. Ioi' !: {!