The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-01-11
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relative terms, but the time never
has been when the many (compar-
ed to mankind), have been taught
this knowledge of the, principles of
things; "many," in this sense, can
never go to colleges Nay, more,
of the many, in the narrow sense,
who do so to college, it is only the
tew-the very elect few-who mas
ter the deep abstruse root of the
matter. What then! Are not the
many, thereby, benefited and bless
ed! We might as well say that all
who, ignorant Of the principle, de-
rive use or enjoyment from a tele-
gram or photograph, were under no
obligation to Morse or Daguerre.
Upon that theory the dull gardener
or farmer, who is incapable of the
first proportion of chemistry, isnot
indebted to Professor Lebig, whose
scientific discovery af the needed
manure has increased his product
and his wealth twenty fold.
1t is well enough to talk about
"making two blades Of grass grow
where only one grew before" but
the true question is; the hoac-the
law--to make it grow into two and
that, or like useful and practical
result, ignorance never devised yet
and never will. And whenever it
shall be done, it must be done by
an accordance with the principles
OF nature, and that knowledge is
science and profoundest science
also. It must begin all arts and
uses. Alterward they will be re-
peated to the end Of generation, in
utter ignorance of the principle
, (rattadle) Of the act they shall be
repeating.
So, too, | must think his reason
ing in error, in what is said, if un-
derstand its full purport, of the in
struction "Whtch pertains to their
0,cn calitngS." At least the foun.
dations out ofwhich the true science
and art Of agriculture (that kind of
agriculture ofwhich We are discuss
ing), must arise, are so many
and so deep, that a merely
specjat education, without a very
general scholarship below it, can
never attain toit. And, whenever
1t Is determined to give the agricul-
turist collegiate education, it can
only be to the few-it can only be
scientilic--and, finally, it must
ascend from the general to the
special instruction.
Aristocracy, personal, social and
political, is bad thing-generally
a contemplate spirit-but it is in
the nature Of things that letters is
necessarily an aristocracy. We
may rail against the truth but we
can not help ourselves. The Bacons,
Newtons, Keplars and Agassizs of
this world can never be multitude.
| beg pardon for all these truisms
Ito some). But are they not stoutly
denied! And are they not incon-
testibly not merely true, but the
essence Of the controversy? Icon
clude this part Of the topic with
but one remark. When we have
determined upon the policy of edu-
eating farmers in colleges or uni
versities We have passed the point
Of most Of these discussions. That
determination establishes our
choice Of a liberal education, and
liberal education means-itself.
Upon the questions of manual
labor, involved in this subject, am
less clear. Our reason, experiences
and prejudices seem all at fault in
relation it. This much, however,
is reasonable in my judgment, viz:
that there is no use in either collie
ges or schools to teach the mere
manual deXterities Of a griculture-
as plowing, hoeing, spading, chop
ping, and the rest-but it is the
intelligence Of the principle to be
worked and wrought out, which
this education is to impart. AS
much manual labor, at least, must
be maintained as will serve def
nitely and familiarly to exemplify,
illustrate and put into visible prac-
tice, with its results, the scientific
truth, new OF old, upon which they
must rest. .......
Some correspondence has been
held between the late Governor
and those of other States in regard
to common principle of action in
the disposition of the Scrip; and
various suggestions have been
made to by me private individuals
for some plan by which it could be
sold in larger quantities than by
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