Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-16

II order - atlain the advanlagse thus Of. |
eret, sducssie& ls(Ibi11, disciolias ass ob> |
choois IN q ths hleat Il 6 sssntry Il !
'laeed ~ in vest seivs, aa1 the grains Of |
,old ere separated from ths comue0 moos.
Above the common schools ore the acad. |
'mlss and colleges. But the ordinary col. |
see cuyriculam dos not nov fully meet the
wants and demands Of the age.
Upon the revival Of leaning all that was
Eorth knowing was cmbslmcd in the dead
language Of Greece and Rome. Hence the
study Of these occupied the msjor part Of
the college course. But, in time VIC came
to have rich modern literature; the stores
o. knowledgc accumulated, and comparative
ly little requisite TO be known, lay buried IN
extinct tongues. Yet the college curriculu-
ium remained unchanged, ami though re-
Gently sosne~ het modified end enlarged, i
Nosu ~ yet tnses tho practical wants and
deuauale 81 TIE age. The late sir Co6deG-
: wv sensible 0sn and practical ssates-
man-refers 10 this subject in striking.
vet truthful manner. In his travels in the
EaSe, ahee Sdch dil(9sht eessch, b. found
the storicd fIissus-s mere land drain--yet,
said he, classic scholars and hereditary legis
lstssp knl1mors = Mid pa.e assaas- tesn
shcy kno0 Of the Amazon q the Aississip-
pi. Take college graduate a. he leaves
HE Alma Mater, and Tor what practical bus.
mess IN life 10 he fitted! Turn him out
wilhcut more tlnn he receives At college,
and what can he dos Ile can scarcely earn
his brsad-uulese Il bs = teaching. Let me
not b. Understood a here making CON-
plant Of the colleges. They cannot do ev
esything; and hcnce they limit their efforts
40 70 cultivate aud Discipline the minds Of
their students thse they shall have the abliA
" TO learn the practical vocotions Of life
elsewhere and sfterWafds.
Hence theee needs 70 be . connecting link
between the School. the Academy or the
College and the actual cmbarking upon the
business OF life.
A man ID not born merchant, . banker,
or . business man. any more than he is
torn . physician, divine Of lawyer.-
There must be education. Hence il 10 that
business colleges sulF3y % actual want /;
and Msssrs. Bryant L Stratton an their
associates put themselves 1t the head Of a
great idea when they organized their chain
10 Isternat;ooal Business Colleges; and
tits idea h lsgitipstsly carried out BY their
csnlsrring upon those setitled, On appropri-
ate dsgsss-Maslss Of Dusisess. 10 their
| Institutions are targht the elements Of bust
ness. businesses education-an education
which enables ito posssasor ct once 10 en-
gage In business for himself or others, 10
scquired without being learned in Tho dear
Sceeol u Espsrisace.
How ssccessfully Il u tsaght may be
learned better from Inspecting the workman
ship Of the pupils than ffoo mere statements
Of mine. Al connected With business, the
elements Of Law ere taught end 10 far a.
nsolsaesy the dstsils Of The nv specially
| in relation TO Notes and Bile and Contracts
Add what study, let me inquire, il At once
- Useful q vet - intusssin0.
| The Law 10 % universal % the atmosphere
lite al pssvedian. From - tusinsss trans.
action can Il b excluded.
IT you make Q contract, the law, whethel
you will oTna - thess ed iutssprsts aat
entrees H. II you make no eontraet, the
~ y 0om thefs ~ 0aEes enc To- you, II
every business transaction. Il regulated
aoteealsaaes a)speepeaa1asd selativs sieht
end ~ property. Nave known many ner
IN business ignorant Of the commonest prin
ciples Of The Lao governing notes Of hand
bills u e1cAanee, cheeks ana contacts Q
sale and Purchase principles easily lessntt
and which these colleges make il . point "a
tesch. hsve ksowe oany men TO lose thi
Accommodations Of years heoauss ignorant o
so,ns Of the prinolplee Of The law which
every man should know and which every
man can readily acquire. So much for III
Importance. Il 10 also On interesting study
No single man has buided the science Of TIN
law l'ut ito builders have been, from yc 4
TO year aid from century, to century tn,
learned Judges and Sagcs Of the law, bring
ing 10 the work the best intellect and mos
thorough culture. patient study and tire ess
CONSCIENTIOUS efforts. Amidst all tn
chances aud changes Of the world thes
peaceful wo,k,nen have kept on with thci
lAbors, the sturdy common-law lawyers an,
severe Judges NOW Waiting and strengthen
ing foundations Of the temple, and now ad
ding to it's size while enlightened Equit.
Solicitors and Chanccllors we're renovin,
rough angles. improving its symmetry
lighting up ito dark passages, OF maxim,
them clear-thus each and all laborins I,
1 sdopt the law 70 thu cvsrchanging and ever
multiplying wants and neccssities o
society.
1t is Of .ny opinion that the elements o
j the Law should constitute part Of evcry
course OF education. regard it as valua
bic feature Of these business colleges thai
they hare met aud supplied this desidera
tum.
EDUCATED AND INTELLECTUAL LABOI-BsrI
NATION N winch IT Is nILD-APPsAL 4
YOUNG NsN.
The commercial, Industrial, and busines
pursuits Of the present day 80 upon seal
and a,e carried on with ekill aod Wakefu
competition Unknown to any previous %
Rod. And in this connection il 10 prope
to notice fact Of especial import, to wit
The increased value and dignity in genera
estimation, Of laoor aud particular
" Of educated and intelligent labor.
We have seen that 10 forspcr times, no
only labor. but merchandising and trad
were held By the naughty nobility Of Eu
rope in low esteem. And to some exten
the influence Of these erroneous ideas &c
continue. To this dsy in every countrl
under m0narehical or aristoesatical rule, tn
nan Who , depondent upoa bic own exer
tons for livelihood - not measured in 90
ciety by his intrinsic merits and HE person
81 worth.
In this country, how ever, especially .
rcenrds e9scatsd labor, bsttsr aetioas aT
fase gaining ground.
This Is ainattsr Of great moment, to ever,
maa rho % cOmpelieds to be the holae
Of his own fsstuoe.
ltie Of sfeas 0oasns bscsuss it Axso hi
stafws In society and 10 the State.
Nov. the great majority Of all those Wit
~ bora ass cooPellsd y labor IN some dc
Partmsnt Of industry.
Comparatively few. especially in this esun
try. are bern With sslsss spoons 10 thei
| mouths, q title dspdste productive estate
n theif hands. "Werk o. Naese'' d ID
stars at rnatise wAiah slasse nearly ever,
young man in the face - hs sets cut on IT,
rough midway Of lite. The majority Of th,
4 yooag saso h ~ colleges, eso knvU q
doubt, also in this instatuiiou aes Door,
And poverty Il Usually regarded By youn,
men = q evil. That u ID an upmixsd evi
] deny. Wealth enssvasss. Ifa youne me,
knows that b. d net Obliged to e1est hin
sGlf-teos bio oo1A9 Il riuA-that he has. o
l IN eagt oAesot d6ipus sufacjont q
his support, one e The main Incentives /,
essrtsses = uithdraua The love Of cas
= oftea fatally ssdscsivs. On ~ oths
hand Poverty "a psrpstGo Road. Il kNsp,
Ambition a~ako. Hoft cd oefveiess ea6,
iiess Steta IL epUso6sA, 80 asells nel vim
T. heod "Aar6ss," In the NEST powerful
work q 6ction which the country he's pro