The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-07-21
We live in an age of unprecedented

now pouring WeStWafn across tie CONT
nent; from the brain and heart of every
marty toE liberty r The sleeps on7Ehe field
tysburg, or-Was murdered ia1the
foui SHAMELESS Of A1dersoavilTs, will bud
as3 All school to. dispel the. shadow with
WHICH 2 century of slavery has dafkened
the South. And one of the highagt- evil
dences of this onward IGadeneV nav tTbs
found ID IN the magnificent landed endow-
] menlts,,1 lately. granted FOR the support of
iraH Agricultural College ia syerv Ststes,.of
1.-The Union. 81 These schools have .cTlori6ua
Opportunities, and VIII achieve SIofious
results. Amply maintained by t6eiE own
EandeWments.al completely independent. of
public favor and Patronagep they have
unexan pied opportunities for breaking
out Of Lhe crooked ruts ofantique conven-
.tionalisms, and jourRsYipg forth at will
Through Gods great garden of practical
truths and living wonders. TheywiIIdo
this; lhsy Will Jet fiji our country with
happy graceful homes, tho seats of Gull
ture, OF inventiVs genius, of.ofa reach
Ing, scientific knowledge, and surrounded.
with an atmosphere of tranquil beauty,
in place of the sour asPeFitiess the Meari-
some, ll-directed toll, >. the disorder and
discomfort which most. Of US bred in
country. homes have so keenly realized.
These schools win teach the laws of life
and. health, the wonderful alchemy which.
shall make each year 5 HharFests more
bopptifuls thani the last7rrieher in beauty,
and higher in the scale of material benef-
icence; which Shall cover the farmers
table with luscious sa9ors aud fragrant
aromas; obeautify oursarid hills with fruit
ful oT chaTds, and eyiney srdssn aud ever
green groves, and blot ont from our die
tionaries all excuse for the hidden sheer
at rusticity, which the etymologist finds
Ia such words as Pagan, ,Hsaehen, William.
Polite, and Urbsne. -Pherafone, letg.us
buldsup and foster5ours Agricultural Col
leges; let US remove all obstacles frem
their pathway of progress, Breathe into
them high, living, vital inspiration.
send lofty, enthuiasde spirits to labor in
/ their gardens and halls, and in every way
aid. them to- accomplish their noble. work.
Let US also be glad that schools of phys
lcat culture are rising In our. land; that
I the genius of Muscular Christianity has
net left herself without witness among
Us. The mere fact that Wiaship, the
! sick!y dwarf, has grown, into, Winship
! the giant, strong enough to carry away
the 6razen gates Of GAIA, is a Welcome
proof of the bodily growth and strength
within reach of us ALL Why tnayilwe
not rear up a nation of Anakim,7 compar-
ed with whose mental aud physical grand
eur, we, their. sires, shall be as grasshop-
pers? This vast multiplication Of schools
for special training, shows that the high
est utilitylis coming to be thestandaFd of
edueadepst Yalues.lHstz, fiia = Hid
Ifs- Upon this system.of observation-disclosures.
Normal School curriculum has been bas-
ed. The founders of this school adopt
ed 1t because they felt It to be the proper
system of education for the great traass
Iiof our people, and because you, Normal
students, are preparing to teach the esI-
dren of the people. You viii not. sit in
lore Of the past, and hand down 60 the
present agents quaint and beahtifIl;ayet
ideal treasures; your, weTk Wgil be among
/ the ignorant, the unwashed,z the Lords
I poor and the Devils poor; on the one
Fhand, sweet flowers of Childhood bloom
ing 81 odess in the dusty highways and
1.-The Shiny bitches; orr the other s,bPazen-
faced little repEobatess coneeiYeda in sin,
| bred to vice, precocious in TascalitY.
7 These Are The materials which YOU must
! mold into form. IF you expect to 4iaks
] yoarymarkih life, to keep. in the vanguard
of progress, you must also expect to face
deposition, to encounter obstacles, to
fight the logged, stupid, inertia Of ponp-
\ Gus coheeit and unreasohing eensefva-
! tism! The battle o f life is hard battle,
~andits prizes are only won through the
bloody sweat of many terEible struggle.
You will learn the meaning of Haw-
Ihorne's strange picture of Michael the
i ATchangel, after his conflict with 0Satan;
victorious, yet bleeding .Efreml many
wounds; his sword broken, his. amor
dinted, and his white plumage torn. In
what spirit are you entering upon your
work I1Islt with the earnest, enthusi-
elastic purpose which demands! victory or
}. death ? If 50, than you are already con-
II auerors. can answer for soMe of you;
, know what light has shone from your
, eyes during the exhausting labors Of your
/ school life; with what aaE ifdoraiIable
. spirit you have worksdnupwardt through
) difficulties and haEdships; how pelting
r storms, swollen rivers, long miles of
r prairie, swept by Arctic winds, have fail
i ed 10 keep you from fulfilling your ao-
/. customed duties; how, during the past
r year, your souls have Enlightened, your
g hearts have been warmed and fired, new
5 music has been born on your lips, new
+ thought in your brain, while your whole
/. being has expanded and beautified as you
s drank from thecRells acknowledges. It
!. will be far better for you to- rem8in and
!, finish the course which has been marked
. out, SO that when you do go forth to the
: battle, you may be panoplied in full ar
e NOR. But if Jlfisimay mot be2-iif imper-
e. latiye duty and necessity forbid oft. then
. go on and conquer Your pathis bright.
t ter than that trod by, your predeeeg sors.
! We are rising 10 the world 5 estimation,
II in power, in material success, inihfdenct
II for truthsaud righteodsness. I3sto1s &C
boldly to the front, and hew our way iatc
u u the infinite wilderness that sleeps in the
!, EpsthHEy Of the marchiDg Da1ioae; assured
chat the work we doawiIl bear fruit Rhicf
2 shall get gladden. . purified and glorifeC
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