Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-06-07
THE PEABODY FUND AND DIR.
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ton within the Southern States. There
has been an elevation, so far, above al
the past differences that have DIVIDED
North and South, coupled with such "
thorough loyalty to the Union, " con-
c~ilia,orv feeling so eminent in all classes,
that the wisdom Of the ~princely donor
shines out as much as his generosity.
The trustees and other invited guests
were not only banqueted in noble style,
bu, they all made friends in their great
work, and were given its entire control
No restriction was placed upon them as
to the time, place or methods OF this en-
terprise; whether common schools or
colleges are first and chiefly to be the
subjects Of their attention /; whether
black or white youth are primarily to be
cared for; whether male or female, or
both, depends upon the vote of the trus-
tees. No State can claim that n certain
part shall be set aside for it, nor q
any institution or class make any similar
claim. The whole scheme is in the
hands Of the trustees uufettered, except
so far AS their own recent action deter
mines their course.
Scattered widely over the States, both
Northern and Southern. it might not only
have been feared that jealousies should
arise, but that at such great distances
there would be but little conference and
consistency in their plans, and but little
could be done TO carry them out. But
the first announced action has taken the
public most agreeably BY surprise. The
election Of President Sears, Of Brown
University, to the general management
Of the scheme, shows a determination on
the part Of the trustees to adopt all the
ripest fruits of past experience and the
highest scientific arrangements off COM
plete educational system. There is, per-
haps, no man now living on this coutin-
eut who has more thoroughly examined
and practically superintended the whole
course of education, from the simplest
elementary school, up through all the
grades, no, only of college, but OF pro-
fessional education, to the subtlest nice
ties and Determinations in the history
o Pathological opinion. He has contrived
TO leave his own mark as q profound
thinker and a man of practical wisdom.
In fact, a good harmouizer Of men and
measures wherever he has gone.
Early in life, while q student in Ger
many, he there started that movement
that has done so much TO introduce the
the American views of the separation Of
Church and State into Prussia, Den.
mark and Sweden, and to make these
views respected. After years spent in
various professorships in Germany, be
it was who was chosen to succeed Hor'
ace Mann as Superintendent Of the State
Educational System Of Massachusetts
In this be acquired universal respect,
and was found a far more thorough,
able and popular manager ofthe sehoo,
system than his observation-disclosures
iziug the whole course, from the ele'
meutary common school to those high
normal schools which afford the bes'
preparation for teaching and for college
aud are the pride Of that State. As thu
President of Brown University, where
DR.. Wayland had so long been distin
guished, he has succeeded in increasing
the number of students very greatly
and augmenting the funds and tn
strength of the institution. He nov
proposes TO resign the Presidency anc
become the General Agent of the Pea
body Fund.
There has since the WAL been no sub
jecs in regard to which North and Soutt
have been so hearty and united in thei
admiration and cooperation rs thi'
Peabody Fund. A conciliatory and con
sentative course must be at the basis o
its management, preserving Union sen
timents, educating male and female
white and black, in common school anc
college, yet With such wise manage
men, as not to ALLEVIATE any, but de-
good to all. No man is perhaps better
fitted to accomplish all this than Presi
dent Sears. Every day the obstacles il
the path of success are clearing away
And the eminent and wise men to whom
the whole matter has been committed
by Mr.. Peabody will, by the weight o.
their names, commend it to the hearts
of all the people throughout the South,