Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-11-25
From State Register:
College Babies.

From State Register:
College Babies.
The ambitious young man who will
60 to College, if he goes by a road
that is cleared by money given In
charity, has some points that are nice,
and some that are not. \ tew weeks
ago, IN conversation with a young
man out of school in vacation, the
writer hereof asked how it was he
could afford to 60 to college three
tour.hs of the year and spend the re-
naming fourth in pleasure and lille
ness. The reply was, he had nothing
to do with it, the church was paying
4 his tuition and board, and he had re-
| Gently asked TO have his allowance in
creased to a sufficient amount TO cover
the expense OF his clothing, and the
request had been granted. lie was
all right. On the money contributed
by the church, part OF 1t, no doubt,
wrung from the earnings OF washer
women, and all OF it given by those
whose labor had earned it, this gentle
and model young man was being cul-
tured and developed into minister
In other words he WAS sweet, pet
lamb, making his way over pleasant
pastures to the pulpit. We could not
help but feel, as we looked at his stall
wart frame, strong arms, anc broad
breast, that it was great mistake III
charitable people, spelling such good
wood chopper to make OF him poor
,.reachcr. 10 our mind it IS very certain
that young man who hasn't soul OF
his own, Or don. care enough Tor MS
own soul, TO breast and battle tate tor
his education, without calling on the
charitable and the church for aid, will
never make a very successful shepherd
in looking after the souls OF others "A
man too lazy TO care for himself Is
generally too lazy to care tor others,
| and never makes much OF success Ill
lite unless he can always be one OF the
big babies fed from charitys spoon.
Your professional collegiate, We
mean the one who will sacrifice his
pride TO his laziness, his independence
tor ease. is very often regular dead
beat" He expects TO pay tor moth
ING, aud as a general thing he does
not. When he wants anything, he
asks for it, and expects it to come.
And this brings us TO what we started
out to write about.
In recent number Of The Revolt
tion--the woman's paper OF New
| Iork--we finl she following cores
men asking for a paper for nothing,
and how they GOT it. The first Is from
the darling youths, and reads thus:
"CAMpRlpGE, Sept, Is, l8c9.
DEAR REyoaurloN:-Tbe students Of
the Divinity School Harvard tniTer
sity are very desrous OF seeing You.
paper and they have asked me to and
them in obtaining it Tor their reading
room. They are unable to subscribe
for it. Can it be sent to them gratu-
itously? 1t not, what are your lowest
terms: Will you favor me with ali
early reply, axe ob!lge,
y ours, very truly.
"E.pwAKD j. IousG,
"Hancock Professor"
The next is the reply from Mrs
Stanton, and it cuts coasteoasly, a
follows:
To DC sure we will send it to you
free. 1t has always been woman
highest pleasure TO build up the
church.
'.Y ears ago, women used to form lit
tie societies to sew pm cushions, nee
die eases and emery bags, tor the pur'
pose of educating poor but plouS
Young me,.' tor the ministry. Ever
and anon rich women die and leave
large bequests to our theological SEM
inarics. Not long since Mrs. Brown
of Baltimore, gave $4,000 to Prince
ton; how could the proprietor OF the
Revolution refuse the small sum OF 81
a year. On. no, young gentlemen, you
may ever safely trust the generosity
ofwoman. Though the daughters q
the land IN darkness and ignorance sit
weeping at the college doors, still bar
red against them, yet women will be
true to you.
Think not your prayer to US Will be
in van. The Revolution is too hu
manizing III its influences Tor the
mothers of Israel to tarn deaf ear to
the spiritual babes Of Harvard. Shades
OF Hancock, forgive your doubts OF
our generosity. 1t you had not been
"Young' and inexperienced, you
would have known that woAen, who,
twenty years ago, made such efforts
to build up a '.pln-cushlon ministry,
would be equally desirous, in the new
era, to place their paper in the hands
of every Clergyman and theological
student throughout the length aad
breadth OF our land
In another place in the same paper,
we find the following further reference
to the dear boys:
| "SwEEr CuaRlry-To-day, with mild
blue ink, the divinity School Iar-
ward University is registered on our
books. The Revolution will be sent
regularly to their reading. Tree
of charge Their finances are undoubt-
cdiy somewhat dropping, by the re-
cent race ION the Thames, and we
would fam go to them with words OF
comfort and cheer, hoping that when
fortune smiles on them they will re-
member that editors, publishers, type
settlers and devils are never fed with
mama from Heaven. but by the sweat
of the brow they earn their own bread.
We take it that every sensible boy,
as he reads the above, would proudly
say, that between being college baby
and girl baby, lie would rather be
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