The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-10-30
An EXAMPLE FOR YOUNG MEN.

ius,anced by The men of the present
generation is something which. while
i, is peculiarly CRAFTY ing 10 those who
are glad to see examples Of self ad-
vancement gained by the exercise of
the highest and most worthy tairn's, is
an encouragement to our young men to
the legitimate walks of true scholar
ship. We have a most worthy example
of the possibility of such success in the
elevation 20 the Presidency of Harvard
University of Mr.. Charles ". Eliot, a
gentleman who We believe, has not yer
reached his thirIie,h year. We have be-
fore US the inaugural address ofthis gen
tlemau; it is contained in a supplement,
to the Boston Daily Advertiser; and We
make the following extract from it as a
sample Of the comprehensiveness of his
views and the high estimation 10 which
he holds the great institution Of which
he is the honored head:
Harvard College has always attracted
and still attracts students In ala con-
ditions of lite. From the city trader or
professional man, who may be careless
how much his son spends at Cnmorldg-,
to the farmer or mechanic, who finds it
a hard sacrifice TO give his boy his time
early enough 10 enable him To prepare
for college,-all sorts and conditions OF
men have wished and still wish TO send
their sons hither. There are always
scores of young men in this University
who earn or borrow every dollar they
spend here. Every year many young
nen enter this College without any re-
whatever. If they prove them
selves men of capacity aud character,
hey never 60 away for lack of money.
lore than twenty thousand dollars a
-ear ARE now devoted to aiding students
# narrow means TO compass their edu-
alton, beside all the remitted fees and
he numerous private benetactlons ,
'hese latter are unfailing. Taken in ,
onnection with the proceeds of the
unds applicable to the aid of poor stu
ents, they enable the Corporation TO
ay that no good student need ever si"y ,
way from Cambridge, or leave college
imply because be Is poor. There Is c
ne uniform condition however, on
Ihich help is giren,-tbe recipient T
lust be of promising ability and The {
est character. The community does 5
OF owe superior education to all chill D
reu, but only TO the elits,-'o those, a
tho having the capacity, prove by hard \
-Ork that they have also the necessary i,
aud endurance. The pro a
.ss of preparing to enter college under d
lie difficulties which poverty entails Il II
Ist such a test of worthIness as i. c,
eeded. At this moment there is no D
'llege in the country more eligible tor a
poor student than Harvard on the It
ere ground of economy. The schuiar- Il
Zip funds are mainly the fruit of the a.
81 fifteen years. The future will take IL
ire of itself; for it is to be expecied p
at the men who in this generation Ell
re had the benefit of these funds, aud Ii
no succeed in after life, will pay many h
Id to their successors In need the debt u
hich they owe, not the College, but a
benefacIors whom they cannot even Il
ank, save in heaven. wonder that OF
holarships are founded. What greater 81
-irilege than this Of giving young men Ii
promise the coveted means of Intel d
cIuaI growth and freedom? The an 81
rs of heaven might envy morials so
he luxury. The happiness which
e winning of scholarship gives is "
t the recipients alone; it flashes back Il,
the home whence he came, and glad
ms anxious hearts there. The good -
hich it does is not his alone, but de-
ends, multiplying at every step, Sc
rough generations. Thanks to the -
inefficient mysteries of hereditary trans "a
ission, no capital earns such interest d'
personal culture. The poorest and ga
e richest students are equally welcome pt
re, provided that with their poverty Ii
their wealth they briag capacity, Of
1bitiou, and purity. The poserty of 10
Dollars is of inesiimable worth iu this ee
nation. II maintains pr
e true standards of virtue and honor. m
.e poor friars, not the bishops, saved
E Church. The poor scholars and
eachers of duty defend the modern co
against its own material 25
osperity. Luxury and learning are
bed fellows. Nevertheless, this Col -,
re is deeply indebted to those who, n,
nging hither from refined homes good
eediug, gentle tastes, and manly ns
!