Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-06-21
EVENING SESSION.

EVENING SESSION.
Rev. E. P. Hooker, of Middlebury, delivered q
very able address on ''Dr. Theo. Arnold Of Rug
by For over an hour he held the large audience
in almost bresthless attention He first took them
to Rugby in 1927, and showed the character of
the school at that time. Then he introduced
DR.. Arnold and traced his work during fourteen
years. The browning lesson to be drawn from
his life and example is the value Of al earnest
religious element in the training of youth.
It isto be hoped that Mr.. Hooker may be
called upon to repeit this address before the
schools of the State. Col. Cole, an Englishman,
who was educated at London and was familiar
with DR.. Arnold's career. spoke in high sppre-
citation of the address and OF the correctness Of
the tribute to DR.. Arnold.
On Saturday morning, after tue exercises,
the discussion Of the question. - The Relative
Importance ofthe Classics in Course Of Study"
Hss opened by Rev L. A. Austin.
The speaker alluded to the prominence given
to this ques,ion during the last forty yearg. The
cry has teen raised for more prscticSl studies
He believed that the result .ttests tn value Of
the cls,sics Eiuc,tiou is the trsinin- thst fits
one to do any work well. The classics give this
training better thsn the sciences Ii is said that
the latter give a power of observation. The
tention They discipline 4. memory to resdi-
ness They exercise the j. gment. They give :
nicety to it. They train Il analytical faculties
They afford lsrgsr scope fyr the imt2nsti0n
Their study disoiplines the power Of language.
The speeches closed with strong appeal in be-
half Ct the classics or account Of their pre-emi-
nent practical value in developing true man
hood
Dr. C. I. Csse, Of Brandon, followed in de-
fence of the physical sciences. The speaker al
luled TO the fact that these discussions have
usually been one-sjled. He had assigned to
himielf the task Of presenting the opposite
side He believed that the Echolsr should study
that which he lie to use when a man.
The DCcter gave humorous SEQ Int Of the
curriculum Of the college, snd Of the commence
ment exercises he attended few yesrs ago. He
held that during bic collegiate course the stu
dent is shut away from the practical, and when
he goes out into the world he fuds himself IN
fitted for toe real duties and responsibilities Of
life He held thst the mort successful men of
our age are those who have not wasted the best
years Of their life p pursuing = study Of the dead
languages He conbatted the argument tdst
the study Of the classics disciplines the mind,
and increase the power to use language. lie
quoted statements to show that the Latin and
Greek do not form so arges basis Of the Eng
lsh as ia claimed by their aivocites. BE claim
el that the moral culture Ot tae classics is op-
posel to Christianity, and his degrading ten
iency On the contrary modern civilization is
founded upon physical science He asserted
th., the classics hsva had little TO 10 with mol
ern inventions or discoveries in science.
The Doctor ably presented his eide, 10 : care
fully prepared paper which occupied over 81
hour in the reading. A vein Of rilicue ran
through the whole. But the speaker w.s evil
IDENTIFY never more in earnest. The discussion
held large audience, in spite Of the crowded
streets ard the piraie Of Mensgeris ami .r-