New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-11
VUAT Do0Es TO READ.
wv WALDO EMERSON
u H,wrRrp BNFoRr TIE LAW STU

WAsHINGt %ospondont. this morninG, that Ralph
msdo TO your would lecture to tn" law snden's Oh
waldo Emerson - received with great incredibly.
Howard o4N ,,,cveou the swe2t-hcatted philosopher
Gould it be tlc bare possibility OF seeing anu ho',
aud p'eI' of concord speaking to an auuiencooi Co'
inc TIE us was halt too strong 10 NC IvS'SI'o' "
ored studeH, ,,crc1ulity, went to the lccturoha
conQuo'ing 81 ,,nlo COMPOSED OF professors, tcacn
An audcH ,,,lonts ana o number OF young lady 20"
era ana "a ocod,ni al department. filed the pouy
dents "V' N,,rlv all the faces were dark as DE-" n
o. no and there a pao CONTRAST vi 'VuP ,ot.
,t,,oco tho two extremes On" shkn'' i 1bcre
-. =, 81, armchair. sat Ralph N'iuo EheiSo" ,oce
as M rnisaking that co H. SoIon'' an" rorbaps
wa Nv .,r, than usually full of interest "a
1t S'''', had the sage addressed such an var
never .o1 that II was not lecture we were "'
$40" ,,,,io informal talk. fresh and newborn ogs-
a. emerson was introduced by Prof. Johh u" ito or
49,. without rising from his chair, and without little
,n,nnscnpt, he began his talk. Ho seehoo found
6d<r.ssca NJ first tor want Of text bu' 9rsdav-
GO q, which he could talk from now un tipc and
Rooks. He has q hcIUor Of extempore when he can
,.or s,oa,s In public without preparato" tbs who
avoid r. He has a further horror Of - on this
seize and slaughter his fresh ut'0,,or except TO
account suppose public notice "sorv forIaality
students and teachers, and all UNI ,,,oroton with
was dispensed with. IIo spoke VII" ond his face
now and then pause in his o'I,' od bsuignant as
-, -, q r,.Ii,pt smile kindly ana o1"t ftor
v1taVn y
d. s,,cocb M Alvord lit the nail WhcH ~ ,,I1k
ward that it was 4 pleasure 10 81, "''r ,,,rlp
SELECTING a DooR As a f"i-'
MT ht9 e., that nv understandngof the CONVERSE
fon With nv friend, the Professor yesterday '
AID not lead me TO believe that was eAPec'e" " "N
dross the College in any formal manner came "S !"
rarcr and witness Of the exercises OF the hour oU
not understanding that was to take any active p' III
f. by no means that Of loader am very ga" .rIS
orrp TO see this institution and TO see so many o us
s,boIors have been very happy in hearing the many
details Of the design Of the actual direction ana as
1nent of the institution. II certainly Is making o'
mont of Great promise in this country III is Ouc II"
which great good may be expected can easily see 'i
It only its beginning and that these results are oH
the seod-cOrn.
III had prepared myself at all to address this co
OF young men and young women, think s.VU'" 10
called their Of teniion especially 10 The books VIZ
should read My own familiarity is not al a WIN vi
reciing the attention Of classes except 1t" ING P",'N
someDes gather In miscellaneous classes 10 near lec-
lures but whenever have to do with young men OF
young women always wish TO know what their BOOKS
ore wish h. defend them from bad; wish TO intro
duco them to good books; l should speak OF the
immense benefit which good mind derives from
ENTHUSIASTICALLY much to O good mind
from reading than from conversation. 1t is of first im
portance OF course TO select frieud for young man
should ind friend little older than himself or whose
mind is a little older than his own, in order to wake up
genius mat service US Olcner
by books think if a very active mind if young man
OF ability should give you his honest experience, you
wenld find that he had owed more impulse to books than
10 living minds The great masters Of thought, the
Platos-not only those that call the sacred
writers. but those that are called profane-have
acted the mind with moro energy than any com
panlons. think every remarkable person whom you
meet will testify to something like that that the fast
opening mind has found more inspiration in his UooB
than In his friend. We take tho book under great nd
vantagcs We read it when we are alone We reed il
with attention not distracted And perhaps we lnl
there thought, little better little IuItIrei
than It is with ourselves.
To-day is the Sabbath Are any of this company accus
TONED read any the divine of George Herbert
the poot1 lie is called the divine George Herbert He lived
IN the King James. He person OF singular
elevation Of mind. and think every young man and
avery Young who wishes Inspiration from books
should find for their Sunday reading and their Monday
reading the little volume of George Herberfspoems
snppose George Herbcrt's poems are in your library
II not should like the privilege of presenting the book
speak Of that because it little the best religious
English book that recall don't know any one WHO
has spoken so purely and wecty 10 the religious sen
tment in MS as George Herbert Youa know the verse:
Sweet day so cool. so calm, so bright,
Bridal Of earth and sky,
The dew must weep tly fan tonight
For thou, alas, mast die"
EVERY MIND HAS ITS SPECIAL CAPACITY.
am Of the opinion that every mind that comes into
the world has It's specalty-is different from every
other mind; that each Of you brings into the world
certain bias disposition TO attempt something Of its
that of any Of your companions; and that every
young man and every young woman is failure
her hia; that just as YOU are influenced bv
those things which Won see Others do weH i" 90
tnG that thing which you can do wei you ore az far
Soay the difference in children They very seTv
9tSsT their tastes One has taste FOR going abroad
Ss staying at home; for books Tor
filings done. 70 hear stories arotbfr wants 70
az ali Int lie cs fond of drawing the of cannot draw
YOU advance becomes more pTononnced You are more
decided in avoiding things which You cannot and DO no.
SiSh 4" epSi G What Mat conceive that success
really want and pursuing ireti9s yoSIssi
from all mp0rtunes OF Your friends TO do soine;hin
like and can do. One person persists all the time m a.
and they have no desire that he should be. bnotfi
nOfs not like that his father should insist upon send
or a manufactured, or has q within Of his own. Now th
ls easily mistaken by obstinate young man who II,
taken fancy and is not really pursuing that which is h
proper calling. Though one may easily be mistaken +,
time yet there Is IN ms mind this particular fitness Il
RcalNns; ana some thnSs that he do as I'm math
mates the right Arrangement OF facts he being abl
70 distribute tns oHHcs o. te day the distribution
history better than any other the perception of nj
am. and keeping that through all the particulars b
are made for color and some for form -
SPECIFIC AIMS AND OCCUPATIoNs
The multitude Of professions is endless and I'm q If Oh
state OF society the objects and aims would he n,,
more For instance. In the German Uniycra
ships they have Gu 1OOthe division Of the sciences
&S division OF the parts Of great classes O
SIS;s occurring 50 many INSTRUCTORS. Well
nlv . aS With the progress OF society, TIT
DI SSS Sy viii not be 60 or 1cO
that SSSi as many ne tb@r are 5y ronc az
ssr me se wish sSy az there Individual
what that he is sC cum Person id b 5no@lG
Coming revealed more N III ms urG Is revealed