National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-05-24

| elegant literature, and md amongst our guests
some willing advocate and representative OF
| l mini see INN now in the person Of mat
double graduate Of American Yale and English
Engllsh tnlvsralty- We al are, or ousht 70 be,
familiar. man Of fortune, OF refined taste, OF
ripe scholarship, he lives In our midst, deyoting
hail him as ise pioneer Of a nuititnde Of resi-.
dent scholars, destined 10 make Washington
the literary centre and Athens OF America. In
doubly-honored ancestry-the Rev, John Bris-
ted, OF England, and John Jacob Astot o. Ger
many.both emlgrants 20 and ns,1ralize =, GU 2,
gems Of the United States. 1ou all Know mat
refer to Charles Astor Bristed, Of Washington
In opening his remarks, Mr.. Bristed made
some most ant and happy quotations from
Homer and said that in the matter Of scholar
ship he knew Just enough to know his own igno-
! rance. He recollected Of only such embarrass-
, ment once before, and that was on the occasion
Of dinner In London on the 9TH Of July, 1850.
Prescott was to have been there, but compelled
to be absent; he was the only unfortunate Ameri-
can at the table who had ever written book,
and was called on In Prescotts stead. by the
good will Of the audience aud the favor Of
heaven he got through. lie told funny story
Of Thaokeray and Thompson, and SAID the idea
Of 9 university Is that Of superiority in teaching
what II does teach. II is Institution not 70 be
discouraged n this or that branch Of learning Is
not taught In It. lie hoped, whatever was
tauoht in tho university mai tho bnuani,ies
wop,d no, no ncs,sr,ed ,n,s ,ha nonn,ss
Nouiu hot W hesieoVeu- hsa rhe, She PoPuis-
ton Of the United States are prejudlced against
the study Of the humanitles. The dead Ian
guages, comparative philosophy, the modern
languages and all studies In words should be
cultivated. 1t Is said we want things, not words.
To simply teach q man things puts him on q
: level with the brutes. A man who does not un-
derstand words cannot understand things.
The difference between q brute and a man 4
, this: the man has words and the brute has not
As to the university, we ought not TO ask fayors
unless we give as good as we get. Here we are
! TO attract students. They are improved, and
they carry back TO their homea and the world
their learning. We can make Washington the
central point Of learning IN the country
This, under all the circumstances, Ia the onl,
central place In the country for q great natIona
university.
Judge Bolles then said: Gentlemen, rejolc,
To see al our table Al our honorcd Ruest d hsart,
fnend-Ex-C;o lawrence. n Rhode *
land, lie has Travelled more than three hnndre,
ams gsns .On sp I'm ,Ssa nrSg SS n, hts
last winter 10 deliver, without fee or reward.
course Of lectures on public law 10 The scholar
Himself a learned turis-oonsuit. there IA m,
, one who more clearly dlscerns or who feel
more deeply than he, what unriyaied opportuni
lies arc here Furnished. what. uneaunled mean
exist here, 10 make this city the metropoiis q
, legal learning. and 10 buildapa sshooI m nv
"a equal TO any That has ever dinused "the glad
y | some ilRht Of iurlspTudence
= | i give Won, Gentlemen, the health Of the Hon
= william Beach lawrence, Of Newport, Il. /.
4, NJ I.vrencs m,do an eIoo,.n, and ors.,,v
a ,on,v nj s.,oI, ,,,on ,ha -, ,ooo.si,, =,
Il schooI for teachIne aforementioned law M ~
i, NO" No, in ,ha en-. q, an, ia .enoo, N an,
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=, Tho hnmsn,,iss hnt rserstted th., univ
10 VI tne u'ss' ous ,os'e'.ou sna' U'Iy
T. small portion OF tue people are favored win IN
time and means for their proper study. tn
times, In his Judgment demanded change
10 the course OF studies In colleges. He was Gel
D tain the university ought TO be established herr
" All experience proyesit. PArA anu Berlin wer
n notable examples OF what In this regard ough
" TO be done here.
L Judge Boles announced the next requla
y toast as follows; Classic story tells US OF thu
l. at statue ., hP Gi, IN ,ne S slanI
ne long regarded as one Of the wonders oi n
"a world. II may indulge In a VERY poor pun
" will say that here In washington we have
n cD TSs, o. son ,oiaHs m n,a, monn siI
y. and yery much awe with mat energy N,
&c laughs at obstacles and denes discouragemen
a Under MS hands now nave been transferred u
,s ta ron,IIn e. INTO asen a sna suee
n p1biicI / refer 10 me vice president Of /,
O. Board OF Public Works, Alex. X. Shepherd, es
al In his far-seeing sagacty the Importance OF OF
me pscs s0n Is seeTdent SrepS Saa aSnOT h
W. ne Us OF age en az we Mk MN 10 favor US WI
" the expression OF nus opinion
"a embarrassinq thing TO make an after.dInn
:. snoech AZ any time ana on iris occasIon 4, ,nIg
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IS accomplished orator; but, said he, know IN
&c the capital Of the nation Is worthy Of the pr
ed posed university. know that craving as
a. - ho.,nn,n1 now we may have the hRese I'D
- =, ,..--es- ss.s !. .,Ie world. We have ever
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% MY DEAR siG shall feel muc6 o6iSed 10 q, "
he II you will offer my best thanks TO the trusie
no anu oyerseeIs o. the Columbian University I
~ ment they have paid me 6y inviting me 10 me-
% them on the particular occasion referred 70
:" your i o. the loth INST, and am the mo
men, 10 derne me kind INVITA- inn Secae ensas
h.. a matter which would have interested me We
~ much, though fear that know TOO little OF Ii
he mater 70 give very useful opinions.
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