New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-15

control the intellect and energies of men
NECESSITY roR INSTRUCTION IN AGRIcUITuRE AND
MECHANICS.
Agriculture and mechanics possessed no a1urements
for the energetic, the intelligent and the ambitious
Fame and aHuence waited not upon their yoares The
poor the ignorant and the serve in fact, those only
followed pursuits whom vassaiage or misfortune
compelled whose intellectual inferiorty umniiCou
them for other and more hOnorApy esteelngu
ments. Hence they were neither prontipe not ha
And while at times CLEANS Of ght peIGeS nntl later
mists Of ignorance aud prejudice III was noe us, "a ~
and more recent day that advancing ,aan he
consequent Increasing wants ana and ulster S
probation Of their dignity and importance bIS tno
and 'tSeir eevatjon 70 their true position among the
important and useful as wen as S h1i "nr
age 90 20 down in history with other DISTINGUISHING
mark Of its progress ana % e1s on and ad,n
Of future m A Gh r 1bep inherent
drstes been raised to the NV a0ohsr adYanesd
step been taken The CONVICTION mas n hs ynnI
snce as Incompatible with in these as IN other
pursuits and that experience, educaIlon, anu spov c
70 the mechanic and agrioulturist TO the lawyer
and physcian but from this conviction spIang Tue de
tnties and facilities shall afforded those designing
in these special branches Si dScacd and
skilled IN whatever OF practical experience apPneu
science, other useful KNOWLEDGE appereains I" 'n'H
AIMS OF ME NEW COLLEGE
To meet this demand and TO promote this kind OF edu-
cation Is the primary object Of this institution It's cur
rcuum embraces course Of training ample 10 secure
the accomplishment OF these Objects and ne VINO shal
have thoroughly mastered all will 20 forth TO the great
battles Of life servlceaby panoped than Acnl9s
more powerfully armed than Richard COur DC LoD no
will be able hew his pathway TO success WIN patto
his own fahonng ana move on t 20 ta arros s If
| ignorance or OF prejudice. He VIII DO iuaii ud
TO engage ospaons OF manthe cultivation
OF mother earth; aud rs lie Watches te "on1enut
cesses of nature, termination, growth and materials
IOfv
ed 10 new Investigation and broader c0mprenensoh
of the great fundamental laws which regulate anu con-
trol ali things from the minuest particle to revolving
! Spheres His knowledge Of Drawing Mechanics, All.
obitecture and Natural History viii enable MN n0I
only 10 build house and plan palace, construct ran
road and locomotive engine ana manage tnS opS vi
run the other but also 20 investigate the sources p
organic life and trace its successive stages Oh sloWt
its various and distinctive origin ana Developments up
TO conclusive demonstration that his ancestors were
not Darwin contends pnt Were rather 'I 10
of the All Wise Ruler Oi the universe "nu III
But Il is not my purpose to essay extended descrip-
ton OF all the powers and possibilities with Wheh
oompete mastery OF all the studies and exercises IN
ouded i'm the prescribed OF THIS institution would
| which have already hastily sketched will be hlled up
i'm ali ats details OF be fully completed even IN its gen
r S1 pon yd4 by T TU at Anticipate an poS
nation to it. have right to anticipate ana nave
full faith that antlcpdtlons VIII DC luIy IeaiZou,
that this institution will fulfill the noble objects Oh It's
Il tnnities If viii neither supersede primary schools
nor suppant colleges, but VIII rather Dud upon tne
former and add sustenance TO the latteT.
The course Of instruction IN our primary schools
constitutes the very foundation whereon must DC
reared the whole educational superstructure Oh every
Individual and foundation should be well and care
fully laid before he attempts 10 build thereon WIN ma
terals furnished here or elsewhere; BeHnnlhg tnqn men
where the Primary School leaves OH, Tue student wiz
here be prepared pracnoaiy 10 GAepS % 'I
here impaired either in mechanical or agrlcultuTa
pursuits. or Il his nature anu % inG1e ~ ne No
higher and wider range OF culture the uOOfs VI 'he
College and University are open TO mn, Whefen ne
and knowledge. With antagonism toward none, put
profound sympathy for al systems Oh educaCn tls
sphere of perfection. elevating ana enn0Dng those
great industrial interests which to-day, ensross tne
interest and energy OF large portion OF the human
race upon which the progress ana deVeiopmenl OF
the whole very largely depend. ,.,..,..
These are some OF the distinctive CHARACTERISTICS or
this college well some OF the reasons winch called
IL Into being Bot how is 1t sustained ana wha are lis
means of support, both present anu pfOspectlfef
| ENDOWMENT OF COLLEGES
One OF the wisest acts ever passed by Congress-
| OF which shines out from the gloom and turmoil and
bloody carnage Of 1852 with radiance as calm and pure
and peaceful the Morning Star, was that which ap-
propriated TO each portion of the public domain
for the endowment and maintenance Of colleges to
teach such branches OF learning are related 10 agr
culture and the mechanic arts" But the action OF Con
endabi9 nor patriotic Than that OF Virginia her dis
posfoD of it, cannot speak In too Mandatory terms OF
VaItaSeops sale and more advantageous Investment
nearly 10 double the principal OF the fnnd derived from
this Congressional appropriation aud to increase the
income therefrOm In corresponding DECREE rms an
| nual Income will reach fully $4,000 two-thrds
Of thls college and one-third to the Hampton
Normal and Agricultural Institute, school founded
education OF coored population and right nOOy Is
1t performing this necessary and important dy; by
its benefits will be shared by all the people or the state
and The principle OF separate seIOo iCb eSG race T
essential 10 III either, Will be maintained anu
nerpetuated In addition 10 TINS fund.- the good County
OF Montgomery in the plenltude of her patriotism and
hberality gwen 10 this College the munlhoen sum
followed by every county in Che state that each might
contribute monumental stone TO the grand temple
It's lofty portcoes and crowd its stately halls, the
sclOus pride OF benefactors may mlngle with their
emotions lOf gratitude and jealous devotion These
funds, together with those derived from the fees OF
Institution and its present means of subsistence
| THE FUTURE OF THE COLLEGE NOT Provided FOR
While these may be sufficient TO sustain its present
being they are in no wise commensurate with the re-
ouiremens Of the life TO come" The sustenance Of
the child Is unequal to the demands Of developed man
hood The vail is lifting upon future OF unexamped
physical and mental activity. The wonders OF to-day
wifi become the commonplace OF tomorrow, and the
dreams OF the present the realzatlons OF the future
past aroused inyigorated aud augmented the energies
magnificent achievements Of this generation Will be
increased and multiplied manyfold by the next. III
not that the anchOrte mourns or the cynlo de-
rides the degeneracy Of our tines" II matters not that
Froude OF O Ruskin should WELD his trenchant pen
and their decadence in day; 1t is unQuesuonaby
true the civilization OF the present is far III advance
|
have been great crimes have stained the annals OF the
times and ignorance and infdety still hold extensive
sway but when were the triumphs Of the Cross more
wide spread Of the intellect more unlyerSaf III IS
always easier, and am sorry 70 say more natural TO
crticlse than applaud And there are those IN whom
this disposition is strongly developed that nature
seems and their Of vision located IN the
rear instead front OF the head. With them what
ever IS wrong, and he who has the tenerty to step
beyond the.boundares Of thought aud action marked
out by the progress Of his ancestors Is sacreNOus not
| parrcidal. Fortunately these not the leaders
! OF our race. Fortunately man is ruled by an
| ever operating law OF deYelopment-a law as
immutabe as that which holds the earth in its orbit and
ha frnrn