, 1874-08-06

TO nay nothing Of other. .drlcu.cs. ono fntal dim.
ctltI Wth thH arAn,ent II tint 1t proves tod mimi.
An 1shnr MtQdid. of 1onhessos, recently uraDd Win
aganHt atltit'iona of adya1,re Instruction, ID III
TIC simplest Wow Of tho seci aws S.J H. t1at tsro
II tar noro reason for fe1ring sccnran schools for
wants, and WIN aro al lilo most loiar and imnrcssi
n,a k" eso1 sro ta M y1nE ne yho.s
nhd - tho Clrstin aBaoratloa and clurccs ami to
tho other good appliances accessible IL Christian
u Il IA said. ",nsitu,tous for advanced .u.true-
t1on aro ~'''>
TOR rIfE WEALTHY
loT f!ta mems kohb-dhu not for tho poor.h
Nohne could Ge moro wldo ot iact. Thu rich man
Ia indeed vastly intercstcd iuiirncy; for thorough
provision for alva,icei etuoaton vii ralse up .
Of al tho wild !heorIes whicl tend 10 Jruoiae soceiy
Gr t astur' nnltn Etospesy bt T. Any pcrsoa more
@ IL 1 1' tsiy as sed a so & saos @
State Or to aEotlirr country-tho poor man cantos.
Tns r. dostso sdyoea.o 4 ts uny which IN many
sSi s sRs nf Sssss sgssss sf Ss s
M s Es'ss s o. vssa ue1' II s I'D tssat slSs
majority q orr States. this Groat elaaa-
a!ss;p'lea Iy 70 chance fot any s
ne, and I'nlroa dcpsrimenie nn vsry ito eh"nco
II! my oihSr i.ioss tloro bc public oudownen,s for
Ana now what should our practical policy DO In car.
ryna ont TIC general principlsI ea.yocael9 Let
Tho feai.n Of practice.
PRACTICAL, pf.A.lxaB
Win tue question Ill ths noWpr htateB.
Nov there 70 one very fortunate thing 10 tho whole
nattor and that H. a. REGARDS pblir provisions for
GuMc4tion Ill tho now Statea lerc tH ArRay atonni
mud sato .poey-bascd on lilo right principle, and
tending to tue right direction.
It han not beon carried out wh sufficient ltberallty
or continuity a It has always boon in ono direction,
und TINT is, / think, tis right direction.
1n accordance with this policy tho Congress Of the
@ Dnen ses,os gay0 .no mswer Grant OF
SECONDLY, uongreaa sayo Tho States grant to eorvo
Thfrslly ConHrcsa haa given to tbs how States, AZ
well a. to the DID, grant to Horss as nuceus-fund
for instruction especially III acicncea bearing On tha
Ths nattona md Slate policy. thus in hnr,nony,
hss bognn to bo snpKlemonte1 by an Individual
gate gifts about tho funds thus provided by the nAlou
and tne State.
IIure, thrn, is a policy distinct sud consistent.
10 fHr Us 1t Inns been carried out it llas worked we'll
Tho only difficulty Is that It haa been carried cut too
slowly aud tnsiiy-wAat adYacato ia That " be
trs strs,ghen M liz liz ondaons it has % iad III Tho staios
atlons tAa arc to rosldo IN thoss States aud III view
Of tho absolute necessity Of having strong cenres Of
enlightenment In thess vast populations.
NEXT, As 70 STATE r0LfCr.
Int viii, bsrality and steaiinuss showing far moro
foresight would hare encl Of tEoso aatea build ZIP
higher upon tho foundations laid by national grants
their public institutions for advanced nllrnctlon
distinguished from, private aocarian institutions.
would hayo eac State build ur Tho ono Institution
sner s sotrL rather thar m hS twenty W under o
aud Councils, SUD ConsstorieH aud Fresbytoriee, uu
dcnomsnatfoiat associations Of yArioua sects.
excellent Normal seLSol At Ypsani, md hoe Agsenl-
tural College, q Lslta!ng, aud add department Of
,Sn1y n n sfSo S,ya f a, hsf n4no n
her admirable 1nluarlal University At Champaign,
aud Arkansas hars At 1sfhyet.e. I would have Mih-
an,l lsr Milling School 1t 1olla a,d iowa strengthen
Lrr Stale College at Amea, and Mnncsota her stato
University At st Anthony and California 90 on, ~ shc
yotsIis at 1o:koioy, sud Kentucky hera at Ashland,
Thls is policy rltch ruay bo groanoa asshod
At by those Whole mholp ayatonl Of public action
sroauins ovcr ~ and sesldips as eserytn|n SUPPOSED
to contTayens ultra doctrines of no1ntcrfcrenC0 mud
tho ultra td.sse& futra policy.
LET NJ suu ur 1i,n WHOLE CASE ,...
baue on aosus facts presented In public 1vpors which
Remonber then. that in not QUO OF our statea nut
side tho original thirteen, haa there yet been csab-
% or nnsersy viii fscalty approaching eompate. s
TO numbers, With aRoneral equipment which
rcschea nedtocsity. ~ tue whole 1iusnbnT Of auch
w. not library, laboratory observatory, Or illus
!ra!lyc collection worthy Of oven tho third rankcycn
sng s ~ o oqS AnresS y a.sx'r srv q, oo,
u,der the principle OF scattering for all
vanced education in accorda.ce Win the demands Of
secsrians rather tlian concentrating tholn tu ac-
corlanca will the plana Of atnteninauship.
So much for tho great new s:atcs 1urn now to tho
Wss stsernansh dictates that we Ia lot festerel by
single theory or doctrine no nlater how good In tho
alaract. Tho older States, having had moro t1s for
not having acttered with utter prodiga!ity
as tho npw stateA have douc lave built up smal1
naber q col? tea and universities Of real strength
private gifts cJnbtnel. Hero Too, Fortunately, there
il wo-dennod nus.onA policy, and to uotno extent,
rho National Government nctoa IN accordance with
It when 1t gave tho grant Of lans for general aud
acIcutitc mud industral education Ia 1864 and tho
priacd that grant, Connecticut 10 Yale, New Iianp-
shire to DarsnoAtA Vermont to the Vermont uutyer-
M N s's as t. Mas Ias"s o g a
The 5erpturs rala IN ills easo & nto him that hath
% sarvivsi # u he ttcst "and tie pn rus ot com. @
rnpn sense-wAethns In Nation Or Gtato-wtcther In
old States new-wLcthct for public private gifts,
education, concentration of resources.
And a 70 Tue general application Of these rules tho
ss's soss @ IT, ans & sx
crasun should prurle for tho primary secondary and
advanced cdnc4s1on Of eaph generation.
Accepting thIa prttcpc, Tie imtl0dlate should
ovIuntiy 10 to strengthen by public neon tue beat
foundations for advanced education which wo already
haye, and should tbs National Government taEe few
OK tho strongest III Yaroua parts OF the country, nnl
by greater e1owmentH still, make them national UNI
vsssitirs, or should e!saso one Or moro new pnes
worthy Of the nnuon, pluclng Of then ut tho Na-
tloual Capital, whefn the vast libraries, muaeuh,s and
laboratories OF various aarta now existing inay le
made uf NEG for advanced taatsMss!on and w!uro tho
university could act directly aud powerfully for good
III ucnd1ng graduates admirably prepared into tho
very heart aud es.,tro of nal1aa. civil service,
10 elevate and strengthen Il, Ielloye III spite Of
pesAIneto and doctri,asras tint tho result would tell
vastly for guo.t npoa tho whole country.
do not oncr into dutalla Of any particular plan |;
for this reior yau to tho thoughtful lAperu Of Prof.
noyt md Senator Howe. Ny alm has been slu!y 70
nsust sarve as foundation III this whoo matter.
AHswEN To pn. s1'cosu.
And word III answer to ele UbJcctiOna reccut1y
put forth Iy Or. MtCoDll
the Ipoctor frat objerta 10 tho torn "Boctarian
college," And aaks what uran by 1t. I call casiIy
answer him, bsctatiah coega IL college c0ntrosd
by any 1iugo yUcs or combination nf seoA. Home-
times hs sortrol y exercised BY giving tho favored
BY reoNItuu thh pEeaItpnt to bp rlefHYInan IT b