The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-05

Ethese ttsa ssB yo6as sna 4 asS aS ono
ftbe tablesmstht b s.turne dsupon the Beard o
/ Overseers, Under hose atfhority these ex
cructsting Tests are applied TO the infan
| minds. !. I lake nd the last 1nnuai scatafosd
with q view to ace Whether there were probs
| bly, any Of the, yenerabl aud honorable over
Rcers, as they usedI,e be caHe.f, who conI ID An
swer the simplest Of these questaens, and
would like to have It sppied here and now
Begin, sir, with The venerable head OF tht
University. That wig the formal mode o.
speaking Of the president when ]. was. in
college. don't know. how It suits, him ia
be addressed ia that Way BY one who
~as a sophomore him. a-freshnan.
But really, 7gent!euer,5 IT. wisdom Is
the gray head Of man tand honest living a
true age, why he Is already as old as Quincy
ahd as venerable as Walker Now let Us
nave q little, examination, IN, philosophy,
There was something called philosophy
taught III our day. by professor sBowens
That was before the true function of'ths
brain as the Scat Of the mind had been dis
covered. - But we were taught a.ispurioas
aud efete kind Of mental philosophy W Eich
| consisted in evolving something out Of our
own consciousness which was not there.
Now let US see whether the venerable head
of the University could answer a single one
Of these questions, and-if be can he will rise
to do 1t. 3EsG.TIJH JLGA.JJAy a}UTg,
= Sex PLAINTIFF parilogism Of rational ,psy.
chology. the antinomfes Of rational cosmology
(proVing the thesis and antithesis of one, OF
them, as an exaDple}; and the ontologieal,
Genealogical and physico Theological proofs
of the ideal;of pure reason or1idea of God,
together with %Kanf's objections to each OF
these three modes of proof i;ta.r vi ~ rgs
IF am sorry Mr. Charles Francis Adams,
the genial president 0: the Board of Over.
seers, has left In time to escape this examine
ton, and in his absence I would like to ask
Judge Hoar to tell me this: ,'3,',.ao'Hf
"Explain briefly the theory OF atomstic
dynamism, and how it' reduces matter to
mere willard presentation. OF what only
do the senses andtbe physical sciences take
eogniZance as constituting the primitive ele-
ment Of matter What must ideally or in
thought precede every motion or physical
force" 5r.a;' .as.st~ ay,5s. vs. r. .cr-l s,p..
Judge Hoar Not prepared. 80 as1.eH
Mr.. ,Choate: Then / would like to ask
DR.. Samuel Green, that youthful and ubi-
plain question in harmony" which is now
required: *'falht - 90 zs'i taa. ,.s.. s.7.t b
" " Resolve the dominant seventh chord Of
G into other seventh chords, and give an eX-
ample of the progression Of three Of the Sc
condary chords of the seventh into other
chords than those of the regular progress
sion." .......... ..-.... ..~
Why, sir, might 90 on exbausting, not
these questions, but the honorable Board Of
0yerseers, till could demonstrate to you
tnat not one Of these gentlemen is, as be is
found at present sitting at the table, fitted 10
enter into, much less escape out of, their
difficulties. am very GLAD you wrote down
the toast that was to speak on. q on wrote
me that I. was 10 speak. for the. gradu-
ates, in partibus inJideliuns, and If l rightly
remember the little tnat used to be taught
us BY DR.. Peck and Professor Lane, that
means ga region where inideity prevails"
I would have you know, sir, tbatI came from
the virtuous and the orthodox city Of New
York. You may we'll study the example
aud virtues of the people-even the alumni
of Harvard. We are not so benighted there
as you in your note seem 10 suppose: We
have a Harvard Club organized after
the fashion -, of this association of the
alumni, and so far as can see 1t Is per
feet miniature. Meeting periodically we re-
solve ourselves into mutual admiration So
ciety and siug the praises of our Alma
Mater. We are visited every year by the
worthy head of the University himself. He
tells us all that is being done and attempted
in this our ancient college, and never leaves US
without revealing to the sons the needy COD.
di,ion of the college. And from all l can
learn it is not only bis tavorite theme but
her normal condition. We have chance to
put our names to all the subscriptions that
are started, although we have not the right
of representation on the Board Of Over.
seers. But if the Board Of Overseers is TO
be subjected to test, an example Of which
I have suggested, it may be happy escape
for US. ..".zs*