, 1875-06-29

oHAGrLAn Asp or1s1oSArED.
unteha tlleg applied corrective by a,soc!atiou
NTH t!latr reers In tnte1l,goHcc and nrudition.
Probably III lEofa@aion exhibited no many lives
of patient rolf-1el,ia. III literature. tho teacher
a. nt,ch lad produced but little. Although many
n1nlnoht writer's had been teachnrs, that Ind gcn-
eral)y hecn ~ incidental calling: Tho pfofcs-
stu was lacking in high rewards. and lid not
of1er auch ihce.t,Yea to ambition as others.
. POVERTY AND 0HscuEtTr
we're too oftan tho lot Of tho teacher, 1t WAS
this profession that nodded the characters of
men, vet the average pay uas that Of Village
hackctnit!s. What 'shunder that rolltIca weio
corrupt wl,on thu hchooI-l,ouso was stighssd and
tho teacher 6th1ved.
,ounsAx1sx
WAS apt 70 bo superficial, although taking wids
rango. The average Journalist was Of all mon
The resd'sst with shouchs aud pon. 1lle Unfit
press In words. Tho lectHrer pave num-
bes Of inssanceH Ut tin Influence of tho
preas in former tines. Itp power ilc1oass I'd from
deeado 10 decade In Rcomelrical ratio. i jour-
ilrat-claHs talent aud macl mediocre talent.
The sono OF Journals was lowered By tho cccs-
sity Of
cATEnlH1 TO ALL TASTES.
The average jourualls. currutted whi!o 10 Do
seIoped lin native tovn. Tho crinct ecu-riIitr.
and slang Of tho day Was spread beforo Tho
whole public. Tho sins against good taate In
jcuinnls Wero continual.
Tho lecturer Bavesely denounced
INTERVIEWING
as an offenso against good taata aud deconcy.
lilo spoao of Tho invasion Of private rights often
cotnHliftod bv Home ct1eees Of Journals. 1t MAS
sometimes said that tho function ot Journal
uha Judicial, aud nny ono could be hauled before
ite bench. But With tie newspapcr-c0urt tho
judgment always preceded the trial. and, aa \
rule, tho Judgment wps never reversed. Wore
such all en9ino Of private wrong to conti1l1lc,
tho next magma ci,arta would have to project thu
people against tho powcr Of tile press. 4 ribalt(
and lying psoHa "as MI iutoosabls popular
wrong.
Taking general eurvcy Of professional Ito,
the lecturer argued that breadth aud symmetry
"elo too often overlooked In narrowing the Of
fort to tho securing OF depth Of fteclal attain
mont. 1io gavo humber OF instances Of tho
superiority of gcnaial culture ovcr morc1y t+cl1-
nical training cson for tpeclat pura,lits. The
loarnel pr0fcHefobs needed 10 tnpplemoHt t!1cir
specialtfcH by the trayerdng 0f other fo1ds OF
ecionce. II tho Clergyman mould
STUDY BONE LAW
hin theology would be tho better for It. The
physician ptonll give sotno Of his leisure honra
to poo ~ md metaphysical speculation. Tho
lawyer ought to correct tue dryneas OF hiB in
teicctnal hab!t by copious ih!usious OF general
1itoraturo. The teacher should haYo higher
l1ca Of tho dignity Of lts profession. aud not
bound bis s!utiics by the douanda Of bis ordi-
nary work. IAo journalist, to make his In
1luence porH1anons aud beno1cont. should Becl.
10 reach solid ntta,nmcnts. It was Of Eroascl
Importance that tho
PiE5A sttoCLD nE CULTURED
than tl.t ita sister professions should be 80. OF
n nc,once Ut politics t,oir ustiou WAS III ignor-
ancc. Tho American principle fur TIM conduct
Of tho State was, that to Lho victors bclong tile
spotlH. Without reformation of tho political
te,idcncioa Of the tinlo tho ruin OF our political
system wns End co.ta,nsy.
Tho lecturer closed lv giving al eloquent do.
scrfption Of tho procekscs Of culture ana tlle
building up Of a tarulonlously- y-propottioncd
character.