New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-28

ESSAYS, HISTORICAL LITERARY, EDUCATIoNdAnLL.
~ WILLIAM CHAuNcEr FOWLER Ii d. evo' Pp |'7'
The materials for this volume have been
derived from the studies Of long life devoted to the pur
suit Of letters and science Dr. Fowler has won de-
served distinction III various branches or learning III
Guiding departments OF widely opposite character,
from searches in experimental philosophy to questions
Of history and phology His services in the cause OF
education have been OF eminent utility lie has always
maintained high standard OF learning and the practi-
cal methods for its attainment which he has set forth
have been sound and judcous The subject OF AIneri-
can history has largely occupied his attention. and
some of his have never met with ready occept-
snce 40 one able TO question the earnesness OF
his Inquiries or the sincerity OF his convictions The
present collection of essays many OF which have already
appeared in leading periodicals. IL, TO great degree,
occupied with historical and biographical notices,
deriving special interest from their being the fruit
OF personal recolections The papers relating TO
Vale College furnish an instructive account OF the origin
of the Theological School that seminary and Of the
circumstances attending the appointment OF Dr. ~ W.
Taylor TO the Dwight Proesorshp In the course OF the
volume Fowler gathers up variety OF anecdote and
Incident illustrating he social features OF Connecticut in
The oldeu time with fragrant "reminiscences OF the
classic city OF NewIIaven at recent period The
time Immediately succeeding the Revolution was the
golden DAY the clergy. The ministers house was the
center Of Intelligence for the whole town. He was the
best educated man, had the best library and the best
only man In the town who took newspaper. The
clergy usually visited Hartford at the annual election in
MAY They marched In long procession TO the Church,
making q goodly show in their brave apparel OF black
broadcloh silk with lustrous beavers, often cooked
with wigs OF cues bands of fine linen, kneebuckles and
shoebuces silver and wonderful gold headed canes
After RECALLING the stalled and the luscious shad
s the public dinner provided for them at the expense OF
the commonwealth. they returned home musing on the
pleasant places in which their lines had faen or per-
haJs exelaming. in the words OF the native poet:
Roll on loved Connecticut, long hast thou ran,
Giving blossoms To Nature, and morals to man"
The family Of the minister better educated than
the families around him. His sent TO his own
Alma Mater and his daughters were the bellies of the
college Commandments. II might be said Of them as
was said of the daughters OF JOBS And in al the land
no women were fonnd fair the daughters OF job
The reputation OF Yale College WAS equally high as
school Of learning and gon IN spite Of the humored
and unjust remark OF Professor Moses Stuart who when
young man, after having been tutor said one day:
"Thee very little pety in the college or the tutors,
one IL Deist, Arian one is Unversalst. one
IL an Orthodox man, and one is Christian" In adj
d,tion 20 historical notices which make up so large
portion OF the volume there valuable papers on
several topics aesthetic culture, evncng just diserim
nation and refined taste.