The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-07-28
Tho Institute.

EDITORS NEws.-The second week Of
the institute is n thing OF the past. Its
tasks and pleasures are left behind. Its
hours ana moments are lying dead. Its
page OF life has been thoughtlessly
read and turned over BY careless hands.
The hard benches. the heat, and languor
consequent thereon have rendered contine-
ment almost unbeArable ut times, but the
members Of the institute have been re :
markedly patient and faithful and deserve
special co mmendatiOn for their earnest
and business like conduct. The attend
ance has not been so good this week al
though the roll is longer, bearing ninety
names.
1t really seems to some Of US that time
'hAs turned backwards In it's flight" and
though most Of US are rather too large to
be crooked to sleep" we can easily i'm
imagine that we are again at school only
our school mates and teachers are strang-
ers and the methods Of teaching are keep
ing pace with = fast age. The regular
institute work Is interesting to those con-
cerned and will find no mention here, as
our room Is open and free to all visitors
at all hours. The work done by outsiders
has been interesting and l am sorry that
It is impracticable to report 1t more fully
than have or shall. Wednesday morn
ing MAJ. Bancroft favored us with a talk
about Railroads and many Of US found
out for the first time that It was an inter-
esting subject, Of course we knew before.
the use and educating influence Of rail.
roads, but was not aware that 1t was re-
Ill MI I'D
were all more thoroughly awake at the
close OF the talk than we had been all
that sultry morning. Mr.. Bachelor dis
courPed upon Commercial paper, on
Thursday morning, and although was
not present do not hesitate to report II
good. Those who did hear IL and were
competent to pass judgment pronounce
1t excellent.
Friday morning Maj. Bancroft again
came before the institute and fascinated
and tantalized US with description Of
our Centennial exhibition. The hour
given him was well improved, he was
rapid, clear and concise. am sorry that
can not reproduce for your readers the
picture that he gave Us. or at least Gimp
ses af pictures, but his journey round the
fair ground was 80 rapid that we only
caught sight Of the marble and granite
buildings with their fabulous contents.
and they vanished and some new splen.
dor met our unsophisticated eyes, we
only heard faint sound Of the fountains
as he hurried Us past them into the Ma
chinery Hall and here he ssaId, and here
we staid rapt attentive listeners, we for
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flowers, the animals, the pictures ana
statuary and above all the inhabitants o
foreign lands that we were longing &c
glance at, forgot them utterly and absO
lutely rs we listened to the recital o
mans God-hke genius, OF the moving
working, almost living things that have
come from out his hand, the children o
his brain, children Of fire and steam and
power that are gathering into their iroI
hands all tho labor OF the universe, and
for the moment the machine SCENE,
more wonderful than the man, the ser
want aud creature more than the maste
and maker. After the first long draw
breath came the proud thought tina
America ranked first by universal con
) sent In this line Of art, for it IL nothin
less than an art. And second came tn
thought that we a. teachers had . grea
and noble work TO do. work that will no
be appreciated In the present perhaps bu
I work that must bring to US and to tn
world = glorious harvest. More wonder
, full, more subtitle than mans most Won
derful machine, is the ehlld-the chill
, with Gods own fire animAting his being
which the restless steam Of the 18th Ger
fury urging him on to constant acton
For little while, Oh teacher, your han
g is on the lever, will you by prayerfu
i earnest effort direct this endless life int
. fields Of usefulness and triumph, or b,
T your slOthGulness and selfish carelessnes
let tt speed along the track ct the end q
u which are innumerable Wreeks-But par
don for this digresslOn.-Our Tuesda
evening lecture was postponed until mex
Tuesday evening. We really hope {
hear this lecture but don't feel quite Q
certain about it a. we did last week. HI
Spencer's lecture was good but short, W
a will all be willing to listen 70 It agai
: whenever he finds time 70 put an additio
TO IL. can report nothing CT the Frida
evening lecture a. was not In attend
Anee, but presume IL was a. interestiu
= ~ It must have been Instructive. N.
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