Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-01-03

sodium; its chemical symbol "Na C." Ifow
many persons cat bread who cannot manu-
facturc it. (?)
a young lady once told me that she did not
know flour from starch, and would not know
how to begin to work If she wanted to make
loaf of bread. What dcplorable state
of things! My advice would be, "youug
gentlemen get practical wivcs"- piece of
calico that will wash. SO it is with our
schools. Our country opens to engineering,
mlnlnS, architecture, manufacture and all
tho useful arts. The admission, then, to
schools of this kind should be stringent,
moro so than ordinarily, SO as to secure a
higher degree of talent. Wo must concern
ourselves in the scientific schools from which
our engineers, our miners and chemists our
architects and builders, our manufacturers
and macbinsts shall be turned out to develop
and utilize the splendid resources of our
country. Throughout the country We hear
of new towns springing up. Walhalla is
not an old oity--and the older cities arc
growing larger. Such schools will give us good
architects. We are often imposed upon by
architects and builders who caro- not u
scratch for the safety of what they construct;
they merely worship filthy lucre.
You no doubt read of the five story brick
house trmbling down in 23d street, in this
city, short time ago. | am aware of several
others. Were tho men who designed this
house architects or murdcrors % We
must take some stop to suppress this food
of fraudulent or cheap diplomas, which,
like the "Chamberlain regime" Of South
Carolina, has so much disgrnccd us in the
eyes of the world If Congress would sec
that no Office within its gift is given to any
but the bearer Of an "authcnticated" aud
well earned diploma, We would experience
great change III every branch of our govern.
mcnt. Then, to conclude, would say that
it Is time to teach our young people some
thing about the "minerals" that We meet
with every day. Botany, too, is requisite.
We should teach them something about the
plants and rocks that they rub agains. every
day, Instead of endeaving to teach them
somi-fabulous accounts of wild exotic
animals which a vast number of them will
never see. Our young people must be
acquainted with the wonders and beauties
Of nature. We must give them an insight
into the world we live upon, as Tindall
terms it: "A ball molten by heat, chilled to
n solid and scnlyturcd by water" and as the
poet sings: "Iour voicclcss lips, oh flowers,
arc living preachers; each cup pulpit,
every leaf book, supplying to my fancy
numerous teachers from lovcicst nook.
Meath fragrant boughs each floral boil that
swingeth, and tolls its perfume on the passing
air, makes Sabbath In the fields and ever
ringcth call to prayer. 70 that cathcdrn!.
boundlcss as our wonder, whose qucc chless
lamp the sun and moon supply; its choir the
wind and waves, its orgcn thunder Its
dome the sky" Hence the value of sci
cntiIic knowledge cannot be overcstimatcd.
1t brings ns in immediate contact with the
original sources of nature. Then let us
take our young people back to the days of
chaos and teach them to appreciate those
changes which have transpircl from tho day
of incandcsccncc to the present age. Let
us show them how and when huge forests
were buried in the bowels of our earth to
await their resurrection in the shape Of coal,
and give to man, at that time not existing,
F., tho greatest stepping stone to civilization.
We carry them to tho worlds above, and
teach them tho revelations Of astronomy.
Let them penetrate the dim atmosphere
which surrounds us and the immcnsity
beyond, whcro 10 every nation and tongue,
each in its meridian, the noble sun strikes
II at noon, and sparkling stars, far up in
the everlasting sky, chino l2 ut midnight.
Let US teach them more Of these things
which bind all worlds in one grand universe
for
Of whom enquire Of our great God7
Not of tho learned, great or wise,
But Of tho trees, the clouds around,
The bcamng stars that nightly rise;
Tell us of Him who rcyns above,
Whose nature and whose name is Love-
IIc knows all that has been, all that is,
All that will be and all that might DO.
Hoping you have listened attcntively, |
beg to remaip, sir, very respectfully.
A. G. LAUGHLIN.
For the Kcowcc Courior]
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