New-York tribune., 1879-01-31
FAULTSIN COLLEGE CULTURE
ALECTURE BY JOSEPH COOK.

Rev Jo.aph Cook has spoken during his OF lee
lures at Association Hall greeted him warmly as he
stepped upon the platform last evening. fragment
ary College Culture the subject Of the prelude
Promptly at o'clock. while MANY persons were stlIl
coming in Mr. Cook began his usual easy, converse
tiOnal tone.
ScIpo had dream. said the speaker concerning
the structure OF the external universe and It's harnO
nies. After reading CccrOs report Of tnat vision, IL
was my fortune certain midnight. day OF prayer
colleges drew nigh, to pass through the gate OF
dreams vision OF the inner universe and its
harmonie tnat is of the laws OF culture the necessary
conditions OF its completeness, AMI the mischief OF
Its fragmontariness In my dream / thought was
in my study on Beacon HIl looking ont on land
sea- and that occurred to me TO arrange my DOCKS
according to their topics The resolution seized me to
try effect of placing my volumes on as many dlhr
ent shelves IA there ought he different branches In
course of liberal education. yOu belonging to dis
tlnctively professional studies not placed In TINS
sYmbOca collection Tncy stood on an opposite wall
when all the books representing full college culture
were arranged counted them from below upward on
fifteen shelves with these names The Christian Eyi-
dences, Ethics. Metaphysics, Gymnastics Music, the
Fine arts Natural History, Chemistry Physic History
Political Economy, LANGUAGES, Rhetoric. Logic Mathe-
mates.
These IN my Dream appeared to me 10 be the Deccs-
sary paI any education that deserves 10 DO cdch
liberal The dreams OF Young man about fdlness OF
culture are very uUtTtHb hhch 'V 10 III ''''NTN' ~
has years out OF 1t face to face with
the real issues OF life. now think that 40 temptation
the university began to be as misce' 'ous as
AN inclination omit certain branches to make cleo
ycs Of ay0res. and so to leave co OOssal gaps IN my
c,,,re Tookno back see that even such unimpOrtaut
work "a have been cndeayOring 10 do cannot ahord
those Ca- and If in little business TINS J. the case
what must not oe the necessity OF Lu cul"Ie ~ '
great 7Ons. and In Literature, IN science ana othcl
regions whore men must be- equipped Norlh' Sou'h'
tired, m nv Dream remeLbcr. 70 leave certain Of
these shcyc, vacant, and the effect was Startling Mh'u
cft on A2thrib"t'c5 IA the OASIS oI I'M, me VI
shelves the whole wall appeared To tOrplc, ana saw
the floor. IN nv vision, certain lmPs 81 CONFUSE
dancing whore the books on the exact sciences ought 70
have been. tried TO leave the shelf # Logic empty
hoard Jaurutg.s ana Knctoric-thcse shelves 20 to-
gethcr. found could not empty ia" one without par
E'opop,y t6e Shelf was swiftly made "A dancn s-uoard
cf the demons that support S0cl1 ism COMMUNISM ana
the whole swarm Of political hercscS.
You ,av Ia d, have mt into the lit Of necessary col
l,Ac studies topics not usually insisted oh-t"r
instance Fine Arts. Wcll when tred to leave that
shell vacant PldfO's ghost appeared above the lhap
aud replosched ne IN ;he nam If what he had taught
~ in his Repubc rrproarhel me IN me name oi VIVA
Goethe used -iy 10 lis about bs people ncnH proi-
cieut n tHc art q. u.utss reprOached mc I'D the name
of a travel. winch must know something OF atcltrc-
ur ana painting il it Is to have open eyes, re-
rracicd nc in the name Of ,he needs Of the common
Nnt TO dwell on the effects that | saw dream,
resulting from leaving the lower shelves empty, let e
d.scI"e az r1-i part Of ne Vision occurring WIZ T
imps here more than inlpS, thry were deiuoh-.
some tGem hi--ci al all c!ctr couNI,iOn %. any iH'
some OF them not understanding "ha ~ h 'tt'."'
arc assumed that there are none. found hii on ihr,e
vacant shelves jhVsc demons "'rt d'cihS lhtt lo.ct
the growth Of false ph"'orheai ,l'nI i'H ,ti .t
opu,on every form A lack Of kno" ot hf'i
rucplr--Cupty shelves III hrlaphlSic dhd i-Iiie'i
ipund 10 Zee the real source of tIc aguosucl~m aud
skrptci,In and doctrinu indifference OF many IN "ni
day. OF whom Ic in the iIoh' idu" OIL "' t''i'
Ini- -onr Of the demons you may read in Matthew
Aruold's &" En- prdocics on Etna y:
"Thc Gods laugh in Their sleeve,
To watch mad doubt aud tear,
VINO knows not Wnat TO believe,
since he src> nothing clct",
Aud dare' stamp nothing fa-sc "n're Ae h""' "oi"&
sure"
These upucr shelves left vacant found myself look
ina, iiro,l tuc wall .uro uurt, chaos. TIE tOpiuo>t
sncf ot ali vacant, found III" Uhoc SET OF >ielN'
bruodci b. smoke from the chaos, nd mar hardly
ANY OF lower sheycs were seI yceabe Artdpi{HcS'
Ethics the Christian Evidences, The top sleiv"s-avr
those vacant IN our college courses a tne result VIII
c tnai We shalt naYO plenty OF men Wr teamed I'D al
p,rtcuar- except in regard tu the highest themes, ana
"a ignorant on those topics ~ tht most o hS are con
ccrung rccondito brancAes oi Chemistry ana AdtAe-
II i, one of the subtle mi,cLcfs of modern COLLEGE
cor-cs OF sud, thar they crowd up those books which
,,rc.or,a schools / opea the h~tS gwen of pic-
scriurd elective ,lGai,s IN cor -'s, ahc although
wb,t lhnndaut m lc-. frd 1nat, ~ more tnIH Oh.
rs,rcf hle american college especially one uulVcr-
III f,-,t W yi+huu suoHing ANYTHING OF lm"oitd, CO q,
to L,, .uhiact-. lh> ls true not only ot >"tt' St'
one au ta-,,G va the name o moe cUluuc, 80 prefer
tlo,r colleges that do insist un giving t' students
ore
nor. inlu ,u ,jlr .uc Of tE,-r hl-ac' branc"c-.
fycrr zap u native tud"wmens Is aH met 10 occen-
49, .,,I.t -, -i,.,lu! coz Ac,ioi. WY should Uau /
men tu the outlines az Political Economy ana MOI nam /
t','p In ia, outlines ot MctIphy ,ic- and E;hcs !
XII, ...ui ,fr teach men -.GuuU,N the outlines oi
Cirrn,fry Hut Botany ana say u"ih 10 ihrir ON me
I.''t''I ,,., d.. ,," ,,.utl r,Itr.p cdur.tiar /
,',., 10 ID. a iuclal education. H." MAJ W'o enter,
hl r, man VINO enter the meaicsl profession is |
ui.X
c,- tn care tor these books al al Ills culture i no
more complete than the human I"rm Is wilton, rhUu.
up naturally to tuc highest themes oi f.A"S' az 'lh
El.'7 , s Of .,,,tlr ~ O.; tn, .c upper three
snr,r> are hrfde-o trunks Ia are 'oI'"' tia never
Mi It,, u.r .o carry CIVILIZATION Through the udIr
i t,n,.-..I, w.o cannot pas~ through uni
vcr.ii. rHt a" would SaaJ IaVr ,.pra con- 'ihius
s,ryc- crcu-h represent complete c"rg" iraini.g
You may n", r,ad liteen bJ"Ss on eath sheli. /
ON each ,bcfi It was the gory Of Boston ,
for women. and IL hai at one Tine hdndFeS ol members
m ,iil rent of the United states. There were 't5
o bnoks recommended 10y central cOmmlite and al
~ the volumes read were sent 10 the commllle'
in Boston for examination. la thai way Hsplltlneht !
sIcn Ia home tFal'hs surcru,ms scn"" I"t, & -,
lcpubc there are very rev Improvements more import
tnau this pushing ont ot culture INTO ihe NOM me o
thc ma-,,s II !, descent from the hlgh theme Oi
university training 10 speak o reading ORGANIZATIONS
A. Cnantanau. Lake hfy or sixty lectures deliv
era racn season by some oi h0na are known 10 the
Nation; and written cXamind ons ar ptSS,d hroush ny
re ding during the year This popular movement IS
hn;h an achievement and promise, aud l. worthy or
imitation from mold IN my hani Otlcial IN
fIu.tlu that course study embracing iOur years
reading has been lud ont, that tc&hOoks have been
nrpdl,ai and thJt 5000 persons have pad tuition Zee
In order 10 have tine ban"It of the guidance of ths
ro-. ni H. i.ins and of the c>ouS that come from
thr rarurd t"rn az head Oi It's different Depart
,nnfs some OF these teachers are professors III our
'nllrurs The opirvt OF this Chou, which Bil-
AMI commended with his last breath, Is IL ave nc
,rr;on. cItizeu the college students OUTLOOK IL !
rrtlIl,s An average OF IOur 10 six hours devoted
nm aT
stir, in Greek history ami literature. Biblical history
and ttrature. English history and Literature astoh-
amy md p,v,iungy. n aims to bring the college BOY
and his father WHEN the latter has not hecn thrOuSh
cnllrr, a lutlc nearer each other The plam man
L..Ae l-..la NLlLA.