Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-02-20

| ehouiu we Train men In the outlines al
Political Economy and not train them
10 the outlires OF Metaphysics and
Ethics! Why should we teach mer
90 sedulously the outlines OF Chemis
Try and Botany and say nothing e
them on the fundamental problems oil
conscience The Christian Evidenc.
IS are taught IN most of our institu
tons but in a vague way. What is
theresult ? A college education ceases
TO be liberal education. The man
who enters the law is too busy to
take up the study OF that upper shelf !;
the man who enters the medical pro.
tession is usually too busy and he
who enters politics may soon cease to
care for these books at all. His cul.
tnre Is no more complete than the
human form is without shoulders and
head. There is hierarchy Of sciences
leading up naturally to the highest
themes OF Philosophy and Ethics; and
! undertake to say that the colleges
that are careless to the degree of cut
ting off these upper three shelves, are
headless trunks. They are torsos that
never will have life to carry civilza-
ton through the future with safety.
Applause
There are thousands who cannot
pass through our universities, but who
would gladly have libraries containing
shelves enough to represent q com
plete college training. You may not
read fifteen hooks on each shelf, but
why can you not read fifteen books.
one on each shelf? II was the glory
Of Boston to found, few years ago.
reading society for women, and il
had at one time hundreds OF members
IN different parts of the United States.
There were lists of books recommend.
ed by central committee, and alb
stracts of the volumes read were sent
to the committee in Boston for exami.
nation. In that way inspiritment was
given to home training succeeding
school life. In republic there are very
tew improvements more important
than this pushing out OF culture into
the home life OF the masses 1t il no
descent from the high theme o! univer
s'ty training to speak ri reading or
carnations among the people.
AT Chautauqua Lake fifty or sixty
lectures are delivered each season by
men, some OF whom are known 10 the
Nation and written examinations are
passed through by hundreds who
come there and report their progress
IN reading through the year. This
popular movement is both an achieve
ment and promise, and is worthy of
Imitation from sea to sea. | hold in
my hand official information that a
course of study embracing four years.
reading has been laid ont, that text
books have been prepared, and that
5000 persons have paid tuition fee
IN order to have the benefit of the
guidance of this course of reading.
and OF the suggestions that come from
the learned men at the head of its
different departments. Some OF these
teachers are professors in our colleges
The object of this effort, which Bry.
ant commended with his last breath.
Is 10 give the serious citizen the col
lege students outlook. 1t requires
an average of four to six hours devot.
ed every week to remunerative read
ing. 1t embraces studies in Greek
history and literature, English history
and literature, astronomy and physi
ology. 1t aims to bring the college
boy and his father, when the latter
has not been through college, little
nearer to each other. The plain man |
often has great strength of mind, but
Jacks outlook. This movement takes
him to the summit of hill and shows
him a wide world Of thought. 1t
gives the domestic woman something
to think about when she works. 1t |
tones up the home circle, and will
send more boys and girls to college.
1t will put more good books on the
little shelves. 1t will put more good !
engravings on dull walls. 1t will con.
vince plain people that the real church |
Is not afraid of science. .
= The education Of woman in sepa.
rate institutions is making immense |
advances. College examinations for |
women are changing public sentiment |
as to the education proper for the sex.
beg young men in colleges, if they
are satisfied with fragmantary cul. |
ture, TO beware of non. academic com.
petition. Applause