Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-08-19
A word About Balolt College.

There are no more important ques.
tons now days than those thot con-
Germ "Young America" II our couu.
try is to maintain and increase lis
greatness, tho rising generation must
DO at least as good as its prcdeces.
sors. What training shall we give
our boys, to prepare them to be the
mon Of the future ? The training Of
hardship which our fathers have had
i'll their pioneer work, the children
are not to experience. Ii seems evil
dent that they must get their disci-
pine in aomo other way; and the im-
portanoe Of thorough education be-
comes more and more manifest A
rigorous training Of the observation,
the memory, the reason, which can
not be dispensed with wide under.
standing Of the past, which now as
always is the one way Of Judging Ct
the future ; habits ct thoroughness
and application Of mind which are es.
sential to success; ali these may DO
expected to result from thorough
college education, rightly used. No
education can make good tho lack of
force of character but every educa-
ted man is stronger for his lfe's work,
whatever it is to be.
Another thing that begins to be
Plainly seen is that no education is
worthy OF the name that does not al
SO train the moral and religious fac.
uItles, teaching the young 70 love
right and truth and virtue, giving
them the thought Of God as a COM
pass for the coming storms of life. Is
not the greatest danger Of the future
just here? We have plenty of smart
men bat we need more men Of s!er-
ling integrity aud heroic unselfsh.
ness. Anybody can see that the life
OF tho town and the life Of the coun.
try arefuil Of temptations for our
boys. The problem isn't solved by
making them good scholars we've
got to have good men.
These thoughts are suggested 10 rs
by the advertisement of Beloit Gel.
lege, to which we have already called
the attention Of our readers. Al.
most any boy Of spirit can have \
college education if he only thinks So.
Many Of our ooUntry's greatest men
ha' early shown their greatness IN
their determination ia have an eduea.
ton if they had nothing else. Few
young men Of Grant county will need
to struggle for their college priv.
leges as Gen. Garfield did for his
But, given the manly determination
to get an education, to what college
shall our boys go? Without WISHING
to underestimate the sxcelleucies Of
other institutions, We would rene 1t
our high estimate Of Beloit. Here il
a college established by the foresight.
Of men who wanted to helm make The
future better than the past. For
more tuan thirty years it has been
quietly, steadily doing is thorough
work, training men for usefulness.
and fitting them to occupy success.
full, even eminent places in tho var
ious walks of life. The older Nom.
bers Of the faculty are graduates of
the best eastern colleges, recognized
peers OF New England educators {:
lie younger professors are graduates
of Beloit, full of enthusiasm to make
their alma HdteF the best place tor
the young men OF Wisconsin to 90 10
for an education. The courses of
study are conceded to be of special
thoroughness, and kind and wise
Christian influence, free from all see.
tartan restraints, gives completeness
and highest value 10 the whole
Thoughtful parents and youug ner
of pluck and purpose will do we'll t.
note the advertisement of Beloit Col
lege, and TO investigate for them
selves the merits of the institution
We ourselves believe that every hoy
who avails himself heartily of tn,
training given at Beloit has a SUR
foundation laid for success.