The Russellville Democrat., 1882-11-23
CoMMUNIcATED.
 THE LECTURE.

" neD lt Is remembered that we are all interested in the perpetuity of good educational institutions in our midst; when it Is remembered that we have already decided to have such an institution here, when it IS remembered that we have already expended much time and money to- wards carrying out that decision when all these things are before us vividly in remembrance we are then in a splendid position to learn few facts and to generalize our facts into few wholesome truths.
 Every fact ought to be proved or at least should be susceptible of proof. It is fact that no institu tion of learning can attain any de gree of excellence without hearty cooperation between teachers, pat rons and pupils. Let your own ob servation provide the evidence as to this point.
 It is fact that no system of ele mentary education can realize it's highest results without thorough system of cognate higher branches exists, either in conjunction with the elementary or in the same town.
 The proof is, that all cities whose systems include both these ideas have model elementary schools; that towns approaching nearest this du- ality have a high class of elementary work; tha: the country wherein this Idea IS entirely impracticable has the poorest elementary education.
 It is fact that no system of high CT education can realize perfection without series of adjuncts, viz: Good literary societies, good llbra- ries, regular lectures, and complete outfit of apparatus.
 For proof here study the history of each and every first-class institu. tion of higher learning in this or any other country.
 It is fact that these things are matter of growth and that growth is slow.
 This is automatic and saves me the trouble of casting about for proof. It is a fact also that growth can be retarded by unkind cultivation, and that it can be hastened by kind and generous treatment. 1 think this IS also axiomatlc.
 Now, kind reader, let us reason together for a while. Facts are things. They trouble us because they are things. Their reality keeps them ever before us and drives us to our duty. Now, do we cooperate. Are we lending our influence to this workg Are we uperintendIng the charger How often have we visited the school? How much interest have we lent to our children in en- couragement, advice and surpervis- ion! Have we ascertained their standing? Do we know their grader Who is thelr teacher2 Do we read ourselves? Are. we studying any. thing but the great problem of meat and bread? This is only the LESSER Catechism, We are prepared to write out the Greater, but hardly think it necessary now. If we are doing all these things we are co-ope. rating and we need not fear the re. suit.
 Again, system of education is on foot here comprising both elementa- ry and higher learning. The whole system is waning. The cause is near. Cooperation is not perfect; interest is not alive. We are sleep ing. Higher learning is shocking the world and scientific thought is moulding and remoulding our busi. ness in all it's relations. Science is furnishing almost everything we wear and use, from the latest de- signs in wall paper to the fringe that softens the collar of your dress. Sci ence is now hard at work upon the flour we eat, the wagon we drive, the mills we own and even the words we speak. The civilized world needs scientific men to gather up all the physical and chemical facts of ma. ture and to generalze them into laws, thoughts, machines, formulas and rules for the elevation of man and the glory of God. Our boys need science. They need to be trained to observe, to collect, to com pare, to deduce and to promulgated facts and laws. They can be trained to these ends and thus trained they will Dc prepared to do their life work well, whatever that work may be. All better schools teach science. The best schools are those whereIn this teaching is best. All Christians must study 1t and all Christians do study it, either conscicnliously or Inconscientiously Every college in { he land, Christian or otherwise, has { IS course herein and on account of [ ts wonderful utility to business men s fast infringing upon the study of c he languages. l had rather my boy [