The Red Cloud chief., 1882-09-29

IL has been stated. Is q curious fact.
that Of the AZ graduates Of Wabash
College during the half century Of its
existence. but fourteen are farmers. liz
Is quite probable that this ratio will hold
good i'm similar Institutions Of advanced
learning. But there Is little 10 marvel
nj in IT, OF the 422 who graduated
from Wabash College Il Is sale to say
that nearly all entered that school with
the evpectaii on Of preparing to enter
upon . profession. The young man
who intends To become q phi ysician. .
lawye or. q preacher or literary man. sees
the great advantage of having a liberal
and classical education. m nav be-
come an able and I'm nent attorney
without a collegiate education. but such
an education he realizes would be- Of i'm.
mcnsc advantage to him. would give
him prestige over his rivals not SO quail
lied, and place him on nm equal foo.ing
With others who have secured the same
aid. The like may he said of the Young
man who would become a physician.
To the prea her or literary man such an
accomplishment Il indispensable. lie
may secure il by dint Of very hard
la5or from the books OF his scanty
library. but it Is UNNECESSARILY
easier for him u accomplish his
desires under the tutorship OF . corps
of teachers who make it . business 10
afford. by = systematised course. the
means OF acquiring . well balanced ed
ucation ~ the least possible expenditure
Of time and labor. As a natural result.
this class Of young men repair TO col
lege. and. having graduated. go q, once
to the field of operations they had de-
termincd 10 enter before they went to
college. The man who expects 10 pass
his lie as q farmer seldom goes to col
lege. from the fact that he does not re-
gard Il rs Necessary. lie may cultiva;.
grain. care for his stock and manage
his finances with as much ability with
an ordinary school education as with q
finished one from q college or UNIVERSE
~. To the profess onal man such q
thing may be regarded as . necessity, |
but 10 the farmer il is simply an accom-
noi nj all indispensable TO
his success. II is, therefore, mauiies;ly |
unjust 20 say that advanced education
has . tendency to prejudice students
against farming or any other honorable
pursuit Thy secret Of so few farmers
being graduates lies in the fact that but
few farme.s. or those intending to pur.
sue . farmers life. enter college
But IL would be well to say, in this
that while an advanced or
.. fnishcd'' education is by no means
essential tn the farmer. il would be Of
service TO him. adding new
interest to his chosen pursuit and afford
ing means Of recreation from his ardu-
Gus physical labors. The farmer may
his fields and gather his har-
vests. mana- his stock and dispose of
the products OF his iabors. without
e. book learning" hut IL he has this
learning. and has cultivated q taste for
or science, he has at his con
mand 3 recreation that viii prove an
inexhaustible source Of pleasure. There
are fisfy-two Sundays in q year. Each
Of these SUNDAYS should be . day Of rs
absolute rest as possible be
yond feeding and watering the stock,
and such necessary WORK. nothing
should b done on the farm during
tho long hours of each seventh day.
while the body b ~recuperafiu4 from the
honest toll that brought each
and fiber into PLAY ssd makes
the rest 50 grateful, . hook viii furnish
> delight nj tonic TO the mind that has
grown lethargic while the body has
grown weary So. through The long
wiater even ngs. when everything Il
boased. and there !. LITTLE % do bat
10 vat for the return Of SEED time
md harvest, . wet-~eieced library
b OF ipcstsmab)e value. A veil-direcsed
lore Of l~iteEsfure viii do msn than
sax1t else 20 refresh tho exhsneed en-
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