Nevada County picayune., 1888-04-11


 thought, let him throw aside his books and leave the study to engage in the sports of the field. Let him forget the ordinary cares of life and throw himself into the arms of love and joy. Let him submit himself to the spell of the magician, Nature, whose charms are the songs of birds, the fragrance of flowers and the sun light of the skies. Let him delight in manly sports and muscular power, remembering at the same time, that mans mission in life is higher than the mere exhibition of feats of strength and daring. And, finally, let him develop, in the first years of his life, 2 physical constitution that will render his nature bouyant and cheerful, and support the mind in her seyerest application and gran dest achievements. Then he will have completed one part of his edn- cation.
 But there is another of vast impor- tance that requires attention in the evolution of life and character. It is the proper development of moral nature the rendering manifest the Divinity in man. He is poorly edu- cated who is educated in books alone. He is unfortunate who has grown from childhood to manhood without the benefits of moral instruction - He is to be pitied who has no love for the good-no taste for the beau tiful. Indeed, exalted intellectual faculties should be appreciated; but unless they serve as the soul 8 mirror to reflect the noblest traits of character they are rather to be depreciated than desired. Let us contemplate for moment the destiny of Aaron Burr, the man of accomplishments and address. Ma tue had endowed him with an impe- rial mind, but had neglected his heart. The instruction of his child hood was mental and not moral.- ] The result was that, through life, his l garments were stained with dishon- esty, treason, and slaughter. He rcveled in the light of his own gen jus to a good old age, and then, pass ed some of the last hours of life in prison gloom. It must have been a sad spectacle to see the man whose farewell address to the senate had drawn tears from the fathers of the Republic, now crouching in felons cell. To behold the man who was once an empires pride, now his country's shame, Let the unhappy end of this man serve as an eternal warning to the youth of America. i Parents and teachers, look to the moral welfare of the child. Inculcate upon its mind principles of justice, morality and truth. Teach it that there is dignity and grandeur in life. That,
 "'Tis not all of life to live,
 Nor all of death to die. v
 And. when the faculties have been so cultivated that the man is govern ed in all things by moral rectitude l; when the heart has been so uttered that it melts into sympathy and love at the sight of pain and suffering, we may say that the second part of edu- cation has been finished
 We now come to intellectual edu- cation, or the discipline and develop ment of mind To me. it me ans nothing but thorough training of the faculties which enables man to use them successfully in life. Such prep aration of the mind as fits him for the duties of the husband, father and friend. But l forbear. As the sub feet is too broad for successful treat ment in short space of time. shall conclude with a few more remarks Whether a man should be scientist or a linguist I shall not assume the province of determining, but do not agree with Mir, Spencer that science should be studied to the neglect of language nor with others that Ian guage should be studied to the ex- clusion of science. Both are neces- sary clements in finished educa- ton. Man needs the one to give him depth he needs the other to give him polish and address. Gen. uine intellectual education compre- hends q knowledge of nature of art {; of books: of men and human affairs. To its progress, there is no end; for the intellect is king and the world is his nmnirn To the man nf literary