The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-15

be 10 develop NOT diHttfcS. out SONHu
men: not to encourage profess
sionalism in athletic sports. but
to make them means by
which healthy development Of mind
and body is secured. Therefore. such
exercises are given as will Increase the
respirati0n. quicken the circulation Of
the blood, stimulate the abdominal Wis
cera. ard make the muscles and limbs
elastic. In this way. and IN this way
only, the gymnasium and physical ex-
ercise become valuable and necessary
factors in education.
4 wiser ulteraDce could not rave
been promulgated by an institution Of
learning. As our old friend. the Jewish
Rabbi. used to say: Every word Of 1t
weighs a pound Every clause Of II
is as applicable to general education as
TO physical culture, and the Faculty
and Board OF Trustees will do well 10
keep it all before them while they study
and seek to perfect the new degree OF
Bachelor Of Arts: which degree Is. as
we understand IL, TO marx the
well taught (BeLe DCctus) the
well-devoloped man, fit and fur
nished 10 assume theresponsibilities. and
enter upon the duties Of life. This Is
the preliminary and preparatory de
gree. This IS the stage and status. when
/ the human mason (the A ina Mater IS
to pronounce his foundations rightly
! laid, well tiied. true and trusty. Her
/ first aim is TO make the young man feel
and appreciate his powers and capabili-
ties. and know the great privileges and
possibilities Of moie manhood: 20 make
him a citizen of the world, and at all
times a lord Of creation. The Alma
Mater proposes. first, ito develop not
athletes physical or intellectually, but
sound men. And her work being done
she proposes TO stand up and say TO all
the world: This is man.
His eyes have been opened.
lie has learned to love light. knowl-
edge and yiitue. He has learned to
look up and see around him. and IN
derstand some Of the great reasons why
Life is worth living He has put on
the "TOCa NIrilis OF character and in
tellect. And so he may enter upon bis
special calling. We would like 10 have
some new title for this new degree, so
honorable to the recipient, 50 credilable
to the University. The man who at
taius il is no athlete. 10 professional.
but "a Master of the Art OF All Arts
Ars Jcne &C be0fc TircRdf
An athlete. Ct "circus artist. as he Is
called. j. full OF instruction TO the edu-
Gator of himself or others. If exercise.
training and wlse management-diet
and discipline-can reach such strength
and grace and beauty. such symmetri-
cal and perfect development Of the
physical man. what may not right in
structiOn and exercise accomplish for
the inner man. Once we were all IA
miliar with old DIT. Howard s annunci-
alton. The statue of tine soul is the
true measure of the mau. ~
The Univerlty claim, that it is q col
legc a colleges. chat it takes 4 fairly
educated student. and hy deepening.
frightening. expanding. aud IN every
way peIlechng his knowledge. hi.
vision, and bis power, makes Lin full
ard complete:
Whole as tho moihlc; f1undcdas the rock
as broad and general as the casing air.
Or, IN the language # the gYmna-
stun: a sound man
To our mind The catalogue of the
| University. no more than that of any
other school or college. contemplates a-
its first AMI greatest aim hlgn cduca-
ton indeod-ihe true AID natural
and healthy development of large
hearted and larse-mInded manhood.
An educational institution is aud must
be- a nursery. aud is first great aim
and business should be- the awakening
OF the whole natures and the prepare.
ton of the divine material for It's pur-
poses aod adaptation: for the form and
stamp. Office ard commission that iu
the Providence Of God awaits IL that
1t may bear tine Tilt hammer Of adver-
sity ana stand the changing seasons Of
life without waste or c0rlOsiOn-
"soDieAtcr mcm.'
We could write long on this theme.
LOagG est igjuria: Tonga q ambdges.
We content Ourselves with pro
pounding few heterogeneous
Is there not "a danger tnat We may
sink the higher ideas of manhood IN
professionalism s.
M3yn'ta man be made only law
yer, Only doctor. only "a professor
and as such is be not - deformed
thing :
What school in the University lpsy-
cholOgicallyl. bv its exercises. IN.
creases the respiration. quickens the cir
cuidfiOH Of the blood. stimulates the
abdominal viscora and makes the mus
Giles and limbs eiasucy
To cur mind. the bill Of fare and or
der of exercise looks hiserably ury, IN
tellectual. and professional. And yet
we believe il Is about the best III
the land. These curricula would be
dangerous. if the boys would submit
TO them. But fortunately our growth
is too vigorous and rank 10 take the
trimming. shaping. moulding aud
distoIting that the educational ma
chimes would subject them to.
We grIeye 10 say that throughout
this land the stimulaats most common
and almost universal are selfish am
bllion and ayarice. TO read an essay.
Or make q speech. or be paIaded IN pub
lie halls with q baud Of music, and have
their names published. and their mod
csty fatally damaged. this is The promise
aud hope that increases the respiration.
lQulckens the circulation or the blood.
stimulates the abnOrmal yiscera, &c.
&c. g.: while the various branches OF
knowledge are treated as the drudgery
to be endured 90 reach these great.
pompous aud vain results. And the
successful students. instead of love.
publish their hate for the various
branches of know ledge to which they
have been introduced
the successful students and laureates.
in their q. says and speeches tell us Of
the horrors OF ihe branches of learning
they baye followed. nd show us clio
Quently what they have learned to bate
and ~ ilico % escape from. IL is for
the hearers acd spectators to observe
aud ask. What have these students
learned 10 love?
ANY institution that has kindled no
love ci knowledge, pure. simple ard
urselh,b. no reverence for man; no de
lghl ia intellectual work. nor a,pira
ton for real high hfe, hos been and is
fraud AMI failure.
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