The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-01

ceeded without an educatloh, ~ "o'
that the son will be so fortunate.
II has been said that "a little KNOW.
ledge Is a dangerous thing" ana SO .no
inference Is that considerable kno"ieuse
comes not amiss i'm the battle OF liie'
There are many instances where tne
father has left the son a goooly sum "a
money, a small fortune. III mas pe.n
squandered and when the son nau 10 Ieiy
upon his own efforts, he lacked the very
necessary element Of education 10 MAKE
himself valuable.
An instance / call to mind.
A Young man of my acquaintance not
MANY years ago was left a snug sum OF
money. He could draw his check for
thousands. Added to this was an estap-
lished business which only needed atten-
ton and ordinary business management.
A fast life with the usual attachments and
the fortune vanished. Today he Is en-
ployed in a very ordinary position and
receives for his services the muniiicent
sum of rs a week. He has no education,
not even Of the intermediate kind, As ne
always 'hated to go to school,"
Speaking about education, how many
people are there in this city who have any
idea of the merits OF that excellent insti-
tution of learning known as the FRIENDS
SCHOOL,
Now,reader, what is your opinion judg-
ing from the name and what you have
casually read from time to timer You
know, perhaps, that the Friends school
was founded by a man named Moses Brown
more than a hundred years ago, and that
his son Obadiah many years since endowed
Il with $780, 900 In cash, besides acres oil
land situated at a high and healthy emil
nence, dotted with picturesque groves Oh
sturdy oak, and that the school was des-
tined to educate Quaker children.
That is all right so far as 1t goes.
Happily il was mentioned by the phil
anthropic donors in their Instructions 10
the trustees that others beside Quakers
could enjoy the manifold privileges OF the
institution and SO the majority of the
hundreds of students are anything but
Quakers.
made a delightful visit 10 Ais SCHOOL
last Monday morning, and II l had the
space at my command could easily NIL a
nalI QOLtn COluIlns VI M W W. "As
recital of what / saw and heard. l had
no adequate idea of what the school was
like. 1 found In the first place, in the
person of Principal Augustine Jones, the
secret of the great success attained by the
institution, and why it is in the front rank
of progression which marks the times In
which we live. / could not help thinking
as / listened to him and observed his
-. t1A.l k4wgA a. Qaah a nra nd
school he was. For 10 years this gentle
man has successfully piloted the grand
old ship of learning. which bounds along
so steadily on the pillows OF prosperity.
It is not fulsome praise or iattery when
1t is asserted that it seemed to me that
Mr.. Jones was a model for all young men
to emulate.
put him down as o live, up-to-date
man.
While sitting In the reception room ak
ing a mental photograph of Principal
Jones and noting the air OF elegance and
art which pervaded the apartment, my at
| tention was called to several things, a few
of which, before i refer to the school,
would like to mention. Hanging on the
wall was a painting by an artist OF emf
nent note. The painting represented ar
iceberg with the vessel in close proximity
| to it, on board of which the artist sat while
| he transferred to canvas with wonderful
exactness the glacier With all it's lights
and shades. The painting wasn't very
| large, but when / enquired the value of II
I was informed that $4,000 was thu
| figure, but that on account OF the Incl
| dents connected with its history that 4
would not be parted with at any price
| What other thing do you suppose inter
| ested me? In a little glass covered case
was shown some of the identical lilies o
| the valley which were placed IN the cofir
| of John Bright by England's queen.
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Another thing which attracted my at
tention was a clock which stood II
the corner so arranged as to be al
| electric automatic monitor. At speci
| fed intervals a signal Is transmitted to l.
| different rooms at a time to notify tn
teachers what study Is in order or whei
| IL Is time for change or recess. That l
| doing things with the precision OF clock
work thought I, ard thus another reason
was apparent why everything was unde
| such perfect discipline and order.
Upon invitation OF the principa
started with him on q tour of the insti
tuition and found myself at last in the Gu
pola of the original building in the cente
of the wings which have from time +,
| time been built out from 1t. At an emin
ence OF 1872 feet above tide water an excel
lent view was obtainable Of the countr
round about, portions of several State
being spread out in magnificent order.