The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-27

a friend Of ours has notion that. II
ever good fairy or a lucky hit should
m ke him lord Of a million, be VIII e.
labiish bran new professorsnip at our
University. He proposes to call IL tho
Chair OF Common Sense lie does not
aspire To occupy IL himself. And al
though ne knows many thousands VIII
Oficr themselves for II, chiefly from the
most ignorant, ne Is appiehsn:s,iiSS liiat
~ VIII long remain vacant. Stiil he IN
dulses his dreams ana fancics, and III
sists that the time VIII come when 1t viii
be filled
This friend Of ours talks OF inscribing
over his front door: Fear God, and keep
His commandments, for this is the whole
duty of man. He proposes then, 10 treat
the human body ar "A machine. aud give
H. a brief study. a IN all machinery ne
aims 70 get the greatest amount or power
with the least consumption Of fuel, ana
10 apply his power. with the greatest Ct
feet Every boy shall have an engine,
which he shall call by MS own name.
and fire up. keep IN order, ana WORK, AS
a representative Of himself. SO he and
his engine viii be kept IN splendid WORK
ing order together lie Will supply MS
furnace with combustihle fuel, and his
stomach with digestible food and not
treat himself worse than his engine. lie
VIII not allow his grcte-bars, MS chin-
neys. or his vents 10 be cloSged or sluh-
ed; but will keep all clean ana clear.
Every part Of his machine will be kept
in bright and reliable condition; and his
own loins girded and his lights burning.
So our friend thinks the student and the
machine Will be mutual helps His MA
chine and himself shall be kept for pur-
poses Of education and not to play circus.
TO raise funds or advertise the insutu-
ton
For this branch Of the course our friend
would have a brief catechlsm of health
and one Of machinery. with n goOd
start the brother Is OF the opinion that
nature. herself Will indicate the way ana
be full OF suggestions-al pointing 70 q
wise, robust and happy manhoOd-mehs
sana in corpore sano.
And yet our crank has other notions
He regards the Holy Scriptures as quit
as distinctly from the Lord OF Nature
the Creator, as the Solar system, am
all creation. As revelations OF the law
that gCtern individuals and nations; am
themselves offending illustrations, ln
spiratiOns and headlights as supplying
wants and necessities OF human nature
So he would have the Bible taken as the
very basis Of education and its unmiNed
and unadulterated and unprofess iOnal
truth as the necessary food OF heart aud
mind Next I'm order he would have the
Book OF Common Prayer as the most
rseful and wisest compilation put to-
gether by human head and banda ---
OF fashion and a mould OF form.
His other Text Books are Of his own
selection We give them without COM
mentary: Acsons Fables. Horace-eX-
purigated: Caesars Commentaries: Shake
speare, entire; Don Quixote; Montaigue's
Essays: Bacon's Advancement Of Know
edege: Thos. A. Kempi, Tom Jones,
Burns.
For collateral reading, he suggests
Mother Goose" "The Arabian Nights"
Robinson Crusoe" and John Bunyan.
and. The Title Pages and Indexes OF Cur
rent Literature. Along with The course.
the professor is 10 wage the most in
dustrious, healthy. honest anl persist
ent use Of the eyes, ears. powers OF OBJ
servation, and Judgment as field work
and class exercises As substitute for
metaphysics he will use Webter's Una
bridged. His honorary degree viii be:
S. Ma Sensible Man.