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2] a cotariny Achols with pompous nomoes an ;fm‘l!l:l‘flll:\nwnln, ‘cacluolng o bost to provent, tho Tatabtiviunent o’ any, nustitution rondor und, bellor, fhe travelosassiving i s Gt o ol eatlwny conting e inte, and b v hnfl i whiel flicro In cmbarked more capttal than ity v wient for millfons of jirople, T O . for Tutiticey idioiny dasty duiby andd blnd, nay oven for o paupor and (g crjmlual, i T Duds tera palaeea, 1fe vislts tho collego Puliimg foryoung 1aen of townd mind and ecrieat Jirponty {hio “earekt {reastiros of il Biatoy nivd o vty fuds thesn fu vilo Larracks, Lo luspecty oy A ATEN AND WOMER AXLUMS TOM AIEN AND WOSES wlio Ao nover wors 10 ha wkefil, ud dids hom pro- yvided with most perfeet ayatems of lieathng and ventila- tion, o vislls tho dorniftorics, recitation and lectiee oais whero 1o ahd move thie young et wlio aro to mako or iy the State, afd o s them witle ayz- tonn of Leablng wiitoh vitiate the air, and with i yontintlon, Eanmbning etilt tuvther, he fAnds tha tho inmates of tho. neylume havo good food, well yreparcd 3 ho Anda- thiy dumales of - colleges et Srully supplied with poor foad, budly prepared § e s youus wet oF gedentary and sebolatly pur- ity living 4 families where vinegar and gronso aro comblued Dy the worat covkery in (b world to formn Wiet, whick would destroy (o ftotacha of wood- choppers, . Inauiticiens, wt utoliectual training at niost of theno plagen 19, the ‘mysxm Lrudtting I8 i worre, for Lt tends to thako the grent body of sludents ph. 1 weal, and_morbld, 1afier than slrong ieca ol oo LoUgUE and burdy bibwacks againss political foNy. And fnatly, there lins como by {hio provaillng sys- i, - = 4 A CHAMPING OF TIH INTELLECTUAT DEVELOPMENT ‘moro unforfunato that wrudueed by povorty, For i teso fatflatious”drow (hcle, nultiinent ity from wectarlan effort, {he cotitrolling fdea bo- et et tbonsih wnd 0k fIsdnal RXowitl, AN & Tesult, eaeli young muy heard only Professors o hly Vv Eeet, of thene nfiinted witls it, It philosaphy, Dis hisloty, s llterature, was eact in the seel moud, Tho maiiy’ result, was unt 80 much fo- eduento the Founs s ki A ta wart ity ity was ull the woro natural beeauso tho varlons wecta found their collogen conveutvnt mrylume for thelr uneatisfuctory pastors, and thefr professorabipn comfurtabie shiolyos for meit hot succoasful in their Dulpits, This wap rondered all the marg caoy by tho Current supwestiion that muddiuees botokous depth, amd that i€ o clergyman bo a dull preacter, hie fs probably n profound scholar, The result of this wus That the realy strong men holding Professorships wers humpered by ficompotent, taen, whoss wiin Tatction wan to Liear young men ¢ parrot ' text-books by toto dn_tho reeitatfon roow, and to denounce “ecloneo falsely s called” fn tho chapol, varylng {Leso uvoentions by goiuy around iha countey de- ol overy nttempt st a better ayalui ug gadiess, and passing sound the cunttibution-boxea n behalf of.dio bud xyntem thoy ropreschitod, Buel ik Lo main onlline of_the deselopment of the Americau system of college fisteuction, sud if it re- nlb it g Ll adte ungatisfactory, ita present wondle Hon I8 mortifyivg, fadvaneed cacution old one, “Phinsystom ofadvancel edication js now an old one. 710 s has arrtsod when 1t niay bo Ty nud fulrly fudged, It 45 10t & new of yobug plaut an many Toudly vuppomo, 1t hna heon tovoloping more thun w0 years, By this time, I ang, we iy expect a preal stzong growth, a fuxhrstnes b Hloows and trult e, Dut what du wo eco? Lot mo sun up with & Tow fucts universally scknowledged, A# to umiversi- fien, our provadifig sect system ks futied th 230 seary todevnlop une which ronis with institutions bearing that o in the othor great civilizod botlons, somo of thew of far moro rccent ercation {lak OUT Owil. ko Univewsity of Berlhn In youugor thaw 8 multitudo of our Americau collegess it wan brought up to it highest phunacle by & nition erushed by uational dix- nster, and by financisl ond military burdens, yet 1o one will clafm that wo bavo 1 duntitution of auvanced {ustruction to bo campured with ity s toschooin of meluniead aud elvil engineoring, wo aro doveluping somo which aro dung excolien ok, but wo have not us yet ono whicl wil toko rank with the multitude of such eoliools en the Contiment. Tomay nothiug of such institutlons as tho French Eeolo Paolytechuique, wo havo 1o wivhnead Relivols to compeio with revont ereations b Btuligart, Curlruhs, eud Zurdeh, “Aa fo Lalioratorlos, all tlicap Years of work fis Amer— foi, sunluly shaped’ by the provallivg systemy kave fatled to givotis ong o comparo for & noment, with sevoral tecently orected st Lesprie, Bevlln, Heldellerg,. Atuulcl, aud cirowhere by Governinunt oil, . i ta mucauras of tho mebatido erts, all our collee~ {iom combined wonld ba us pnnll dustof tho balaueo when compired (o thy Couscrvutolro des Acia of Meticza aTout colleetlons benting on tho voclais Hdus- trie, it we wero to add together il that our Auerienn pyatim by accumutated and nuitiply tho sum by Uhousuds, wo_bhotld bave notbie (© apprasels tha Kehools recently ercated by the Engilsh Guyernment ut Houtls Kemdugton, Ak to vurious branchos of fustruct$is wo havo mony men in veund {0t -est in Lucope, bat tor w: ety ksalem 10 IV BLOY 10 cumbition, they Lave' Slnmoat antiroly lzcked op- mity, Awericau students havd been forcod to iminaao thelr most advonced Audien abroad, Lven ny {o (.4 which is nesrost uw, 2o full professorohip of Amezivan history buy ecn i operation in our Jamd, a study this bistory youug met huve gono to sit at tho et 0f Laboulayo al Paviy, Nettst ov Darli, aud Iingeleyut Bogiish Catabriize, X 1038 i view of such & megto growlh fu over 260 years under thu provalliug syetem that I prosent the Toitowing, us " THH FUNDAMENTAL TROPOBITION af (Ul pager: o s, provaatan for adeancad_edueation s tha ) tuafes inat be e by thie yeowlo ab e, act- faa Gl their Xationul wiid Stalo Lewislatitre, (o can Voo il mointan ianitutions Jor the Tilier inelyites fuony fully cquliped wid frce froi wcharn contral, il fizst, 1 argue (it e past 11A0vy and present adilion of ko iglior education in tho United Statea Arous.s a slrong presumption in favor of muking it a aiator of il b vivll -von, Totuer Uian leaving 1t 10 The prcvailiing oyatem of private reelaisi aciluli. 6 Listory uiroudy givete ctrimnly orouses & pre- sumnption aguinet (he osisting systew, bul that pre- sunigtion Is gretly uirongthiencd by notleng whnt han Toen dunie wnder the heainiz:g of tho plun T now ad- | vocate, ho plun under waich the eltfiens of tho varl- ous Slates of tho Unlted States Lave teken ndvaucod aduention nto thicic own elargo aud control, Touks bziully over this history of u beller oifort, FILE FINST GOOD ATTISEY Loyivoto this country o troo university, as disiin- gai-ucd from the Amerlean, doterioratios 'of the L gce. win nade by Stato action $n tho croation o alveruliy of Virginta, Tho yrevafling soctarlan system profited notat all by this vsample, Tho great unfvecsilies of Gormauy crow $246 thotr modors wiato, aurscrics of 1ho lova. of fearnitug und to Jove of frecdom, bpy the eectarian Lollego Uystum of Ameriea, wont on mulliplying iho usunl pour imitations of Ehglish coileges when public civil actlon was ugaih resorted L0, nud gavo tho bigin- pbgof unolher nlyerilly: (o comtiel Lounty of the Nuilonal amd 8tato Guvernment, wholy adminin- ferol, gava (0 (e country flie University of Michigan, e fo sclentilic and technologlesl fustruction, our country walted for yeara ciler sieh advanced fustriic. wae given fu Eutope, but there camoonly seattored and bio efforts aud tho fest groit ond_comprehenaive which guve s Collego for Applied Heluaeo ip avery State in 1o Unfon, was estabipied by tho Con= siresdonal eet of 1662, eupplementod by (NS vavious dclu of tho Stats Legtolstures, Ae to e (Huslration of Nutural Sclence, tho ation $h the United Slites thal lus acknows ghont th world 19 the ono fostered by the cful ounty of the Hkato of Muesachisolts, ut Ganbridge, Snd g to cditeation fu moroli—that very education of what I best fn taou, Vhiels 13 clalod wi tho espocial Fugion (glre of the prevalliug weclarian systom 3 (o ouly iustitution which is generally recognized as Eirong cnongl to fapréxs tboi e wholo fcaching ; o Fense of Aty strong cuough tohold. i own egatiat tho Smuoval (idess of these times 3 tho ouly ono whicls, whew gradututes of all_other Inftliutlons fafl, 14, commou conactt, appealod to, to glve managees to onr SoHTiyn wiio whil o} Dlundor,—inveetiitam of ot ‘Tifnea whowil ot lie,—tegotiators with our Tndluy o il ot cheat, 13 tho Govornment Collego ot Went Toist, ¢+ THRRECUDLIOAN METIOD Lt I arguo next {hus that ureful publio provision by the peoplo for thelr own syeton of adveuced - stenchion 1o the ouly Nopublican uud (e ohly enic- weatds mothol, ¢, Witio X Lull witli Joy supplomentary private gifts when not uced o8 fetteen, T mnlutuin that thero eou be 00 syHlem mora unropublican thinn that by which a na- tion or Blute, In cousideration of 4 few hundisda of thounands of dollars, delivers over its syalem of nd. yanced inefzuctfon, (0 bo contrallod wud Tltod by the Qoguine und whimiogs of living douors of dead losto- tara, Tt mora thnn ono natlon, dead Liauds, slretching ont from graven elosed generntions goue, Lave luln with deudly chill upon lusthutiony for adysnved fustrue bon duriug conturics, More than oo fnstitution {u our awu country by foli (Wi gop and obill,, Tuv progress of civilization Jn tha OM Warld uhive tho Erench Bevolution of 179 ina touwed more_and 3uwre to 1he buthiug vp of s edncation in accordanico with tho nieeds of [1ving men rather tian fhio sniivipations of dvad wen, My porition is slmply, that if wo aro to govern ourkeives In unything, wa nugbt {o gavern oursaiven fu thin, wud that 1€ fu 1ot tews of fur loss importance wo will nov ablow our rights, ilutios, nud wants to by decided upon by (hls or that fiving’ man, wo cerfululy ouglit nof, i v matler of atichs vast [uiporianoe ns tlip bigher cdiication of our ihildren, to ullow nur rights, dutics, sud wants (o by deelded tpon by {his or that dead 1noh, “Again Lurgo that publlo proviston, hat s, the de- clufon und provision of osch ganeraiion as 10 ita 0w advauced cducation, 16 alone worihy of Ul DIGNITY A8 OF What ssould_bo thought of w St fuild e Stafo-oubo from 1ly Stato 4 tho oslcuslblo ground { tho donar ant houorublo (0 tho Biate, viduals fo butld it Bhould v not huve oxuctly typleal of whal 14 exhibited in the provalling Eysteim for udvancud fosteuction? Wo shuuld protably, IF forbimato enotylh o st sige thing ut all, {‘lx?ui’ after & ceutury, nu edisle perfently fypival of what bas Leen given 8 nrder oue wimikic eystem In advanced education f—n Tonwm fower of Urlck herag @ Gotblo splre of sluno theroy o Greek cdiment of soud hero{ o Tenalrautics cupoln of iron hero s n Dorde coluiuit OF porphyry nest s Corluthhi ol of aaniatons=-ta WL DDl Lscatio 210 ouo had glven wnything so Jimblo—lislls too wmall, anl doorwaya too uirrow, aud windows askew, In ac- Corduncewts thls of (i deidt waws whiinoy, Tt i u 4110 Toan,. Buppodd that yio reully ok oup hualding thus construeted, what would, bu thonght of tho policy which should ldve to Slate’ bullduig this ercelud (o b contralled forover, as o its ocanpatiey and use, by ving aud doad donors, unriout wnd dnod, 5ud by thele guudicy of iwy rollgious und svcular, forciblo and feoble,’ crudo and thoughtful, Blirevrd pud uhourd ¢ Aud it thissatons Ja ingoupaliblo witls State ani Nottousl ddiguity a3 regadds u more. pile of stono and quartar, how imuch morewo, whon thers 18 concornud th Lutls fug of un edifice mndo of Mo Liest brains und Dzaets of Lyitg men, nd tio control of a groat systeu In uilits beunelics, lor the encrollons, castiry, nid, on grisate it 1 ool for of cvauced vlueat ‘entlrs witioh—ior ul Agaluy T s et Oy o prévislon can " PRIVATE O0FEA D arislULA YLD, Wolaye Nzd b our counlry wony nolle cxamplos of munificenca toward instltuliotn of ddvadeed fn. strictlon, but ho one """‘[ atemA o Havo sitninintod Citém no miuch hn the publle mmnmnt’nm which have arisod alsourslon and afforded. obiootd’ to which cil12008 of ull,crecds cold cbutribitlp us o putriotlo uty, "W3io ns an axamplo tho Congreantonal peant. ot 1831 to Natlonal Gullegos for selentitio and Industrial fn- uteuction, Fhe recons reporin of Ho- Unitoi Blatos Commiosfonar of Lidneatimishows that gfits havo becn amgregated shont teuo nuclel (o tho aniount of vyer $%,000,0c0, Xl mo rofor to on exsmple within the Hiato of Now ¥orks Lho nallonnl grant wan couoon- traled wpon ono_ institution, tha Gornell Univetily, ‘Thid oneotrnged tioughthil sad horal men tu hoyn that romndihing vorthy of tho flato. might be bullt sion {hat foundatlon, and tho remult i that in olght yenru tioro buva boew added ta_ that endusrmont, yri~ Yato giftu la tha value of over $1,600,000, and so fatns X ) 1 eau fewrn oo of theo gifls Wanld havo leen nludo ut for tho oblect afforded by tho ualtonal prant, I argtin noxt that by lHueral publia gnhis viond cAn onr privats endowinents bo wisely direoted or FOONOMICALLY AGURKAATAV, No ono converuant with tho hintory of_advauced n- atritoglon n this country eun_havo fafled to noto tho inoffably abasind way fn Wil Tugo pitta for ad- 18y ~;}l unlrm':llun Liavo been fritterod awny undot the valling systen, fnemfia hardly a Blate fn {lio Unlon whero tho sy Jargo nid amal, it ltve boon aeattarod hinong nmultitide of petty Jiaitution callod collegen nnd unlvorsition wonld not have produced vne funtitution of grent publiv valno hud thoso glita beeu direciod to ong object und aggregated abant oue nuclous, Compure two Wosl States Iyl near edch other, —Ohio and Miehigan, Thb Ktate of Ulifo has hiad every advantago over itw nofthem nulglibor o to popitla ton, soil, wealth, communioation with tho seaboard, and 'priofily of comploto ovetipation § bul as repards udvancod sduention §b stumbled juto _tho polioy of saattcred | denomfational sectaran begrrs, “I'he State of; Michigan teok its Natfonnt greant—de veloped tpon flat & Siate Univetsity—und from tino to thmo it State Logislature hus ddded Judiciousiy to Now Iook at tho reaults, Tho great Blate of Ollo Das within its bordora ot ono cullego or_ university et oquipped funy fespect, nob ono whicl rikca aliove tho third or foush thass, On tho othor Had, tho state of Micligan_lias n hole universlty of the vory fitst Fk, with over 1,000 studonts, sud whst i of sast hnportiice, tho presenco of aiich an dnatitution I sirongthioued tho whole aystem of piibile Insteuc tion throughaut tho Stato, No Htate hne & moro ode collogos supposted ~ by mirablo - serfes of prinury nuh'nhunln. h:;:'.l ‘llnug Normal 8:hwol ranks anion, to hor Ageicultural Collose, Tho eyae doe tom na bom proonaced by gt meu rom othier Slutes tho vest n tho Unlun, wnd tua wholo se- erot of Jta oxcollonce u fhat by wizo’ and libaral jogie= Iutton, stimulus ond direction were glven tu privalo endowment. Tho differenco bebween tho two Sintes I Xinve named fn, thit i Alichigan o public ondovment pave atotesmanlike diroction Lo privale endowment, wittlofn Ollo, sllsus friltered awiy sana scotlerad o= tyvson thn clamors and intrigues of gects and logalitles, So imuch for tho direotion of endowmonts=look now ot thelr aggregation, Twke the fuctw us thoy Atand 3 1 will mention cuses woll lLnown. A weal dongming tonal colloga in ono of onr Hiatea Han recelved front frlend & groat toleseope worthy of tho presteat insti- tution in the worll ! but hurdly suy ouo else bus given thio fnetitution auytidng—thero 18 no gft of a well- eqnipped otacevatury or provisiou for nu observor, auidl thy tulescopo mbghi e woll be in Japan, 0n tuo other band another denomiuutional ‘collega hiau recelved the ‘zm of a splendld observatory ; but 110 ong has ndded a gift of mouey for a tulescops and ollier inatruments, Bo the provailiug systow gives o it.ono college s neclesy toluscopo and at auoilier B useloas Observitory, L know of another evominationnl inatitution which Jink rec.1ved n splandld guologiead collection, but e it lias o {rovlon foe.a o1 oglcal aLosutury o or s - owpledl professor, thy collection for, ull dciottifie. puir~ posea §a w mere ilinsfon, 1 Xuow another denom'natlonnl inatitution which ree aeyed fron u Jenotn’nat:onal friohd & kplendid fior barlum; but from tiie duy 3t was recelvod it hos novor beon uscd, for tho reuson 1t no other mewmber of the ‘denomination b provided a Professorship of Botany, I Xnotv anothior fustititlon of ths kiud which hns rocelved an excellent collection in minoralogy, but all nppealy from thy denomiuution 19 wirich 1€ holoags Tavo folled to scuro an endowed Yrofessvrrlip of Aotallurgy, and it would be money saved Liad tia ool Iuctfon nover Licen taken ont of the eartls, : Comparo {bis with the exumplo I lave just men- tioned, The nntion gavo o tuodeate grant of land for & noiveralty to tho Ktate of Michijan: 'Che Slute Ley- islature added to it judlciously, Thus was bullt up ouo grent institution, “Tuo result Is that, from varions parts of tho Stato and from other Gates, gifts Luvo Peth apgrexated about (o nuclens thns formed, Thus was provided both a telescopa and au oborvulory,< {liva hug ts 1L tary beon enlarged,~thus worn dovols oped its iltustrative collections, "Fhoy are s matter of Btuta coneern and Btate pride, andIndividval gifty cumio it frow all sides more and moroe to supplement pubilo pifts, ‘Tho B3noin alers degres may Lo sosn in several other univorsltfes ; tho anly dinlulty in thess casas in thut public gifta bive beon tuo swall to kive the public syotein a fafe und Tull trial, L T argue noxt tit onr oxisting publia echool systen leads as Jogicnlly and necessardly to tha - XENDOWNENT OF ABVANCED INSTRUOIION, For yeara tho prevalent Amertenn practieo lina di- vorcod £ priwdry sid socomisry edication from ad vanced educatlon, Nover was o &ystem woro illog- foul 3 never di 4 Bystou moro fally whow its nreason by its resuila, - Go {0 suy toachiors’ institute—oven in Blates whera fhio pubile schiool syatem f st doveloped ;. you shatl find thyt tho Discelors emplosed lo condiict it aro abliged to ground multitudes of teachers in munttera which chidren of 10 yoars, under a good systen, undoratand, colloge exumination-roony, and you sball find that teachers in tho publle sehools—entlcavoring 10 onter our colleges—aro constautly rcjected for tho aurd bluniders in Elmplo Orthography, gram= mar, and geography, G0 1o our publio achoola and you shnll find thnt, whilo tho toachee io_administecing Euglish gramnine thoaretically to a few seholurs by formal parsing and ewticss memorlzlugs of ruilee, e is, by Wy ordfusry couversition, teaching his wholo selicol to outrage every rule of grawmiatieal specch, You nalz, why 1hin tow lovel in our gront publin wchuol systont . I ani@ 7 almply becaune your teaok are, 05 o ruly, are tho: @ hose aulture sud power hava bocu gelned only in thet ublic schools, zud Luvo utop- red ierc, A4 a vulo tho teacher is 100 oflon o puplt wwho has barely Jearued cnough i the ashiool fo bo pissed by u tural echiovi-commilice, It I8 simply Wiyceding fand dn, und that system of brordiug will deatroy auy race, whethor of Kiugs, toachers, vr eastw of burden, . Go now 1o auy Gorman publie school, even fhe Lumblest; no foxl-book purroling thero—uo mero work by rolo, Why? Diciuss trength aund vigor uro poured inlo them couelanily s not from other nchools f llke rank, bub from sormal achdola aud universitios, s Whien wo attempt fo divoreo advanced from prelim- nnry education we are simply perslnling In cutting iho muss of branches ziid boughs nud.blogsoms of education from the trunuk, and sihion wo siieeeed in reariug goodly trees by peratatontly sawing off all theie upger trowiland leaving (hs bara trunk, they aml ol 1411 thon can we have gooidly eysters of primary aud recoudary publio sehools, while we cut off from them the whola dovelopmaut of highor edugation, Apsin T cile tho St of Micligan, I Univoislty, In which §1a wholo sywtem of publle jueiructton c\)- minntcs, bns shed gt aud lifo tnlo fts bigh schoold, und theso ngain into the preat maes of sodondary and primary sehiools, The bust gradunlen ara constuntly folng into tho tencheralips of ho high cohools aud thelr heat ?“p"’ into chorgo of tho Erlmlr: Athoolk, ‘ThesoInst In thely turn send up thelr beat meu through Intormedinte grades lo tho, Unfverslly. 1he reault A nyetemn of which 1o wholo Stata is hicoming proud, and ono which puls to slionie the feeble anarcliy pros Vadiling iz Die eduention of mont of ler alsler Siated, 10 thiezo hould Le publiv provielon foruny adtica- {lon at all, it shonld be a good provision ; and tliers cany bo 10 good yrovislon for uuy part of o system of pablo lustruction whick doea not dovelop every purt Tully, and all paris hurmoniously, Lo be 6 gool uye- tens, it muat Lo o Jiving symtem’; aml it cannot be a livitig systom unfess it growth 'ba completo, It fls Lighest parts aro loft o wither, s trunk ond roots Wil wither also, Agnin T arguo that tho extstiug system of publfo ene dowinants for adsauced education {1t amglters roluting fo thy military and nayal survico lesds logienlly 10 Juklie provialdn for udvauced education fu mulisrs xo- ting fo . TOE CIVIL BERVION ;V: o of the nation, 1If the predervation of tho natlonsl Lomoris the ground for publlo provision in one ceso, it s the ground fu thie other, Noy, If the prescevation of the pational existenco $ the ground in. ou ground ot lews tu 4iio oluer, Lho umber I mil- ury utit uaval servico is lesa thiny 20,000% tho number of ‘thuso fn eivil horvice, counting’ In national nud Btnto oficlals, 1 probubly’ten times tint aumber, oo whro' tho hop-linzard syslem of poblio nde yanced oducntion, doled out 10 u great natlon by ya- rlows ecols, has led 1w, Trom ouo eud of tho conntry to lhe othcr thiero 16 nob o regular pormunent pro- vision for advanced nstruction fu 1us history of tho United Blates, Look the whole mumber of 40D culloges throngh, “aud you not flud, save fn ono or lwo, eny regular provision for fnatvuction n Puiltionl Eeoriony antd Hocln Selence, “ake thy plainest result an regurds Soclal Bplenve, Neurly forty State Legiulutnres and neazly forly timea forty county und locat buards dealing it niottors ro- Jaibiig to pauperlem, crimo, lunacy, iloey, the enra of i deat, dinul, abd biud, mabilg provision with reyurd to thum at b cost of milonsipon millions, nud very ruroly with any fundamental atidy of tho quuse tlon fuyolved, Yoiulor s Hugland sulcrlug from or- rors in {heso respects mudo centuries ago, Hero aro our t}l\n\cl repeatiig many of the same orrors, o ‘Fuhv the nest slwplest reanlto as regarda Political Reletica, Lovk nt our Natlounl Leglsiattire, contpoad af strong niow, wud_patriotic men—biit 1o strohgest of thoun dlteh givo Up (o iéorios which tho most cupe- ful thinking of the world, aud the world's experlouce wu yecorded 1t hislory, lotg sinco exploded, Tiut the snalugy extinds beyond tho futornal affafrs of vdr Nutfon aid Biatea; it extonds to onr intorpal relutions, I dunot Bpenk of o diplomatio setvice, Ehaugh tho traut of highee knnwlodge witle refersnos tu that haw loty heen fel}, but Lallndeto an analogy of anathies kort forced upon s by theso (imos, Tutart agaln with {he prewises universully cons eaded, hut public provision s necossary to Ot nen to tako part in Warfaro by Inid aud sva—to bold our coivitry In tho position” sho ought to oooupy amang moiern nations, 18t the warfuro to which men aro educated at Weat Folut awd Aumapolls 8 not tho only warfuds between moern Alstea, "Lho greatcat mnndern warfara & rapldly becoming an industrisl wurfure, Yivory groat nation In r(-,uulll- nizingitils, Dul tho most siriking tiing aboul i {y u chungo In its wothuds, The ald ByAtem of waging war by tariffs and honnties §s yloldlig lo tho systens of developlug natioun] tuste atnl skifl by TROINICAL EDUOATION, Uint {4 tho mednlng of tlso great Exposltions of In- dustry of ' the Just twonty-tive yeurs, That Is tho mesning of al) tho grent Instituifons which wodern Bl wry providing for higher eduostion in (ho selenves bearlug upon the un industrles—educ tion to enablo nutiona to holt thelr vwi umong o oy Brates—uodutation fu elvil, mintog, s mechian- pgincrring—in tho applleation of nutural and ences 10 ngriculture sud manusagiuros— -which is slone orth; o case, it is tho, . % 'THE CHICAGO' DAILY In tho arlt of dosign a8 applied to tlio making of vnd rloub fabrica, 3 'I'lila - warfora 15 ronl ns theollith, "Thanarmy ene R"ffll‘lll 1t 10 lurger than In tho otlér, 1t In o1 our E1dn 8,000,000 atrong, ana the natlon Which loaves dde cation, regardiug It to Lo dribblata syhich can b wheeled out of individuals by sectarinn appeals, will A that {6 ian neglected 18 highet dutlon and abe “Aleated somo of Ha noblest fuuolivun, Amin £ arguo (hial not ouly does n tryio regard for v mateetal prosperity of [hefuntion damnstitl n mdrg vegular and thorough publle provislun for advaticed education, b that - . OUI IIGUIST POLITICAL INTENEKTH domind it 4 Trom ali rides como outorien sgafiist 1o debnko- ment of Amerdcan politica nud vspeclally againat gross miutorinl corrption, No doubl & grent pnzt of theso ctiesaro sthuiluted Dy seaudal litators and gonnn- {lon ntongers ; rllmlil silll remalus to give much fond for serious tiought, Now I anwert that, st n mle, onr fmblls men who Tiava Tocolved an advahcod eduention bayo nob ylelded 10 gross corrption, Undorstand tho asgortion, 1t i n0t tiat mon who hnvo ot hnd ,tho advanteges of on - advancad edumiion yicld pencrally 1o corrupt fufluencos—far from it 3 ‘aumo of (he noblest opponents of corrnption we have hiad hava beeu mon debarred by early poverty from thorough oducatfon, 1ut what Tansorl inaimply this, Go aony (o nten who (iagraco our .caintry by grobs outription— hether 1 Olty, Bate, o Nationsl” Connplls-and you ud (i great innfority of them of” Lo olaen thnt an recolved” Junt wducatlon enoughh fo enter into the nlruu&lo for place of voll, an einto higher tonaidorationn. The prelimitary edueatlon which many of our atrongout 1non have recolved loaves them simply benntn of yroy, 1t has shuply sharponod tlefr olswh aud furkei’ Db n lgghor educabion, whother in Helouco, Literature, or Itistory, not ouly mharpe cus tho ficulllen bt givon - Ml now exomplucs and idoals, Tfls erugalo for placo and poll fn, an a rule, moditied by coustdarations to whieh' a man of lowor oducation fs very often a strangor. Ho i Nfted up to s plano from which he can look down upon stioceas f11 corruption with the scorn it dosorvas, ‘Iha Totting down in charactorof onr uationsl sud State councila hinw notorlously Yiicreased Just ua the pradome fnance af 1non of on advanced education in thoso conuclla has decrennod, President Barmntd's admira- le papur shuwlng (he relatively diminisiing number of men of advauced sducation In our public stations— deeadd Ly decade—marks o lens tho risc—docade by docado—of mnterial corruption, This In not moro ooncomitaucy 3 thoro 3 a relalion liers of catiso and offect. I ot avs to hiave more afatesmen of. that high type of n republic,’ wo musl lisve ‘botter provislon for educaling tho young men of rude strength who siro_taking hold of public’ affaira fn alf Jarta of our countzy, wud sspecially f ths gront Statcy n the West, Wo miisk live an education provided Tor that shall It them aliove more mammon worship Into thoao reatma whiero tho grost thoughts of groat men giva tho atimospharo (n. whith can et ba cull- “yaled & nonad of duty to God And to country, To give botter men to pubile stations you niust Lisve provis- 1onn for fuatruoting our strongest young men, which abiall Ift thoin aboya the provalent idea of life smong mich wultitades of our siicoossful nien—the idos thnt lifo 18 3 game of grasping aud grasplng for fort: years, withi a \whino for Gud's mercy ot &lio end of i, Aud ginully T unist that 1t (e ¢ 2 A DUTY O AOCIETY 7O ITIFLF— @ Quty which 1t can uot throw off—ta scothat the stock nf talent and gening {n ench génoration have chauce for deyclonmaut, thot it may e adiod to tho world's stock and afd fn'tho world’s work, Of oll Stato trensures, tho gonfus and talent of clti- zonu aro the most preclous, That arch. Tighemfan, Sala, wnid that In no cauniry is thoro 80 much gontua and talent “ Iying aronud looso ™ as in America, Not, it 18 Just thia talent. and gonfue which, an il bistory stiows, privato capaoily aud tho law of supply and de- mnnd will not develop, But Iatn mot Lere, irst by an wnduo oxtension of tho Lafose: Faire trgument, X4 fa uald that the bost yollcy s toleavo tho bulding up of such inalitutlons entiroly to privato handa~—that suck n plau educates tho pauple 1o give—mukos thom auif-toliant, ‘Il lutest form of thia argiumont was put forth in e Natioual Assoolation of -Leachers last year, at El ‘mirs, in a speeeh by Proaldont Ellot, of Jarvard, Now, I do not ot fake up tho questlon of 4 single Natioual Uuiversity at the National Capital, . but when tne disiingulehvd “Presdont of arvard Gollego cou- demuis by” tmplication~ns in the speech to which 1 heve refarred-ail publi provislon for advaticed fo. alriclion, wheiher: by nation ¢ ftato, wa nlf iavs the Tight to stand amaned, At fis vory begluming, the upiversity over which bo presides bhad sid from the Stato In whicli 1t staud, and it has not boen slow to aceept pnblic ald at variona periods bince, In®iheso Intter days, it groateat glory, im mugoum of natieal sejonce, In' largely fhe remult of eunstaut applicutions 1o tho' Leglslature. of Masaachusetts, ~‘lio whals couniry Lus rojolcod tlnt tue Bluto of Mussuchuzaily hus bad tho praciical good suuo_thus ;to grant funds to carry on tlie gréat work of Prof, Agassizat lur- vard, aid they rojoiced also when tho lliorality of the Btats stimuluicd 8 nobls growtl of privato lborallty, Lt this 18 not all, Ho far ns the public hsa Teaznod, thero slands iu tho nuuata of that University no record of auy.rejoction of favors aven from tho Nitional Governuient, ‘The bLetilly, accruing to that inslitution ffout the Const Survey ore well knbwn, oud e Hieh ‘spoll domo 10 it from lis dreigiug expedition of tho Mdirlei natonal abip—T Fomein- ber no Bpartan voice raleod to Topel thiem. Bub grant that 1he arguwent ngolust publie ald is good st Istvard, i it,good nnywhoro clso in thls wountry? It cortatiity cannot ba kield guod at Yale, or at Dartmouth, or av Brown, or af. Rutgers, or at the Untyeralty of Vermont,—fustitutions which receiyed tho tintionel geant of 1803 foy pramoting tho apnlien- tou of sefentu tu industry, aud ato wakivg a ot noble retura for tho gift, Grant that Uarvard con now dispense with public ald,—althougl Ler recent bintory looka so Littlo liko fty—it does not ok all follow that fl:o other institutions of (o conntry can dispense with it Clozo tnder {ho slndow of the great paluces and wirchouses of a mctropolitan ity that fuetitution, to the oy of us all, 18 tha reviplent of aplendld gifta’ from princely mor- cliants ond cholurs, But Low fow of our collcges Liavo tho advaitago of belug ucar &0 groat an a¢cumu- lutfon of capitul, Sty Nor {u tisfa all, arvard can nfford to mpeak com. pliconlly to her'youn uisters, for e i ontjoglng tho aooumulntions of 300 yoars; but are the Wentorn Stales 80 walt 300 years ? Hora i tho whole question ; thio pronpect keld out to tho younger States fs tzit thoee of thoir colloges which Lappon to be uear great contres of woalth may u a century ot wo arrive at the fiosition which Harviird lus now attained, TILE: 0KCOND QUESTION. Tt T come to tho socoird purt of tlie objootion, Ts it nocossary that publlo provision be withbieid in order {hiat privato perauna moy give and that publlo spirit uny thue be cullivated 7 “Even if 1t o b0, T ail to weo forcoin tha argument, As well might President Zllot argue aguiust” xuy public provision for policomen— in order it Inhwiduis may toughon threlr wueclea {n Aghiing rufoun; or agatnst any publio provislou for prisons in ordor that fudisiduala may shatpen thelr minds tn outwitling thioves, ‘Tho Lis- tory of tho privalegifls for education cryptallized about tho yarious pulic glfts, and cspeclally abont thne of 1862, sitowd” ttnt wall-direclad public bounty like that of tho General Government in 1663 timu. Iates privato bounly. It shows thok Autcricans will give whoro tucy sos momething woll-ostablished lo Witich 1t copma wortls while to givo. 7o hin that nath shali be givon" is tho rulo for advanced educk~ ot enoygh Lo appra~ tion, Tho lafsse: fafre nrgument 18 good aflnst "govorn- ment provieion for those things which private poraons 10y ba fuirly oxpoctod to eatablish ond maintain from ospectatntion of galn; but all history bliows that advaneod educstion {3 not ous of {loss {linge. Tho greatot modern apostlo of {he itfaecz fuive principle—Jolin Sluart Mill—on thiz und other grounds, espectally oxcludes adtication in all ila graden_from the operaifon of the lniter falre iiuciplo, o domonatratos that 1o nation hos tho right ta luavu aducation to tho lawa of Bupply atd . defaand, or {0 tho suma dribbied aud doled aut by it-conedered plilantliropy, WIAT NILL 8AYA, # Tut thore aro ather thingi*of whoso wortl the de~ mand of tha narkol 4 by w0 picsus a toat; {hiugs of whicl the uttilly dock not consiat in ministéring (o {n. cliuzation no 1 sorving do dally udes of lifo, aud tho winbe of whiich Ia Indst felt slion tho noed 13 groatost, Tl $ peouliarly one of thoso things whioh arovhiody usuful ns tending {0 ralso the character of Inimou Loiugs, ‘Che unculllvated caunot bo competont_fiiges ot eultivation, Thows who most mneed to tnade wisor aud botter aually desiro 1t Tesat, nnd i hoy doslred 1L would bs ineapablo of Sl tho wy 101t by thele owu lighis, 1t will conthiually lisppen on (ke voluutary eyatois thiat, tho end not Lulug devlred, tho mouns will Hiok ba provided ut all, or thut, the porsous requitlug im. yroyohient nving A lniperfect or aftogether erro- cotts cancoption of what {hoy want, tiio supply called forth by the domund of tha markel' vill b anytliss Dt what i really roived, Now, nig sroll-intuntioneq sl tolerably-civilized governusut moy thiuk With- out presmnption that It does or ought {u posases o do- sroo of cultivation abovo tho ay af the com~ ity which it Fuloe, and thut It hould herefare ha capabia of offering hotler vducation and bolter - siructlon (o tho puyls tinn Uie Greater nber of thent syould spoutaneoisly demand, "3’ Polilreal Kconomy, Lock V., Chuvi, X1, v puld st univseitios publicly endomad wou OVARMIADOW THE BXIKTING COLLEGES, Doubtlest thifs wohld by the case with mtny of the worke tst ouica fn Lo tlow States, but I8 thats hardehing If thero is abythiug in tho malter of educatioi, for wiieh Micliga and Culiforuls, and Wikdbusin ‘sl Bilnnosots Itavo reanuns to blces {heir early statasnion, 4t 18 Juut tls oreation uf Stato univeresties which bav overshudowed the whalo corpr af ko vecturien ool s ad wvoraltcs, oF raticr rondezed tew Tmgose tble, 13t whille the trhiolo broud of fecble sectartun collegen sniait tlua bo wealenod, € iimly belicya thutthe reall sirong colloges and. tilvoraities, evon Wose. which havo grows up uuder the old systém, would bo gréatly steeuitlioned theroby, 'Tils 1ol ntero theory, - Lauk at tho llstory of advaticed lustriictiott duting tho lust ten years, Beveral of our older institntivns wers oo ‘Years ailo fu Blato of lospor, o of Yery otersta projread o sy tho least, Wit ‘wau tio Lo- ginubig of g siew order of thingy at Harvard§ Noto- rlously tho fatnons puplilet of Dr. Hedge exbibitiug thio eystein unid work of tho Uniyorsity of Mickiga iy Frant thint publiely endowod fustitutiont i thy West a0 very strobg dniputés to university growlh in the East, *Thy Hitereit in university “progeoss ot Tapvard, ntid Yale, ahd_ Anitorat, aud Trinocton, atid Union; il Lafayelte, otk Washihglon-Leo Golloges, e igugstionbly ben uldt by to”wpitit (s aronsed, What Je wanted In this country Is_oxaziplos whic Wil stamp futo what & fruo universty ought to bo, Bhuw au ozample of this surk 16 tho fifonds of the really atrong old colleges, so thut thay can really undorstund ity and thoy will wive llborally to butld up thole a1t coltegosy as mublo sy aiy pow voes Lot any Hiate eveloly {ta uniyoraity ‘uovor ao highy th nlinnl of Hutvutd, dnd Yalo, aud niumnu,um ewn, und Phucolon, and Utlion, und uigors; and athiers of liko vigory will not let Rielt owh coilegés bo bohind Land, BTILL ANOTH ultion runs na toilows *No Disltutlon cuis bo Uhrsiinn unless thero be some denvininational doginy ag 1ts hanis—a publle ou. dowed funtitullon eatuol sevopl nhy donuuntiutini Lials, thinrefort 1t wilt bo futtdol i uthelntie,’—or (o {hp mind of oir people AnyusERT in o toput It fn shorter sorw, ¢ 4 colloge wust be avctnting Wh Oludatian,” RIBUNE To !m{ nothing of other diMcultics, ono fatal aifie culty with thin nrgument fu thot it proves too muoh, An Biniop Methiald, of Itoohestar, recently urgod with itreat cogoney, tin argumnent, If 'good far anything agalikt HiatiLiiions of advaneed instruelton, 18 far Atrolior agnitisl our wholo _comnmon yeliool hyator, "Tho slmpicet view of tho aubjoct nliows us that thera in far mora renson for roquiring soctarlan achools. for chiidren who cannot {-mvldn for their own religlous wants, and who aro at tio most tonder and {mprossl- bla perlod, thati for youny mon whoss fundnmental Jilnng aro already foriued (o o great oxtent, and who By freo ao:oen to multltides of devoted clergymen, and 1o tho Chiriatint associations and_ churchies, anid to tho other pool appliutces ecessible In o Christian ¥ = Iut, 1t 19 sald, “doalitutions for advanced fuatruce lon are 3 FOR TIH WEALTH Y= for rloh mon'a sons—and not for the poor,” . Nothlug could 116 snoro wido of Incl‘.’ The rich man {n Indoed vantly interested, lndirectlys for thorottgh ‘\rnvlalnn for’ advauced cducallon will ralss up o houghttul clans of inen who nre the natural ouewlca of allthe wild thicorles which tend to desolate sociely or disturh publin Jrosperity st f auy poraon mora thau another 14 fully and difoctly interested, it (8 the 00r man, ko rich 1nou can send bis kon to anothior tate or {0 anotiter country—tho poor mian cuntiot, Tlio dootrine I advacato In the only oto which in many Jarln of aur eonntry oan insura s worthy educatlon to tho sons of pobr ten, Tho wholo oxporionse of the World sliown that from tho tanks of poverty comes by far fho groatest part of tho genlus and talout and cuorgy of “tho world, ' In the graat mnjority Of our - States, . s groat clngo— diucipllized by poverty,—have fio chancs for any wd- vanced edtention in applled selonco, in clvil engliio ing, in nechanical eufunmrlum in mining engince: Ing, and kindred deparimente, snd vers ilitlo chnnco In nny other, nnlods thoro bo publle oudowments for advauced instruction, And tow what should our practical policy bo in car. rying out tho general prineiploX haveadvacated? et 116 808 1f e cannot got out of tho realm ot thcory inte 1he realm of practice, And first g1 to TPRACTICAT, DEALINGS wilh the queation 1 the nowor btates, Now thoro {a ona vory fortunato thing in the wholo mattor, and that fs, an roygurds publly provisions for edication Iu the noty Btates, thoro is alreaiy a national nud Btato policy—based on {ho right priuciplo, and tending to the tigat diroctiou, 1t bon not besnt carried out with mumclent liverslity oz contizuily 4 il t a3 alwaye beon fu ouo diroction, und thut i, I think, thy right direotion, In accordsuco wilh this policy o Gongross of the United Blatos gave tho nowor Statos—Firal, n grant of Iand 10 servo 86 & nuclous-fund for primary und so- oudary fustruction, Hecondly, Congren gavo tho States s grant to sorve a8 nuelsus-fund for univermty lusteuction, Thirdly, Congross Las giveis to the now Siat: woll 48 t0 iho old, & grautto Aotve oe & nuclous-fus for {nstruction espealslly in aciences bearing on tha groat fuduniries, Z This nationsiand Slato polioy, thus In Lormony, las bogun to bo aupplomonted by on individuil policy, Alrewdy individusiaare begluning to sygre~ fale gifls about tho funds tius providod by the nutfon und tne State, Iore, then, 18 a polloy distinct and conniatent, o fur a3 1 s been earrled out 1t hus workod well, Thoouly diflcully Is that {t bns been earried out too slowly sud thmtdiySwhiat T sdiocats s tat i bocar rled out frmly and logically, T would have Cougress strougllion tho foundations it Lias Jald in tho Statos— thougtfully sud Wverally—in view of tho vast popu- Intions that arete rosidd in thos States, and fn view of tho absofuts necessity of liaving stroug contres of enlighlonment In thoss vast populntions, NEXT, A8 TO ETATE POLICY, Laeauld hawa ot tho anme diroctiou 58 Leretofore, Dut with a Ubarallty and stesdingss showlog far more forexight. I wauld kiave encli of thoso States bulld up igher upon tho foundations lakd by natioual geants— thefe publfc Justitutions for advaticod {nstruction oa distinguished from privato soctariun instilutions, T wyould bava edch Btate bulld up tho ono institution under s control rather than the twenty undor the coutral of Goferoncas, und Dlocesch, and Synods, and Gounclts, sud Consfstorica, and Présbytarice, and denominational aesociations of varioua secty, 1 would have Miohigat deyelop mora compiotoly her excallent Normal Schuol at Ypsiisutt, and hor Agcleul- tural Collogo ot Lansiug, aud add a departient of tochtology =ud n mining school to ber noble Uni- veraily at Aun Arbor, I would ave llinofu etrongtlien her adinirable Industrlal University at (!hnm]uhin, nud Arkansss biors at Lafayette, I would huve iin- wourl atreugthen hor State University at Coluwbla, and lier Mining School ut Rolly, and Towa sirengthed Lier Stale Collega at Ames, and’ Minnosota her Btato Uulyersity at 8t, Anthony, and Califorala go an, as aho secently lita done 8o liberally, and strougthien hor Uni~ vorally at Jorkeloy, snd Keutucky Lers at Ashland, and &3 with the rest. - Thin in a policy wiiich may bo groanad ovor or sighod a4 by thoas whote wholo uyiton of publlo action con= slsts, not In promoting a practicsble plan, bub in gronting over and scolding ot everything supposod 1o contravens ultra doctrinea of non-iuterferouco snd tha ultra {duases faire poliey. LET ME SUSL UF TN WIOLY OASE Daged on actusl feats, presouted in publio reports which Taunk you us thoughttal mon to ponder. ¢ Temomber then, that it not ono of our Stafes out- sldo tho orfginal thirleen, Las thero yet beon estab- Tished by private enterprie or sactarian zoal a collego or nniversity with a focully approaching complote- nosa o8 £0 humbers, or with 3 goneral oquipment which Teaches mediocrity, In the whols uumber of uuch neotariau inatitutions thoro la not_one complots facul- ty, not one library, laboratory, obsorvatory, or illus- tratlve collection Worthy of oven tho third rank—oven Sudging by our American stendard, Tiifo 4 tho outcomo of nearly & century of effort, under the principle of wcattoring resources for ad- vanced education in accordatice with the demsnds of sectarianlsm rathor than couconirating thom fa ace cordanca wifh the plang of statesmansiip, 80 muicl: for tho groat tiew States, Turn now fo the oldor Btates, What would bo our policy with thom ? Wio aatermhanslip dictates tnt wo ba ot feitorod by a winglo theory or doctriue, no matter how goad in tho abatract, Tho alder States, having kad more time for developdng dnatitubions for' advaucod fnstruotion, and not having ocuttered_resources with utter prodigallt 23 {ho now States huve doue, Lave built np » smal uumber of col'yes and universities of real atrength, On thelr founc ion I would have public grauts and private glits cambived, Hero (oo, fortunntoly, there 1a n woll-definod nattonal policy, and, to somo oxtent, = Bota volicy, “Tlio Netloual @ovornment aclod in ecordance with it when It gave tho grant of lands for general oud ncleutifio aud industrlal education fn 1603, and tho Statcs nefed n uccordunco with {2 when thoy appro- priated that grant, Qounecticut o Yale, New Itumpe hire to Dartmoutly, Verinant to the Vormout Univers sity, Now deraoy to Rutgers, Massachuectin Lo tho State Agricultural_Collezo and 'Instituto of Techuology, Iade Jalaud to Dirowa Univoraity. “Thp Seripturo rulo in thin caso {4 #to bim that hath shall be friven,” 'The ncfoutifio rulo i, let thera Lo & ¥ puryival of tho fittest” and the plaid ruln of come ‘mon seaec—whiethor in Nation or State—whother In old Slates or new—whicther for publio or private gifts it i for primary education, ditfurlon—for advauce cducatlon, conectration of resources, And as {o tho ?:um'al uppHcation of theso rules, the Distory of ol lvfiizod natlons, and especially our owu, shows that the thoughttul statesmanship of each gen- erativn should provide for the primary, secondary, und adyanced odtication of esoh goucration, Accepting €htd principte, the immodiate cars should ovlduntly bo to stzengthen by publlo nction thp hoat foundations for advauced education which vo_slready baye, and should the Nutfoual Govermment tuko a foiy of tlia strougest u various parts of the country, and, by greater ondowments sifll, make them national uni< veraitive, or shonld it extats ono ¥ more new ones worthy of the ustlon, pluciug ons of them at the Nae tloual Copital, whore the vast librurlos, museums, and Iuboratorios of varions aorta now exiating imny ho ads of neo for advanced instruction, and whore tho uulversity could act directly and powerfully for good In_nending graduates sdmirably prepared into” tho very hieart and eaitro of owe natonat aivil scrvice, {oclevato aud mtrengihen it, I bellove, i upite of pesshuiota and doctriausiros, that tho xewlt would tell vagtly for gooil upon thin whols counitry, 1 do not onter futo dutalla of any pdrtienior plan ; for this 1 retor you to tho thoughttul pupery of Prof, 1oyt and Seuator Howe, My sl las beon Bmply 10 Iay'down and iilnsirato’ (hs” gresl prinelples wiiich st sorve ws o foundation fu this wholo matter. ANSWEN TO DI, 3U'COSU, And now a word fu answer to thoobjections recently put forth by wr, MeGoslr. “'ne fDoctor firab objetts do tho torm “soctarian colletto,? And anks whiat 1 mean by it, I can easfly answer kim, A octariau collemo is a colleye coutrolloit Ly any uinglo suck or combinution of seots, Homes thnea this control i3 exorcised by .}Ivlnz tho favored gect a moforty of Truslued or Itofessors, sumstivics by requirhny the Presidont to bo & clergyman of & peculiue e, dometimta by argantaing (s coutrall ody at tho Loginuiug fu tho hiterost of {ho seck nn thon keeping it . close corporation, Unfortunately tho muswer: fo the learned Doclor's question 1 weitton over tho wholo higtory of Anterican od cation, nnd in lotters very big und blnck, From ' tho days when Honry Dunster, (ho first Proskdent of Harvard Colleyo, a dovated schiolar and cornest mau, was driven from s seat with sgnominy and erueity, bocass Cotlon Mathier detlured tim % fallen nto thn briars of autl-podv-baptiam,” the soetarian spirit ks buou tho worst fos of advauced odueation, BRCTAMIANISN, Dut I¢ tho Dootor thiuks oxamples of thf sart too old, T will polut him to coma well kown i our tme, Ony of the most honored coliego Uresldents of Now Yorl was driven out of Lin profossursbip of Natursl Ebfiosoply o Now Saugloud college bicnuss hio e i Lplicopallun ; ouo of the wmoet bonvred collgo Tresidonts of Nuw England was driven way from u pofossuraliy of " Gresk i & Now Yock ealiega ecatign _he was 8 Unitariant oxe of tha most renowned college Uresidenta in tho Vientern Blates wos oseluded from a profesmorship fu ti0 Sluto of New York bocaues he vus o Preabyterlant one of the mafn umvorsity Presidehicics in New Enpuml remalned in theso lttor yvars vacant for 8 long tlne, Wiy 7 Thero wero scholurs, f\u‘ln(n, stateamon i that Jommun~ wealtl who woubd bive douo houor to the positiou, Wity wero Hiey nut ealled 2 Bluiply bicauso th statuto of_the Unlvorsity requlrod tho iroutiing ofticer to bo a Baplisty one f the most importuat collegos in the Htatoof New York rojected onvof (ho Lest modern chemivls bodauso Mo was not of the regulred seat; & uoted college fn A uolghloring tate rejected one of our most noted ustronvmers uud mathenintlelans for the satna taasoit ~ Nuy, withln u faw yoars 1 Liunvo bsd personul knowlulge oy b Tristen of o collvgo concerned of the falbwing caso: g colfeye hnd wutlered hmi" Tor Wwantol u Professor of Nugtario aml Eugilsh Lilerature upon foundation alresdy ondowed, A 1 of tho renuirod suct ws at fusl found udmicably ftted, Lub this muu was ro- ectadd, Why? Slinply bredtine lia wad not af u - 1oulur party fn thst pactioulst soct, Docs the Duotey wish fo know what an_unsectarion vnlvorelty ivg I Uit 1t to (8 elinrtor jfivett by tho smhs of New Curk (o the univoraity wiileh I hava (he livnoe to servo, Iy comalus th folluwity clativos 3 # Porsons of lufirulllflmll 2oy op of uo rligions unvl.lulwll bo aquully ollgiblo toull oices and appulut. o, Aud'aystu, No person shiall bo sacepted or rofected us Wruntee, Frofossor, or atudent on acsount of any rul'lux uin o polltical viows whigh lio may or by not entertan,” v But Dr, McOosh pratses Yale Ovflege, sud aske whether I ovusider 1bab w soetariun college, Lok mo sy 'HURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1874, Lera to tho Doctor that while I may Lo willing Lo sit at 18 feot 10 loarn soing other dutlos, T cannot acknowl- edgo him aa my instructor regarding my fifal duty to my Adnut dater Among nil her aond no onin loves her o senpocta her moro than I, and my lova and rospect for lee grow with tho yoara hiecauso T sco that sho is nobly worliing 0ut of the ncetarlon fottera which her carly liatory threw about hor, Hiie han appointed_sovoral men to proferaorabitps without compelling thom fo subinit to any tosta of rolfglous orthodoxy’ whalover, 1 ber Favuify may to-day bo found men’ niterly o varinnea with' tho theology which slie has beon supe posed o reprosest, blio has niever Joat hor prorence of mind In view of Darwinian, nor s aho over allawed & scloutiie pro- fenrorslip to romaln yaoaut for fonr that sho might find in hier Facully o believer {n Evatution, T'ho Doctor expresecd foar that trouble might nriso from- differcuce in belief among Evmfulon‘, anil fhiought fonio one religlous body must Lo fn control, o stiow how little ho underatntda the problom na it Tmn beon wrongghit out fu this country, I can pojt hilm totho Univeralty of Virginia, tho Univoraity of Mich- Iaty, the Cornell Univeraity, thio Indunirial University of Iliinols, the Normal achools aud National collogen in tho various Ntates, which havo gono on porfocily canily nnd smoothly under the syatom I udvoeate, aud Wil fngintely Jed of religlons quarrelling, than s taken place in-sovoral colleges nor the gudanco of & parlicutur sect, Again, tho Doctor objects to any depondenco upot Btatd and Nutlonal nid, bocatso Lo says tiielr ofiicats would Lo obliged 1o presotit thoir dakea to tha Mlate Leglolature, and thors would be “lobbying," and ho drawn a pleturo of tho wretehednoss arising from uni~ yorzlly oflcors taking pard 1n s huslness, But thore {8 another picturo far_more wrotched. Tt s the ple~ tiro of collega Presidants nud Profeseors niliotlng themaclves od nnvecam upon e pulpits and pariors of fhelr particular dononiluation * 1o presont thio cliima™ of thuir speclal scctarian college ; tho pictura of collega oficial payIng contemptiblo court at the tables of rich memberd of tiie arct to cateh coma drippingsy Lof tho's reapectivo eollegess {ha pleture of professors of col- Iegos driven to watch for Jegacian, at the hinudh of agod widows ond spinstors, Tiila i & picture infinitoly more aad thau that of tho collegs ofiicar as a- citizen preconting the cluima of sidvancod vducation to tho oducstionul committao of Lhe Leglalature, or to its vari- otu members, and enforelng uyon them'the duly {lnt tho Btato owes in the education of ita cilizous,” And finally, the Doctor gained some applause, appareutiy Lrom undergrniduntes collectot in the holl when ho spoke, by thiv assertion that American colleges’ and untversitlos dond _out graduutes aa wall preparod ns do tho great forelgn universities, The Doctor possibly mistakes miv, mado no_ reforeuce to tho Rmuller Queen's colleges of Iroland, 1f lio hays that tho scholarship of fheir studentu ab finduntion 18 lowur thoa that in, our Ametioan col. egos, I phall take his word for §t, aud pity Ircland all tho mors, Bub i he meant (it our Amerioan unlver- aitlos, any of them, graduaio men §n su cqualliy, us reisrds neliolarahi with the great universitics of s 0Old World, T_will nok put masertion ayainat arsertion, though 1uy experioncs among (oxe univeraities oa s student (1 state 1t smply os n matterof fact) I greater than his'own, but X wilipoint to fucts which niterly disapprovo bla ansortion, If Lis sssertion bo truc, why {u it (hatastream of tlio foromont sohiolurs of our forcmust uuiversitles sets ntealily towurd the great universltis of {ho Old World? ' do ‘our bost gradustos of JFlarvard, Yale, Allchigan, Princoton, Cornell, and Columbin, and all tho reat, continually go abrond fo perfect (liemrolves in these mamo studien 2 Why was {t that tho Into Pres— identaof Haryard and Yalo, and tholr prosent Preate donte, both putaued thelr stidies sbromd after gradu- atfon at hiomie? Wiy I it that almost every Profossor of noto $u our leadinit colleges, fn every lmportaut de- partment, hay perfected bis studiea abrond after graduatiog t lomo? To provoke the applaute of u~ dergradusics Dr, McCosh's assertion was good onough, and he appoars o have learned only liow lo ménistor to the American appolite for pralsc, but as n slatement roberly mado before u body nnzious to got at tho truth of the suatter, and'to do somothing o Lol on advanced educaiion ju (ho country, tho etatemeut scelnn to be utterly Ny, And oo more qireclion may ba asked. Wit shall bo dou with this great multitude of denomiuntional cole Ieges already oxioting? T aunwer lo that, fet thein be come intermediata colleges, holding » placa ko thal of tho Gernian pymnnsia bolween tho lower preparas tory schoold and univeraitics, As such they could retidor o vast aervico to the oountey, Aud now I clos thiy paper us T began it with tue statement of its orl il proisition, e ; Thio niain provisfon for sdvancea ednentton in s Unled slatcs wuet, o mado by tho poopls st arge, acling {hrotgh titelf Naffonnl and State Logiali- tiizes to endov and maintaln instilitions for the highe r fusiruction, fally cquippod sud freo Irom scelariun control, LETTER FROM YRESIDENT LLIOT. At the conclnslon of DProf. White's paper, Prosident B. 5. White, of the Couvontion, road a lottor from Drovldont Lliot, of Hacvard, whioh contaived & brief ntatemout conosrufng the criticisios upon his_papor read last yenr against tho Nationad University schemo, ag follows : My papor digounsod the expedicnoy of ca tablishing a Contral University at Washington under tho conirol of the Governmont, and sup- orted DLy national tazation, I mnintain bet i i8 noi expodiont o ecstablish much an institution, No one is an opponont of mins o doos not oxplicltly ndvocats the estabiish- ment of such a Unlvoralty. I amresponsiblo for tho opinfou which [ have expresded, but not for Lhiose whioh othors atiributa to mo,” Bupt, John Hancockyof Cincinuati, oponed the disouysion of (ho question, and dofonded mec- tarian schools aud amall colleges, and tho Na- tional University as s;xp})lomouung thelr worlt, Bapt, Harrls, of 8t. Louly, thought that the os- tablishment of & Natlonal Univosaity would tend to rendor the grado of soholarship required for colleges nitiol moro unitorm than ot preront, 1t would bo productive of benellt to the stronger oolleges, but would tend to diminial the valneof the wenlter ones atd advancs tho charnctor of tho schools and tho cause of education through- out the country genoratly, Furthor discussion of tho subjact was postponed uniil to-morrow morning, , 3 TILE NOMINATION OF OFFICERS. Tho following committee on the nomina- tion of ofcors way nunounced: W, 1t Crory, Marylond; _J. W. Btotaon, Malne; A, I, BStono, Messachusols; Mr, M. A, Btone, Connectiout; J. C. Gronongh, Rbode Island; J. W. Buckley, N%\v York; Adolf ~ Donai, Now Joriov; J. Armand Wilson, Distifot Columbin; G, 8. Venable, Virginini J. K. Gillson, Rontl Carolina ; Alexander Iogg, Alsbama; A, T. Btaclo, Tonucssoo 3 J. K. I'attorson, Kentucky ; . P, Galos, Atkineas; James Jahnnort, dils- wourl ;5 1. D, McCarty, Konsas: A, R, Bonton, Nebraska; Alonzo Abernathy, Lown; George O, Bimith, Minnosota; B, A. Charl- ton, Wiscongln;' J. Tu Pickerd, Tlli- nofs; Georpe W. Hoss, Iudlaun; G. F. It Dellons, Michigan ; I, . White, Obio ; Guur(,'n P, loyw, Ponnsylvauia ; and O, H, Riggs, The Convention thon adjourned for to-day. TIU AFTERNOON WOIK IN DEPARTMENTE, Tho proceedings in_dopartmonts this after- noon wore not aspecially intorosting. Tho De- Hnttmuut of Higher Instruction listened to o escriptlon of tho plans of the Unlversity of Virdivia, by Prof. Vobablo, of that institutlon, and_ Drof, J. W. loyt, or Madison, Wik, also rend boforo it & paper advocating National Unie versitios, thus traversing somowhat Prosident White's ground, This department clested tho following officers for the ensulns yonr: Prosi- daut, the Iay, Goorgo P, Ifays, I'wakidont of the Washington and Jofforvon Coltoga of Danueyl- vavin, Vice-Presidoat, W. Andrews, of Mariotln, Secratary, Prof, U. B, Yeunblo, of the Univeraity of Virginis, In the Dopartment os Elementary Iustrue- tion, Misn Huttie A. Keer, of Cloveland, spoke upon Langungo Leagons Iu clamentary schools and tho subsequont disoussion wus partioipate in by Prof. Boholling, ot \Wisconsin; Ioll, of In- disua 3 Jenunott, of Miesouri; and Palnor, of New York, DPrincipal Armatrong, of the Nor- mal Bewool at Iyedonis, N, 9.. ulso gave some interesting oxperimonta on natural his~ tory. 'Tho following oficers wore eloatod for tho onsuing year; 1'rosident, Alrred Kirir, Oble oagoy Vico-Presidont, Miss Hattle Keoler, Ulovo- hud]; Heorotary, Miss Lucy Multinau, of DMis- sohrl, Tho Dopartmont of Buperintendents dovoted the entire aftornoon to hosrlug and discnes- ing » Jong roport upos tho best methody ot colleoting _statistics, submittad Dby T, W. Harvey, Btate Suporintondont of "Olio, It was ° oxcoedingl taolinienl in its charactor. Tho follow{ng officurs woro eleot- ed: Prostdont, O, Wilson, Washington; Vico Drosidont, A. Abornothy, Iowag Boorotary, 11, A, Slovenson, Columbus, O, ‘Tho Dopartiont of Normnl Boliools listenod to papera by Lrinolpal Groenough, of the Rhodo Istand Normal Sohool, on ** Traiulig Schoolu,” aud by L. Dunton, of {he Bostou Norumnl Solioo, oti *'What Is Noccssary to mnke Normal Hchools Blrietly Professional” Neithor of the papers nor the onuulng digcussion ponseased suy ospe- oinl public intorost, L'he followlug wero oleotod oftfoors of the seotion for thie onsuing yoar: Drosldont, J. O, Groonough, Rthode laland | Vico Prosidant, I, 8, Jones, Indiaua j Socretary, 0. ¥\ 1t, Bollows, Miobignn ELECTION OF OFFIGENS. This ovoniug o briol gonersl wession waa Letd at tho Opora-lIonss, at which tho ofiicors wora olected for tho onsumg yoar, Tho following offleers woro eleciod Prosident—\illam T, iarris, Missour), Sevretu Ii v L, Abbot, Virginl Lyeustrer—A, It Marblo, Maseoclinnotts, Piee-Preienta—0, 8, Veunblo, Virgitlag J, 3, Floming, Cennvsseo; Grorge Thatehoy, Iuwng i 0.'A, Thotler, Obio 1 datugs Orulkuhank, Now Yok s A 0, liortridgy, Lpdiyia | Mles Auna I Diekl, Pennsy yaulni Mrs,' My A, Dorkine, Detrdieq Mles AL A. auey Cucobiont s'd, K. Gifson, Boulh Oarolins j Iy, W, Gardoza, Misiseippl aud Alzandor Liogg, Alas butua, A briet addrosy way nlro delivorod on thy Onanndlast sehools by tho 1lon. J. 13, Tlodgldns, “uu Outatlo Buporlutendent of T'ublie Tustiies on. As thin dispploh fa wont, roccpiions for tha guents of the clty aro In progress at tho apnolous resldouces af (tov, Bagloy and Benutor Cbandiut, Rl GINRMAN-ANERIOAN TEAOHERS, THE EECOND ANNUAL HESSION, Speotal Dispateh lo The Clicau Tribune, Detnorr, Aug 6,—1Lho Natlohal Uouvoution uf the COorman-American ‘Tanohors’ Associntion hold fta aocond soralon, thin motning at IKittels borgor's Hall. - At tha apontug, Presidout Sohem Iutraduced Gov. Bagloy aud Mugor Mofat, who gavo short nddrenses of welcomo, Varlous ro- ports of committoos wera thou lintonod to, and a discasnion took place on_the fol- lowlng nubjecta: *“Tho eminary Question and ¢ :l‘hn Itnprovemont of Kindargarton Belhoola. Drof, Murxner, of Chicago, urged, at KMo lnnm.hl tho introductlon of gyninasties and calisthanicn lnto Gorman-American uomiuarios. Ad-“nurnnd. ‘Chis afternaan varlous commitoos wero in sos- alon, and tho dologatos visited many plncon of interost in thocity, Thix ovemng thoro In n ! gutnmernight featival™: at~ Arbolter iall, In swhich the difforent Gerwau singlng sooictics ate particlpating. OBERLIN COMMENCEMENT. Spectal Dispateh to T'he Chicago Tribune, Onenniy, 0., Aug. b.—Tho ovont of tho Eene gon in this community. traneplval lo-day, A large ulues of young mou'aud women havo bld- dou farowoll to thelr Alma Mator and teft bor walls to engngo In tho eninest work of life, in now aplieros and undor difforont cireumslances, Oberlin hins hiad Lor atnunl gala doy, and in o mnuuor not witnessod 1 any collego community wenb of Cornell. A charming day, with cloud- lon slticn and cool breores, helghtenodl tho one Joymont of the troops of strangers who apponred to think ss much of Oberlin Commoncomont ag their Rovolullonary sives onco did of Indepondenca, ‘The exercltes were hold in the Tirst Church, The platform sas bosutifully docorated ; bunta of Boothoven sud Mozart rosted i nichen facing tho sudience, wreaths wers hung about tho gal- lorics, aud fentoony of evorgroetis curved groce- fully from the organ bohind {ho singers. Tho platform was tastofully adorned with plants in bloom, and largo boucuaty and tronds of forns, bodded in moes and overgreen, gave tho margin of the rostrum a very twsteful appearanco. Geranturns and mammoth-jonved bogonins wero placed in prominent popitions, aud tho genoral effcct was highly gratifyiog, Oberlin younyg Indy studontn are fully equal to all such occauions, ond thelr worls deservo the highest encomiuma, Tho orations were limited to fivominutes oach, and all tho clnag spoke, Tha delivery was re- ‘marknbly good, and tho wubatance of the ora- tions an Improvomont on the cusrent five-minuto Lalks, Following is tho programmo of tho COMUENGEMENT EXERCIKES, Musie—* Awako tho Uarp.” Unobgerved Grandeur, . Nntthew Andernou, Greencastle, Pa, Thio Scholar’s Work,,... ... ltobert 1, Bagby, Oxford, Lo Racout Orimn of Mui, Yieujamiu 2%, Dellows, Black Hawk, Col, Tha Ttemoto Orlgin of an,..Jobn 4, Bwalt, Howlaud, Tho Franco-Prussian War a Confilot of Principles, - T, J, I, Fischer, Etmbured, T, . 1lodge, Jaucatille, Wis, pring, Olian, Holway, Ohorlin, Tousloy, Candl Fulton, .. 1ratk I, Joliuson, Oberlin, Do the Soxea Ditfer in Inidllect f Tiangiunti I, Ioons, Guipliue Springs, Tha Goming Biulstry. ... Frink T, Lee, Kenoslia, Wis, Tho Efticiency of 'Thonght, Uhos, W, Litcoln, Antwerp. Husle——t Lty Lovely Ao to fesséagotn.” Moutal va, Faysical Tower, x Ttguben IT, Markein, Albany, Ore, o Methods of Sképticlsm, Ueis), Marshill, Sandusky, Legiation and Moralily ..., . G, MeCleiland, Russiz, Republicaniowm I France, Frank McConaughy, Penfield, The Limits of Helence, A, Marsh McConoughey, Balnbridge, Tha Myatle and the Matoriatlst, Jlcholns' Measer, Parnagaus, Pa, Musio—Kaller's Amorican Hymp, -~ - Tho Retreat of tha Te Thotiml, *, Tee, Maztonville, Vi, anufo ormun, National, I, Attsort I, Swing, Butliol, pan J1, Taylor, Oborlin, ics 11, Teller, Morrtson, 11l Our Asia..... Mugle- Moro Deyond.. The Lowell Politlelan, ‘Tho Luw of Autagoniut, Uistory in Worda, Musle=** Plaad Thou Cause,’ Tho Moral Tuftucneo of Art.... . Isabol Willcos, Clydo, s Tutlucuzo o Wordsyorllijon gl Ystey, = Willlun £, Wolcott, Clovelng, Sefonc and Rellglon, (dcientif Dopartment,) I, Howard Wood, Madison, American Statchmanship, Sy ‘Thanae 8. Wood, Drownsville, I'a, Mugie—* Achioved f5 tho Glorioua Worls," Gonferring of Degroen, d DBenediction, MR, ANDERSOX £nid that most poople passed throngh 1ifa with- aut obsorving the grand oposations of mind and wiattor § all grindour was the result of a chuin of cnusations ; man's grandeur was seon in per- forming woll hiu part, Akt TAGDY thought that tho worst forma of fanatlelsm ro- sultod from undue devolopment of the mornl nature ; funatiolsin and supeistition disappoared Lofors tho light of soionce and reasou, Aud tho goholer’s work was to dispel darknces and crvor, 1. BELLOWS dofended tho dootrino of the recent origin of man by donying the olaims of rolies pud romalig to o gronter'sgo thau 4,000 yoats ; ppeoulstion wnlslnnt science, and aid not svlyo thess diili- cultied. AR, EWALT maintsinod tho moidorn thoory, and showed that the remote origin of muan was, not incousistont with the Blblo navrations. MR FISOER gave the ronson of tho I'ranco-Prugsirn wat an exlating in tho divorsity of sontimaonts and gone eral charactor of the two peoplos; tho couflict was ono of Athelsm and pricstoraft on the ono Liend, and Christienity ontho other. 3R, HOLWAY spoko of tho delusions that woro provalont con- werning sooinl sud political life. MR, VAUSLLY claimed thet the principlo of unity with diversity waa [lueteated in' the human mind and i the works of nature ; real ity was harmonized di- vorsuly. ' 2 IR, JORNSOX epolte of the scrutlny with whioch other nations were oxamining our system of goyernment, pud 4ho need of baving mon of moral princinles at the head of affnirs, . 3n, ©ooss . alluded to tho diversity thoro is in mind and nas turo, but thought wa could not druw the linaand olasslfy minds a8 fomintua and mescutino, Xo claquently of tho demud tho pul spoko claquently of tho demands upon tho pul- pit of to-duy; old-time thools the lrou-c?ud, ropulsive type, was disappeaving; {lie preacher now exewinod nen’s neets; ho no longor ex- cited thoir fear, p9 vitnl truths would conatitule tho eunbstance of lis .tonchiugs, ‘U'hio commg preachor would be a leader in spiritual thought, and lug work would bo effectiva bagkueo of the pessionato yearning aftor souls, - MR, LINCOLN held that spoculation was nududication of hoalthy activity of thouglit and.that'it would result in thio royalation of truth in ita purest form, BN, SMANKIIAN . spokn of the croative aud onduring properties of moral forco, 5 MR, UANSTALD contrasted the methods of lnparting dogmas, as #een in tho writings of umo and Parker; o firat dddressod tho seliclors, tho latler (tho masses ; Parkor preachiod su much of Christian truth a8 to muke hima formidabla rivel to ortho- dox Christiun tenchers, MR, X'CLELLAND . maintalned that tho prinviplo that moral laws woro just, wise, and natural noedad to bo ape pllm{ to tho whole circlo of logislativo onnct- moutd, MR ¥, W'CONAVOTY nid that thoro wan hot o gottied conviotlon {n the publio mind in Franco; voters wero peaseutts and mochauies, whose only concoption of gov- otnmont a8 an irccolslible foreo, overcoming ali opnasition aud briuglng all into submiusion, MR. A M, M'CONAVOUY reforrad to tho limils that Naturo imposed to tho sesonrohod of shan, “What in boyumi? " was always the hflulry, Bud o nover pencirated inlo the Holy of Holis ot Naturo's templo, MR, AUESHENR Apoko of the fmportaneo of the mystio and ma- torinlistio oloments, aud hold thab true philoso- ply embracod both, MIER TILE, g Dby pormlisslon of the Facuity, mado 'a’now do- parturo,” ihd dofiverad an oraflon, whish was woll ¥ogolved, Ifor thomo was: *“'I'in Itetreat of tho 'Wen Thousand,” wnder tho skillful Uenot- alahip of Xonvphon. Miys AUENAAN noticed the mintako that izd boon mado in all ages of puttling the boundurics v sviotto and srb; woulhwayk fuund moro boyond, E MR HWING, in o alear, foroiblo manuer, mialysed tho luflu. onae of Butlorjsm in our politics ; tho x{:msuau of tho hotir wak not uational freedom, but ad- minltrativo honouey aud pucly nofitionl cor- ruplion threalenod w8, 1lis hopo wan, not tint Dutlorlsin miilhklm mads mora otluus, but that it mifi:)m absolutoly and forover bo rendered im- vussilblo, 4 MR, TAYLOR anld Ehat In dvory oconflieh truth cunq\wrml\ ita wittimpli wa cortiltey (g Wae Pubii by oltrolt fintoryt the Ohweh wotld beeuine pre when tho rulso was purged and tratls way suprome, M. TELLER advorted to tho maryolous progross tho study of Innguago had mado fn tho last contury In roe Intion tothg history of differont races it was 00\ tho flnal appenl with regard Lo many potuta, 30188 WILLCOX mentionod that Chrustinnity bad bean connidored hoatilo to art, whizh had nover Hourkhod in Chrlstinn o8 1 Pagan nations, but tho timo_ wen nearing - whet “Chiristini civilization would ok= hibit tho noblest sohlovements tho world had aver Linowu. B ¥ . ML, worgoTT P clalmod that Wordsworth was tne dolivorer of Pmm-y from um'low cutato into which it had fallon aftor Pope's doath; e Jed it forth from tho ity to the tiolds, and l!uuml. in Naturo, freals, 1noxuunustiblo poskoseiony, f . 3N, 3, K WooD X Alltded to the pointn of antazonlam Volteed #ielonco and roilglon, and olaimod that oloser ntidy would reveal n inrmony in something of l‘:’hul::auu)lutmmus with whiclt Lho Craetor viewed oth, . ¥ie o » e 3N, T, B, WOOD apokoof the growing complaint concotnlng mod- ern atatesmansbip;” the demaud was for men of nimponciablo purity, whoso motives aud nots shiould uo ahove susniclon. * 'ho musle “was cupocially find, some of tho solections buln,} oxquisitely roudored, **Como, Tontlo Bping,"™ “How Lovoly Aro tha Mam goriy,” aud ** Achiovod , Ts tho Glurlous Wor wall displnyod tho musdenl talonvof the studonts, Kollor's Amortean liymn, with its sich, full toned, was o geand productlon, ‘Tlio honus was crowdad, the nislos boing filled with chaivs, sud overy availubla atanding placo occuplod, TUE VUTULL OF 115 OLA3Y. X tho olasy will study thoology; five, Inws eight, toach; unn, Jomnallem ; #)ve, nudo- eldod, "0t thoso contomplating theology, four will locato at Yalo, ovno &y Ifarvard, two remain hero, and ono, 3ir, I clier will talio n courvo of wsiudy ay Loipsle, Gormuny, Joaving hero tmmodintely. 1lo ptadunted from Whenton with tho Iast dlage® but; as lio contin- ued hia conncetion hero, hifhaduated with this claws adeimdem, M, Wo uing an eppolut- ment ou tho ofice-staf¥ of brinzueld (Masn, ) Lepublican, Miss Rico accopts tho potition ‘of Aublistant Principal of the Norwnl School ab bufik\\'nll, Imz. LTha concert wnsn gront succoss wndor tho dircctlon of Prof, Rics. Tho Uninn,-nn organ- izatlon of the pludents, rondored Moidolsaoiin's S8t Taul™ with wonderful effoct, somo of the cliorusea hetng of maguificont volumo, and tho soioa aud “semi-chorunos of rawavke obly {ino qualley. Uhis organization is mot surpassed by nuy ohoral wocioty wost of Naw Youk, and owes #uccess lavgoly to its nblo Di zector, Prof, Rtieo, Thuu closod one of tho most noul;:cc].z»(ul commoncement soasons yob kuown in otlin, Nino of THE NMILLERS. A state Organlzation Pormed in Xown, Speciat, Dispateh to The Clicagn Tribune, Towa Ciry, I g, 8,—At o meoting of mnny of the millovs of tlis Stato, old in Codar Itaplds Inst month, it wau decided to meot in thiy city to-day for tha tho purpceo of cifecting & permaa nent organtzation for their mutunl Lonefit. Ace cordingly such meeting was hold to-day at the Bt Jamos Hotel, mombers being present from all party of the Btato, Gieorge 8, Witliams, of Waest Irving, President of tho last Convention, cliled tho mosting to order, and stated tha objock of the gathering, and thought thero was great need of un organication nmong men of thig | Dueiners. Pormavent officers for the coitiug year wora then clocted cs, fol- lows: - President, Thomes_ Combs,” of Oxford; Vies President, L. J. Woodbury, of Marehalltown; Beorolary atid Lronsurer, J. I, Berrin, of Ludora; FExceutive Committeo, C. Gray, of Bultoraville; A. J. Juok, of Dex3fvitions st J, Q. 8barp, of Lown Chiy, Mezsra, Brown, of Codar Hupids ; Halford, of Bluiratown ; nnd Berren, of Ludora, the Commite tos appointacd vt tho last mestiug to roport o consiitution and by~luws, mado thoir report, which was reforrod to u spevinl committce of threo for considatizion, with mstiuetions to res part ot tho nltornoon session, J. . Serrin, V. iL MoNaughton, amd G, II Crosby were sphointed nuch Cotnlttoo, < Atter narombling in the aftornoon, tho Com- mittue mads theit” report, nnd thoe constitution and by-laws, s draflod by the Commitfee, with Tow olizht ehangen, viors ndopted. . J. G. Sharp, of this vity, npoke on Lhe subject ef innurance, unyiug the millors wora paying ox- urbitaub ratos of iwaurauco, and Lhoughs this wvil could be eradieated by Lnving o dliliecs’ Iue suranuo Company, Othar quastions pertalning to the intorest of tho milling businasy wore, froely disoussed, sud tho Convoution adjourned. 'Iho Convontion was harmonious throughout, and will undoudtedly result in good 1o Lho wmills iug-trado througlhonut Lhe Gtato, e s ibestpire I THE ICELAXDI( EXPEDITION, Arrival ot the Favee Isinads~An Ens Joyable Wime, New Yong, Aug. 6~The excurslonists who accompanfod . Afr, . W. Tiold to Icoland, golng out to attend tho millonnial colobration, raport the progresy of tho journey in the following worde, under the date of July 26: “Wo amrived off Thorshawm, intho Faroo Iulands, yostor afternoon, ellin good hoalth and wspirvits. Tho King of Denmatle reachod Thorshhm a few days heforo ug, and will gail for Iceland to-morrow afternoon. Wo uhall leava to-morraw tnarning, as wo wish to bo i Icalaud when tho King ar- rives, Wo aro all dolighted with-what we havo seen, Thiv mornlag tho chureh b Chorshem was full of porsons anxious to hour n ysrmon, end, perhaps, somo to eco the King of Danmark, who wais prenent. Thorsham provontn a gay und benutifal eight, Tvory vossol in the harbor and every houro in town aro flying the Dauiuh flag. Out steaniers have the Amorican tlag ot the lore, and the Drniak ab the mafn, - and tho Euglish at the atorn." MORE ABOUT THE CORN-CORNER, To the Kditor of Tho Chicago Tribune: Bir: An “Old Membor” of iho Board of "Ceade, after showing up the dishonorablo conw duet of thio partios who manipulnted tho recent cornor in corn, asks, *Can a man, by his awa willful act, proveut tho deed of Bote tlomont ‘of & contract or dolivery of pgrain upon it?” Dloneo allow me to ack, Can the Doard of Trade afford to ro- tain within its memberahip men who, after on- toring into contracts; go to work doliboerately to provent tho fallllmont of Lhoso contracts, and that, too, with o viow of oxtorting money from in- nocent aud legitimato dealery ? 3 One of the nvowed objects of establlshing tho Bowrd of W'rado wes * to_advanco 'tho nlors ciel chernolor of the City of Obicngo;” and another, “{o inculento just and equitably prinei- ples In trade.,” Lo securo thoso onds, the mon- bers hinve adopted aud subseribed to certain rules and by-laws, _ Ralo 5, Heo. 9, makes it tho dutyof the Dohrd of Dirattors to examine chatgos of misconduck in businoss mutters, or of fuilnio to cxedule, adjust, or comply with tho teruis of contruets, of any not of diuhonesty, or of any othier Aok contiery to tho principles wiilel ghould govorn all comierdial brinenctlons, &o, If My, Sturges, or bis neyociates {u tho cdrnors businesa, have Leon guilty of ‘k‘nmng fotitious trades on 'Change,jfor the purpdio of influsneing tho market, or entublishing unwarranted prives as tho busla of wottlenmonts, or if thoy have pur- posely delnflod tho delivety of proporty Lo prevent others from mooting their con- tracty, thoy have not only out themsclves off frrom claima of damages -for the nonsfulfills et af these -contracts, but thoy have ronderod thomuclvos linble to cxpulefon from tho Toard, amd nlso smenablo to recow) .\uFlfilnuvu onuct= ments ogefust cornova 1t Iy well lmown that o large mejority of tho mecms bors of tho Touwd " do uob hositato Lo charuototize copnery g domorallaing ond disereditablo; and this Inst corner i pro- nouncod iho moot diggrucerlul of all, The quos- tlon arlsos, Wik auythiug Lo dons to provent & reeurronco of tho dishonorablo tricks of the paut Aveol 2 ¥ ‘Cliat quention must be answored by tho ofit~ cers of (?m Donrd, The rules wore mado to bros nmote falf doaling and protock honest tradihg, dud they need not, antd shurdd not, bo construed to favor nots (hmt bufng diserealt aud distopute upon the Aesdviation and the city, Lot no ofilcial destslon ba renderad I contravention of tho lnwe ot the Htato or of the priveiples of | EQuiTy AXD JUSTICE. PN P THAT HIGIWINE SEIZUNE, New Yonw, Aug, O,—Iu rolation to tho deten tion of higliwines which win tudo kuown yeotor- dry, Suporvivor Oawloy says thab it was diacoy- ored fn tho course of “businss that o quantily of upirlts, consigned to tha fitwmof T, J Boyd & Co., from Cronkhart & Co,, of Morriy, 1Il., overran the Woatoru qm\glny Bovoral gallons in 2 burtol, ''ho Buporvisot states that iv ls cither o quentlon of frmd or incompetency on tho park ot the Ganget at Morels, 11}, und tecommonda- ot haye been mada to huye him dinulssod rmcn llx‘n fu‘l‘*vlfnul the Ga\-‘nmnmm. o wl;.l nob undrtake to pronvnnco it w guso of Lrau? but leaves i to the Dopartmont, i i