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points
and
mil pleasant to read are entirely lost to the
rime : mind and i inltrht almost as well not
, , two fart ir may be well for us to look and
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liu hcrel. Titi -75 cents per year, In :uh unci-. will not permit us to enUT into detail or , have read the hook at nil, nay, better not
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SionsliiV.o .hnllrtlns. Com.nm.lw.lun, ni . ...lie- j fe f , j,,,,,. , with I to lix a habit of fast reading which once
tod from our friends In nil imittui-4 ttf.tulurn'jl. Ad- ' J ... , ,. t p ,
.li.-, the iifHiMTlun sstmlMii. !. o. itix aw. Linruhi, I regard to reading in public: second, a few , established is hard to overcome.
clja5k.n.,. W. ll. snkm., Kdlior tn-ciiU-f. , reniarke with reference in. reading for' We noticed an article in our last, issue
tiis (!r. ? K. Huston, i
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! our own bcnclit.
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stating that
7isno"Td-nHfnhevonlsscpiowquicklyomcof
y theaetof present thought, read .some, of the largest vr
rnr Hf.hnnl nnrl "Prrtffiscors,
. ... . ... . , ,, , ,.,, . i rather tlia'it y the page before us;, or just tory and other matter hi the Library
i lo-in its uuccnsiii" flnrht has brought . . . J '?.... .. , . . .. . :
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u .. to the last inontli of our second terWI of I
.-icbool, where we as pupils have long met,
to acquire that knowledge which is in
store for every one of u?,;iud if we, use that
oiieriryainl determination witli which on
1'rofcssor have tried to Inspire us, Ave
hall eventnaly aciiuire what niustjttoa
great extent determine our destinies.
No; a few words to our Professors for
their uureinitting kindness, and the labor
they dcvg&d to our interests, and ines
timable benefits we receive from their instruction
Kverv morning
astonishing to
tbcflrndetits'
rduiucA of his-
e
if the language and hone those students for whom (ho'TOinark
own, Children and was intended will receive it kindly and
profit thereby. :
We as students should not only be care-
a1- we alembic at our
ccspective rooms, we find them ready to
direct our way through the tangled paths
of science. Never do we discover hi them
a character of austerity with knit brows,
contracted lip.s, and frowning countc
Ktnces, but through rain and .snow they
wend their way hither, and as they enter
Uieir rooms, all doubt and difllculty vnn
inh from our minds.
Many times they have bad serious aggra
vations to encounter, yet with a sense of
humble duty in the discharge of their func-
is we would speak,
sentiment were our
all persons while engaged iu oarifcM -con
versation, or telling an interestihg'storys
I generally speak iu such tones, ami with j ful how we rend, but more, so what we
sucn u degree ol animation ami lorce at. i read. "Another of the rrofessors remarked
are best suited to give a clear expression of that he thought we should IhuT'our princi
their thoughts and feelings, .lust so we pal reading matter in book of real value
should read, and if we desire to excel we , and that we should discontinue to read the
must refer constantly to, the manner in Lv.nc.Kit, SATninAY Nuiht, &c, which tend
which sensible and well educated persons only to excite the mind and then leave it in
talk as the only safe and correct model. a worse condition than before. Our read-
We must adopt our style to the nature of j ing matter should be to a great extent up
the composition wo are reading, whether on the same subjects, that we daily pur-
it be light and humorous, or serious and
solemn, and endeavor to represent natural
ly every shade and emotion. If it be a
narrative we are reading, our utterance
should be the same as if we were relating
it iu our own language; if a conversation
we should refer with just discrimination to
the persons engaged in it ; and try by our
tones and manners to represcntthc distinct
peculiarities of each; if an essay, a sermon,
or an oration, we should put ourselves as
nearly as we can in the place of the author
tions, they have come out victorious, and and read as if the thoughts and words came
borne oil" trophies? of respect and love from fresh from thjeir original fountain, and"Vo
.-v-overy pupil; and have iu full characterized of every kind of writing. Hence the ne-
themselves with every 'quality becoming I cessity ot a quick eye to mark the sense,
pure and untarnished torjehors. "Wc believe J for no one can read Or speak ' well whose
that it is the emotion of every heart thoughts do not go some way before, his
that they may live long, and remain with j utterance, lie must understand the sub
oto guide us over the rugged path up the ! jectand the import of all the words; his
hills-before uto the end. J pronunciation must be In accordance with
Have we on the other hand, each of us the best usage; his voice mut be cultivat-
suc in the class room. In this way the
mind will more easily grasp and retain
what it receives from text books, and the
information which it receives from general
reading, will give it an opportunity to ex
pand and form an opinion of its own.
A
improved every golden moment as it was
given us? 1 am afraid there are some
.-tmoug us who often have stepped aside,
nnd formers foolish enjoyment have rob
bed our teachers of the perfect lessons they
. ought to be met with, and themselves of
the diiulight of knowledge that they can
never regain. But what is lost is wholly
gone, and nothing remains but to do better
in the days to conic.
Let us be encouraged by the thought that
there may be ampug us young men and
-women of great literary talent, uid we
know not but we will have the pleasure of
reading the poems, novels and speeches on
Woman's rights, tc, of some of our pres
ent lady friends.
.And there may be among us young men
iic day to stand iu the Halls of Congress,
oV of the Afontezumas, and wield the. sc;p
tor of power iu making our laws. Hopitig
ir iiieei'.iu ;iguiii ne.xi year i siiobcriuc nv
self. ' i
"A gobd practical euucntioii, inchldingii
good trade, is, a better outfit for a youth,
Mian a' grand estate of an empty mind."
.Many parental luivo .slaved- andrplmJhed to
JH?iveHlie!r" tliilflrdn rich, when Jialf the
tfuui ijius lavished vvofild .have profited
them far more had it been devoted .to the
teltiTRt1eu-of their minds. 'J'l?6 oucstruc
Iwe that no neighborhood sdiouhl lie wltli
ut Is a school house.
ed .so as to be llexiblc, full, forcible and
mellow ; his car so instructed,' ' as readily
to detect the least deviation from strict
propriety of tone, and all his external move
ments such as to appear natural, easy and
dignified.
Taking these brief outlinesias a standard
how rarely do we nieet with a truly good
reader, and yet how seldom dp we listen to
a person who really things, himself a poor
one; we are in general the list to discover
our own faults; and, when tliey are shown
to us by the friendly hints 'and criticisms of
others, we are naturally slow to apprclieud
nnd often wi 111 slower to acknowledge, and
correct them.
We have thus shown a .few of .the char
acteristics that constitute a good publjo
reader; now a few reniarits with regard to
reading for our ovn special benefit.
We heard one of the Professors saying
in class the other morning that we never
need be afraid that we shall read too slow,
i' . ..
but to the reverse, we should guard against
the habit of reading too fast. The trouble
is, when wc are pngaged hi Vending, that
we arc thinking of. tin? pnT or how It;' will
terminate, nnd thus a kind of excitemontls
created Ivlilch tends to mnke us read very
rapidly, ,Tn this vay tlie mind grasps nij'd
retains only the prominent points, while
'kfrthttso minor points,' -which 'the author
has presented In order that he may more
Progress.
Although it is claimed by some, that "the
world with all its boasted progress, lias
failed to produce a man as wise as Solomon,
as strong as Sampson, or as meek as
Alpscs;" yet I can h&Tv think that on the
whole there is no advance. That God cre
ated this beautiful world, and by wise
councils guided It for thousands of years
through its various changes and prepara
tions, for the home of man, to the intent
that he might wholly degenerate, and sink
in moral oblivion, seems to me incredible;
for 1 believe in the foreknowledge of God.
With all our moral, Intellectual, social and
physical deformities, still I think there Is
room for the faith that there is a precious
leaven at work that will one day raise our
human loaf to something more noble. In
all times and countries, whenever the con
dition of society and its principles, have
demanded a reform and the proper time in
the divine plan has arrived, men have
been raised up to agitate these questions
and take the lead In such reforms; so far
as God has deemed it best. Thus Moes led
the children of Israel from bondage, to a
pleasant home In the land of Cannan. Anu
whep tilt; religlous'world had become too
corrupt to be longo- tolerated, Martin, An
ther, as it were single handed, shook the
very foundations of religious opiuibn', aiui
to some extent guided it at his will. As
litis been saul : "Here was the lion beard
ed in Ids dcir, and the whole continent of
Europe held -At bay by uie man." And iu
our own times, our loved and honored
Lincoln has liberated more than three mil
lions of people, whose hearts will bios
him to all eternity. Now there arg some
questions which agitato the country at pres
ent: and prominentamong these U what U
termed "Wpmans Itlghts." And this idea
has diftiis,Qd Itself througlwuttho land nnd
seems to have possessed thai mlnd6 of some
of our lady students, I may je pardoned for
refering to It hero. tt ', , t ;
Wo read that woman gaye to man the ap
ple and he did eat. Tims it seems that her
'hWlTnndFlnflUeri'cc'ludnnn to sin. Hut
tiiftj?Kini I'fittcr, wuung imu sno snouui
liavu-j'ulapjjoruinlty to rectify her mistake,
gran ted her the sole parent age of our Savoir,
and 1 think that in all times she has shown
Ifersel? Tfiellrand I1ic foTeTuost OTITIS fol
lowers. Xow I firmly believe tlmtJS'Qu'
moves upon the minds of the people; and
that when any revolution iu thought, prin
ciple, or government, is to bceliyctcdfaic
minds of the people become possessed Villi
the idea-wliich"leds-to-it8agittion-anu
final result. lit, may be, thenibat some
good is to grow out of this woman ques
tion, although we will not attempt to say
what that good h. And as the social rela
tions of woman arc supposed to keep paco
with all civilization, this aspiration on tho
part of some to become ' more elevated
may be the challenge for n new stop in ad
vance. And who knows but that the applo
nnd influence which Tiall lead the world
out into the glorious light, and happiness
of the millennium, shall come from the
same source as did that which lead to iu
woe. Of course wc flr"hot expect Satan to
be anything but our ehenfy; but what could
be more just, than that the hand that gave
to man the fatal apple, should be allovvkl
also, to give tht remedy.
However all this may be, "The mills of
the Gods grind slowly," but when T re
member that the Lord Omnipotent reign
eth, 1 am ready to exclaim with the poet.
"Hs comlnj up tho tcps or time,
And this old world l growing brighter;
We limy not tec Iff dairn sublime,
Vol high hopes niukc the heart throb ll-jhtflr
Wc may be sleeping In the ground '
Wlieu it awakes tho world In wonder,
Hut wit have felt It satbrrinjjronnd,
And heard ll yo!c of llrlug thunder, v
" "Tif eomlu's ! Yrt, stlit coming!"
A. u. wumc.
A College MepHtatleH. '
It is ouen n-scrlcd that a college reputation
Is worth nothing, and That college honors are
unfavorable omens of a future c:ireer. It is
said that honor-men arc seldom known outsido
of the college Avails, and that men here un
known to fame become, tho leaders in the
world beyond. Exceptional aio arc too
often accepted as the rule
The belief that he who wins college pre
iniiunis is unlikely to gain more solid fame and
rewards in after life, is at variance with ex
perience and common senw. Dr. Johnson
hays, the same man jiosscsses the same intel
lectual power at every period ot life. Although
this may bo going a little too far, yet It seems
reasonable that the samp emulation, jiulustry
and vigor of mind ,vliic,,5 confer superiority in
youth, should also do it hi manhood and old
age.
If we turn to the biographies of distin
guished men, we fcliall find that, while some. of
tlicm from indolence, or peculiarities of mind
or character, have not attracted attention iq;
their scholastic career, a fur greater proportion
have displayed, in tho morning of their lives,
the same powers that brightened nnd adorned
the meridian and decline of their urcntacss.
I Look nt 'Kobort Hall, who at cnllcgo dinplnycd
I the sante great, reasoning jkiwci-s, and that cle
fganee of taste which .made, him, not only asnn
! ornament to the pulpit, but the finest of Eng
, lish writers Spurgeou .il Hi uas an eloquent
preacher; at in wtispnVtor of a church j at 20
' drew vast audiences i ,and at i( his fnuio Jias
: long been world-wide. Luther early displayed
i eloquence, and at 20 was a Ijuciijoj of Divinity.
In our own country, many of our great men
I have -''vinced their mental superiority at, an
early ago. Aarun llitrr and 'Nicholas jtyktdjo
bore off' tin 'highest honor of college at 1G, as
' did, we believe,-Jidward EvcreJ.t, Hale. ,.
I Indeed, if we examine the ljvepf uiosVgrcat
' limit wo utiiill find lliul tit. f.iii fln irrourf.t.
number rose -superior' to their splux)l-fulowH.
We.nuiyfind herd and Uiero a, Walter-JScoH,,
DeariSwiOyor n Henry Wa,wVJJflcclH.T, fwhp,
fWmi'indolefice- or waywardapsHi donvbp
coroLvuUui-riikilnxl at colWse,-and iVaLvctho
.woadenwid'pjrklc of thelrTrci)CcUye'jwHC; twt
this is not the rnlc. "
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