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Lancaster, P. ftp iomecttt imdligeiiK LANCASTER, JUNK 10,1887. m ,Sr FraakllB aad Marshall. i-XtHII "" .. vwireRV ... v- ler a long time, m us tuiiii anu state, and its friends must concede Hat it has net as yet seen the cetn- faleta fulfilment of the great mission il Mt itself out te perfetm ; an institution et turning which assumed the name of the ,' MMjAM IS'MMMMaMMMMMUPI'l iirwHMaai 5sm xnwKiin aim uuu inui iui u buu- father, ought in the many years Unit have i aiace passed away, te occupy a mere inilu- "5 twtlal position and te have reached a Hi greater gruwui mau it enjoys ie-uay. ou i .11 111 nJmlt hn, oil trill nnt anrea an " A. Aav aniiu It-tm itunllAti nftil tfin U Mia WU3C Ul lie DHuauuu OUli U1U iOBHiilj for its comparative weakness. Seme may say that it suffers fiem its de nominational character, but it was net de nominational until its alliance with Mar- ahall, and it did net nourish when that marriage took place. It was nothing mere .thaa an academy when it wen te wife the .llercersburg institution. It was notbe netbe ''eattfe it was without indersement, for it had mere means then than it inadeeffec- Atrre use of. It simply steed still while the aggressively managed institutions ad TADced, and in the contest for supremacy the natural law, which gave growth te the etreng, left it behind with the weak. It la net given te all colleges or all men te Mcceed. There must be some te climb up highest. We have, in truth, mere colleges than we need and fewer academies ; and the col leges strew the wayside in all conditions of existence, from the academy up te the unirersity. Franklin and Marshall is be yond the academic position, and te be use ful must push itself up into the highest order et colleges. What it needs, of course, is endowment, in these days when colleges de net pretend te depend upon their earn ing! for their expenses. Their teaching is ilulteusand the ceit of a college education is net in the sum paid A" te the institution, but in the lit ins of the student away from his home ami in the sale expenses of society and seciil origin. The very great endowment of all prominent colleges makes it impossible te ;ispire te their ranks without a like foundation. Franklin and Marshall is reaching out for this necessity, with hope of its achieve ment. Hut when it has it, it will net have all it needs. It must have trustees who understand the demands' of the education of the day and who are eillcient in aeiecimg me iiisunujciiuj unit win secure them. Aud If they van Had a lield In education that is comparatively un occupied, their success will be great if they can enter it. And here it seems te us that one great need of our colleges is a mere intimate relationship with the students and a supervision which, while it does net bind, directs. There are few young men who knew their capabilities, and one of the highest functions of the teacher is te find these out in the pupil and te give him the direction that ill make his life most useful. Our great colleges make no at tempt te de this ; our smaller colleges have it In their power te ebtaiu a mere Intimate knowledge of their students' characters aud capabilities, and it seems te us have a high aad noble mission assigned te them in adding quality te the product of true graduation. Seme 1'laia Trntlis. The address of Mr. W. U. Henv.-l at the court beuse en Wednesday eveuiug added new laurels te these already wen by this distinguished Lancastrian. In his re marks en the relatieu of Franklin ami Marshall college, te this community ,he very appositely refer ml te the mistaken idea that many geed people entertain et the mission of education. Education is net primarily for bread winning, though the educated man lias a Tast advantage ever bis less fortunate fel lows in the race for winning bread, l.'dii l.'dii catien is for the proper direction of mind and the true cultivation of the heart. Whether wealth or poverty crowns such is a matter that has nothing te de with educa tion ptr se. The greatest minds have always been In bodies that gave themselves little . concern for earthly resources. ', It is well in this aae of mercantilism pi., where a man's success is mere aud mete ("'t ibaJna" measured bv his imvWke, i,. i... Hh clear strong voice of an orator like that - A UTaiftn a tula IF avuninr nalll.M 11... a l fAjklt anri tall in ir Uimn ftninaiiluWi r.iii.u -.. !.'" " a ...v.viiHiit WltVllO till r the great question of education. I .it Vint. growing youth reach the false cenclu. VtM HW; VU. U OUVVOM1UI Willi wealth. Fer there is a higher sue that deea net succeed. CS .v .. utisai erajiBBiug. ' y.'X VT0 are giau ij bee uiv me j.uivhcj Ceuaty Anti-Corruption society has made paivuurk wi occupy uu uigu yuues w wuicji ,1m aspires, by beginning suit against the wMPUeq officers of the Sixth ward In this tUty, and these of the Indiantown district. ;Jfe better time than the present could be AaMa for the prosecution of these suits. Vhte' la the season of school and college ieajmanevments, when young men pssi educational halls into the world's Held. Their minds are new as In the bands et Uie potter, ready te be Dy wnat Uiey e?e and hear. It that they should hear in this great election frauds is one of the f crimes. It Is well that thev Mttw outraged majesty et the law ted. LMr.Uaiuaed hi brethren et the 4MIOemiMMi MMoetattM keep their JRWift p te the atlcklaf point. They an delag a great work, for which succeed ing gweratiena will tin up and call them BMflMU A Wniiran In the ear of Jehn II. Lan dM : " 1M no guilty man escape.." Am Kaglteh urea hM been awarded the premium for the best plana for su arnioreil battleship for our navy,and It will new be In order for certain Journal whicli feel them Mlvea in duty bound te llnil fault with tiie doings of the navy department, te reiuark that out Infant Industries should bare lsn encouraged by abutting out foreigners from competition for tbeae prises. 1J we net want the very best ships In the world for our new navy T And bow can we better stimulate and encourage cur own designers le excel the world than by admitting the experts or lor ler elgn nations te fair competition with theui T If Uiey have failed lu thin Instance, se luucli the better; they new reali7stbat the Judg. raent is te be without fear or favor, and that, be the design foreign or native, the depart ment Is determined te have the best that hu man Ingenuity ran devise. The division el what la the beat is left te a beard toileted te be thoroughly competent, and their report lelnta out the merita en which the award was based. That l'n glrnd should take the prl4 is net at all surprising, for it would bate been very strange, Indeed, II America, which has long been outet the business el war ship building, should have excelled at first tilsl the veteran bulldera of Great llrltaln. Such a result would have excited supicluu of pre judice In favor of Americans, and audi pre Judlce would have theellecluf discouraging lorelgncemetition. It h well loenceurago American talent, but the business: directly in hand Is the building et a navy, aud the business el encouragement is but a Hide issue. If we stick te the otie purpose of having the best ships that we eau get, we can trust te native American pluck and ability te get en top alter awhile in the matter of designing. Wukn will the wheat speculators gel their deserts the prison bars? Bucrktaky Bavarii very properly puts bis feet down bard en the attempt of the French government te furnish n !' .u l'rsn clsce seciety with Cbasepel luut-ket'. The number was very small aud the society quite harmlesr, but the piiuclple is ery largw and the precedent quite dangerous. 11 lereigu governments are te be permitted te make presents of arms te American mutual aid so cieties it may be hard some day te draw the line, and as things are net usually t;ieu without mime equivalent, these gilts might be bken te Imply a mutual aid policy be tween the foreign government aud the Beciety. l'rauce, in particular, had Letter be cautioned te keep her guus at home ; she may need them Ixflere long. Tjikrk were sixteen wheat suspensions In Chicago. Unfortunately they were net sus pensions by the neck. Tin: I-tkm.i(ikm'kk has no apology te make for the great space It Rhea te the col lege centennial exercises. It ! tbs biggest thing of Its kind this town has ever seen and, of course, the 1tklliei..m-kk has the biggest account of it. Ot'Kcitl7ensef wealth wne he busbies Interests and real estate that will be benefited by the growth of the city should remember that the educational and social force of the college Is a powerful lnllueiicu towards the increase of population ; it will In many In stances determine the choice it a ieiue in the minds of people who ar looking atwut ter a city residence, and e try j e ir there are large numbers of such pteple. Retired traellng men and merchants who Hre huxIeus te rind a haven of rest for their latter days will chose a healthy town where lUiugis cheap, the oducatleual advantages supe rior and the sejlety cultured aud retlued. This element can be added te our mass of citizens in no better way than by the en en en couragement of the venerable institution already here established, aud the liheral sub scriptions that have already txien msUe te Franklin and Marshall college should Ikj supplemented with equal liberality until its tiuaucial basis is made linn and bread. O.nk hundred yers! And esery year eugtit te represent a $1,000 contribution te tde Franklin and Marshall endowment lund. Hun. T. V, Itosten said: ruuiiL'iiM, iu lux sjietich in " New a word about the great curse or the laboring man strong drink. Had I lO.oeo.ooo tongues, and a threat Ter each tongue, l would say te each man, woman and child here te night: "Threw strong drink alde as you would an ounce or liquid hell." It sears the conscience, it destroys everything it touches, It reaches into the family circle and takes the wile you have sworn te protect and drags ber down trem her plnarln or purity inU) that house from which no ilu-mt woman ever gees alive. It Inducet tli father te take the furniture from the house, vrwngti it ler money at.tbe iiawnsliep, and hpeiut Hie pre reed In ruui. It damns eturvthingittoucrie eturvthingitteucrie I have seen it in every city east el the .Miss issippi, and I knew Hint the most damning curse te the laborer Is trim which gurgles from the neck of the Untie. 1 I, ml rattier Ui atthobeadef an orgaul7Uien liming 1C0 out temperate, honest, earutst men than Ht the headolanerganizUlonof IJoei.iHHi.lrinkeiH wether moil erate or auy ether kind " Feil a century plant, Fraukllu slid Mr shall has astonishing lger. KUmuiu Nrns. Denny Mack's Kcranteu team vmhi lis llrst victory In the International League yester day by deleatiug Rochester by 0 te J Mansger hiiiisen, el the Lancaster tiianls, has arranged te play the Alleutewn aud Ncranten cluba here next week. If he re cell os the proper encouragement be will show the people geed ball lie lit a team that no manauer need be ashamed of and if every thing gees well he will make it much stronger. lie is new negotiating with au excellent pitcher. The League games yesterday were: At IloMen : Washington U, licstnn I ; at New Yerk : New Yerk lit, Philadelphia 1 : at Chicage: Chicago.'), lnUlaeaimlis U : at Pitts burg: Ustrelt 11, Pittsburg a TieAe" -station games of yesterday were: At Philadelphia : Athletle is, Cleveland li ; at Nt-iten island: Louisville !, Met c. ; at llaltimere: H Leuis i, Hallimnre 2; at Uroekln : Cincinnati C, liroekln ! State Artoclatlea games yestarday were : At Heading: Allentawn 12, Heading "J; at Wllliauispeit: Willlamspert IS Ilradlerd 7 j at A 1 toen a : Altcena 5, Jnbnstewn 4. Hugh Hilly, tbe ene-arined pitcher, made hU reapiaiance en the diamond yesterday, when he pitched for the Cleveland and was wimy mi eigmcen time by the Athletics. The New Yorks knejked Caey silly yes- I ,erUly. "'aking thir.y.three blip Memerial Talilcta K..r ii.n. .!..,.. Governer Heaver Wednesday night signed he following bills: Fer additional law '!m ,nLV,B u'twmtu, Fltteentb, Forty, tilth and terty-elghtuautrictf The bill an an preprlttlng I12I.&C0 for memorial tablet" was approved, excepting that iwlle? ailesTi, the aettvsburg lUlUe-Beid' Ms nor"as"K ciatieu 10 CC0 ler the purchase e aedlll"m i0."- . . APPrl'r, ' 15.000 te the OM Ladies' home, el I'hlladelpbU. - HIS NKOltKr. What If she knew It all T What if she saw uiy heart? What If she mad toy secret thought, jrrem her se tar apirt r Sad would her heart be then, Wretched would be her life. Toe future for her would h ive no hope Nothing but constant stiliu. Strife with a useless love, Strife with a hopeless wish, strife with thoughts that would drag her down Like the murderous devll-llih. What if she knew It all T What If my heart should speak ? What It she knew that all I get Is six small dollars a weak T -fiem m &m rviMf turnaf. A NOTABLE ADDRESS TUB l'UUIIl l VMS) tll.lt VOL i.J WHHIVtiLVM- UK Oistlen lirllirrril al lha CeulrniiUI Valrbta- tlun ul rranklln anil Manhall t'ellrav, Utn. rwtrr, .liine 1.1. las;, by II oil, I II. Mltirr,M. U-01iik th till llatlan litra In Uallrar. One hutitlriil years age the corncr-steno of a building for the use of a college, created by Hie lcglsUture of TcnnsyUanla, was laid In this city by Bciilxmln Franklin. The names of tlie trustees te whom were en trusted Its Interest, show fiat Uiey were chletlyef (.icrmaii nativity. Fifty years thereafter, lu a mull v Ulage nestling at the base of thu bills of Franklin ceuuty, otie helit.iry student the sole reprc reprc reprc Hcntatitoef the highest class of an institu tion there located took his biccal.iurvate degree and became the flrt fruits of another college, also atitherlred by the legislature of the same comineuweallli. lleth these college!, were established by men of German birth, or by these who boasted ancestry that c.imc te these shore from Germany. Whatever vitality they manifested, whatever spirit was shown In their sub-cquent history, was the ret-utt of German ctniestuesa and German jiicty. Their suppeit, In me.st cases, came from these who had toiled te gain a meagre aul slstence for Uictnselves, but who were ani mated with au earnest desire te establish in stitutiens where their descendants could tit themselves for any duty in life and centriK ute te the welfare of the new country In which their let had been cast. They prajed aud labored, fought against a mighty array of adverse circumstances, sacrificed much, but still Kept prominently before them their main object te give their children aud their descendants opertunlt!cs te secure a geed spiritual and intellectual outfit for the work of life. Time jiasseil, and the fi lends of these two colleges, seeing hew much mere elleetru'ly they could perform their duties as institu tions for training yeun-j Americans under the Inlluence of what were precieu- legtclea of German thought aud German piety, wisely determined te merge their separate and somewhat rival relations into euc college which should challenge the respect ami sup pert of the peeple from whom their students were te bw drawn. The united college bore the names of the two out of w hich it was formed, and, from the very day of the union, started off en a career, which, while it has net been nmked with the tHMiy success of a meteor dashing across the sky, his shown bow faithfully ita officers- have striven te realie the ideal of a liberal Christian educa tion. Te-day we meet under the auspices of the united institution te return our sincere thinks te llim who has been its buckler and shield, te scan the extent of the work it has done and is new doing, and te bring such help aud inspiration te its faculty and trus tees as may enable them te take fresh cour age aud push forward still mere vigorously In the path they have hewu out for them selves among the colleges of these United States. Of these who were honored with degrees by the cellege whoe birthday was one hun dred years age, none are with us in the flesh te-day ; some have come from that located at the bae of I'arncll, whose yrtrs amid the struggles of life have been nearly as r jnicr uus as these claimed for their Alma Mater, aud whose care-wern brews show that they haveliecn toilers In the world and earnestad earnestad vecatea of the ri-lit and the true stlU mere are here from the united institution, full of the traditions of the past, but like young giants eager ler the worn twleru them, proud of the reputation gained bj their predecessors but full of determination te show themselves worthy of it aud ambitious te secure still greater triumph. These three classes are all represented here te-day the sainted dead who struggled in the early jears of Franklin, accomplishing but little beyond the preservation of the po tentiality of the idea of an Angle-German col cel cel leeo; the v igoreus, hardy sous of Marshall, who, after earnest preparation for the work of life under the inspiration of the sainted genius whose teachings were their pride aud vcueratieu, plunged into thecentlict, are also here with grateful hearts and renewed vigor, .although marked with many scars indicative of the earnest combats through which they have parsed and along with these are the successors of Franklin aud Marshall the fair Ilewer of which the ethers were the premise uieu which we the boys of an ear lier day, aud our predecessors from the Shallow Land, Invoke the blessings of heaven as the hope of the nation we love. Hail fathers and brothers 1 Alma Mater has invited us te the feast. Learning, Ilcauty and Itcligien have entreated that they might be handmaidens te welcome the wandering sons te the home-fireside. We are net strangers te ene another, even if our faces are unfamiliar and our voices secure no roc. egnitinu from attentive ears. De net our heats beat in imiseu, has net the same leve fired our youthful souls, have we net drawn inspiration alike from the lips or the writings of thu Christian philosopher te whom we ewe se much for these mighty truths that have proven themselves the mainsprings or our usefulness lu life ? We come rcsiHjnsire te her call, prepared te lay whatever of honors aud distinctions we may have gained at her feet, ircparid te ignore for the time the years that have accumulated uien our heads, and ready te be boys once mere, subject te her orders aud obedient te her discipline. We knew that it is geed for u te be here, because we 1ieh te secure such a fresh con secratien for the work that may still be be fore us iu life that wilt enable us te put new energy amd zeal into all our future ellerts -te acquire additional ewer In the struggle iu behalf of the geed aud the true, aud te go forth from this home-visit with the comfort ing feeling that we are fighting no battle alone but in intelligent sympathy w ith hun dreds of brothers, trained as we were, armed as we are aud ready for vigorous contests uuder the same banner. 1IIK S.U.NTKK I1KVD. inid, however, the joy aud exultation of this meeting, the fact that many are net with us, who, having finished their tasks, have passed lrera the tells of earth te the triumphs of 1'aradlse, spreads a cloud of Bor Ber row between us and the sun, and for a mo ment bides the brightness of the present with a renew al of gloom that se thickly eushreuded us when they were called away. Familiar faces, beaming and glowing with the fresh ness of youth voices whose friendly tones once sounded mere swietly te our ears than any ever produced by musical instrument sympathizing hearts and gentle spirits; friends of our college days with whom we loved te mingle in closest communion; may we net be permitted 'te pause and drop the tear of affectionate regret as memory brings you all before us ! And there, in your midst, the graud figure of that Christian Gamaliel at whose feet we loved te sit, whose earnest ami profound spirit stripicd with ease, from the Miiwrflclal aud sjcieus phil osophies of the schools, the gauny, mere tricious ornaments that were calculated te excite the admiration and bewilder the spirits of the young, whose noble soul found its loftiest ambitleu only fully satisfied when at the feet of the lowly Jesus, whose teach ings te his pupils were se many Inspirations that have never been wholly obscured in any of our souls, but have blessed us whenever we have suffered them te light our paths and guide us in the solution of the various prob lems of life. Mav we net uause and with the deep reverence we feel for the memory of uut eui master, as uie eyes grew moist ana the lips become tremulous, thank theglver of all that Is geed for the rich legacy of ethical and theological teachings that was 'tj lie sous of Franklin and Marshall and the Hefermed church, when Jehn William son Nkvin, rlisi lu years and full of earth ly honors, was gathered te his fathers. Are we uutnie te his teachings when we as sert as our fend belief that. In th ni, ,,.!- of witucsses from the Spirit-land around us te-day, there is none mera lu sympathy with the occasion than he who struggled se many years for the welfare of our Institutions, bore ebliquy and reproach from little souls who failed te catch even a glimpse of his un selfish greatness, and at the last, when sue cess was assured, laid aside the honors he bad secured, retired from the pest of author ity whence his utterances would have been ex-cathedra te his disciples, and spent tlie re maining years of bis life In retirement? If any human being should tie remembered most gratefully en lids occasion, surely It Is he, who coming Inte our midst, gathered up all the educational prophecies of the past with reference te the college, make It possi ble that they could be realized, and gave an Inspiration te hi pupils which Isvatne stronger and mero effective as they grew lu vears. True; ethers cerlrlbuted te the re sults secured, whose names and deeds will be duly honored by these iu charge of this Ceil trnuial. They were grand assistants te the Master-Splrlt, but be was grander ami mightier than alt, and as such I (viuse te drop the tear of affection ever Ids grave' Till: ORUMVM HKMIS. It has been Incidentally mentioned that the founders of the Institution, and it might be added Its principal siipiHtrters, were men through whose veins coursed German bleed. Their ancestors bad but little sympathy with the superficial lu the material, Intellectual or spiritual wertd. Their love for the beaut i fill might net have Iven as pronounced as that of some ethers, but their devotion te the useful and the geed was second te none. In their old home they had built their churches, their castles, their houses net for the passing moment, but as though for all time, aud similarly, all their material con structions were net made for show, but te endure, were net made te please the ej e but te serve lueful purposes, and could always be relict! upon. Their education had no tolera tion for the superficial. It must lead the stu dent deep under the surface where the primal causes were te be found. Its students were never satisfied with a mere plausible reason. They demanded something profound and ab solutely relevant. In search for this they threw aside the thought of gain aud the hope of werhlh aggrandizement. It was truth they wanted, and in their opinion no labor was wasted that would make its quest a complete success, lu spiritual matters the same idea prevailed , the German religious life was net the turbulent babbling of a shallow stream ever rocks, pebbles or ether obstacles that might fill up its bed and ob struct Its course, but It was the almost noise less llew of tlie mighty river, which, having cut Its way through all obstacles, and made a channel free of all obstruction, through which It could bear Its freight en te the mighty ocean. With such marked peculiarities en the part of its feuuders, the college must have grown up te maturity, abhorring a stuwiflclal curri culum, aud detesting the shams and make shifts which are net unusual in the enter prises of the age. Its curriculum must have been designed for a full, rounded culture of the student. net pretending te tit him for any special profession, or pursuit lu lite, but se training all his mental powers that, when he should be deemed worthy of baccalaureate honors, he might go forth ready te enter upon a specid preparation for the duties of his future life. Its faculty set forth this Idea with all proper emphasis in their annual cir culars and evidently felt that whatever might be the future fate of the col lege, it should be true te the course laid down for ages as that best lilted for the care ful training of the young. All this was iu such strong contrast te the tendency of the times te permit each student te study such subjects euly as might be peculiarly apsxslte te liis future calling, that the conservatism which it manifested seen made it obnoxious te the epithet of " fegyish " from the advo cates of tlie " new " education. THK CUF.n VTIVK. It requires some courage iu the Individual net te move w ith the tidal wave of fashion, aud a great deal for him te breast that wave and endeavor te pursue his course lu direct antagonism te its movements. It Is se easy te harmenie with the tendencies of the day, whether me results el ueltecrate thought, or the momentary Impulses of mere whim. Moreover, oue's reputation for amiability is thereby established and strengthened, lie who participates in the popular mevemci't becomes necessarily a popular man, ami may staud a chance te get the uncertain honor of an election te the state legislature or the Na tional Congress. Hut he who steadily re fuses te yield te isjpular clamor, clings te what has been tried in the years that hxve preceded him, unless the weightiest reasons are. assigned for the transfer of his allegiance, is progressive se far and se far only as that which is geed and has been severely tried can be carried forward in the front rank with him, he may net achieve lsjularity, Indeed m ly be taunted as a conservative te whom the epithet " fogy " is jubtly applicable, but his contenqieraries will never deny him the character of a strong aud useful man, whee life is a precious tower of safety te the com munity, w bile these who come after him will delight te bold him up te their children as a model worthy of their imitation. Tbe world has long since discovered that iKipularity is no proof of greatness or wisdom, or talent, or gfxslness, but In most cases, Is rather sug gest e of a travesty of all these, and bears with it the suspicion that success has been secured at the c st of calm consideration and earnest cenv ictiens. Similarly, it requires courage for a corpora tion te decline taking a isjsitien Iu a move ment that has involved ether corporations organized for the same purpose, and tliises )ecia!ly when such action would give it the glamour of popularity and possibly bring it, for the time being, great prosperity and s cuniary reward. The smaller the corpora tion, the mere limited its resources, the greater its need for money, the mere strik ing will be it iositien and mere entitled te respect, if it clings te its own convictions aud declines te move adverse te them. Till. lTILITAIlta IDEV. Many of tlie smaller colleges of the land have acquired such a record iu their struggles against tlie popular tide in education, which seems te have iulluenccd seme of our larger colleges te recognize but little as worthy of a place in the curriculum of studies, that can net be made of tiecuniary profit te the stu dent. True, such a course was based utam au utter disregard of the idea that certain studies are sclatly advantageous for the de velopment of all the faculties of the mind, and that their employment as a whole pre vents the abnormal development of some at theexpeuse of ethers, and which has had the sanction of centuries. Hut the age was se prelific-lu wondrous scientific discoveries aud still mere wondrous application of the same that a restlvcucss under the slew and sure methods of training speedily made it self manifest. Thu question was bluntly ad dressed te our educators what use can we make in our daily mercantile and mechanical hues of busiuess, of Latin aud Greek roots, of the dry detail of logic and metaphysics, or slew methods of fitting youths for active participation in the business of life'.' Our meters are net tlie same as these used by our ancestors. The horse was supplanted by steam when rapid transmission bocame a ne cessity, aud we are new euly impatiently awaiting the discovery of methods by which electricity may be used as the meter of the world. Why shall we be content with the tallew-caudle as a source of light, when gas er,betterstill,the IMisen Incandescent burner, can Iki employed te illuminate our path by night with Its bright, dazzling, far-penetrating light ? The age is eue of steam and electricity. Our teachers must present nothing te our children that will make them pause and cast a longing leek at the past 1 That Is only useful which treats of the present or prophesies of the future I We must break with the past 1 We want none of the se-called culture of the dead lan guages. Teach us the living with which we can buy and sell and get great gain. Teach us only tlie things that are practical 1 The age is net for dreamers, but for active, busy w Ide-awake men of practical bent I Questions such as these and arguments of a similar character began te be largely employed, possibly net se tree from the drap ery or rhetorical attractions as I have stated them, but showing, however expressed and richly draped, that a spirit of utilitarianism, demanding a definite statement of the meuled value of their studies, was invading our colleges and striving te overturn the wise conclusions, which centuries of exe rience had reached as te the best course of studies for fitting a young man for life. Many shrank froet this raothed of viewing the subject, but still felt that changes must be made lu order te satisfy what was fast tielng developed from a "tendency" te a movement, " and that it was their business te court the popular favor, because that was tantamount te prosperity. But hew could they show some, If only the slightest, ap. parent revsrtnee for the verdict of acaasmla history, and yet satisfy the Zeitgeist f And the plan was speedily devised by taking this theory as lis fouuiUtleii, U: -certain stu dies have a direct value lu the secla1 life calling which the youth proposes te under take therefore let him take up these and devote his entire energies te them. I.ethlin elect what he will study. He ought te knew best. There must lii no intellectual Proems, tean bed upon which he shall be stretched. A free country demands lid qulteas much as the necessity of special preparation for hi future calling, that no shall nave no inn drance te the study of any subject that he may think desirable or ueeessaty. And sii, ignoring the idea that the early training of the Insly, mind ami spirit of the young must really be the same, that there are certain similar kinds of feed required by all three se that they shall become sullicieutly strong te de manly work lu accordance with the bent, Inclination or taste that may select or control their life-work, -ignoring this idea, the movement was made Inbreak up all fiacil curricula, and te leave the whole subject of training lu its details te the imlgmeiit or whim of tlie youth te Iki trained. tiik Kl.r.crivp. snKM. Some of the large colleges appeared anx ious se te encourage this tendency as te make the whole curriculum subject te the luditidiial choice, te threw aside all that had been approved as K-st lilted te give a round equable mental development which should ovetiuatetu fitness for fair, intelligent, spe cial work, whether professional or technical, whenever the time should come for taking It up. 1'lectUes became the prominent feature of the college curriculum, and a fixed course of studies a singularly rare feature. The smaller Institutions, carried away by tlie ex ample of the larger, or lutliieiicel ny the hope of securing an Increase of students for themselves through marching in the front rank of this movement, lecame mere radical in their practices thau their exemplars and mere inimical te the system of education which tries te train, te furnish mental disci pline, and te fi for life in all parts se that the Individual may find uscnil results of lu finitely greater value than can be estimated hi money. Tite fashion was established. The hobby or fetish which our colleges delight d te worship was mined " the Useful, " mean ing by the name that which liisavalneth.it can be expressed in dollars and cents. Fer this they shouted " I'i'mi," w hlle they mutter ed with angry emphasis "Urciit ' at the men tion of any study thatsavered of pure Intellec tual training or gradual development for the ambitious youth. Of course there was a sem blance of propriety in this plan of submit ting clcctives te the student, se tint he might direct his attention towards the pur suit which was te lie his own in the future, but tlie egregious error with these who were honestly connected with the movement was the Ignoring the fact that the choice was per mitted before sufficient knowledge had been acquired by theyeutli te make it intelligent ly , that the cool deliberation of a fhll-grewn man, bodily, mentally and spiritually, had lx.cn granted In cases where there existed great necessity for tarrying much longer at au academic Jericho until the grew tli of the intellectual licanl would give evidence of a full adult manhood. Dcctives were ettered te the Frcshm in long before he could possi bly se command the whole of the iiitellectu ll field as te knew w here his mental energies would tiud their most congenial home. 'Ptie power of choice was granted before he had attained his Intellectual majority. The laws of the laud denied him the right of elective franchise before he had reached the age of twenty -one, and yet, although unable te ex ercise this iu a country where young children are conversant with the politics and the re cords of ieliticiaus, the youth of sixteen or seventeen, was siip'tesed te be able te deter mine much mere important question Ter himself ludvidually and te exercise the right of au election of the highest luminal value. i xv AMI I.I1IKIITV. The result of this movement was net con fined te the mere matter of choice of studies. It was still mere comprehensive. Its legiti mate tendency was the removal of all limita tions iijaiu youth, and the obliteration of all cellege regulations and att3iupts at discip line, lu tlie movement te put the youthful individual whim beyond the control of the cxericiiced and the uniform conclusions of thu past, the principle of no restrictions, save these which the laws of the liud 1mihje for their infraction, asserted itself. College d'sclpline hail been based either upon a cede of laws consisting largely of "thou shall net' with )cnaltlcft annexed, which at times became wearisome aud olinexious te the youth who was te 1hj trained iu the col lege te the accurate icrforuiatice of his tasks from a high sense of duty or upon au enumeration of tasks and a statement of regulations which were laid down with ap peal te a gentlemanly sense of honor for their observance, aud whoe persistent vio lation could only lie punished by a removal of the diseased member from the otherwise healthy body. The latter was the favorite method with the best educators. Tlie student while at the school required detailed regula tions involving prohibitions and prouable petty sMialties, but there was te lie some what larger liberty se as te fit him for the future when he was te be a law te himself. He was net te understand his cellege liberty as Implying no recognition of law, but rather that which could only be fully enjoyed in and under Its protection. There were fewer penalties, but these were mere grievous in their nature. Hours for recitations and ether purposes were te le preserved, because system and order and discipline had cot yet computed their work, and this work was that at which the whole curriculum was aiming. The new system, however, removed all restrictions. The individual will should net be restrained. Attendance upon recitations must be absolutely voluntary. All the miner details, supposed te be necessary te every well-ordered household, were te be discarded. The majority of the individual, Intellectual aud moral was te be anticipated. Professors were te Iks freed from any special care for the habits and morals of their pupils, while their duties were te lie confined solely te Imparting intellectual instruction, at certain definite hours, te these who chose te attend at the time secified. One step further was taken. The question arose quite naturally. If no fixed course! required of tlie youth, why shall he be com pelled te attend dally prayers and Sunday services ? Is it net better that attendance en these should be left te his own volition te his own spiritual longings? And se, instead of the cellege being of service, as in former days, te strengthen the Intellect, the will, the spiritual fibre, by the gradual withdrawal of the preps that the child demanded, which were lovingly furnished at home aud judiciously pro pre vided: at school it Is made tlie arena where all these are thrown aldc, aud the youth Is called upon te bear the burdens aud undergo the temptations of manhood with little if any assistance whatever. That the risk te be uudergone Is great, no one will deny ; that It is unnecessary at the age and under the cir cumstances, I have no hesitation te declare. TKNDE.NCIES OK " POI'ULAIl " EOUCATION. Let me sum up what the tendencies of the popular college educatieu of the day involve. First the ignoring of the study of the so se called dead languages Latiu aud Greek, which Instead of being dead are manifesting perennial life throughout the literature of all countries, because Uiey are the custodians of the thought and beauty that belonged te the human mind when it was uutrauimeled by traditions and revelled iu close contact with the truths of nature. Second, the lowering of liberal culture while a money estimate is placed upon the studies of a college course, according te which these only are of value te the Individual student that seem te have some direct connection with his future call lug. Third, the removal of all disciplinary agencies, which are intended in au educa tional way te strengthen the moral and spir itual nature of the young and te lead theui along se that they may gradually learn te think and act as well-trained, strong, self reliant men, fitted in all respects te assume the geucral duties et life or te enter upon special preparation for any subsequent pro fessional or technical pursuit. These re sults antagonize the weik which was for merly assigned te the cellege. The sphere of the college was well defined as the discip line and cultivation of all the powers of the individual, se that bodily aud it must be admitted that there Is strong reason for the Introduction of athletics into our colleges mentally and spiritually be may be trained for the warfare of Ufa. A. recent utterance from the University of Berlin shows bow the seientleU of its faculty itwegnlscd this order of training a that let adapted te lit students even for special solen selen title work. Fer a quarter of a cenlury the grad.iaUvs of the Gymnasia somewhat oerre "pending te our oellege-and these of the Heal Scbule have liecti admitted en a like piano te the University. Hut afu..r this long experience, tlie declaration has been made, Ihatlhe students from the Gymnasia, who have Ihimi closely and carefully trained In the old classical curriculum, hare Ih-cii found Kilter equipped, even for scientific studies, than these wlrbse preparation was made In the Ileal Sehiile, where the practical or tech. ulcal Idea prevailed. And this declaration was signed by llnllman, one of the greatest chemists of the day. New, the requirements of the age may do de maud of some, who are impatient te enter upon practical pursuits, that their education should Iki se sselally conducted as te give Dusliies. knowledge and business nines, ami of ethers that they should pursue teelmtc studies in order that they may lie able le plunge into the duties of life. We have no controversy with this ftct, Some techno, logical study may possibly be beneficial al every stage of education j If for no ether purem, certainly for the completion of men tal discipline, but the experience of the past accords ierfectly with the conclusion of the llerliu savaus, that the liest preparation for that which requires a thoroughly cultivated and well-disciplined mind Is the old college course of stiidles,purited under the direction of honest, earnest. Industrious, able profes sors, whose lives are devoted te their duties; and that he who has conscientiously com pleted it Is thereby ordinarily much better prepared te take up the pursuit et seciai studies there ifler than one who has net had the advantages it furnishes. niB Tin i: KMi am tu. With these views acquired when a boy in the early diys of Marshall college, strength ened by contact with the world and thu ex perience It bring te every one who strives te pcrrerm tils duty, 1 turn witli pleasure te the general register of Franklin and Marshall, and find these utterances from its faculty : "Franklin and Marshall has remained firm iu its adherence te what It conceives te Ik) the true cud and aim of a college. While It freely concedes the legitimate calling of in stitutieus that lay themselves out sccially for a business education, and the pursuit of techuie studies, It docs net bolleve that such purKvses can Ikj advantageously joined with a vigorous and successful attempt te master a lull classical course." 1 read also, that a divine service Is held en Sunday, that a Hib llc.il and catechetical course of Instruction Is given en Sunday morning, and that a dally morning service is held iu the chapel, and- -" That these previsions are such as parents usually wish their sous ti enjoy at home, aud they are de-lgned te threw around them the strongest agencies for geed lu the midst of the dangers and jsTils by which they are surrounded during the most Interestin; (sjr (sjr ied of their lives." llravely said, il.iUr C'.iri ' you have remained firm aud true te the ideal set be fore you iu the d.ys of your youth, have striven te realize it all llue years, and are still true te your convictions and earnest lu your endeavors te bring up your sons lu ac cordance with the traditions of tlie past and the exHitleuce of Its most faithful educators. Aud while doing this, you have shown your self net unmindful of the fact, that the age is ene of wondrous developments in science aud art. Your observatory, yimr efforts after mera elaborate means of illustrating the scientific progress of the present all show hew faithfulness te the past can be connected with a hearty recognition of pro gress. Conservatism is nut necessarily an tagonistic te progress, but can se beautifully blend with ll as te demonstrate the con tinuity of all human ellert aud all mental life. With truth it can be said of Alma Mater, tint " ik'r rhildreii rl.su uti and call I her blessed." I jciil .tr.nlrmiii h't v a illtm rratf. I f.if memhrum i'iIIiIhI, Vi'tint mer&ni m hbu, ikmptr tint in Jlere. mi. "t sivKtusnv." Anether error whicli the cellege ha aveidisl, is tlie tendency te masquerade as a university, while striving te e.rry out tha idea of a cellege. Thespjiens and methods of the two institutions are widely dillureiit. The one is intended fur general training te intellectual work the ether te fit the student for the sce!alty which his mature mind has selected. The one ha little or nothing te de with clcctives , tlie ether must furnish these iu abundance, se that the student can ac quire the special knew ledge that wilt lie of value in his life-work. The ene has te de with a fixed course aud with restrictions that gradually dimluWIi a the college life draws te a close the ether recognizes tlie individual as having passed beyond the restraints needed by youth, and new ready te forge out the weapons which will lie needed in the special arm of the service In which he lias enlisted for thu coining battle. Iu tlie uni versity he is te be a law te himself as re gards his bodily, intellectual and spiritual conduct. Here his (sjrsenal licut aud incli nation are of the first imiiortance. They must shall) bis studies, dctermitie the courses of lectures most necessary, and cause him te avail himself of everything that wilt give his adult 'lowers aud well-trained mind such mastery ever tiie truths whicli specialists have gathered in the past, that he cm take his place among them and, by original work, make additional contributions te their stores. Having learned the advantage of discipline iu the ranks, he has become fitted te take a place with these who are te exercise au thority aud demand recognition for their special knowledge. The university ensures the grand elliores ellieres elliores cence of the plant whicli has sprouted forth from the seed sewn iiichildhoed in the school, uudergone nurture lu youth in the college, and has been placed under conditions, In a suitable environment, that w ill give It free course te show forth its peculiar character istics. Sucli au institution muat have a liberal foundation, since its teachers should all be preficients rceeguized ex)rts or masters ; its illustrations should be of the best and therefore of the costliest character; its libraries should be large and comprehending the written conclusions of the w isest men who have labored In the domain of human kuowlcdge ; and its means for fresh and original investigation should lie such a te invite the ambitious te work in untredden fields with great probability of success. Without a liberal foundation it will fall te real le the ideal involved in its simplest form, aud prove a delusion te these who have been enrolled among its members. Heuio universities cannot be numerous. Far better that they should be few, thoroughly cqiiiiK.sl, woll-mauned, largely supplied with members eager for the advantages they may eiler, and become necessarily great cen tres for original work aud valuable contribu tions te science and literature. Colleges may be numerous, iu tlie nature of the case must be; but universities involve se much outlay of money, se large an assemblage of great talent, that te carry out their true con ception they must be limited In number. When the cellege tries te imitate their methods it fails te furnish the young student the training he needs, aud immerses the adult iu superficiality instead of the thor oughness he has the right te expect. It travesties the genuine, it degrades Its own special fuuetiens, and it becomes a blndrance Instead of au aid te thu spread of knowl edge. Thoroughness is au object te be strivcu after by every educator. What Is worth learning at all is wertli learning well. Shal low pretence, superficial display, and a smat tering of knowlcdge belong te the humbugs of the day. LI'eistoe real, tee earnest te be occupied with such, substitutes for genu Ine proficleney. Tlie age needs less veneer ever Ignorance, less of the whited sepulchre full of nothing that possesses vitality in It self or can ceufer vitality upon ethers, less of the pitiful pretender, less adiilteratleu or the geed aud the w le, aud mere of the solid and enduring, mere of earnest labor, mere of that true spirit of maulliicss which delves for fold and will net be satisfied with any base Counterfeit it may exhume in tlie course of its quest. " NOnLMSE OI1LI0K. " The college that is inspired with such a spirit, will be the source of Incalculable value te its patrons, and an inestimable bene fit te Its students. It will teach the latter te beware of shams and subterfuges, te despise a He in action as well as in word, te leave no effort untried te be true in study and in reel- tatleu, te )-are no labor te master whatever may lie assigned as the dally task, and te grew up le an honorable, upright manhood, fitted for direct, earnest work wherever their occupations in ay place thorn. It will pre lum the way for excellence in professional life, for siicees In mercantile or any ether pursuit, and will furnish the state, what It in ds at present, prudent, wise, far-sighted and bread-minded citizens, able te rise above the machine pelMc of the day, te appre ciate the wlilesl and most enlarged states manship lu ethers, and le take a Judicious position themselves en every question sfleot sfleet Ing the honor or prerlty of the nation at targe or thu particular slate of which they may Iki oltlzens. 1 he duty new rests iis)ii islucated men te take part In many questions that are de manding speedy solution. The masses must be educated and what iIimm this nut In. veire t ? At most they eau only lie made the recipient) of the rudimentary branches taught In our primary schools. The little learning acquired may prove le be quite dangerous unless it Is supplemented from the pulpit, the platform aud, that most wonder ful agent for, geed or evil the press, with a larger and mero copious supply. The wel fare of the nation demand that tliere should I si constant instruction of tlie itoeple as te the rights and duties of citizens the relation- existing lietwuen capital and labor, the mutual obligations of the state aud Itseom Itseem tmnctit parts, and a thousand ether subject en which tiiipiluclpled agitators are continu al ly haranguing the people and preparing the way for the Introduction of measures, which mean, when eurrieu out, anarchy and the ruiii of everything that divine or human law teaches te held sacred and Inviolate. We cannot avoid the Krforinuce of this duty. It Is net ixisslble In tills coiilllet te hire a substitute, and send him le the front te represent us. We must go ourselves. Ve must Indlv iditally tale part, because we ewe It te our families, te the state and te th great llelug who has se mysteriously made us our brothers' keepers. We must also pie paru our children for like duty when they enter upon their life-work. Knewing our own deficiencies, hew we ne glected many opi-ertunltles that were offered us In our days of preparation aud used ethers feebly, we have the right te ask that the col leges shall lu se conducted that these child rail shall be led by constantly Improving methods, which will develop the liest form of manhood and tit them thoroughly In mind ami spirit ler the contest. Ami when all the colleges shall have become alive te this duty, shall frewu down and exel from their midst everything that smacks el superfi ciality, and shall Ikvoiue centres of honest and faithful training, the effect will Ihj te In crease the army of study w arrlers for the right, se that victory will be the inevitable re sult whenever they encounter the hosts of evil aud misrule. Ol'K NVTIONAL LIFK, A a nation we are new enjoying the bles sings of peace. We must, however, net el'. lertain the thought that the )siblllty of future struggle for right, or even for national existence has been obliterated. It may b that our national strength as well as the ten dency of tlie age will ensure the reference of all future difficulties with foreign nations te just arbitration, tliat the stuK'iideus frater nal ceullict through which we have passed will forever hereafter cause us te avoid such an unnatural method of settling Internal dif ficulties, that a mere civilized aud Christian ized statesmanship will force us te se leek upon the Indian question as te find It net only better, hut even mere economical te edu cate our Kisi brothers than te sheet them down at sight. Hut there are signs of dan ger from another quarter, which may call for the best means of elleuce and defence known te the t liristlan statesman aud scholar. Heretofore we have exhibited a wonderful faculty for fusing the most incongruous and even antagonistic elements into one homoge neous ix'oiile. Tills ha Ih-cii se successfully accomplished that we have invited the nations of thu earth te send their surplus population tens, with but little If any care as te the moral character of our Immigrants. And se, licside the hardy and honest foreigner who brings with him his family and scanty mean, there Is new lauded iisiu our shores a class of liwless, unprincipled, gislless scoun drels, full of the iKilitical doctrines that pre eipitated tlie French Revolution, and prac ticing a defiance of religion aud morality which would be dolnictive te the well-being of any twople. As In ether days, when the Natien's cry was heard for help, our colleges felt It a high privilege te show their patriot ism by sending forth their sous te rally around the national ensign and te ensure Its triumph, se new, iu the coming contest with anarchy and socialism it will bethvir duty again te enter the ranks aud show by their valor au I courage hew they have trained their students te de geed service agilust the wrong in whatever stia) it may ap'ar. On all such occasions may the sous of Franklin and Marshall lie found iu thu front rauk, earnestly contending for the prinelple-i en which the cellege was founded aud zealous for their maintenance. And wheu another Ceiiteimlum shall have passed away, and graduates and cltlz.cn. shall again assemble te recount the Incidents of lmr history, may the pages of her record be then as bright aud honorable as they ap pear te-day, the number of her graduates be Increased t. thousand fold, and her reputa tion for learning, patriotism and piety be second te no sister-institution iu thu laud 1 Then, as new, may it lie said lu truth : Snrrticrunt Fdii rjut, tt JJctititiimam irt ilicitctrunt. Jin Indolent Orcnn. 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