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We might go on into the examination of other languages, but enough have been cited to furnish abundant illustration of our point. THEINDIAN MOTHER. IS THE NINETEENTHCENTURYFAVORA•And now, since the ancients all excelled in BLE TO GREATPOETS1 poetry thus early in their career, we ask the rhe author of the following, one of Ten"As lnrnginationbodiesforth question, Can we, the enlightened races of the The formsof things unknown,the poet's pen • h t d t 1t nessee's gifted sons, t'Llough unknown to the Turnsthem to shapes,and givesto airy nothing mneteent cen ury, pro uce poe ry equa o A localhabitationand a name." theirs? literary world as an aspirant for honors, may The greatest of poets has well described We read a short sketch from the London Jay claim to no little merit for this gem of l),is art in these lines. Here lies the secret of Eclectic Review not long ago, in which its poetry.-En. our poverty in this branch of literature. Men author ridiculed the idea that the age of (Therewas a legend among the Natchez that the de- in this age have not the opportunity to give poetry was over, and declared himself confiparted spirit always sent a token of its weal or woeto ,thenearest relative, who watched anxiouslyfor the first free play to the imagination that our prede- dently expecting the "Tenth Avatar of Geliving thing that appeared near the grave. If It was a cessors had. We know and think a great nius'. to establish the Muse again upon the reptile or any creeping thing, it was consideredthat the deal more than they did ; and our knowl- throne. His chief ~rgument a:ppears to be ,dead was in a state of punishment,if a bird or any walk· edge has tended to make us value hard, com- this : men's passions are the great motive ing animal, It was regarded as a token of the perfect mon sense above high imaginative powers. power in the construction of poetry ; the anhappinessof the departed friend.] We do not pay much attention to the cultiva- cients loved, hated, feared, and wrote poetry; The mother knelt by the fresh-heapedmound, tion of that faculty which is mainly instru- we love, hate, and fear : e1·go,we can write Alonein the dim and dark'ningwoods, For the red sky tinged with the sun's last ray, mental in giving pleasure, but, instead, give just as good poetry as they did. Seemedhued with the bloodof a hero slain, all heed to what is more practical and useThe fallacy in this argument is in the conAnd the taper flamesof the woodland'sGod, Beamedflickeringforth o'er the concavevault; ful. clusion. We graut that the p'assions of men And night as a dark-robedmournedcame It is generally conceded that our age is un- form the great moving power in poetry; we With a silent step and clarkenedbrow, While nature stole away tp wee,P, · favorable to the production of the best poe- grant that these passions were prominent in And the flowers,tho' closedtheir petaled eyes, Awoketo catcheach pearlv tear, try, yet there are some who maintain that we the ancients, but the argument no longer Whilenature wept; her minstrel mates can nave as great poets now as well as in other holds. We do, indeed, possess the passions Fled each away to their leafy homes. Naught was heard but the savagehowl ages, and that their scarcity is owing not to the of love, hate, and fear ; we write poetry, soOf the prowlingwolf as it rent the air, character of our times, but to some accidental called, but we assert that these passions were Or the ventedsobof nattu-e'swoe, As it rustled the leaves and boµghsamong; causes. It shall be our object in these pages much more strongly developed with the anYet still, by the grave the mother kneltWaitedwith unweariedhope, to enquire into the actual state of affairs, and cients, and acted under much more favorable The token from the spirit land. to present a few arguments why the nineteenth circumstances with them than they do with us • .Albeit,her heart was sick and faint, And weary of Its own sad beat; century should be unfavorable to great poets. They had no high state of ci,vilization to keep Yet for the \okenwhich might tell If we glance backwards in the history of them in check. Unrestrained by the curbing Whitherwardwendedthe lovedone's flight, 'TheseJone,dark hours sbe still kept watch, any nation, we will find that its first attempts influences of refinement, these passions were And wokethe echoeswith her chant. at literature have invariably been in verse. allowed free play, and naturally sought expres... Light my wigwam, bright-eyed Our own English commences with the Beowulf, sion in poetry, as the garb ,most suitable for -Ohlla ofof bosom, where art thou goneone, ? .Art thou now in th~ spirit land? an epic of over six thousand lines. Latin and the portrayal of passion. On the other hand, .Say, hastthe thou joined band, Gree k l'1terature ex h'b • d race h ave Chasing deer, andthe thehunter's swm wild roe, 1 it the same poetic b e- the passions o f a h"1ghl y cu l tlvate th e Great SI!i!'ltgleaming thY brow1 ginnings, and the classics furnish abundant become a subiect power. They are held 'The smile of :Sadly I wait by thy coldffithly bed, J 'The token which tells me where thou hast fled; testimony to the excellence and purity of the within certain limits by the check which a. Ohild of my bosom, journey is Jong, • poets. G omg • b ac k h'1gh state of re finemen t imposes • May the Good Spiritthy help thee, Joy of my songI ear 1y Gree k an d L atm _upon th em. 'Tis a fearful path for thine untried wing, still further, and prying still deeper into the Social laws have been enacted, and every inBut falter not-to thine helper cling-O'erthe misty vale the blue hills shine, secrets of the dark ages, we find numerous fluence is brought to bear upon them in order Bear on bright bird, th ~ haven is th tne. monuments which prove that the literature, his- to keep them ,vithin bounds. "Hark 1 'tis the token,the nightingale'svoicet toric, dramatic and devotional, of these primi• Hence, since these powers which develop d, and thY friends rejoice, t·1veraces, was altogetl1er poet1'c. Full 2,000 poetry have been kept in confinement so long, art happy mvthe chil ''Thou Thou hast goneto land of the·happy dead, Gone where thy fathe1·•sconchis spread, vears before the advent of a Saviour on earth they have become dwarfed, to a certain exHe has foldedthee now on his lovmgbreast,1 ww1e thy mothermournsin her lonelynest; proclaimed the salvation of man, the mighty tent, and man no longer soars in the wild and rd For areme thy notes sweet song-bi spirit Ormuzd was worshipped through the sy11.- fanciful nature of poetic imagery , but descends Andhushed hid from thy beauteous brow, now, .Dark ts my wtg.,...am, coldand lone, bolof fire, and the hymns of the Zend Avesta, to plain, matter -of-fac t prose. "OAPHON ." rich with poetic and religious fervor, record Another argumen t on th affirm!J.ti"-e, " ,sid e· Sunbeam,Joyand bird-all gone1" t:..fa n ,. ----••·•---the mystic rites and ceremonies performed by of the question is bas ed on the old c1uo BUDDING H.EAnTBREAKEn.-Dea.r little thing; she is their priests in their sacred capacity. The from Horace, " Poeia nascitur, non flt ." If onlyha1boutthfouryetarsiold.f tShhe wasltwatlktihnegg!~:" language of the Vedas, the sacred dialect of the poet is born, not made, then, according to pat rom ewes w ng o e on.p o1 0 • • S . · · h h h' · 1 h h f ~ress was only an inchor two belowhe.rknees. She came Brahmamsm, the anskr1t, both show t e same t e laws w 1ch r.tguate t e growt o manto a wet spot and with what grace she threw her little • h t · t' d • t th p k' d th h ld b ts • right hand around and grnsped her skirts-not exactly. poetic c arac ens 1cs, an , commg o e er- m , ere s ou e more poe now th an 1B lifting them, but gathering them in-so neatly and nich sian we find the same evidence· of an early olden times, when the number ·of men was so th !fr'ao!~was worth goldto see the wee th ing e.ctwi sue poetical career in the Shah Nameh of Ferdusi, much smaller. And if' the number of poets ,.. • • • ... a true national epic, grand in extent, noble in is increased, the number of great ones must In matters of prudence,the best thoughts are last. In style and varied in contents. be increased in the same rati ,o. matters of conscience,first thoughts are best. v
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2 We think the same arguments which we ap- thought, and, instead of lgfty, poetical strain, house with a few acres of stump land surplied to the passions will apply here. Even if we have plain and simple prose. rounding it, while the old farmer is ploughing the numb er of men born with the qualifications Souie people, in their argument on this with a mule and a steer hitched together, and and powers of a poet is greater now than in question, reason from the progress of the ex- his dirty, half-naked children make war on the the dark ages, still we assert that if the asso- perimental sciences. They notice the ad~ stump, or stand 'and 2 tare stupidly at the passing ciations of our times are directly opposed to vancement which these have mas.e, and would stranger. Our inspiration is gone, and we feel the development of these powers, very few of apply the same reasoning to the progress of we are still within the pale of homely reality. these men will ever rise to distinction in this the imitative arts ; bnt the difference is readily This is the rustic farm-house we read about; tiC'_!)artment,for, although the thought of Ho- se_en: the former improve by slow degrees; lhese the bonny, rosy-cheeked mountain lasses, race 1s i.1~ie to a certaia extent, yet we think ages are spent in accumulating and arranging always represented as models of beauty. it needs some qualification in our day. Nature material : each generation takes up the ma~s To the ancients, the ocean was the abode of by herself can never produce a great poet.- as it is left them, makes its contributions to the terror and mystery. Their imagination peo• Labor is necessary for success in this pursuit whole, and this is transmitted to the next gen- pied it with horrid phantoms and evil spirits as in all others. · eration for further dPnations. 1.'hus, the first of all kinds, and they firmly believed that The champions of this argument in favor of experiments lie under great disadvantages, whoever should venture far from shore would poetic excellence in our day maintain it with while their followers profit by their experience, be carried off never to return. Tremendous a surprisingly weak statement. They say, and succeed far better. It is not so with paint- giants stood in prominent places ready to dethat by the laws which govern the progress of ing, sculpture or poetry. The progress of re- stroy ; fearful spectres were seen in the troubled the human race, we should have more great finement does not furnish these arts with bet• clouds, grasping the lightnings in their hands poets now than they had in ancient times. ter material for imitation. It may improve and waving back the adventurous mariner. It They admit that this is not the case, but satisfy the instrument which the painter and sculptor ,vas the scene of untold horrors and furnished themselves by saying that because we have no have to use, but the poet uses no instrument a rich mine of poetic ore for the ancients; but great poets just now, it is no reason why we save language, and this is best suited for his now, how different! Every boundary is well should never again have them, and that while purpose -in its rude state. Hence, when Ian- known. The very bottom has been ~xplored. poetry does appear to be in snch a feeble con- guage becomes highly polished at1d cultivated, Telegraphic cables pass beneath its depth, and ditipn at present, yet soon it will revive, and it is not well adapted to poetry as prose, and connect with distant countries. · Steamships in.a short time some star will rise in the poetic we see it declining in proportion to the rapid- cross and recross in every directions. Sails firmament which will eclipse In brightness and ity of their growth, instead of improving along dot its surface, more numerous than the seaglory all that ever preceded it. They admit with the sciences. birds, and we behold it a'Sthe grand highway that we have no really great poets now ; hisThey tell us that the immense field for poe- for intercourse between nations. yet still beautory shows us that they have been on the de- try found in the external universe still offers tiful, still mighty, it does no~p'ossess one-thoucline ever since a high state of civilization the poetical mind inexhaustible stores of ma- sandth part of the poetic attractions for ns as commenced ; yet they prophesy for the future, terial, the same mountains rear their lofty it did for the ancients. and advance theories entirely antagonistic to heads in rugged grandeur to the clouds; the The simple child of nature, brought up amid all the laws of human progress. Like causes same mighty ocean beats with sullen roar upon the wilds of the forest, breathed an atmos- ' produce like results, and since the advance of our shores; the same noble rivers sweep over phere of poetry. The warbtings of birds, the civilization has always bee:Q the decline of our continent; everywhere we find a wealth of gentle purling of the brook, the rnstling of poetry, we must infer that these same laws material-and cannot the nineteenth century the leaves, all spoke to his untutored mind in will continue td act, and tend to extinguish make use of this abundant supply? the language of poetry and with true poetic rather than revive poetry. True, we have rugged mountains, springi.ng soul, he called it the voice of the Great Spirit. They tell us that man has more to inspire upwards to the clouds; we have the mighty The fragrant zephyrs, as they floated by, bore him now than he had during the dark ages. ocean, gentle and calm at times, at times The greatest wars, the most terrible battles lashed into fury; we have great rivers march- the whispers of an approving Manitou; but have taken place within our era. Knowledge ing with majestic tread to the sea, or bursting when the tempest roared through the forest has made attainments unknown to the ancients ; with impetuous foaming through our mountain and bent the mighty oaks before its fury, it the sciences have made the most wonderful passes, yet, we repeat, the nineteenth century was the voice of an angry God, and the awediscoveries ; the mysteries and phenomena of cannot produce a great poet. We do not .wish stricken savage bowed with reverential fear the physical world have been ex;plained ;· all to r,ob nature of her attraction. we love to before the wrath of the Great Spirit. It was a of which is eminently calculated to excite the ramble in some narrow gorge and listen to the true poetic senttment that caused him to name poet's ambition, and inspire him with the loft- prattling mountain stream as its falls plashing our great river the "Father of Waters ;" ancl. iest sentiments. Ought we not to write poetry from rock to rock, ancl dances merrily down the wheth.er ch_asing the deer al.ong its banks or vale; we love to look 'd'own from some tall cliff paddling h,s bark canoe on !t.s broad s?rface, under these favorable circumstances? But we still maintain that a high state of upon the mountain torrent as it whirls through 1~ was hallowed by the !r~ditwns of_hi~ forecivilization is not favqrable to poetry. Science some narrow defile, and finally plunges with fath e:s. The Great Spi':1t m?ved m silence has accomplished wonders for the advance- thundering roar down some steep precipice : over its waters, and at. mght its depths gave ment of the interests of man, but these inter- we love to climb the rugged mountain side, forth the sweetest music. How changed everything no_w~ The red ests are of a practical nature. Our knowledge and from its lofty summit look down upon the is increased, and we are filled with wonder and varied scene below us, or " wander on the sea- man no longer hunts the deer w1thm sound of admiration at the truths which are presented beat shore" and look out over the boundless its flow. Its banks are teeming with civilizaus. But knowledge is dangerous to poetry. ocean with its swelling billows and foaming tion. L_arg~ citi.es dot both sides, wh~le.its · While our ideas are associated with mystery ; breakers. We admit that these are great and surface 1s alive with craft ~f every descnption while our thoughts wander over dark and un- glorious privileges. We feel that we should -:-clumsy steamboats, ungamly lu!llber vess~ls, known grounds ; while our knowledge is op• like always to dwell apart from the busy haunts h!deoas flats, r~fts, etc. T~e white man with pressed by superstition and fear, then onr im- of -man, and spend our lives in sweet commu- his arts and sCiences has dnve1!-away _th~ ~on~ agina tion works upon . the vague and undefined nion with nature ; but suppose we try it. One ?f the forest and the beautiful M1s~1ss1pp1 field before ul!,..srul poetry of' a high order is day's fast would make us very willing to give 1~no longer the abode of poetry 3:nd msp1rathe r. 1t : but when the light of knowledge up our romantic notions, and we would readily tion, but the channel for a nation's com• breaks thr ough the gloom, the clouds 01super- consent to return to the realities of life. How merce; Its poetry departed with the red man · "tition ~issolve, tb e outlines of objec ts becom e can we write poetry when everything tends to and his Manitou. Thus we see the effect of civilization upon mort:l and more distinct, and we behold them detract from the poetry of our surroundin their true aspect ; they are plainly vis- ings? We linger in some beautiful valley with poetry. The two cannot exist together. True, ible, fully comprehended, not mystified by ob- tall mountains · rising one above another on we have very good verse at times, but that scurity ; then the hues and lineaments of the every side, and we are inspired by the grand- high order_ of conception which constitutes shadowy forms, wrought out by the poet's im- eur of thJ scenery about us-a few steps, and poetry in its purest and most elevated characagination, develop into the real, well-defined we stumble unexpectedly upon a dilapidated ter is entirely wanting as the production of
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our age. Our times are ton scientific. too thrilled by the sight of the .memorials gathered "Int er Silvas Acaclemae Quae1·i11tuaVerum." mechanical, too practical to nourish poetry. from the land we denominate as holy, and This is a better spot to seek it than aroun<l Men look with contempt on whatever is vis- which has been forever consecrated by the cherry trees. We have advanced Since the ionary, and turn their whole attention towards presence of God manifest in the flesh. A days of Washington. the profitable. Man has discovered that he is Icrown of thorns from Olivet. Ah! how in The Vi1'ginia University M• gazine in April machine, and he do"ls everything by machin- , thought we wandered to that other and simi- issue distusses the subjec;t of "English Dithy: Ilar c1own which man, in mockery and deri- rambic Poetry" as fully as a brief essay can. ery. Rule and system are applied on every hand, sion, wove for the brow of Him in whom The Editeational Journal publishes in its and practical common sense is the power dwells all the fullness of glory and majesty! May issue the first portion of Prof. Thomas R. which moves it all. Poetry cannot be made We went afterwards to the pleasant and com- Price's Inaugural Address, delivered before by machine, and therefore it has been laid fortable halls in which the various literary so- the Gi-eek class of the University of Virginia. aside. -- --"LAURIE." cieties of the College hold their meetings. The subject treated is "The Method of Philo--:-· :• Each of them is adorned with th e painting of logy." We advise every student at Richmond Tlrn A t l anta Constitution ~ says : the Roman Forum-that place of immortality, . · man, wh o h acl b een me · l uce d where so often R<Jme's mib<Thty " A W 1sconsm orators have College, who wishes to be inspired with a love · l a anc1mvest · studies, especially with a love b y W es t ern papers t o go t o Fl one swayed vast multitudes by the magic power of for Philolob<Tical · an orange grove, passecl tl1rough A t1anta "thoughts that breathe and words that burn." for the Greek, to real carefully this most able m on his way home yesterday. His breeches May the students of Richmond College imitate address. were harnessed to him by one suspender, and the example of those mighty ancients who The College Jou1·nal, from Georgetown Colhe stood up to a free-lunch counter with the gained the applause of listening senates, and lege, is a very gem in typographical appear.air of a man who knew his rights and dared whose grand persuasive eloquence has been ance, and first class as to contents. ••V oh1mmaintain them." reverberating through all the ages, while so inous Writers" indicate study and sense. We know a man who owns a Florida grove, many other oracles of reason and truth have •The Institute Joiirnal reaches us from Henand when he reads this story, he will say he been silenced forever. derson, Tenn. We read with interest " The don't believe it. But the Atlanta Constitution But what pleased us most in these halls Choice of Hercules ;" a translation from the were the pictures of our .-own .Lee and Greek. It gives us this bit of verse and advice can't lie, and besides the editor of it stood Jackson. In them the saintly and the chival- from Francis: next to the one-suspender(ed) man at the free- rons ideals have been blended and embodied "A youth who hopes the Olympic priz e to gain · a b e t ter age ancl a no bl er c1v1 · ·1·1zabon • t 1rnn All arts mu st try and every toil s us tain ; lunch counter, and registered every oath he 1n Tile extr emes of heat and cold must oft en prove Rome ever knew, though she revolutionized And shun th e weakening joy s of win e and !ova.'; uttered against Florida orange groves. There the world by her prowess and her arts, and As to the joys of wine, we have no part in was 27 ¼ of them. The quarter was caused made her name the one grand thought of the them, but·· . by a break in the flow of discourse when the centuries. , Other exchanges received are· "The Jewell" chunk of bread was too overgrown for his We at length ascended to the Tow.er. There Southem Collegian, Furman Collegian, Ro~a scene of- almost magical beauty met our noke Co~legi~n, Coll~ge Mi1·1·01·,College Remouth: ----•· sight. _Turning our faces eastward we beheld cord, University Revi ew, The Home Jou,·nal. [The following interesting letter was ad- Richmond rising from among her seven hills Rur-al Messenger, Religioits Hernlcl, H 'igh dressed us-we cannot surrender the honor to like a pearl of exquisite loveliness from the School, Acanthus, Fulle1· <-5' Oo.'s ~Monthly. Friend R.....,..by a young lady who recently crown of , some gorgeous Eastern monarch. Grcty · Jacket, Dew Drop, Amateur, Eai·lhaFar to our right glimmered the blue waters of mite, Trinity Collegian, Golden Sheaf . . honored our College with a visit.-ED.] the James, while beyond was Manchester, the Accompanied by the gallant Mr. Goodwin smaller gem in this diadem of beauty .and and a lady friend, we, yesterday, paid a visit grandeur. Strange thoughts stirred our hearts to Richmond College. We were met ·at the as we gazed around us. We felt the inspiradoor by Mr. ------, whose very po- tion of the scene and the hour, and we could lite attendance on the occasion added greatly have knelt, our faces to the East, with all the to our entertainment. We went first to the idolatrous devotion that characterizes the most Museum, where Mr. ---, with a ready facili- devout follower of the false Prophet. After ty, pointed out the various objects of interest, descending many flights of steps we at length explaining their previous history, associations, reached the lower part of tlae building. Here &c. Thus in fancy we were transported to the we took leave of our kind escort, and in commost distant regions of the earth, and to the pany with our young friends wended our way scenes and events which had so often before slowly back to the noisy, bustling crowd we excited our youthful imagination. In one had left behind us in the city. P. B. A. grand panoramic view we beheld, as it were, 321 BROAD STREET, -----4·-~•----the fens of Africa, the jungles of China, where ICE CREAM OF ALL FLAVORS. FoR the spicy manner in which the local starting from every nook ahd fane are the His past experience in serving the student ,s makos him my-2m innumerable deities which excite fear and de- matter has been written, we are under lasting worthy of their patronage. votion in the breast of superstitious man, and obligations to Mr. W. W. FIELD. M. H. GARNETT, It requires considerable facility of expresto the distant rivers of the Pacific slope, whose DE.Al.'EH. IN waters roll through vast solitudes, unbroken sion, as well as versatility of talent to write save by the war-whoop of the savage denizen good •' locals," and all will agree with us that, MEN AND BOY'S of the Western empire. It was the first time HATS, CAPS AND STRAW GOODS, in that respect, the present numhersis unsurwe had ever stood in the presence of royalty passed.-[ED. ALso LADIES' FURS, and gazed upon the relics of a civilization ----••~·•·----which has passed away with the glory and 709 Br~ad street. EXCHANGES. gr.andeur of the Eas.t. And, st.range as it may my-2m RICHMOND, VA. The Sibyl ,is a bright monthly, from the seem, we must confess that while we silently · viewed the form of the Egyptian Princess, we "ELrmra Female College." Its contents speaks DYEING AND CLEANING felt thankful that embalming was a lost art, well for 'the~ iicerdl'y-ettltttre-of the-J~tit~tion. AT and that "our dead" could be -embalmed only Such . to13ics as " fhe Crisis of History' 1 '1m~ 804 ·Main street. in living, human hearts, that were stirred by "Writers of Fiction as Reforu.ers" are treated, c}QQDS DELIVERED IN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS. Ne~'1i'J·ench colors for Silks and Ribbons. All worlc the hopes of an immortality far more glorious and treated in thoughtful manner. done at the .L'cr.-v§.§.1' PRffl~ - ·, than any the ancients had ever dreamed The May issue of The Campus reaches . us of. But our hearts were the more deeply from Alleghany College. It floats the motto
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invests it with a new interest, looks at it from tially necessary that, at this stage, the imagia different standpoint, thus serving as a fitting nation and memory be cultivated as a step to climax to such a gradual development. The higher studies, and that method to a great exRJ:CHMOND COLLEGE, RICHMOND, YA. -, knowledge that was gained through the others tent prevents it. JOHN W . SNVDER, } Uchm~nd, Va :, by means of local relations, this last classifies Man does not always have to do with the Edit • Richmond, Va ., M . A. TURNER, sytematically and philosophically. objective ; the more he develops, the less ~ Communi cations solicited from the students and This gradual growth of all minds-for there he should depend upon it ; for in followfriend s of th e Coll eg e. No anonymous articles will be Iis no exception-should at least offer some ing a line of reasoning through all it logical th0 ln:;e;~r Subs cription and Advertising Rates, oee eighth me d by which a line of st udy may be intricacies, there is need that analytic thought marked out and pursued so that the intellect be in especial exercise, and unless he has been MAY, 1877. Vol.II. No. s. may, under proper guidance, attain a higher gradually trained to that exercise, futile will aim and purpose than it could without these be his efforts in that direction, when the reaON THE ORDER .AND METHOD ()F principles. Both practice and theory should soning powers should be brought into use. So STUDIES. be consulted in accomplishing such a design. the objective should gradually give way to the It cannot be expected that withi~ the nar- That man is not the most successful in medi- higher processes as the mind becomes more row limits of an editorial, such a subject should cine who relies entirely on either practice or developed. be as thoroughly dealt with as its importance theory, but he who happily combin es them both. Grammar that is plain, simple and practical, demands, but only that the most salient points The arborist from what he has learned theo. should next be taught in connection with the be presented. retically, and through the channels of expe- previous studies, and then a review of them In the first place; it will be most appro- rience, knows what will most conduce to the all should be made, the geography being suppriate to consider what is meant ,by the facul- shapely growth of the tree-he combines the plemented by globes, maps, and frequent exties as they are involved in the discussion, two, and nature helps herself. It is the same ercise in map drawing, the whole giving a giving the normal order of their development, case in studies ; it only becomes the duty of good, local memory, which is the essential reand then the branches best adapted to each, those who have searched the question philoso- requisite to learning geography : thus the including methods suited to each pursuit or phic_illly,and have brought to their aid the memory is exercised while the perceptive branch. If anything has been fully treated of most exteD.dedexperience, to unfold and apply faculty is in its high state _of developmentby psychologists, and viewed in all its aspects, a method appropriat~ . to nature's consistent the one acting as the complement of the it is this question of ,vh 'fl ~-~ meant b;r faculty. developmen t. Do thiw;~ -1\ nd here again nature other .inthe studiei;, at this ,r,tage, which now It is universally conceded that the faculties will help herself. go along pari pasfo. Now, since the powers do not stand out in bold relief apart from Those studies should be first pursued which of representation are next in order of develop.each other, marking out the limit at which bring into exercise the power of sense-percep- ment, the memory should be exercised to its one act ends, and another begins, but that, tion. To this end, spelling should be first utmost capacity, not forced to efforts that like all things else, they are intermingled with taught, such easy, simply words being used as would be directly antagonistic to nature ; for each other. They are acts of the intellect: at are names of faniilar objects, and by degrees the mind, overburdened, becomes weak, stagone time perception predominates ; at another, going from the known to the unknown ; in gers under the duty imposed, and finally relaxes memory ; at another, thought . this case .explained by object lessons and pie- into a lethargy from which it would never reThe faculties, as Hamilton divides them, torial illustration. It will ·be readily seen that cover ; at the same time thought is slightly are the presentative, re-presentative, and elab- there will be a slight exercise of the imagina- developed. orative-in the natural order of develop- tion, and to some extent memory. Then After sufficient advancement has been made ment. reading , in short, simple lessons, easily com- in the above mentioned studies, the languages N ow the methods of studies which appears prehended by the mind of the learner. As a should be begun. If the modern branch is to the most appropriate, the most philosophical, method or shaping the imagination to more be learned so as to speak it, it should be stuas well as the most practical, is that which elevating conceptions, selections from emi- died at this stage ; if not, the ancient lanfollows ~his order, thus conforming in its nent authors-poets especially-for recital guages, particularly the Latin, the forms of teaching to the well-regulated rules of nature. should be encouraged. Next, primary geo- which should be thoroughly mastered-servThis seems the common-sense plan. · Of course graphy should be taken up in connection with ing as a drill exercise to the mind, and at the it could not be said that a study 'Yhich brings primary history, carefully learning the facts same time fixing in the memory the groundinto active use the perceptive faculty, exercises and dates as a means of strengthening the work of the subject in hand. These are inthe others in no degree whatever, for observa- memory, and in connection with this last some delibly impressed upon every one's ·mind who tion and personal experience affirm that one arithmetic ; at this point, it may be said that has been properly trained in the languages, facult'y ... ,:..,:;, 1>e to some ex~ent in operation, the rise from the concrete to the abstract be- and will be remembered long after nice distincwhile the other is at its highest point of de- comes more apparent, consequently the objec- tions, and subtleties of construction, yea, even velopment. tive system judiciously applied will render the after words and the commonest expressions As we are in a world of objects, and have abstract mQre comprehensible. The objective will have faded from memory, although the to do with that world first, it is a logical infer- should not, however, be carried to an extreme, forms ere the very first learned, and t~ose ence that that faculty by which these objects is done in what is term~arguten 111- forgotten,the last acquired. a_reco~nized should be ~hefirst t~ spring into ac- tern, over which its adv~~itoecstii,.._ The.languagesand mathematics should now t1on, viz : the preservative, and m order that we we mig '1tooltsay,~ ·1nauchmeth- keep pace with each other, and since the elab~ay re-cognize the:objects, the representative t>dsmuclj;nluable timela uselessly spent " in orative faculty is now more fully used, and ts developed, and finally, the elaborativ4! r.cful.exerclalngthe-powers of observation." There begins to view subjects from a different standty~elpl~ it •C?Plta o'ver,fflhlis such a thing as making anything too easy, point, examine them in their various phases~ r · wledge formerlygained, and that leads to this gross error. It is essen- subjecting everything to accurate ana~ysis
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MIND OONOENTRATION: In our reasonings upon "Education" which appeared in. March issue, we reached the conclusion that" Education,"-as to the mind,meant the full development of our mental powers, and their complete subjection to our control. "Education" signifies not theposse$ion of knowledge, but the development and mastery of ourselves. The educated man is not necessarily the one who has accumula-
lated much knowledge, but he is necessarily 11.0examples of this kind is because men come the one who can accumulate it, and that too to college to obtain mind discipline, and not in the easiest and surest and speediest manner, with it. since his faculties are sharpened ancl trained, We have then learnt that the power of niindand his powers of application and concentra- concentration is the power that makes all things tion perfected. possible to the scholar, and is the element of And now suggests itself, that most interest- strength in an educated m,_an. If it only e.n~ ing of questions, " How shall we obtain this abled us to remember what we had thought order of Education?" A question so interest- we learnt, it would seem a golden key unlocking, that we are proud to make it the subject ing golden treasures. We have often thought of our" Valedictory" in the MusINGS. we would feel supremely happy to rememb 'er A truly educated man is characterized by one-tenth what we read, for it is wonderful the• ability _of directing all his mind to one how much an ordinary reader scans every day. point at one time. For the moment he sees, Now we might remember one-tenth, if we feels, realizes no existence save this "one should only read that tenth, and with ten times point." We wish first to show that this is lhe our ordinary " earnestness." And why do we element of his powers, this is w)?.atmakes him not? Can we doubt our own doctrine? The an educated man. For certainly it evinces explanation probably is, that th.e mind shrinks controlof his faculties, and supposes or assures from intense mental application, as surely as development of those faculties. the body recoils before oppressing physical "But he cannot translate an Ode of Ho- labor, or the soul wavers in the presence of race?" your interrogatively answer, the inter- high moral duty. It seems ever the rule that rogation being in the suppressed but implied the most precious possessions must be bought thought, "And would you term this man edu- with the highest tributes. "No cross, no cated?" But because he is ignorant . of the crown," alike in the mental and spiritual Chinese tongue you doubt not his education. world. Let the man of .concentrated mind turn his We now approach a closer consideration of attention to Latin. Now we learn the play our leading question, "How shall we obtain and strength of his disciplined powers. He is true education?" We }uive partially answered devoted to the study. He is not in a state of this, in seeing how the man of disciplined semi-activity and semi-rest, but all activity, his powers would study Latin. We cannot study mind fully alive, and more than this, his mind this way, for this world suppose we were edufully directed now to this point, now to that, cated, but we can make this " order'' of study now to learning this word's etymol:'ogy,now to our model, and approach our beau-ideal fathoming that grammarian's view. And he rapidly, continually and perseveringly as pqsremembers these" words." Why? Because, sible. At the best it would require years of as laid down by all writers upon mental phi- mental toil to discipline our powers to follow losophy, the way to cultivate memory, is to the highest abstract reasonings of Newton and observe closely; in other words, study intense- La Place, but what would then be ours? ly, concentrate the mind. It is claimed that If we are ready to pay the price of the poswhen we memorize we actually make certain session some of us must begin to study Greek "impressions" upon the lobes of the brain. and Mathematics in a different manner than at There can be no question that if the first impres- present. We think it an excellent plan before sions are forcibly made they can be the more opening the book, to consider a moment or two easily recalled. One of our Professors even the value of the special study, and to·work ou:rmaintains that what one knows he can never selves into an enthusiasm over the langu!lge forget. Be this as it may, our educated man or science in hand. If' we are about to read learns "words" and "rules" to remember Cicero let us alone think of the beauties of them. But not alone does he rem.ember the the Latin tongue and the genius of Rome's fundamental rules of syntax, he so has concen- greatest orator . Let all other considerations trated his mind upon them as to see them be excluded, live for the time alone withinthe in their full and true light, and not alone, Roman world of letters. Then with the greatis therefore enabled to use them as well-un- est vim begin .the work. You are in media., d~rstood tools, but can build other rules upon ,·es immediately, and possibly involved dir,ec~y them, and handle them in the boldest and in a long and intricate sentence. Now yoa most advantageous manner. It is safe to af- feel discouraged. But remember your motto firm that one with this training at the start is, " Mind-Concentration." You are not supcould accomplish more in a six mont ..'s course posed to have time to grow.discou~aged. or ,to ofstudythananordinaryscholarinaf .mryear's think of discouragement. 'Tis enough that course. Whilst the accuracy of his scholar- the unravelling of a "hard" sentence does one ship would be of a nature which a slovenly more real benefit in every way, as menfal dispupil would neve,· attain. Why we have met cipline and in giving knowledge, than the
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.. 6 reading of easy sentences. But better not @©(llti'L!J think of even this at the time. You might well have considered it befor e you op_ened the G. W. Riggan, Sol. Ciitchins, book, but now you must put your whole mind W. W. Brown, F. P. Robertson, R. L. Wooclivanl, W. T. Hudgins. upon the special, particular one, ind_ividual, sole Address all communications to work of translating this line, now that; for G. W. RIGGAN, ___your main aim is to learn the one lesson of Richmond College, Richmond, Va. '~Mind Concentration." The most intricate pl'Ob.Iems in languages .,. .,_..,. or sciences are the agg_erate of a number of comparatively simple "points." Bring your P111L0LOGIAN HALL, April 13, 1877.-The So ciety met ~ind to consider these " points," one at a time, at t h e u sual hour, and aft er th e cu st omary O}Je ning ex erand hold your mind to each "point" until cis es , Mr . Davi es mov ed that the So ciet y pa ss th e Jiead of "In sta ll a tion of O·tficf'r s ,'; ,.vher e upon th e offlce r s we r e that "point," is mastered. And by this we do duly install ed . B y motion, th e S ocie ty th en r es um ed the 'not mean that one should merely conquer on·e r eg ul ar ord er of exer cises. s tD acla im er-M r . R eam ey . stronghold before pa ssing to another, and yet Fir Fir s tR ead er-Mr. Co s by . in the conquest yawn and dream and idle-a.way S econd D eclaim er-Mr. 7Rob ert s ou . S econd R ea d er-Mr. Con e, (ab s ent ). as much time as one chooses, for to dally in The qu es tion, "Resolv ed,' That th e Tr eatm ent of Milthe presence of an inimical '' point" is as dan- tiad es was Ju st, " wa s ably di scu sse d by M ess r s . Sattergerous to one's mental welfare, as for an army whit e, B. W. N. and J.M . Simm s . Holland, Hutf and Prof. Harris for the a't!irm at lv e, and M ess rs. Ryals, Cailett, to approach a battery at a funeral pace ; like Co sby , :oarney, B a il ey, D eri eux and Rob ert son for the that army one must charge it, live for that n eg ativ e . Th e qu estion was decid ed in fa vor of the n c· ga t iv e by a vot e of 17 to 3. Criti c' s r eport was then r e• "point" alone, know nothing else. ceiv ed, and t h e Soci et y pro cee d ed with th e regular ord er At first this or~er of study will appear niost of ex erci se s . Mr. G eorg e E. Chil es , of Manche s ter, Va., wa s un a nimou sly elect ed t o activ e m embership of the So · painful and wearisome. You cannot continue ci et y . U ncle,· th e h ead ol " N ew Bu sin ess ," th e following it long at a time. But do not grow tired too wa s unanimou sly adopt ed : olv ed, That it is the daty of each and ev ery mem, easy. Many have a way of believing themselves b er•· Rofesthi s Socie ty to pa t roniz e th ose who adver t is e in th e weary, when they are not weary, but oi;,ilylazy. MONTHLY Musn ms. " It is wonderful how much labor the mind can Th e S,ociety th en p ro cee d ed t o r egular a cljom·nm ent . SOL. CuT CllIN GS, Critic , p erform. And so return to the work. In _time you can think longer, more intensely, and PnILO LoGIA H ALL, May 11, 1877.-Th e So ci ety m et at th e u s ual hour, wilh t h~ Vi ce-Pr es id ent in the chair.therefore so much the more successfully. And Aft er t h e op ening exe r cises th e Fir st D eclamation was .-this success will encourage you to press on d eliv er ed by Mr. H er ndon. ,with the greater ardor. Whilst your knowl- Fir st R ea d er-Mr . B ell. edge of the special study in hand will increase Th e Class ic G em wa s r ead by th e Scrib e . with a rapidity that will give you time to enter S econd R ead er-Mr. D. A. Burg ess. econd Declaim er-Mr. J . M . Simm s . deeper and deeper into the study of the lan- SDeba te bein g n ext in 01·der , the q n es tion , "Should Mor· guage. To one thus systematically trained, m oni sm b e t ol era te d by the Unit ed Stat es?" wa s °clis c1\ss and thus earnestly working, all things grow ed :ifllnn at iv ely by M ess r s. Catlett, R ob ert son, Burg ess , simple. For the most difficult studies are D. A .; Po we r s, G ood w in, Co sby, and l\Iacmanaway; n eg• alone a combination of simple facts and rela- a t iv ely by M ess rs . Ca rn ey , Burn e tt , Dav eis , Simms, J, M., er. tions , and as soon as we learn to take the en- andTh Snyd e vo te wa. s tak en and th e qu es tion ·decid ed in th e emy in detail, and put all our mind here and n eg ativ e. then there, we solve the problem. Says Aft er th e ordln:,ry bu sin ess transaction, th e Society J>rofessor Price, " All knowledge is the 1·esult adjourn ed . Ga s- 6 burn er s , 4½ hour s- cos t 40¾ cent s . of simple processes infinitely multiplied."SOL. CuTCHINGS, Critic. Consider the "processes" one after another. ----Continues the Professor, " If our knowledge APRIL 20, 1877.-The Society met. President in the chair. An autograph Je tter of General R. E . Lee was be accurate and scientific, it is· needful that pre sent ed to th e Mu se um through th e Society by Dr. J . the obs ervations themselves be trustworthv Wm . Jone s , and a vot e of thanks returned to th e donor. and precise. The power of observation, the Aft er the u s ual busine ss debate en s u ed on the question, power of seeing things as they are, and of de- "Do es Hope ex ert a gr eater influence than Fear?" The tecting the precise point of agreement, and of qu es tion wa s d ecided in the negative by a small majority . difference between things, is, beyond a doubt, .Arrang em ents wer e mad e for a Public Debate After the transaction of other business, the Society adthe most valuable and potent agency of the journed. R. H. PITT, Critic. human mind. ;It is the foundation of all APIUL 27, 1877.-The night was taken np in discussing science." And who can possibly make ob- busine ss motions and arranging for the various elections, servatioruJ,so ~lose in kind, so precise, so nu- Variou s committees w er e appointed, :ind after an interm erous , so thorough, as our man of educa- esting session, the Society adjourned. R. H. PITT, Critic. ion? And Prof. Price affirms, as Bacon long M u SlGMA RHO HALL, M"y 11, 1877.-The Society was ago affirme d, that the grandest sciences are called to ord er by the Vice President, Mr . J . Howard built uoon mere observations. Gore. G. Mo.rgan Shott read in p1"ce of C. E. Jones. Newton, in the maturity of his powers, mod- Declamation by A. R. Long. Monthly oration by Mr. The estly explained that he owed his success, not Moore. Subj ect : "Acc1uisition of Knowledge." to the natural greatness of his faculties, but question for debat e was, "Re s olved, That the city is a better place for a College than the coiintry." Discussed because he was able to concentrate those facul- ' affirmatively by Messrs. Peele, Cabell, Williams, Tupper, ties. And again we repeat, to obtain this Price, and Fleet. Negatively by Messrs. Woodward, Dapower should be the highest aim of the one vi s and Abbitt . D ecided in favor of affirmative by a vote of 8 to 7. ,;a W. W. BnowN, Critic, pro tem. seeking education. J. S.
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Winr th e brilliant. ex erci se s of th e e_vening of April tile 19th, th e Philologians cel ebrat ed th e initiation of a new era in th e ann als of th eir Soci et y. Th ey m et to r ejoice ov er a valu a bl e addition to the pre se nt ancl rapidly mcr easing b e:tnty of th eir hall, a bu st of Hondon's Washington by Val entin e, donated by on e of th eir former fellow-me1nb er s, and most enthusiastic well-wish ers, Mr. ll.. B. L ee. of thi s city. Th e ex ercis es opened with a charming a nd in structive lectur e upon th e " Tel ephone," by Prof. Charl es IL Win ston, in whi ch, with the as sistance of a abl e corps of young physici sts and skillful T elegraph-op erator s of th e Society, h e introduced m,mer· ous and intere s ting expel'iment s . After th e lectnro the audienc o ,J(,as invit ed to the Society Hall to witne ss th e ceremony of unv eiling the statuary. Mr. B. W. N . Simm s , as clmirman of the Hall Furnishing Committ ee , throngh whom thr bu s t was presented, made a pr etty sp eech of pre se ntation, and was follow ed by Mr . J. W. Snyd er, in a short speech of acceptance and thanks in behalf of the Society, deliv er ed wi t h his characteristic gra _ce and wit. W e hope that the old member s , whom our College Su· ciety have sent forth to the battl e of Life, will not forget the organization to which th ey a1·e so much indebt ed, and will sp eedily follow this prai se worthy example . A PUBLIC DEBATE was held, under the au spices of the Mu Sigma Rho Society, in. College Chapel, May 4, 1877, comme11cing at 8 o'clock. Q.uite a good audience assembled at an early hour The exercis es con sisteu of a declamation by Mr. L. F. Whittle, followed by debate on the qu estiou, "Ought Foreign Immitra-tion to be Encourag ed by th!' Government?" Di scus s ed !lftil'mativ~ly by Mes srs . Riggan and Pitt-negativ ely by M es srs. Taylor and Bitting. After the debate, Mes srs. Curry, F~ e t and Haynes r ead a selection from Me1·chant of V enice. All who participat ed acquitt ed themselv es well. The debat ers w ere up to their nstlltl standard, and the repartee at the close of the debate between Messrs. Pitt a:1d Bitt!ng was enjoyed sp ecially. TnE r eputation of on e of um· Prnfe ss ors is s o great that m:iny of the citi~ ens of Virginia in s ist upon hi s no,:n.in:ttion for Governor. The stuclents, anxious to se e their instructor elect ecl, enthnsi:tstically opened the summ er campaign a few evening sinc e . Tile proceeclings w ere a s follows: Not a whi sper w a s h eard, but deafening shout, A s to th e clrnirman's .ofllce w e w er e w ending, Not a stud ent forgot wlrnt h e was about, Whil e a sp eech from his Honor demanding. Not a sign, not a look, nor :t word clid he m:tke In r e turn for the r espect we ptLic\ him; But ho sat still, and as silont as a stak e , "\Vith" Scrutator's" ·wrecks a.round hi1n . Bnt half of onr r eckl es s task was clone Of clemanding a spe ech from tho Gov e rnor (?) Wh en it wa s gen erally whisp er ed around Of .the nearn ess of our Greci:tn Profe s sor. F ew :incl pointed we e the words that h e s aid, And they not at all intertttining; Th en we s teadfastly thought of the recompense paid For" Gubernatorial campaigning." Slowly and dismally we left his abode, Chagi-in'cl ancl fe eling quite bln e-ry; We raised not a shout, we said not n word, But left him alone in his fury. CLAUDE. The above was hand ed to us by Qne of Cottage A.'s most talented occupants, who was an eye-witness of and participMor in the events so vividly described. If the students continue to be treated in this manner they will most probably turn their poV1erfnl (?) influence in favor of -a more atftible candiclate. IT 1s astonishing to students, when c:illed tnre, sing out, "Had in truth being unable taken holiday.
see with unblushing etfronterysome on to explain nn absence from lee• an examination yesterday;" when to stand the ext,mination they had
GEO. W. LATIMER keep a full supply of tried hia Cig:irs and passed. You will find as a good Druggist.
& Co., Druggists, Marshall street, Cigars and Stationery. We have can say that they cannot be surMr. L. an agreeable talker as well
CoLuimus needs no commendation at our hands. "Si monnmentnm requiras ch·cumsplce," says the epitapti, which, being freely translated, means, " Go to Columbus• and yon will know why he has such a reputation."
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7 Now is the time to note and admire the effect of new THE contest for the Mn Sigma Rho re a der's medal took clothes upon the new stndent s. The ideal student of Rich- place in the aft ernoon of May ,0th. After a close and well mond College had j nst obtained a complete snit. Sunday sustained contest between numerous aspirants the scales !,"ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LA,v,: came. He had long wished for it. Iloys it• well as girls of victory wavered between Messrs. A. P. Staples and R. PRAC1'ICE IN ALL Tl-IE°COURTS OF LOVE, make the church a place to show their lately obtained H. Pitt, and the final decision was deferr ed until the next Make a spaciality of recovering and returning nfNGS, finery. He arose early, dressed with care, went to chnrch day, when the trml resulted to favor of Mr. Pitt. We GLOVES; FAN S, TIANDKERCH[EFS, PllOTOGH..AJ•llS, UADGES, five times,and each time chose a prominent seat. It may be congralute the Society on the number and the excellence MmDALS, BLUE RlllllO~S, LOCKS-OF·IJA[R, LE'l ' TJDRS, NO 'l'ES, he enjoyed himself, but to one judg- of its good readers. EYE-OLAS$J..:S, ' 1 ,vATCH·CllAINS,'' and all othe1· tokens of he was happy,maybe affection, which may have once existed but exists no ing impartially he seemed the most un11appy and the most longer. IT IS ve1·y sad to note the decline of the athletic manly uneasy man in the whole assembly. Was he conscious? Special attention given to breaking engttgements ;-no· Aye, painfully so. We intimated that he went to church sports in onr college. But the students are excusable, for publicity. . CONSOLATION AND SYM!'ATIIYfurnished at two cents per five times. He would have gone oftener, but in the after- they de sire to brush up their skill at croquet, in order to minute; or If by letter at five cents a line. Having had noon came up a thunder storm, much to his sorrow. We play a good game when they go to see their country much experience-Senior partner three 1nonths 1 and Junior eighteen months.-satisfaction is guar:,,nteed . Refer- would advise that brother to lend his new suit to the Lo- sweethearts during the rapidly approaching. vacation . ence given if desired. cal, to have them grac .efnlly broken for him. 1. Special rates to students. VISITORS to the office will please abstain from interruptOffice hours 12 to 2 and 4 to 6 P. M. CAPTAIN IlOHONON,of Richmond, gave a supper on ing the local by applying curse-J'Y remarks to that gentleWe are happy to see the energies of these able and ac- Tuesday evening last, May 1st, the anniversary of his man or any ot]:ler appurtenances of the office, Otherwise birth, to the literary organizations of this city. The supcomplished young men turned in a direction so eminently the said editor will be under the unpleasant necessity of suited to their talents. We can confidently predict a suc- per was sumptuou8, the company young and talented, the knocking their phy&ie&nomy into pl. cessful future to these gentlemen, if they continue with speeches animated and witty, and over all shone the kind, MuscoE H. GARNETT has a fine stock of Hats on hMd the zeal and enthusiasm with which they have begun. No generous hospitality of the honored host, which put the guests perfectly at their ease, and made the evening one and is determin ed not to be behind the times in the q uallone-not even the most timid-need have any hesitation ty and price of h is goods. We advise jhe students to call to trust the ability of this firm, for the senior partner in ever to be gratefully and pleasantly recollected. The (Japtain, though differing somewhat from us in po- on hun and secur e f heir Spring hats. • his whole experience has been characterised by the most litical opinions, has, by his kindness, interest and liberaluntiring industry and unceasing application to business; .Q-YQUNG ME~ TAKE NOTICE.-$8, $10, •12, and indeed we have known h1m to be so overworked in pur- ity towards the young men of this city, won from them to say, love, He •1~ will buy a first-class IJUSINESS SUIT AT THE suit of his calling on the evening before as to be compelled the highest respect and esteem-not to use his "pony" in h is OCCASIONALvisits to the lecture seems to take especial interest in literary societies, as he · IlALTIMORE CLOTHING HOUSE, corner Main and rooms and the professors. He is supported nobly and well has repeatedly showed by his attention to 1he societies of Fourteenth streets. H. S. KAUFM~N • ..I. _my-2m by his talented partner. We only regret that these gifted our College. gentlemen purpose to limit so much their field of labor. We understand from the Critics that the gas bill ofthe SOLOMON WISE, We would counsel them to seek a wider sphere of usefultwo Societies for an average monthwill amount to upwards ness-in other words, to 11 go we~t ." DEALER IN of $3.50, which, we are sure, is mo1·e than the monthly gasSCENE ON SECONDFLOOII.-Mr. J . " Get out of my room, bill of the entire College. Is it just that these two Socie:READY MADE sir I" (Throws a glass of water into Mr. M.•s face.) Mr. ties,-the beauty of whose halls and the interest and M., somewhat surprised, and begs for" No violence, gen- attractivenes of the enterprises, which they have ongitlemen.") "You poltroon I You vagabond I You unmit- nated, are, and will ever be, the chief points of attention igated lickspittle ! got out of my room, sir!" (They fight. to · ,·isitors, ls it just that these two Societies should pay AND GENTLEUEN'S FURNISHING GOODS, Friends rush in .) Mr . M. stops, trying to swallow Mr. J the gas-bill of the entil'e College 1 Is it just that even this No. 1423 Main street, Richmond,Va. in order to explain. Mr. J. obtains his dipper :,,nd break~ amount, small though it may be, should be withdrawn it over Mr. M.'s head. (They fight. F:riencls separate Salesman, L. G. CAUTHORN, of Hanover. my-2m from the embellishment of their halls, the enlargement them.) Exeunt omnes. of their libraries, and their forwarding of their praise.IJfii" WHITE VESTS, of everv style and quality, from Scene second .-In Mr. M.'s room. Mr. M., with a knot worthy en terprizes 1 We · hope that this p,buse will be $1 to !113, at the IJALTIMORE CLOTHING HOUSE, coron his left temple as big as a hen-egg, soliloquises, "The corr~cted or at least th e levy cut down to a reasonable ne.r Main and Fourteenth streots. scoundrel, to hit me on my head when I wasn't observin' 1 amount. my-2m H . S. KAUFMAN. Give me my stick. I wish I could get to him, I'd chaw him right up I" (Stamps the floor and grinds his teeth Two students were strolling on Grace stre et some time THE WARM WEATHERIS UPON US. and white with rage, nms to seek P1•of. Pmyear.) cur'. ago, when one stopped in front of a house and said, tain falls. K~P COOLBY GOINGTO "Brother B. wouldn 't It be funny ii I should go up and THE measles have succeeded the mumps, and seem in- ring that bell?" "Yes, indeed,'' said B., "and I will AL EX . WE R S clined to show themselves well-worthy of such predeces- hold the gate open till you get out," and he chuckled in· anticipation of seeing the sedate Brother Mac descending 231 Broad street, corner of Third, sors. Several of the invalids have rocaived cakes from home, of which the local has been prevailed upon to ·par- those steps with more speed than grace, aided by the DEALER IN ALL KINDS OF CONFEC' · Well agreed," said Muc ., and take, though somewhat scrnpulous about depriving the boot of the inhabitant. TIONERIES. sick. These scruples, however, faded away at sight of went up and rang. The door opened. Ilro. B. looked in the cake, and he ' thanked the Lord and took courage' to wide-mouthed expecttttion of seeing the porter kick that ICE CREAM a speciality. Mac man away. But Mac quietly entered and in a.mohave another slice. May we httve many such opportuniAll orders filled promptly. my-2m ment more, appear, d a t the parlor window with a lady ties, Parents 'will ple:,,se notice this and regulate themfriend, laughingly pointing out to her the ·dumb-foundered selyes accordingly ...,_ A de<j.uctlon of TEN PER CENT will be made to Ilro . B. Bro. Il. gazed on in mute astonishment, and as all the Students at Richmond and Randolph Macon Col THOSE cows on the campus are becoming a nnisnnce. he took in the true situation, his face assumed tlrnt pecuIt does not better the matte1 · that they ar~ Professor 's' liar smile, populal"ly known as TITE GmNS. Concluding leges who will purchase their CLOTHING at the BALTI• MORE OLOTHING HOUSE, corner Main and Fourteenth cows. In genernl we have great rnspect for Professors' at last that he bid good to be pretty well sold, he took his street, Richmond, Va. H . S. KAUFMAN. cows, but these have not been well raised, if we may solitary way toward college a sadder but a wiser man. my-2m judge from their behavior, and such associates are trying JAS. W. BOYD.
CHAS.
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to the moral character of the students, sometimes to think bad words, if they their thoughts. Therefore, for the moral students and the physical good of those not tarry long In these hitherto peaceful wise there will be a fuss in the family.
causing them do not exvress welfa1•e of the cows, let them abodes; other-
THE sun has at last unveiled his face . How often during the last ten days of cloud and rain have we looked out upon the gloomy prospect, and muttered, with all the stoicism that we could muster, those lines of Bret Harte: "Hark to the whistling wind I The clrizzllng, pattering rah;>,.! And it matter not, tho' we ne-Uir see The bright blue sky again, THOSE who escort young ladies to the Museum should not detract attention from our ·accomplished exhibitor, or show their ignorance by trying to explain Gt1riosities about which they know nothing. ·
Tmn Crittenden trial awakened a good deal of Interest in college. One student gave five dollars for the privilege of applauding when the jury returned their verdict of ' Not guilty."
ON THE 10th of May there was a dinner given to the Tuckahoe Farmer's Club by their honored presid:nt, Prof. B. Puryear, of this Oollege. Judging from the bland, good-humored smiles that played over the faces of the guests, as they sallied forth after d'inner to view the eJfect of scientific farming on the broad acres-4¾--0f their host, we doubt not that the feast was one that did honor to the hospitality and the taste of our learned professor. Helicon was so fortunate as to have an able representative at the festal board in the person of Mr. A. R. Long. THE base-ballists of Rundolph Macon College show a timidity inconsistent with the excellence of their playing. Having beaten the Richmond College club, which was at a disadvantage, because of the absence of several .of its strongest players, they ••honld not allow the fear of a 'beat' to overcome · heir ;i-enerosity and courtesy, The Amatuer boys ap1 recia. , the high merit and ability of the Randolph Mac, n Oo .ege club, and are therefore so much more .an;,iom to b , visited by it. Fon r·c• Soda Water, Perfumery, Childs Druggist 117W. -~Iain street,
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The Institution embraces eight independent schools ' NEW PRICES. under the following FACULTY: EDMUND HARRISON, A. M., Professor of Latin. We respectfully co.II the attention of the Students and H. H. HARRIS M. A., Professor of Greek. RODES MASSIE. A. M., Prof. of Modern Languages. tke public to our new stock of J. L. M. CURRY, D. D., LL. D., Professor of English and Acting Professor of Philosophy. WILL CLOTHING for men, SPRING AND SuMllIER E. B. SMITH, M. A., Professor of Mo.thematics. :,o_utha &nd boys ; C. H. WINSTON, M. A., Professor of Physics. B. PURYEAR, A. M., Professor of Chemistry. RATS, CAPS, .AND UMBBELL.A. S ; and Expenses per session of nine months, embracing ,ma• SAVE :MONEY ...,_ triculo.tion and t ltion fees, fuel, lights and washing, $118. Good board tn messing clubs costs $10 per month; GENT'S FURNISHING GooDs. at the College boarding houses, $13. About $90 will be $35 the 1st February, and the Our stock In the above mentioned articles is complete needed on matriculation; BY GOING TO THE in every respect. The small expense conneJt ed with our remainder at intervals through the session) of o. day student per sesssion are $87.60. The expenses h~use enables us to sell roods ·i-1wer than similar houses. Students can enter advantageously 1st January, or at Thankful for the liberal patronage of the past, we rethe beginning of the second ho.If of the current session, spectfully solicit a continuance of 'the same. 6th February. Suitable reduction in charges are mo.de. Call and see for yourself. The College Buildings, situated In the most beautiful B. FLORSHEIM, and healthful portion of the city. just within the corpo328 Broad Street, cor . Fourth S t~eet. my-!m rate limits, with thirteen acres of land attached, are ample for the accommodation of at least two hundred and 1300 MAIN STREET fifty students. The Institution offers to the student every facility necTHE ORGAN OF THE STUDENTS OF RICHMOND essary to his comfort, convenience and success, and is COLLEGE, DEVOTED TO THE GEN· FOR YOUR thoroughly equipped in all respects for dispensing liberal education, on terms unusually moderate. R.A.L DIFFUSION OF PRAC· For Catalogues, giving full information in regard to all TIAL KNOWLEDGE, the departments of the Oollege, address Will contain College News, Correspondence, Discussion B. PURYEAB., of Literary Topic~ Historial and Biographical Sketches 1 CLOTHING, SHIRTS AND Chairman of the Faculty. Reminiscences of uollege Life, Personals, Full Reports or all Public Exercises, Items from other Schools and Colleges : Literary Gossip, Reviews, Anecdotes, &c., &c. Reader, would you like to travel with us for the next JESSE CHILD, ten.months 1 We hope we will be able to make ourseh •es companionable, our conversation entertaining and inFURNISHING GOODS structive, excite In your hearts a fresh aspiration to be· come wiser and better, lighten the trio.ls of o. passing hour upon your journey, or expand the sphere of your knowledge and o.(l"ectlons. If you desire our company, please enter your no.me upon eur "wo.y-blll" at once, and 117 Main~Street, near corner Second, ask all your friends to go l!.long. We have room enough n.:sPENCE & SON. and to spare. The road is a pleasant one, the goal o. useful one . Those who pay their fare promptly at the startRICHMOND, VA. mh-3m Ing point, will find the journey the pleasanter, for o. cleo.P .ap-3m conscience Is a glorious talisman in discovering the hiding places of happiness. ADVERTISING RATES. REDFORD BROS., JOHN MORTON, 9 Ill.Onths. 6 months. 3 months. 1 month. WHOLESALEA11"D RETAIL DEALERS IN One Column, t40 .00 $35.00 $20.00 $10.00 OIGARS, One-half " 26.00 20.00 12.00 6.00 One Inch 10.00 7.00 4.00 2.00 TOB.A CC O, The MONTHLY MUSINGS will be published the first PIPES, of every month at the fair price of Corner Main and Reservoir Streets, SIXTY CENTS per Year, Postage Prepaid. and RICHMOND, VA. All Subscriptions are due on receipt of first number of SM O KER s' .AR T I OLES, Business Commulco.tlons should be addressed te SEND FOB CATALOGUE, No. 224 East Broad Street, Cor. Third, GEO. W. RIGGAN, Chairman o.p-3m dec-tf RIOIIJKOND,VA. ap of Boo.rd of Publication.
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