them witB the means of iiTdustrial education at EioTD'e, by 

 establishing schools of the arts and sciences. An appro- 

 priation annimlly nrade from- the State towaiTl* this end 

 tvonld, in my opinion, \ie inoney wisely expended. A 

 central Unirersity, where both tbe theory and pi'actice of 

 agriculture, mecbaniciil and civil engineering, and the 

 physical sciences, together with a th<)rough course in liter- 

 ature and modern languages could be the carriculum, 

 would be a most important step in the material welfare of 

 !he State, and one that would be app-reciated and prized 

 by the young men who ask for such training. 



We have a need for better educated mechanics, not to 

 make them dissatisfied with their calling, but to stimulate 

 them to greater efficiency and thoroughness in tbeir re- 

 spective trades. 



A boy with a taste for mechanics, either natural or ac- 

 quired, is forced to-day, by his slender resources, to be- 

 gin work for his livelihood before his mind is developed, 

 or his bands trained, and being thus checked in tbe com- 

 mencement of life, will never be anything better than a 

 journeyman worker. Let the same boy go through a course 

 of educational training, such as I have been describing, 

 for three years before entering the workshop or factory, 

 and in nine cases out of ten he will rise step by step to 

 a position of honor and influence in his chosen career, 

 while his moral and social surroundings will be commensu- 

 rately higher. For, though I can only hint at these latter 

 advantages, yet they are deserving of much consideration. 

 What is the reason why so many of our ordinary mechan- 

 ics are morally and socially, as well as physically on a 

 lower plane than our college educated men? Is it not 

 largely through lack of that culture and knowledge which 

 a liberal education gives, and which teaches one the man- 

 ners and usages of society, the self-respect and self-confi- 

 dence which is unabashed in the presence of others, and 



