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'I -<*x ■■\;t..; ■;■ -'.';2-. •?;.:*-■"' rf: ^- '''• ■^-■' MiOiOCOrY iKOLUTION TIST CHART {AN^ranJ ISO TEST CHART No. 2) S^ 1653 Cost Main Street Rochester, New York 14609 USA (716) 482 -0300 -Phone .(716) 288 - 5989 - Fax .•/a .. ^^L^JLlI : r ' J ^^^* ^ V ■ I ./• ' ' / ... ■ ■'/ JTEBABY AND SCIEI ^ / 1.NC/ T §m THE :.>■■ PHIX XJf^A U G U R A L A D. D RE S S UKUVRRRU BXrORK # ' THE UNIVEIIBITY eOLLEGE IIY THE l^RESIBENT, JOHN CAMpKLL, B A, KOVKMnER 3, 1806, THE KEV. rnOR BEAVEN, D. D. IX fllK t;ilAIK.« Tj.»- I'HtXTEO FOR tllK tlXlVEBSlTY COIXEOE LITERARY AM» HCIEXTIKIC SOCIETY. JA.1VIKS BAIN, TORONTO. > t / I t^e JlnibttsiliT (iLoIltgc LITRirMlV AND SOIKNTIMC^ SOCMK/IV. ' ■ ■ ^ . ». TIIK RKV. JOUN MrCAI'I., I.LD. MU > A.. rUKKIIIUNT OK rsivKK JdTVCor.l.KUK. TIIK UKV..IAMF-M HKAVKN, OR II II ('K«)>T, Kh^., !>.(!. I. ..F.r.S*. «}K0IU!K m'CKI.AND, V.mi .1. 11. < llKllUIMAN, Kh tli^xnifuMl anil n^poiwlbl" an olTu'o. It 1h with no huuiII jrratilk'ation that t aHHumoil a poMition whrch Inw long been roj^anlml an the oloventh ProltMHorrthip in University Collej^e,— a Profe'HHorHhip. t.'Miponiry indeed, yet nover vacant ; unnalaried, yet rii-h in liont)ur and experience; reliecting little fj;h)ry,perhapH, iiptn tho Institution, but much, in every way, upon him whom you diatinj^uish with your conftdenco. And now, wJHMi it becomes niy duty to inaujjfurate a new reign, to sound the first note in the col»t(»st for literary and H<'ieil- lifK! excellerfco which lies before u^, 1 feel, indeed, that my position is no'sinocuro, that tho responsibilities which I anticipated were not magnified by mo, lyid that, t ) discharge the duties of my olTico aright, will re(piire an exhibition of tho diligence, cdre and earnestness which it is your prerogative to demand. When I look back j upon the ilUiatrions fqU of your Presidents, und see there ■■*•••■ )l-: >-n^- 6 INAUmiRAli ADPRKHf*. tlie nuinea of a (Vooka uiul a WtMld, a B«>y«l, a (ilbHr.n and a Loiulyn, anionj? uthora cciiially ciititlod to lioiiour- ablo unyntion— nuMi who, sinco the foundation of our yoiiiiK sacioty, havo j?ainod for tluMnaolvea no unworthy poaition in thmr several i)rofoa8lon»--I cannot but lt« couacious, proudly conacioua, of the appointniont whieli rank'a your I'reaidottt of to-night with those of fornu«r ■ years.- .'' R has, as you arij aware, been the custom at the firtn^ sides over your private assombliei to present you wilh an Inaugural Adilreas. Ho much has been said, and that BO iearnedly, so eloqtiently upon such occasions, that I can hope to bring before you Kttle that is novel in nut- ter or in fityje ; but, if my remarks serve to press homo more surely an oft repeated truth, to recall a pleasant memory, or to a3t a wjU-w jrn fast in a now aiid inter- esting light, I shall bo well satisfied to forego all claims to depth or originality, As members of University College, we present the peculiar phenomenon of a world within a world ; a micro- cosm of caps and gowns, as compared with the roacro- CDsm of silk hats and straw bonnets, Scarlet coats and blue jackets, homespun garments and^juvenilo apparul - outside. As such a world . we possess a government and laws, raannerj and customs, social distinctions and an -ethical system peculiar to ourselves. A man may travel through the length and bifeadth of the land, wearing his hat obstinately and defiantly pressed down over the back of his head,but when he assumes what a facetious nauti- cal frieud husdesi^iated *■ the square-rigged topsail," or INAUOURAr. ADDRRSI*. wimt jnvoniles of tlio Iow«t onlt'M know u»a " mortur- Imiird," it in with tho mulurdtaiuliii}? tliat the paiil art do of dniifl bo riMpoctfully doflfod to tho academic powers that ba, ai ofton as» occasion may roriuirw. It i.-« tho pri- vilex*' of Bociety in general t) wear whatever parb it ploarfos, and to alter thl^ from year to year, and from mwon to season ; but it is iho rij?ht Of the Collegian alone t(» beinves'od in sumnu^r and winter^ from matricu- lafton to bachelorhood, from cuntur^gf-o centnry, with that tinn-honourod badge of leaniiSST the University gown. Trno, tho'o are men, oven within tho walls of University College, who. like tho generality of man- kind in other mat tors, fail to appreciate this high privi- lege; who, taH|ng advantage of the humanity of the Collego Council and University Sonato in dispensing with those tarrors to academic evil-doers called "bull- dogs," exhibit thomioWos in tho walks of city life as unlettered civilians ; and who, in defiance of all law and d(!cency, publish to tho world an unnatural divorce bL'twcen cap and g )wn : but these wo may consider as some of the accidents that will happen oven in the best regulated families— instances of Oxtromo humility on the part Of some who would not deprive their rightful owners of the terms " petticoats" and " kidnappers," misapplied by the mi^erahile vulffus. I have already alluded to the walks or city life : we, also, have our walks of College life, and these well worthy of attention. Keed I mention the outer hall, where robed academicians, with expectant, careworn faces, pace to and {ro, anxiously looking for the class-list that is to gratify their highest hopes or realize their worst tears ; the great hall itself, that scene 8 INAUUURAL AUURKH.H. of wild commotbii whoii the mesaongor arrives with the morning mail tvnJ distributes tiio contonti of that woll- known letter Im:^, expoatulationa of hungry cretliturs. paternal remittances, maternal advice and en<|uiriei, and other missives directed in a delicate hand, the purport of which we may gue^s, but may nut toll ; or the weary way that leads to a hill which has plainly written over its portal, to the eyo ol the unprepared student, Dante d gloomy line— '• Loavo all hope, yo whii outer hci'o "—y It must be admitted with the poet that— ♦' St )no walls d » not a prlrtjn muk •, " Nor lro:i bars a cngo; ■'• ' * . - for we can well imagine the amazing amount of intol- . lectual activity, displayed by the denizens of this baildinw^. working vigorously, in spite of all such impediments to physical exercise; yet, while allowing the truth of tirus fact, we cannot but be grateful to our rulers for those freer natural surroundings of our Alma Mater, to whicli, in common with the public, we enjoy unlimited access We, also, have om groves o/Academus, in which the close studentJnay combine physical with intellectual exercise, and in which his more mirthful, but, perhaps, equally, successful fellow may revel in the exciting pleasures ot cricket and football. Minds of every calibre, and devot- ed to every branch of study, may there find suitable op- poftunlties for the exhibition of their powers and ac (luirements. Frequently have I observed an enthusias- tic entomologist, on his way to lecture or examination, rush frantically over the ground in pursuit of a moth or INAUGURAL ADDRKHH. 9 other Iopivith the hood of a muster in a neighbouring University, thus originating the knotty question os to whether the degree conferred is valid/and,if so, whether the recipient of it is a Bache- lor of the University, or a homeless Master of Arts. — All of these, gentlemen, are subjects worthy your future consideration. ||' 'lo return, however, to my opening words, I again re- mark, that we arc a little world of our own. We have ' our own hopes and fears/tiur own joys and sorrows ; our buttle to fight, and prizeiTto gain ; our lessons of wisdom to learn, and our follies to unlearn ; our pecnliar objects to interest us, and our particular business to attend to. It has been objected to students in general, and to those of University College in particular, for the vi)ry reason .that they are the hardest working'men, that they are not * an /ait upon all the current topics of the day ; as if, for- sooth, the memory, which stores away the great sayings and doings of ancient and modern times, could bo bur- dened with the trifles of newspaper gossip ; as if the mindj which investigates the highest and the deepest problems of literature and science, could conddscend to the'petty t(uesf ions of an hour ; or, as if these very points and questions could be of the least.value to an intellect unschooled in the weightier matters of Avhich theyare but the effervescence ! AVith certain qualifications, here- after to be mentioned, it may be said that there is time INAmiURAL AODRBl^. II oiioii^h fur tho aeqiiiruintMii of such knowlud^o an thin, wlioii tho 8tiid«nt c«»i«t'8 to lio tin iiiulurKnuluati*, nnd pootf forth upon tho world to apply tho lenaonB ho has U^arniMl. Another objuetion often made, and ono Which in uf^^ravatod by tho forinor itt, "that from all conceiteil nu'ii collugianri bear away the palm." Now, this is a very Heriourf charge, and, if it could be BubHtantiated, ought to be u principal meaud of diminishing such conceit. But what itt tho real state of the case? ]f thid conceit be manifested in inHated language, assump- tion of superior wisdom, and universal knowleilge, it will be found among rare exceptions, a notable instance of the proverb relative to "empty barrels," nnotlier applica- tion of Bacon's remark on large headed men—" omne niajus continet in se minus " But, if it be found in aa aversion to childish twaddle and undignified objects of interest ; if it arise from that sense of independence and elevation which the acquisition of knowledge bestowB ; if it origii\ate in a feeling of just pride for the institution with which the student is connected,— then it ceaseei to bo conceit, tho vice becomes a virtue, and self-respect is not only lawlul but honourable. Nor would 1 confine tho defence to such arguments as these, but, adding to my own experienco that of observers less interested and more capable of judging. Would boldly asserf^ that our C/ollegohas turned out men, not only well qualified to discuss any topic of the past or present, but giftetl with modesty unequalled save by their attainments. This microcosm of ours is called a (-ollege, and its life, d college life. Now, there are various kinds of colleges : veterinary, commercial and electoral ; colleges of physi- ■.V 12 INAUOITRAL ADDRKAA. eiuriH, horuUIri aiid^rilinulH, not to iiitMitioii thoHo w)ii<>H are preHidtMl over by profvHMord uf huir-nitting- und plirciiolo^y. Wo cannot, nor do wo much cure, to claim Tor thiH institution the peculiar GhuracteriHtics of thoHo Heats or high learning and low urt, jarrinjBf politics und praiseworthy industry. Our College is ti) us the— *' Armoury lil' Iho litviiidblo kiilglitn nl* old^'— , the seat of thiit power which lies in knowledge, a seu8, a Lyell and a Faniday. True, the young knight-errant is provided with no masked batteries or infernal machines, seven-league boots or triple-turreted monitors ; but he is well taught to wield sword and spear, to ward off blows with shield and cuirass, and to make the best of all modern improvements in gunpowder warfare. Taken from tlu' dust of common life, he is set iistride a worthy l^ice- phatus, and it is his own fault if, having once passed the ponA, the animal should turn out a hobby-horse or u Ko- zinante. 'I hero are difficulties in the way, n) doubt, 'very large and hungry lions jto pass, and the slothful iniHi will, of course, find then;!, as he did in the days of Kin^ Solomon, to be, eveii/now, excellent excuses for turning biick. /The youug^entleman who has long held no second-mp position m hia country town or village, /»■" ttfAVai^RAt. AOt)RRAri. 18 who huH oclipHcd ilio HchooliimHtur; and boon looked up to an Hlr Oroclo, will ho rather k," but it in (loiibtfiil if h«> will CMcapo tloHcrihinp^ the iiiibiemineii,ii doricont of the aiicleHi bttrU **JUiihuii qm cunorin—^^MXy hi*i iiu'lodiouH fiiJillo. " No loftH aiiiuztNl will ho bo at tho chunning cool- iiutiH with which his prufoMHord will recommend hlui to retld u|) u weekly liHt of largo voluinofl in variouo doud anty, ilrunk g;Tvim ton, Hufr«>r«Ml their hair to ^row, and worn thoir f^owna in nii (>noniinat« niuniicr, (l(«|)«n«lin}( from tho olbowri inHbnul of tho iihoul(i«>rH, onM'r)(0 from ol)H<'urity, tup their fon'h«*adti, nmttor to thi>niiHjlvo.-(, und throw out durk hintu M to (he rehttivn HioritH 'of KlegiucH und tho BpeuHoriun Httinxu. Such ^entlomon HonietiiileB nppotir at (yinvocation, und, Home- timoH, they do not. Onu wlio diii not iri. evidently, the uuthor (»r tlie Adhiwinf? lineri upon the Atluntic 1Vh»- ^ru|>h (vuide, picked up, I will \not Wy where, lent thu ttuthor'n numo Hhould bo mndo piiblie agaiuHt hirf will : — ^ •' Tho rony-flngprml morn Bp|»enr>«, . '* " Anil Willi iTPMt UMHipK l><'nlH|)orw>M inyrliul pearly t«>nni * . "O'crHon'H iiiUcli-roariiiK ImmI ; *' And HoHpiiruH oxultH liM < " Fillcn lieo4itomlml Hncrifloo " Fnmi HyiHjplnclttu gr«»vP5 " And uzuru-ttyml Mliion'a uioiirns " Tho OroHbian bolt to ifird '* Atlanta'H Hhorofl, yot ivkthlng wonm * "ToHpoak tho wihKOd word: '*' Jovo, thou vnglHltoaror, why '*' Hiwt thou liot Havod tho cable ?' ., •' Siitumiou Jovo did make reply— ** 'BecauBO I WOH unable." ' ** 'ITiQ abovo coinpositibn did not gain tho pri^e, nor did the following, which it would be an injustice to the uuthor, n well-known honour man in tho department of Natural Sciences, to omit : — <* Cetacean tribes that TO vol I u H. 0., Whore i^Mlium'H chloride In solution HoH, Chondroptoi^'gian gencri) ate<», In oipicous BtrotA far fVom human eyef«; .■!■ '''■/■'' 1 i H\'t V I 1 i" Id INAUOOIIAf. ADDRlMlt. , •tt-/' AlMliln rh»m ail •bnwlou of Ui« i\t% Whlnh, In UjrmwrtiM' akinKntMliiiMM, ' IJnk Itiiml rp|loiMiliAiimHtiin< <»r l«it otuupy your atUMifum With tli« OoIIuku lyrlcii, from tli« or\n\m\ Hoiig of " Aliim MttliT," not by Uh ilbtliiKuiHliutl ccmi- pOHord to tlie iiiolody which ri|M)Htrophlz«4 tho w»>ll-kii<»wii Mr. Tuckor of Ktliloplun celebrity, dowu to thut hit«»Ht offtirt of pootirul k«»>»'»w. ** TlujJH«ou oiio cIohm iif conipoMitiourt wuU worthy tho attnntioii of all HtmlentM, und, inoro purticulurly, of tlioao who, from tho luituro of thoir Htudioti, uro brought hito diriu}(reeuble contact with chrouolo)(y and inytholofi^y, Hcientific cluMHitication, und that drlertt of all dry books, " Tonnomunt* Manual, of the iriatory of Philosophy.'! Huch compositionH are not ull of a poeticol chanietor ; some are verbal conceits, othorn fabulous narratives, a few unmeaning combinations of letters, and nwJly, gems of poetic art. Why neetlv« lliie«— •• llnfitrlUuii, lln» "lutruw iiwn, mtv\ «r««»«llfl In hM Ifn, •• An all pwvwIiiiK rlntnriii, wi»nl o«lm BinrnK ftw ttrtf " Hut It in tliiift that wo bIiouKI turn <>ur atUnitloii t<» tli« m«r« mmouA iw!Oh«h of Co1U>k« Hf*. ^ ^hoie dotlw from wliich HOiii" of iw ttro relioviMl, hut in which the majority of y»»u nro ut pr«H«iit eiiK»W<*- ^^ «««•»»< to nio that tli.'r«are iti OoIh»K« lif«sn«» wellan in that which iniufO^i. uiitly rottring and HurginK outnithi of those iwncoful wuIIm, ihn'o (Hitinct, yet intimutoly connocUnl Bphori'H, comi- M|rt)MUing to the threo diviHiouH of munn compound i.ul.ire. They uro, if I may b« allowoil to uho u muthe- rnutical ilhistration, th« thn«« mim of th« triungh* of human i)«rf»«5tion, every one of which in connectfld witli ll». other two, unci all of which nro nocomittry to make ii |M»rf«et figure, irr«npectivo of nizo or buuuty of outline. Tlio Hpheres are tho^e of thought, fetding and action { or, in other wordH, the trinity of hood, heart and hand. ThoHe threo,— I regret that I cannot follow tho pentani- i»rou8 divisiona of natural Hcience, having before my eyei tho example of the scholoatic " trlvium" and the throe I'A of modern education,— theae threo Hphoren will, I think, be found to have fitting repreaentativea in the life of this institution. And flr^t, let us direct our attention to the sphere of the lieud, that meml)er with which tho business of the College is chiefly concerned. Tho ex- ternal conformation of that very necessary part of nmn, of which he can only be destitute figuratively, the tjuestion as to whether its owner bo orthmfHatho-dolkhocephalic (iv jrrognatho-braQhycephalic, bumptioun or bumpless, wa /.2 .*■. .1 ii I 'W * ». r'.^^' W- -^^ ,'^;, lf< HrAimtfiiAf^ ^ODRiiM. will Ifisvo ir> tll« Kthiutlogint AntotiK Ncionlifte fii«it, aM U} tho phy«iufnicHiiiai ttiul |ibn)iiolf>fiiit among {im|iiilrM. 0»ir biiiiiti«NM U with tliu interior of tb^t ittiniili«r. wilii tho principtfl whicli rttvoAU itnolf in nctUni. l*iiyflioli)» gUti informn uit thut tht^ni nn^ in th t •■ • / ' ■ *' J, \ "Ns ^ 1 • W H. ' '. ' i> - 1 • .0 - ♦ . . a 20 tNAtfGtfnAt ADBRKfl^. < ond scholarships alone, but for the pure love of that which is nrff^a Eli ati. Why need I recall to yoiir memory the long days and sleepless nights, with sueli concomitants as coffee, smoke and wet towels, tlio pa- tient grind and the final cram, racking heada<'lie:<. visions of brain fever, and sometimes, alas, moro thun mere visions— the hard weUry steep that there is to. climb before the first halting place is reached, l»eyoi)(l which "Fame's proud temple shines jifar" The man who, with dueh a picture before him, could glory in the successful deception of an examiner by means of notes carefully written in a small hand on paper wristbands, finger-nails and watchdials> not to mention less clandes- tine assistance, is unworthy the respect of all wlio honour the combination of industry with strict integrity. He is more truly a dishonest man than the dealer who palms off upon an unsuspecting customer a spurious article for the genuine one which he does not possess. a'.id which his competitors are able to supply It is a well-known fact, that exclusive attention to tlic interests of learning and science, excessive j^evotion to particular studies, arid the cultivation of the m«>iital powers alone, are apt to "prove, prejudicial to the (miio- tional and practical parts of our nature. The studont n>ay become a man of universal information and the possessor of great intellectual powers, treating as mere playthings the problems which others regar*! as difficnlt in the extreme anj:l to- be approached with fear and trembling,, but he. may lose thereby the greater sources of enjoyment and solid satisfaction which lie in fellow- shipwith his kind, and the '^ower of influencing the world in whichihe lives ; nay, more, he will be deprived ■ '■■■■ I " » • . ■ ■ I , . . ■ ■-■ ■ ■ ■"■ ■. ■^7 iNAl'drRAI. ADDRKHX. 21 ■J ■ of hail' the pleasure Bpriiiging from hm pursuita.if he tUii to eftrry into them the warm heart and thg practically ap- nreciative mind. He may be a philosopher, but it will be ot'tho 88ut called Stoics, another exemplification of Hiilwar's hero of intellect, his man without a heaH.— Such a state of things, I am happy to say, is rarely the cise in University College ; many counteracting inHu- eiices are at work. Why need I allude to that peculiar feature of this institution, the kindly interest manifested by the Professors in the welfare of the undergraduates, ^ all intarest sinc'era and unpatronizing, yet lacking noth- iiigf of dignity, winning rather for those who exhibit it a larger share of reverence and respectful confidence?— Xe'ed I mention the fact that from our own number men have risen to positions of trust and authority in Univer- sity and College. Jinkgto bind the demos and the don in jvratefid relationship -"^or the ir^ftU^nce of tliatamportant military elemant. the University^ ilifte Corps, in which forinsr years have seen the messenger elbowing the gra- duate, and the profe.ssor reproving the freshman for treiding too heavily on his heels ? But, of all th^ many means for promoting sociability among us, there is none worthy to compare with the C5i/t?erst72/ College Literary and Scienlific Society. -. The students of University College are nat mere machines for the absorption of knowledge in Jihree facul- ties and corresponding departments, the noisy ap^laudera at Convocition, and tli^ players of practical jokes : there exits among them as deep and as tru3 a heart-life as ^ will be f(»ttnd in the best circles of this utilitarian xjountry. Social position, defects' of nature or education, never make men objects of contempt or ridicule here ; and, if i Ip- 22 INAUOUftAli ADDRESS. such Conduct were to be attempted by any snob or hotr among iis, he would quickly find the tables turned upon himself. Mimners, not men, faults, not failings, are the only legitimate obje^tsjff satire and merriment within these halls. Friendslli^s, close and lasting as those of Damon and Pythias, have had their origin here. Noble and delicate instjinces of generosity have been exhibited towards men who had the battle of insufficient means or imperfect education to fight, by^ their more favoured fel- lows. Men, far advanced and with little time to spare, have given up days, weeks even, to aid the young, md the dull in the pursuit of honours, or to save them from the ignominy of pluck. And when the victim of hard work has been laid low with sickness, when hopes and fears, memory and consciousness have all beert lost in the delirium of raging fever, the hand that has smoothed the Fuffcrer's pillow, th3 feet never weary in doing the errands of his sick chamber, the form that has rarely left the lonely bedside, and the heart that has felt for the stranger, fli^ a mother or a sister far away might alone have felt, have been .those of one upon whose goodness he had no further claim than that of being a fellow- student in University College. And when we consider that he who has thus, sacrificed himself is not a man with time hanging heavily upon his hands, but one whom the loss of a few days or hours might deprive of honours which he has striven hard to win, we may, indeed, say that the outside world affords fewinstances of such gener- ous self-denial. These are not pleasing pictures, gentle- ; men ; they are faithful records of what has taken place in former years, and which may still find their counter- part here — life lessons that cry out to all of us " Qo thou IHAI TOURAL ADDRK88. 23 ,nd do likewise.- 1 may ttl8u add that, among nil srt instances that have can»e under my knowledge, there \if :n"n a single case in which the doer of the j^^U Sou ha. ever loet by his labour of k,ve. Even in ihe Matter of prizes, the heart has its sliare. Among the Sned volumesin handsome calf bindings, whic^ are fill an honoured niche in the library of the futur^ pro- fessional man, may be espied on Convocition day such , dilated wotka:.of the milk and water oi-der^as Mrs. He- tPoems, Lyric Gems and the Floral Offering, makr labundantly evident that weaker minds ar^ to share •mxie glory of the winner, that the College co^t of arms fto figure in a boudoir or on the centre-tab^ of gome- body's drawing room as well. Such Uien,i^rei. (ewof the elements which, combining with the acquisition^ ol knowledge, make of this building a somethitig more than a College, * temple of real affection, an/Alma^ater worthy of ihe name. / - ' The two spheres above mentioned do not, however, constitute a perfect life ; the sphere of the hand, ^at of acUon, physical and sociaUy intellectjial, has y^t tobe treated of. The former I need not dwell up(^. We have a rifle corps ind a cricket ground, we m^^swing damb4,el'8inouri>wn apartments. o|f create f disturb- ance in the buUdfiig in order to saviour i^Aj^^we from becoming Mue^Mf. but^ gymnasium, alas, we^have none. With re^ to intellectual /exercise, it ib hardly necessary f()r n^e t« say that, with/>ut an om^unityof puttiiig our knowledge into practice, we shall find it ol litde tenefit^ourse^^ College €oancil W»S tafctn «epe to removo the cattse of compwin. #« i 24 INAUUURAL ADDRKSK. AVe shall bo apt to follow the exaniplo of the fouiidor of the l%hcstiiXall human sciences, the philosopher Thulos, who, gazing up to the stura, fell into the water, Avliile, had he -looked into the water, he would have seen tlu- stars. We mustiiot live too much in the past, and ii-jr- lect those miy,ter3 which more closely concern us. '•Act, act In the living prosont," is the wholesdme advice of Longfellow in his " Psalm of Iiife"— an advice which we do not neglect hy learn imj from the past. I should be sorry to say that no applitu- tion is made of the knowledge conveyed within tliese lecture-rooms. The (Jeorgics have found their oppljcu- tion in a system of extensive, some say unnecessary, weeding, carried on among the turnips in the Dean's farm. -Ihe Hucolic muse has been propitiated by digni- fied, I migM almost say e.m//ef/, attentions shown to a favourite animal belonging to the same authority. Ac- celerated motion, in thj case^of descending coalrscuttlosj velocity of light j in that of Fudden gas-extinguishing, and a calculus, by no means deferential to those against whose window it vras made to strike by aid of a descend- inj^ cor 1, have made mathematical studies popular, al- though neither dignified nor beneScial. With regard tr Modern Languages, T may refer to those gentlemen whu spent so agreeable a fortnight in a Lower Canadian camp, as to the great assistance afforded by them in interpreting between their fellow soldiers of different nationalities, who had not eryoyed the benefits of a Uni- ^eraity education. Many other and more important /instances of the application of knowledge, the reduction of theory to practice, I might mention, such as have formed pleasing episodes in th^p long summer vacation^ ■:„• iNAUqURAL ADURMBB, 25 inatancea which show a devotion deeper thmi that which find3 its objects only at a University or College .convocu- tion. Thatpleasant time, however, is now over, and, with minds and bodies reinvigorated by its health-giving iiiftn- cncea. we return to the arena of literary contest. Wo do not, however, throw overboard the practical ; within this society that element reigns supreme. It is here that all our acquisitions in the several departments of literature and science are brought upon the field of action.' Mere, tharocter is studied, the sayings and doings of men and uationsimpartiallyweighed,problems of literature and science carefully investigated, and topics of general interest freely discussed. Here the future author gets his first introduction to the Republic of Letters, the mouth- piece of other men's wntmgs learns fluent expression and graceful delivery, and the young orator seeks to exem- plity the truth, ''prntHum regina rerum oratio" Not only are these necessary acquirements and elegant accom- plishments of the literary man to be gained here, but, also, the fixing of knowledge previously acquired,a habit of correct thinking, and the power of imparting infopnatipn toothers. How great an advantage is aflbrdedvby tho^ latter of these must be manifest to all, and th^ wise- regulation of tKe late Grammar School Act, reqfitring the masters of sucii preparatory institutions tQ be gradu- • ates of a University, is the best evidence of its high importance. It is much to bo regretted that so few representatives of the other Faculties are to be found in this Society. There was, indeed, a time when Medicine and Alts were at deadly enmity. Many years ago a bat- tle took place, well worthy the descriptive pen of a Homer or a Ohateaubriand. The Arte men had been 26 INAirOlIRAL ADDREftS. interrupted in a football >me by a eumbination o Normal School students ond other civilianB. Around the football the batUe raged. The Telamonian Ajax of the inemy fell before the victorious hand of a Hector in Arts, one whom we all honour and esteem for many very difforeflt reasons; and the rival band retired slowly from the field. A veVl^ful Collegian, smarting under wounds received during the conflict, pursued the enemy, relying upon the aid of a tall Medical a short distance T)efore him. Bit, like Paddy of old, he caught a Tartar ; the enemy turned upon him, and soon he fell, ignobly measuring his length upon tho grass. His expected helper, cooly surveying hi3 sad plight, remarked-'ats really a shame the way in which these Arts^ men have de- serted you ; if you Had been a Medical, now, it would not have happened." The discomfited hero wenthis way, but, while returning half an hour later, discovered hi* Medi- cal adviser amoiig a crowd of the enemy's juvenile camp- followers, who, mistaking his neutral position, were pelting him with stones and mud. -VReally," said the -^an of Arts, "it's a shame, the way in which thes^ Medicals have deserted you ; if you had only been an Arts man now— ." Brit these were the days of old • Times have changed. One of our staunchest members is in Law, Medicine is not unrepresented, and, until the timewhen University College shall spealc with pride of her restored Faculties of I^aw. and Medicine, we hope to see inthis Society abond of union between all University urrdergraduates. But I must hasteu to a conclusion, or your patience win be exhausted: In this Society are represented the Ihwe departments of Writing, Reading and Speaking. The writing of essays, I Qced hardly say. INAUGURAL ADDR|t«B. n is among tho most uBcful of lltorary occupations, one of tiiQ roost efficient of educators. It shouW be our aim to write, not for self-f^ratiftcation, but for our audi<^nce, to avoid the halting: style and the dry detail, the enumera- ,.^ tion of well-known facts, and the repetition ot other uien's thoughts ; in fine, to produce maater-pieces that will improve ourselves, elevate others, and reflect credit upon the nam^^of our Society. Of Reailers there are many difft-rent tyfies ; the shy, uneasy one, that seems to de nrecate criticism, and who loses the place by looking at 1,18 audience to see how they are taking his performance ; the sing-song gentleman, who reads because he has been Pinpointed to do so, whose tone seems to mock th^e ^ author of his piece, and wlio resembles a big man singing a nurse, y song with a bleating chorus ; and the tnumph- ant declaimer, who looks daggers at the book, and rolls put the meekest effusion with a voice of thunder. Men seem to consider the betrayal of emotien as effeminate, and modulation of voice as unworthy the %a;forgettmg the line which says— , . . "Tho bravest aro the tenderost," in ail exclusive attention to the proverb - "SUH water runs deep." ' ' Of all kinds of speaking, the free and easy is the most objeGtionable., The gentleman who affects this style appears often without a gown, and, not unfrequently, with his hands in his pockets ; he nods familiarly to the chair- man, turns- his back upon him, and commences a collo^ quial address to the meeting, without the least attempt at eloquence, dignified language, and, in many cases even, at common sense. The humorist is an improvement, .-. t ■■■ INArUUKAIi ADDRKHH. 28 cfrtaiiily ; but when a appuker it) habituully ImnioruuH, liv 18 apt to l)ecoiiio habituttlly annoyj^g to those wlio can 8«e truth, beauty, and matter for earnest thought in the sub- ject which he burlesques The fierce style is objoctitma- ble on the ground that it leads to personality, and, witii others than men of sheer impulse, carries no weight.— The florid speech is generally committed to memory, and endangers the reputation of the gentleman who makt's use of it on the flightest provocation. The truly classic cal and elegant speech is unfortunately as rare as it in unappreciated. Many members will recall with pleasure the (luiet, unobtrusive style of one who never used a vulgar, commonplace, oi* superfluous word--a .graduate and mathematical medallist of last year. This Society has long been regarded as one of the hardest schools of oratory, and he who has once passed the ordeal of its public and private debates, need not, it is considered, fear to hold forth before any other audience It is u notable fact that those who are loudest in their deimnci- ations of any slip, or in their derision of any misfortune of a speaker, are silent members, cowardly fellows that dare not face the mw^ themselves, and who, until they have made the a*4v^ *"^ failed, look upon Oratory with war and poliucs, as arts, of which everybody is naturally capable. For the encouragement of timid speakers, I beg to quote the following from a French author: .*' Cardinal Richelieu having bepn present at a festival ** when a Franciscan Monk preached, was astonished •♦ that the preacher had not been disconcerted by his "presence. He asked him how he had been able to '•speak with so mucli boldness. " I learned my sermon," JL; # tNAirnitR/vf. AbDRKRJl. 2^ •• rcpllod the Fraiiciscftii, ♦' whilo standing before a bod " of cabbages, in the mUWIo of wliich there mw a largo " head of red cabbage, and it is that which haft accup- " tomed me to apeak before your eminenco." T,«»t not the embryo orator, however, build too much upon thin, for Disraeli tells a story by Bonaveuture de Periera, of a student at law, who had prepared a lecture in a similar manner, but who, on confronting his audi- ence, could only stammer out, « Dtmiini ego bene video ^ quod non ent'iH caule»:\ The best encouragement to a young speaker is an attentive audience. But while upon the aubject of speaking, I am reminded that in the British parliament an omtor's place is vacant ; that a manly voice is hushed, a voice which has long been heard with reverence in the councils of a great nation ; that a weary head grown gray in its country's service- has been laid to rest ; that a warm and genial heart has forever ceased to beat While the autumn glory of our torest trees has been fading into the'sere and yellow leal, the veteran Statesman, full of years and honours, has passed away from the field of his labours, and others are left to reap the fruits of his long life work. The wise Solon once compared the people to the quiet sea, and orators to the winds that stir its liquid deptlte, that make it heave and surge m wild commotion. Often, indeed, has he, who for sixty years sat among the elders of the natiourthus saved the sea of public opinion froin corrupt stagnation, yet, more frequently, has his voice been oil upon the troubled waters, his meaaures the forerunners of repose and prosperity. Her too, was a University man, and a member of that tMinburgh Literary Society which ha^ sent forth so many famous men into every n,' 'W ( ■ ■ [. : /.. ■ ■ •*.' ..■ ■ -, ; • '• 1 ; , iNAttatfiut. ADDnleiiit, ^_. wtlJt of life ; yet of them all, f6W have maile ihoinwivos a gjtjator narae, none havo been moro niiiwea than tli.' 1at0 Viscount Fttlmoiuton. ' • ' i^ud now, ^nUiinen, I must bring my lengthy, unti I uther w«m*-i8ome romnrks to a conclusion. In tloitiji: 80, f would, froW the position hi which you huve phicM.I mejenlreat youFinduigemJM for a oWmg wonl. I^t tl.*' : to of this Society tMj "that of the age in which w.» ^ IIV^ 't Progress." Wo have, in some respects, odvanciMl ui£h the position of former years; in others, wo liivv.' ^geil Iwhind. I^t ua then press forwaW to jsreutti hievemouts. to be performed, not in the future, but in tin* (repent. Let us remember our 8tandin|f as stodents ol jJniversity College ; let tt^ never forget that ^^e U> take our place in the^oremost ranks of UTq, ai«brig4h«' teachers of m world. Wo shall requite all our activity, ali our perseyerance. ITio Commercial ond Meclwnicul. the 80-callea ytilitarian, the PositivUTO;of-tbe day is working hard to keep us out of the aeld. If Agasaiz complained that, among our mercantile neighbours, the man of letters and science is iiu-«^ore esteemed than tlw^ successful showman, we certainly have to fear lest u similar standaitl should prevail amdng us. Kven in tlio ranks of learning, dissenqions have arisen, and will con- tinue to arise. 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