Address Before the Alpha Delta Phi Society, of Miami University, on the Study of the Classics (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Address Before the Alpha Delta Phi Society, of Miami University, on the Study of the Classics

You have called me to address your association on the interesting occasion of its first anniversary. I most gratefully ao knowledge the honor of your confidence: I only regret that my ability to serve you is so much less than my desires, and that the duties of this occasion should have fallen upon one who can bring to their discharge little else than good intentions.

In casting about for a topic which might profitably occupy your attention for a few moments, I could not but reflect that the institu tion of which it is your good fortune to be members, is one erect ed ou the most liberal foundation, and conducted by abilities every way equal to the taskz - an institution for which the country has done much, and from which she expects much in return. Neither could I forget that here, in these halls, sacred to learning and edu cation, there stood not long since, one, who advocated an innova tion upon the liberal course of instruction adopted begs, so far as to exclude from that course the necessity of Classical learning. We all remember with what ability, with what learning, with what can dor, with what earnest and fervid eloquence, he poured out on his favorite subject the riches of a mind, every movement of which showed how largely it was indebted to the very studies which it could so ably and eloquently oppose. Most grateful would it be to my feelings, to pause here; and drop a humble tribute to the memory of the scholar, the orator, the philanthropist, the christian the man whose public virtues were equaled only by his private worth; whom to know, was to venerate and tc love.

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