The Value of Classical Study for Youth
An editorial argues for classical languages in education, praising Greek and Latin for beauty and mental discipline. It cites Cicero, Demosthenes, Homer, Virgil, and Xenophon, noting their influence on law, medicine, religion, and literature, urging youth to pursue a broad liberal arts education.
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Xenophon
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Demosthenes
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High Grain Prices Prompt Sympathy and Reform Talk
A long column discusses the burden of high grain prices on the poor and praises benevolent citizens. It criticizes post office tax on newspapers and quotes the veteran Taylor on hardship. Other items report a court-house fire in Vienna Georgia, abolitionist news from Smyrna, and military losses in a Sacramento battle.
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