Transcribe Ward, Henry A. Letter to Orton, James (1855-07-25)

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add that I hardly see how you can meet the expense, for it is very considerate.
The secret of this is that it is a country where one cannot take advantage of
the Native's manner of life, & the no. who live otherwise are so few in comparison
that the means of thus doing are very expensive. I say it to you that our
tour cost us $5000! You are right in ^your^ probable immediate answer that
we spent too much, but I assure you that the point below which there
is no such thing as economizing is still too high for the pockets of
most young men to obtain. I am glad that you are going to connect 
with yet hope that you will let the alone as
I wish the whole field to myself! I am very much interested in some
time writing a work on this subject, upon of Prof. Hitchcock
I can tell you something about Europe. as regards your studies, but
not as much as I would wish. If you wish to pursue both of your
studies together you would unquestionably go to Gottingen in
preference to Paris. There is too much antinomianism & infidelity
among the French Theologians to admit of a presbyterian's imbibing
their views, at least so I . And on account of a want of
orthodoxy I have always wondered that you should go to Germany
but I may be mistaken there. I had supposed there was no place
like Edinburgh for a theological student . Please inform .
But if on the other hand you are willing to omit </s science 
for a > theology for a season, except it as a course of reading, and apply
yourself to courses of scientific lectures I assure you that there is During the lecture seasons you have in the
Jardin des Plantes, the School of Mines, & the Sorbonne (or faculty of Theology)
a suite of over 20 different scientific lecturers all going on together
all free, & you can choose from them just whichever courses you wish
to pay your direct attention to. The manner in which these lectures
ate illustrated is perfectly splendid. I am not as yet entirely , but I am of the opinion that the cheapness of living in Europe
has been somewhat exaggerated. In Germany you can unquestionably
live cheaper than in Wmstown. In Paris on the other hans
my experience and inquiries tell me that you </s not > provided
you insist on living The great advantage however which
a European student enjoys is that there is much less required of him
in the way of dress, food, & room, in order to ,
than
there is in America. Many Paris students live in garrets & board themselves,
& many others meet the same wants at the tune of $80. or $100. per month, but all
stand the same in their class for the master. I take the liberty to
guess that it costs
you $250. per annum at Wms, B & you can do the same at Paris.

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add that I hardly see how you can meet the expense, for it is very considerate. The secret of this is that it is a country where one cannot take advantage of the Native's manner of life, & the no. who live otherwise are so few in comparison that the means of thus doing are very expensive. I say it to you that our tour cost us $5000! You are right in ^your^ probable immediate answer that we spent too much, but I assure you that the point below which there is no such thing as economizing is still too high for the pockets of most young men to obtain. I am glad that you are going to connect with yet hope that you will let the alone as I wish the whole field to myself! I am very much interested in some time writing a work on this subject, upon of Prof. Hitchcock I can tell you something about Europe. as regards your studies, but not as much as I would wish. If you wish to pursue both of your studies together you would unquestionably go to Gottingen in preference to Paris. There is too much antinomianism & infidelity among the French Theologians to admit of a presbyterian's imbibing their views, at least so I . And on account of a want of orthodoxy I have always wondered that you should go to Germany but I may be mistaken there. I had supposed there was no place like Edinburgh for a theological student . Please inform . But if on the other hand you are willing to omit </s science for a > theology for a season, except it as a course of reading, and apply yourself to courses of scientific lectures I assure you that there is During the lecture seasons you have in the Jardin des Plantes, the School of Mines, & the Sorbonne (or faculty of Theology) a suite of over 20 different scientific lecturers all going on together all free, & you can choose from them just whichever courses you wish to pay your direct attention to. The manner in which these lectures ate illustrated is perfectly splendid. I am not as yet entirely , but I am of the opinion that the cheapness of living in Europe has been somewhat exaggerated. In Germany you can unquestionably live cheaper than in Wmstown. In Paris on the other hans my experience and inquiries tell me that you </s not > provided you insist on living The great advantage however which a European student enjoys is that there is much less required of him in the way of dress, food, & room, in order to , than there is in America. Many Paris students live in garrets & board themselves, & many others meet the same wants at the tune of $80. or $100. per month, but all stand the same in their class for the master. I take the liberty to guess that it costs you $250. per annum at Wms, B & you can do the same at Paris.