Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-27
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North c"roIl"" Scientific and Military Academy.
NO2.
MEssRs EDIToRs Since the appearance of the
note sent you, about week ago, have been urged
by number of gentlemen to give the general out
line of plan for the organization of the Institution
alluded to.
The Legislature must create it by law and sup
port it by an annual appropriation of $4,000 a
year and by conributonof ST 500 from the interest
of the Literary Fund-the first being for the sup
port OF the Professors and the latter for the educa
ton of teachers for common schools.
There is no in talking alb out creating any Col
lege or Academy upon any but permanent basis
and no institution can have any but sckly existence
that is not endowed, the support of it's teachers
guaranteed by some permanent fund.
No member of The Legislature wW for q moment
hesitate TO uote the amount required from the Treasu
~, aohen he has thoroughly examined the plan thai
w be submitted to that body, and examines the acork
ing of similar institutions an other Southern States
There is feeling of the human heart more strong
ly implanted in nature than that of ambition or
honorable emulation, The schoolmaster may g beat
the Greek and Latin into the boys" to some extent
but if appeal to their pride of place, by sys-
tenn of regards and punlShments--that is, rewards OF
position in their classes and pun1ShmentS by inferior
positions, and in extreme cases, by disgra cefu dis
mission-=it will tend more to make students and
scholars than all the "heatng" done since the L attn
was spoken.
The military organization has many advantages
over any other, for students--no to make soldiers
of them but 1t tends to develope their physi-
cal organization, by requiring them to hold them
selves straight and to exercise regularly and freely
1t makes Of boys, by misunderstanding ANYTHING
low mean, diShonorable, unsoldlerlike and u1.
gentlcmanly. 1t renders duelling unnecessary and
unfrequent by holding out the constant idea that two
perfect gentlemen have any cause for such
resort and if any offence has been Observation-Disclosures
en- it is more honorable to the cause than 10 kill
friend and above all, il is the most honorable, as
it is the most Christian duty, TO be the mediator in
any difficulties that may arise between fellow Students
These are all principles of honor that are Incl
dent TO a Military Academy; they fostered and
cherished.
Then the kind of education obtained at such a
School is far superior, it is commonly believed, for
the ordinary duties of life, TO that furnished at our
Colleges or Universities A course of English, tho
roughly taught including Rhetoric and Logic, with
French and Latham extensive course OF pure Math-
ematics and Drawing, Natural Philosophy, Chems
rtry, Geology and Minerology, Civil and Military En-.
gineering, Agricultural Chemistry, Moral Philosophy
and Constitutional Law, &C., &c,-the course TO &C.
cupy four years, and the Faculty to grant Diplomas
and confer Degrees as at the University.
This is the kind of education wanted lit will
IurnlSn the State win corps OF eclent Eng
for works of Internal improvement and able Geolo-
gists to aid in discovering the hidden mineral wealth
of the State, and be the means of giving instruction
to the great body of our Militia, which is the bull
wark and defence of the State and its Institutions.
But briefly the "plan," as follows
The Legislature TO create by law, the North Car
DINA Scientific and Military Academy" to be Ioca
ted in some healthy and central part of the State
Of the General Government will let the State use the
buildings until they wanted for war purposes,