Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-05-15
AMERICAN HOTEL, Saturday, May 10.


keen sense of duty, am still abiding in the city
of Columbia, and partaking of the overaowing
hospitality Of Mr.. Bollinger's hotel. never can
leave Columbia without the feeling that have for
gotten omething-forgotten, perhaps, to stay
longer and am under the vivid impression that
shall take departure, Monday,morning, in mnch
the same sort of plight. When here, too, 60 to
work as if to on irksome task. In the sanctum, oc
cupying the "easy chair and bending over "the
table," the duty of catering to your taste would
seem to be q natural, if not an entirely pleasant
one; butin Columbia, as lovely, verify, rs beau
teous May Queen decked out in the choicest gar
niture of Spring -time-where shaded walks, mag
nifcent gardens and stately mansions SEEM mere
ly to furnish o background for moving, living
nature -pencilled panorama of beauty and fashion
and eegance-when one may in an hour gather
around, in delightful companonship. genial cir
Gle of time -honored friends such as King upon
throne might be pleased to own-when, in fine, all
things, animate and inanimate minge together
and conspire to charm and spirit one away ''from
labor to refreshment," to do even a meagre por-
ton of ones dutyis of TRUTH thing of selfdenial.
But the sooner tell what have to tell the soon
er shall get out into the street again.
The Exhibition Mt the College, last evening and
Thursday evening, did not attact as large on at
tendance as usual. The hall of the new chapel is
miserably constructed, and adapted to any other
than the purposes for which it was designed.
could not hear the speeches. Perhaps my enjoy
ment was the better for it, inasmuch as the charm
ing companionship with which my good Genius
favored me, was for more delightful than any such
souvenirs of forgotten love could possibly be- The
spectres which young students dig up out of the
ruins of Greece and Rome are doubtless very in
terestng (at least once thought so; but not
quite so charming as are the actual presence, the
sparkling eye and the impersonation oflivng, ami
mated Beauty, alongside which one sometimes hap
pens to win place. But if you have never been
there, reader, you can know nothing about it, and
Imay as we'll ''proceed."
The addresses delivered Friday evening were by
II. Covngton, Of Marlboro, on The Influence of
First Thoughts; J. c. Winsmith, of spartanburg
Thoughts on Liberty; G. E. Colt, of Cheraw-
The Charm of Victory; G. N. Lieber, of Colum-
bia-The March of Civilization; ]. B. Lyle, Of
York-Was Napoleon q Dictator? made my
way to the rostrum, and heard the two last men,
toned, both of which struck me as being unusu-
ally good abovethe average. Ourfriend,
LYLE, acquitted himself handsomely and certain
" did credit to York. According to my notion
there was not word of truth in his speech and
could not help thinking, while he spoke, that he
had been as indiscreet in reading Abbotts stupid
fiattery of Napoleon, one would be to trust the
equally erroneous notions Of Walter Scott But
for all that, the speech was very ceverly written,
and delivered in clear forcible, impressive style,
which promises hereafter to win for our friend a
good place in the public esteem. Friday evening,
! Mr.. W. II. Whitner, of Anderson, made capital
speech on capital subject" The Funeral Ban
ouet of the Girondsts;;" and Mr.. Fairlee, of Ma
rion did we'll in discussing the proposition that
Government is founded in the moral nature of man.
The other addresses were by L. B. Hallinquist,
of Barnwell-"The Popular Man." R. NJ. Taft,
Of Charleston-"The Use and Abuse of Satire -
]. f. Way, of Liberty County, Georgia-"The
| Skeptical Era in Modern History p and T. A.
Middleton, of Experimentation, the Felicity
of the Soul"
The Board of Trustees has held several meetings
luring the week, and, after some degree of deli
Iteration and council, have taken action in refer
ence to the affairs of the College. The following
paragraphs taken from the papers of the city will
fully explain the policy which they have conclud-
ed to adopt
'sThe Committee to whom was referred the re-
port of the President of the College, with the ac-
companying documents, respectfully Report,
THAT they have given due consideration to
the same, and take occasion to express their unan-
imous appreciation of its temper and frankness,
and their high estimate of the ability with which
| it is written. Several members Of the Committee
were in Columbia during the exciting period of
which it gives the history, and now bear wit
ness to the correctness of the detail: and the whole
Committee are satisfied that under very trying
circumstances, the President has been faithful and
|
titled to the confidence of the Board"
The Professorship formerly held by Professor
Reynolds has been divided, part of the duties be-
ing assigned to Professor Laborde and part to
| Professor Reynolds in addition to the chair of
Sacred Literature and the Chaplaincy held by the
latter. In lieu of this professorship q separate
professorship of Natural and Mechanical Phloso-
phy has been instituted and Professor ]. LeConte
unanimously elected to it. The following is the
new arrangement:
|. The Professorship of Mathematics and
Astronomy is retained, and assigned to the Pres-
dent.
.. To the Professorshp of Mental Philosophy,
Logic and Physiology, held by Professor Laborde,
Rhetoric and the Inspection of Compositions have
| been added.
3. The Professorship of Sacred Literature and
Moral Philosophy, together with Elocution and
Criticism, is assigned to Prof. j. L. Reynolds
The Professorship of Natural and Mechanical
Philosophy is given to Prof. LeConte, who is to
discharge the duties also of Professor Brumby' g
department of Chemistry, Geology and Mineralo-
| gy, while he is unable to attend to its duties
| The other Professors remain as before.
| Professor Rivers was unanimously confirmed in
the Professorship of Greek Literature, to which he
had been appointed Mt the extra meeting of the
Board.
nm very glad to note the fact TINT the Board
has 50 decidedly and firmly approved Of the ad,
ministration of President NIcCay. 1t may be true,
as has been urged, that Mr. McCay lacks some,
thing of that stern decision and force of charac'
ter which befit the President of the College; per-
haps his amiability of character is fault; but il
is equally true that there is not in the State more
accomplished scholar, more finished, high-toned
gentleman, or n more diligent, conscientious teach