Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-12-05

them, he has left us in his upright example
i'll all public stations, in the loftincss, the
purity, the simplicity of his character in
/ the truth and power, and grandeur of his
cloquence, legacy of priceless worth.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE.
This Institution, so descrvedly cherished
by the people of the State for its usefulness
as well as its rcnown; has undergone, since
your adjournment, d severe trial, owing to
the mdiscrction of youth, aud some mista-
ken notions of honor, which have obtained
among the students, together with the want
of aptitude and power to administer the
laws of the College, which unhappily char
actcrizcd the President, man distinguish
ed for science, and otherwise of practical
usefulness, who, as Professor of Mathemat-
les, was cminently competent, able and val
liable, Called together ut an cXtraordina
ry meeting in the month of June, the Board
of Trustees deemed it essential to the due
performance of their trust, to rc-organizc
the Government of the College Accord
ingly, the members of the Faculty were in
vitcd to rosign-Prcsdcn McCay had pre-
viously rendered his resignation; and the
exercises of the College were suspended till
the 1st of October, thus making the annual
vacation cightccn days longer than usual,
and dispensing, necessarily with the June
examination. Assembling again in the
month of September, at no little personal
inconvenience, the Board of Trustees have
deemed it wise to restore the greater mum
Der of the Professors to the duties of a Fac
ulty, assigningt to each individual the charge
of the various branches of learning in such
order as it is supposed will ensure hcreaf
ter their greater usefulness and efficiency
by a temporary arrangement, which was
ordered by the Board of Trustees, the du-
ties of the Mathematical Department have
been assigned to the Professors of Natural
Science and of Chemistry. 1t is to be hop
cd that this important chair will be definite
ly filled before the close of the year. How
ever universally it be admitted that the
Classics should constitute the leading fea-
turc in the leading Literary Institution of
the State, yet i'll community of planters
and farmers, where agriculture prevails,
even in connection with the learned pro-
fcssions, the Importance of Geometry, Trig-
onomctry, Surveying, Mcnsuration and Me-
chanics, cannot be overlooked in compile
ting the education of youth, nor should we
fail of inviting the students to n due under
standing of Astronomy, Natural and Expc-
rimental Philosophy, Natural History and
General Science. Again, Chemistry, &c
ology, Mineralogy and Mctcorology, with
lectures and experiments on the application
of Chemistry, Geology and Electricity to
agriculture, constitute an essential branch
for which Professor is provided. Until
June the President of the College was, also
Professor of Mathematics. Since Scptem-
to the duties of this chair in conjunction
with their own
AS regards discipline, it would be derog-
atory to the just influence of parents, sup
posing them to have done their duty to
their children at home and humiliating to
our common nature, to maintain that intel
ligent and nearly grown young gentlemen
need strict surveillance at College; to be
kept in order by the force of authority,
whilst they are profting by the ample means
to pursue the higher Mathematics, and to
accomplish themselves in Classical Litera-
ture, which tho State has so wisely and
literally furnished for their benefit. Not
let the senior members of College act with
discretion, moderation and decorum, and
let the younger be controlled by their pre-
cept and example. 1t does not often hap
pen that men who are devoted to study,
either scientific or literary, (and it is with
such men, chiefly, that the Professional
chairs must be flled,l arc found to possess,
amOsg their other gifts, administrative tai
ents. Yonng gentlemen of eighteen or
nineteen wears of age should know some
what how to govern themselves. Until the
students of the College shall become alive
to ,sonse of thoie personal responsibility to
the State and tothemselves, the very best
administration of the College laws, as a
government, is destined often to fail. On
entering College each student signs "the
Roll, the caption of which embraces
pledge to conform 10 the regulations, and
ito avoid unlawful combinations. On the
late occasion, tho young gentlemen seem to
have persuaded themselves th0tin rcpudia-
ting the authority of the President, they
were acting individually, not in combna-
ton Vet, after conference with the
Professors, it was manifest to the Board
that almost the whole College was implicas
Gated. The students deemed it point of
honor to sustain the class which refused to
rccite to their chief Professor, because they
hadVestoned his integrity aud condemned
his administrative ability Here is cviA
dence of extensive combination, yet no stu
dent was made conscious of il. 1t was
deamed necessary that the Trustees be as.
semblcd to instruct the Faculty as to their
execution of the laws of tho College. Our