Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-01-08
DIR SCHOOLS.

Stru6Sle-to venture cheering Woru lor our
schools and our school masters.
Those in town are prospering never so wcll.-
For week past the recruits have been pouring
| 10 from all points of the compass-making our
streets full with life, AMI giving rs cheering as-
surances Of the future success Of these valued
auxiliares to the progress of iorkVil'e The
Military School began the third year on Monday,
with two additional Professors-Messrs. Law and
ApBoTT-anI about 40 ne,c Cadets, and with a
fair promise for an increase Of pupils to at least
l25. The corps of instructors is complete; the
discipline perfect; and every endeavor hos been
faithfully made to deserve and toprcparc for this
extraordinary patronage. The more we see OF
the Military school and of the efficient Faculty,
the more fully We believe that it is destined to
achieve an unusual and brilliant success. In re-
gard to the Female College, we might safely make
the same remarks. In the course Of fortnight,
tits expected that at least 100 young ladies will
be in misunderstanding room, of course, for o
further increase during the session. The grndu-
ating class numbers 26, and of such q character
rs to give US promise of o rare entertainment in
June These institutions, with the excellent
Academy of Mr.. Schofb, ind the several elementa-
ry schools, afford to our citizens opportunities
which are not equalled in the State. Let US
cherish and profit by them.
We have not done yet. If our readers will re-
fer to the advertising columns, they will agree
with us that our country friends arc equally for
tunate in their opportunities for education. When,
at periods, we are called upon to witness exhbi-
tions which bespeak low degree Of civilization
and tend maaifestly to degrade the character of
our people-scenes enacted again and again-we
are almost induced 10 surrender even q thought
for the veal of the District But it would cheer
the heart of misanthrope to look around through
the country now, and to find in almost every neigh
borhood the people planting and zealouasly watch
ing their schools eevating the tone and raising
the standard of home education-invitirg patron.
age from abroad with the promise of good health
and better morals, and by the aid Of the most
competent masters that intelligent and unstint-
ed liberality can procure. Where, in oil the
world, can more grateful, more cheering spec
tacle, be presented? Such people can be trust
ell and hoped for the work of reform is safe with
them, md sure and their future, when young
men are old and their children bear up the pillars
Of society and the State, can be marked out rs
confidently rs are the seasons of sccd.tme and
harvest!
In passing, let US dwell upon another thought
in connection with these schools. Since time
which has passed out Of our mind, the people Of
our country have been well-nigh wild in their
schemes for the education of woman. In Districts
with which we are acquainted, female schools of
high pretensions have been planted and that, too.
successfully, in almost every "settlcment." At
times, this zeal has taken the shape Of n monoma-
mia and. Of course, the boys have been kept at
the plow or, at best, reaped only the common
place benefit of an od.feld school, Now, We
would not derogate from the Importance of thor
ougk education of woman but we do contend that
if the good of society is to be consulted, this is
not the primary object; our world ought not
to 20 mad about it and indulge it ~ the single
and only idca Of progress. Let the girls he cdu-
Gated but to effect this end, the education of the
boys must not be in any degree neglected. All
proverbal philosophy to the contrary notwitl-
standing, We hold to the opinion, and to the de-
ducticns from it, that while the mother may anil
ought ut home to teach the hcnn how to feel-the
mind must be trained and the head taught how to
think, Mt school. In our District, while opportu-
mites have been provided for the training Of
young ladies, We arc gratihed to know that the ed
equation of young men has not been made Sec
ondary object Our people are following the cor
rect principle, and we shall yet learn the wisdom
of it. But we set out to write something special
in regard to our schools, and we must be at it.
OF late, the Bethel Academy, which long ago
was one of the prominent institutions in the up
country, has been made new and placed in the
keeping of Mr. j. T. HARRY--a graduate of David
son College. Beyond the fact of his graduation,
we know nothing of Mr.. HAREY's qualifications;
the people of Bethel, however, are enthusiastic in
his praise and in being so entirely satisfied with
his teaching they furnish us with the best posi-
bic encomum. The school is quite hourishing;
located in healthy and unexceptionably moral
neighborlood, which, besides, supports, if we do
not mistake, the oldest church in the District, and
Temperance Divisions with 100 in the ranks -
Good proof, that.
The "Union Academy" which fourishel finely
last year under Mr.. PANKEY, has been placed in
charge of Mr.. j. II. BLAcK-a graduate of Frs
kline College. Mr.. Black has been engaged in
teaching several years, and, as he has been en-
ployed by Mr., .,PASKEY, we presume he is entirely
competent At any rate, his name would indicate
that he is apt to accomplish whatever he under
takes. The Union Academy is q comparatively
new institution, but it has thus far been remarka-
bly, successful.
The Trustees of Ebenezcr Academy another Of
our tmc-hoaored schools, have been fortunate in
procuring the labors of Mr.. JOHN r. SnUnLEr,
as Principal. Every one in the District knows the
school-teaching character of his name are hap
pen to know something more. For many years
Mr. SHuRLEY taught the Furman school near
Winnsboro' and during our years in College we
were made to come in contact, frequently, with
the calibre of his boys. They were the most
thoroughly y-prepared among the up-country STU
dents, in any of the classes-with scarcely m e1-
ception, passing through the severe entering ex-
animation with flying colors. His ''certifcate"
was equal to talisman; and but for the name of.