The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-09-01
CAROLINA FEMALE COLLEGE.


From the Southern Christian Adrocnte. ]
MIR. EDITOR 1T affords me peculiar
pleasure on many accounts, to place at your
disposal, the accompanying paper from "A
Spectator You are aware that Carolina
Female College has had to urge her onwal
course through many discouragements,
growing out of the fact (mainly) that two
or three sessions were interrupted by cpl
denies which proved fatal in few instan-
ces. 1t has been stated repeatedly, both
by the secular and religious press, that
these affective visitations were not tracea-
BILE to any local cause. in the neighborhood
of the College. The letter of A Spectator
is valuable, not because it affords compe-
tent proof of the thorough scholarship of
the pupils in that institution, only but it
is of special value touching the Eealthiness
of the location of the College. A Spectator
has been a successful physician for many
years,-lived near the spot where the Col
lege stands, number of years. The lat
ter part off his life has been spent elsewhere
so that his opinions are not formed under
the guidance of home prejudices. He is
prepared to speak un1erstandingly on the
subject. l will add that an opinion COM
ing from such a source deserves attention,
and unqualified confidence.
Let the friends of lterature-both in the
church and out of it-rally around our In
situations of Thanksgiving to the Caro-
lima Female College at least an equal inter-
EST in their prayers and patronage. But
my principal object in this paper, is to call
especial attention to the accompanying let
ter. JAS. STACY.
It has become SO common, I may say so
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attend the examination of the Colleges, to
make fattering report that the commune
ty expect nothing less than puff, right or
wrong. The writer of this communication
is not one of such committee, nor has he
any interest to subserve, directly or indi-
| rectly more than any other citizen of the
State; and having been long accustomed
to schools, colleges, etc., and their examin-
atoms, fatters himself, that he is. in toll
cradle measure, qualified to give an unvarn-
ished statement of facts. Being providen-
TALLY in the neighborhood of Carolina Fe-
male College on the Goth ult., being the
day of their annual commencement, | in
dulged myself in the pleasure of attending
their examination. The first day was chief
ly spent with the initiatory classes, in which
the writer felt but little interest having no
children, and being a stranger to the de-
SIco VI LHclE advancement DuI on the
second, and especially on the third day,
classes were thoroughly examined on Ma
tural and Moral Philosophy, Chemistry,
Geometry, etc., which would have done
honor to any Institution, or the faculty of
any College in any part of our country.
assert that there was not single problem
propounded, in my hearing, to one indivi-
dual of the several Glasses, either by the
President, Professors, or Examining Com
mittee that was not answered quickly, cor
rectly and Understandings. In more than
half century's experience. the writer has
never known more perfect examples of
scholarship in proportion to their advance
ment. The Institution deserves patronage,
and the Church and State owe it. The Site
is healthy-there being no local cause of
disease. and consequently only subject to
such as are of sporadic character, to
which any and every place is equally ex-
posed. A SPECTATOR.
Charlotte, Aug. Sd, 1857.
CoNTRADIcTED.--The AsheviIle News
contradicts statement that has been going
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