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Judge C'Noali's "Reminiscences.

IAN, we take SOME extracts Of general inter
est. The lecture itSr' wa, in all most in
tcrcSting and Instructive, and we would be
pleased II t!lc esteemed and able lecturer
could be induced, TO favor the metropolis as
well rs the capital with an occasion of the
same kind. a lecture or series Of lectures
on the "ljcnrh anl the Bar" from Judge
pN"ail, would bc beard with lively AMI
general interest. Can we not have the OPP
Portunitys
Turning TO the report before us, VIC be-
gin with tho
SouTI CAEoLIHA CoLLEGE.-On the
10th ofaI)cccmher, 1901, WAS passed the
act TO establish u College at Columbia,
which has scattered light and knowledge
like the ray OF the morning sun all over the
State. To II, | and most Of the others
known to the history Of the State since
1906 owe mach Of what we have been or
still are. ! frs: saw and entered its walls
in 1871. Like Columbia, the South Caro-
lima College WAS .hcn in is infancy. Two
college bni!i!;ngs, arrcsiIcnl's house, and
tenement house for two professors, AMI
students house, where all which were prov
cd for education. Look now upon the cam-
3'"s, filled with buildings, and the magnti-
cent College Hall looming up in the street
--an'l ask, has education kept pace with
princciy expenditures on the part Of the
State Ihop" so,
In February, 1911, first saw the prcsi-
dent, DR.. MaXrv the Professors, Brown.
Park, Icrraul'--and the Tutor. Gregg.
This Faculty would now seem TO be u slcn-
der provision for a college, vet they were
ripe scholars, good men, faithful teachers.
and many a crcaltul heart has turned and
still turns to them, acknowledging the
benefit conferred
May bc inhulecl moment in recall
ing the friends and prcccptors of my youth
DR.. MaScy was first in the college and first
in the affection Of his pupils. When sr.n
IN rcroSe there was nothing remarkable in
his appearance but when he began to
speak, even in common conversations, gen
ius flashed from his eyes, and every Inca
men, Of his race unfulded the man among
men. In his LECTURE room he was the light
Of science and knowledge difficulties in
metaphysics vanished at his touch, ane bel
/cs |cttrcs WAS shown to be the handmai,l
OF criticism, clolucncc and grace In the
pulpit he was indeed the preacher Of right
cousness-he might have spoken hour up
on hour, and none would have perceived
the flight of time. As the President, none
ever commanded more respect from even
thouglIticss boys, and at Il commencement
grave Senators admired this graceful, ven
cradle preccptor rs he delivered the .dplo-
mas anl pronounced his ros .Gcrats,.. and
finally hung, with his weeping graduates,
L., I 7
gonc-fnrcvcr gone-from earth : few re-
main who can Soy, Il knew Jonathan
Maxcv."
The Rev. John Brown was Professor Of
Logic and moral Philosophy. He was one
OF the original Trustees of the South Carroll
ma College. lie taught and preached on
the Lords Day in the College Chapel for n
short time after entered the College, and
then became the President of Franklin
University Of Georgia. lie was a clear
headed, faithful teacher.
Thomas Park was Professor Of Greek and
Latin Languages. Kind old friend, who
does not honor thy name None am
sure, who ever were within the College
walls. Your President will bear witness
with me to his valuable service, and to his
almost i1o!atrous affection with which he
watched over it.. lie will remember how
earnestly offectiona,ely he besousht us to
end our rebellion, in 1912, against Professor
Blackburn. and how, at least, at his. cntreaty,
it was compromised in the lecture room BY
that remarkable treaty, t'let me alone and |
III let you alone y
Professor pcrranlt few here remember !;
he was the professor Of Mathematics, live |
ly FrcHchman, and presume good math- |
elnatician. But my acquaintance with lin
was slight, very slight for his place was
soon vacated and my much esteemed friend |
Col. James Gregg, then a tutor in the Col.
1cgc, filed lis chair temporarily. Col.
Gregg has so recently passed from among
you-has so lately assembled to his Father
and our Father to claim the reward of lifi.
without rcproacl,, that need do no more
than say, that he was one of your city faith
ers, TO whose memory you owe more than
| fear YOU will ever pay.
The chair Of Chemistry was first filed du-
ring MY collegiate course. Charles Dewar
Simons entered upon its duties, and never did
any beginning argue SO much prospecti. G
usefulness. His lectures and experiments
filed the students with enthusiasm Chem
isry was The theme on every tonguc-lis
lecture room was constantly filled, and Pro-
tcssor Simons was for the time the idol of
the College. But, alas how vain are hu-
,nane nexpecta.ions. In February, 1912, he
"as drowned in attempting to cross lIaugh-
abook swamp, The members Of the Clar-
iosophic Society erected a monument to his
memory in St. Phillips church, Charleston
1t persisted in the fire which consumed that
bui!di"g in 1888.
CHANGES IN TEMpERATURE.-It is the
opinion, generally entertained, by both pro-
f,cctopa1 rUA ,,ooy,I, ri, ti,t