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seems o-be hourishing. The fund is we'll man.

: seems to be fourishing. The fund is we'll maj
!, aged.
D Academies and high schools have been multi
4 piled, within few years, in the several dstric
4 especially for the education of girls, upo
whose moral and mental, US we'll as physic
7 development, depend so much the future welfal
: of society. Sustained generally by sectaria
influences, they supply extensively that liber,
/ culture and discipline by means of which th
minds of our ingenious youth are strengthene
, and prepared for the active duties of life. Ur
, der the wholesome influence of intelligent an
more devoted Commissioners, increased usefu
ness has been realized from the funds appropr
ated for the support of Free Schools To illsur
the fullest success, the schools must be consid
cred free, in the best sense of the word, for th
admission of the children of any citizen. can
not omit to invoke, for this precious charge q
tho State the devoted personal attention of pa
triotic citizens in all the districts. The i'm
proved system of instruction which is success
fully pursued under the direction of tho Boart
of st. Philips and St. MichaePs, is worthy O
your patronage and Of general emulation. Ii
order to afford to every part of the State al
opportunity to witness its success and discus
its merits the teachers throughout the common
wealth were. invited by me to assemble il
Charleston, in the first week of June, and cx
anime for themselves its practical operations.
am happy to have it in my power to bring
to the notice of all persons engaged in teaching
Carroll's "Catechism of United States History
small work of great value to schools, prepared
by one of our fellow-citzens, himself an expe.
rienced teacher. A Norman School was autho.
rized by the last General Assembly, to he es,
tablished in the city of Charleston Its success
has been secured by the liberal subscriptions Of
individuals and societies. trust that your
Honorable Body will not fail, before its final
adjournment, to provide for the oganization Of
another Normal School in the upper or middle
portion Of the State. Certain generous citizens
of Charleston have commenced subscription,
also, for establishing and maintaining Marine
School afloat in their harbor. This benevolent
design is worthy of encouragement,
The South Carolina College Is In fourishing
condition. Its numbers were diminished last
March, by an act Of necessary discipline on the
part of the Faculty, which has exercised salu-
tary influence. The greater portion of the
young gentlemen who were affected by its ope-
ration, are again in their seats, pursuing the
studies Of their class, ! recommend that tho
Trustees be authorised to place scholarship at
the service of the Charleston College, of Erskine
College in Abbeville, the Furman College in
Greenvile, the Wofford College, and ST. Johns
College in Spartanburg; and Mount Zion College
in Fairfield. hope that these sfourishing in
stitptiops Of learning will be invited, and be in
dueed to keep one student Of their own selec-
ton always at the South Carolina College, free
of any charge for tuition, to be subject however,
tathe alspsl sxainipstion by The Faculty and g
education has grown up as suggested BY Tie
wants Of society, and is worthy of the harmo-
nioys support Of all its component parts. IN
the changing circle Of years, new questions
Continually arise and p9w shades Of ff opinion
change the face Of parties. But there are topics
which never lose their interest, because they
are connected with the foundation Of society.
Such is the cause Of education. The time will
never come when it can be considered matter
of indifference how public education is eondu9
ted. Nor is it necessary to enlarge here on ita
Importance, fur It must be said, to the honor Of
ths country, that opposition to education fluids
na support among our people-even they who
have missed the opportunities Of acquiring it
themselves are laudably bent, not only on sccu-
ring its benefits to their children, but Oh pro-
mutng the general diffusion of it, There is
nothing which contributes SO much to the ella.
vation Of the American character; nothing
which proves to strangers the superiority claimed
for our progressive and growing puan,ty, as tho
unaniMity With whiih the cause Of education is
everywhere embraced by all descriptions of our
people. Therefore, any incentive to the support
of education may well be spared. But, it is
important that its true ends should be often
presented to the public eye; for, as free governs
ment is the great glory Of the human race, the
education Of the people is the appropriate means
Of raising mankind to the proper rank of free
men--but to educate the people implies a sys-
ten that comprehcnds the whole society, There
was, in the darkest times, q learned fsu-nor
was it their fault that they made arrangements
on the basis of excluSion-for to force liberal
systems of legislation upon the ignorant is to-
tai misapplication Of power, leading to nothing
but confusion and anarchy, ltwas reserved for
our tiMes to give IL the world the example Of
a people so ducile rs to admit Of general educa-
tion, and so capable of progress as to unite in
the march Of improvement. But education
cannot Le general unless it be as various as the
wants of society, and calculated to develop all
the faculties of the human mind. Some minds
ative truth, others are fitted for activity lii the
walks Of busiReas-sa'ne have leisure to inresti-
gate the cause Of things-others have opportu-
mites of applying the discoveries of science to
the practical purposes Of life. 1t has been too
much the practice to limit the demands OF edu'
cation to what are called the learned professions.
The great advances that have been made by
useful and ingenious industry require very
ample k1owledge on the part of persons who
engage in tue pursuits Of agriculture, arts or
commerce. The South Carolina College Is =
school adapted to the wants Of professional men,
and those who make business Of study. To
those who, by circumstances or by choice, are
led to embrace the callings Of a practical char.
.cter, the Military Academies open = door to
all excellent education, particularly adapted TO
their situation; while to tho thoughtful and
studious yanth, whose minds are directed to the
Aulle task Of promoting and defending the cause
Of religion, the establishments founded by de-
nominational societies offer peculiar advantages,
1t is not to be supposed that all who finish their
education at the South Carolina College, or at
the Charleston College, will turn out profession,
al men, nor that the Citadel Academy will be
exclusively employed in bringing out engineers
and artisans; nor the denomnational institution:
in educating young men for the ministry; bu!
their combined operation, if harmonious, viii
be to diiiuse large and high and henefcen'
cultivation of the public mind, and to spread
degree of light and knowledge beyond any
thing that sapld be effected by single institu'
ton. Let not any friend Of education .lool
with coldness or Jealousy on any Of these es
tsblishmepts, nor believe that they could b,
With advantage merged into ono another OF
that any one of them could be spared withoa
datrimsnt tn the public, Nor ought the ex