Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-05-13

held on Thursday, when the following officers Wert
elected for tho ensuing year: Presidcnt.- Hon
VIM. C. Preston. Ice Presiaent.-Capt. w. b
Stanley observation-disclosures. NJ. LaBorde, B.
W. Gibbes, P. J. shand, Eli Killian, E. J. Ar
thur, J. C. Lyons. J. NJ. Allen. J. P. Thomas,
r. L.. Bryan, A. ]. Green. X,
THE suhjoincd paragraph from the; Charles
ton News indicates that the work in behalf Of the
Ladies' Calhoun Monument Association goes on
hrayely. The cornerstone is to be laid. and n
confidence in the pride and patriotic spirit Of
South Garolirians furnishes The hope that 4 noble
structure will yet arise, to illustrate the lore and
venrration with which the memory Of CALHOUN is
cnslrincd in the hearts of his countrymen. With
woman to direct and inspiris the enterprise must
go on. The Ne'cs says
.sThe Special Committee appointed by the La
dies Calhoun Monument Association have chosen
as the site Of the Calhoun Monument o portion of
the ground in front Of the Citadel, and the Board
of Field Officers of the Charleston Brigade have
assigned, for the purpose, a square seventy-hVe
feet in length, on the North side OF the Citadel
Square, and directly in front Of the Citadel, COM
mencing fifty feet from the gate or porch OF the
Citadel. The corner stone will be laid on the 18th
June next, and the Hon. Lawrence Nj. Keltt Will
pronounce the inaugural grafton.
Our exchanges in this State bring us much
the same reports, in regard to the recent 'spell."
The wheat and corn crops have been but slightly
ipjursd-the carrier cotton only suffering severely.
A explaining, here and there, will set all things
right. In other sections of the South, the injury
to the ,uore forward crops and TO the fruit hos
been more severe; what with the frost. killing, the
heavy rains and the Overlooking of the rivers,
planters in the West havea IN unpromising prospect.
In Western Texas, the grasshopper has destroyed
every thing, laying waste entire counties. .
- We are panied to learn that the ceremony of
the inauguration of the civilian Washington
Monument" at Magnolia, Cemetry, Charleston,
May 9Th, was interrupted by the falling of,the
scaffolding, which crushed to death a lad named
PEuRIpoY, and dangerously injured another lad
named MURPHY. The exercises thus abruptly
terminated, were postponed until Friday evening,
when the Ode by DR.. DICKSON, and the Grafton by
Hon. Mr.. MILES, were pronounced before a large
auditory at the Theatre. The Charleston papers
contain these performances in full, and we per
haps say too little in pronouncing each to be j IN
keeping with the distinguished reputation Of the
writer's. We hope to be able, shortly, to publish
them iu our columns.
The Columbia Guardian publishes extracts
from the minutes of the Board Of Trustees, South
Carolina College, recorded at their meeting last
week, from which we learn that the Trustees sus.
tain, unanimously, tho action of the Facultyln re-
gard to the recent rebellion Of the students, and
adhere pertinaciously to the old system of discip-
line. We are pleased to observe an emphatic ap-
proval of the course Of the Professors; but We
must think that the Board ought, at this late day,
to have recognized the necessity of SOM sort Of
reform in the College laws. This portion Of the
system is rotten, and we fear that it will not be
Topped off until the entire body he dead. Be it so,
then.
In compliance with the suggestion Of Prof. Riv-
ERs, the Board have changed the acquisitions for
admission into the Freshman class, in the depart
ment Of Greek Literature, and adopted the follow
ing studies, viz 6 Books Of Homer's Had; 8
Books Of Xenophen's Arabasis; jacobs Greek
Reader; Runners Exercises, as far as syntax;
and the studies of the Freshman class to be con-
tinued from this point according to the existing
arrangement. These acquisitions are to be OBJ
served after the LIST day of January.