Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-07-21

Woulo suggest, we would soon do away with the
necessity of such letters as Mr.. MEMM1NGER re-
Gently felt called upon to write to the Editor Of the
Winnsboro' paper. Was not his saying "that we
had as well 60 to Florida or New Orleans for our
ice" as to depend on the South for our educators,
little tart' For the public schools in Charles
ton, his labors arc arducus, and his motives are
sound, and am willing that postcrity should be
assured that his plans are wise, by the fulflment
of all his hopes.
The graduating class consisted Of fourteen
young men, mature in mind and body-not boy
among them. All, I think, over twenty, and
most from twenty-five to twenty y-f7e. One thing
pleased me very much that is, the presence and
intense interest of the parents of the graduates
Three venerable men sat near me, and while their
sons were speaking, I listened at the sons, but
looked at their sires; and could but sympathize
with the marked solci!ude and subsequent Joy
noticeable in the varied expressions of their coun'
tenances. To see them smile and then weep, as
some noble, touching sentiment was uttered, was
to me, very refreshing.
Mr.. HUMBERT, of Laurens-the son Of q local
preacher-delivered the Salutatories in Latin
He did it well, without hesitancy, and, as some
said, without blunder. His delivery was dis
tinct and natural, and if you could have seen the
speaking face of the Professor Of Languages
very Roman himself, a Scotch-Irish one at that
r.JI tLn rbo1o N n
was alike accurate and highly successful. But
when the brave young student of languages had
got through the forms, and turned to welcome the
audience in their own vernacular, home. bred and
solid English, the effort was relief full Of re-
freshment, and many said or thought thus
'Well, was thinking your name had better have
been Hum.b bug than Hum-hert, but L you re,
deem yourself" Mr.. Editor, what thin you Of
Latin speech, on such IN occasion? Speak out
But the crowning event came at the close, a.
bout o'clock, p. m. Salutatories, Emusic from
your Sax-Horn bandD orations, bestowiug dipo
mas and valedictories oil over, two Of the gradu
ates pressed through the crowd in the rear Of the
platform and placed table with something very
solid and handsome thereon. Then another mem
ber of the class modestly approached, and in az
earnest but very becoming address, presented Drs
WIGurMAN and SMITH each, with splendid Bi
ble They were deeply moved. Dr. W. first re-
piled. and if ever such an occasion was fittinglJ
improved this was the time and when he grss
ped the hand of young KING, and through him
bade the students a weeping adieu, there was
scarcely dry eye in the house. Governor, Gen
erals, Editors, and bravo men and fair women
all gave vent to their emotions in an unmistakea'
BILE manner. DR.. SMITH, also replied in few
appropriate remarks. -.
The former goes to the Presidency of the
Greensboro University, Ala. The other to the
Presidency of the Columbia Female College. Rev
A. NJ. Su1pp, D. D., late Of the North Carolina
University, fills DR.. VS., place at Wofford, and
DR.. D. S. DoGGErT of Virginia, formerly Editor
of the Quarterly or. E. c. s.,) has been elected
to fill the chair of English Literature vacated by
DR.. SMITH.
We all regret these changes, but those coming
in are worthy and we'll tried, and the course Of
Wofford will be onward surely. "Ruby'-an a.
lumni-was there, fresh, refulgent, and gallant
as ever j. W. X.