Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-09-14
THE COLLEGES OF sOUTH-CARoLINA.


There are six Colleges in the State that confer
degrees. The Collegiate Institute at Wnnsboro',
a most excellent institution is not strictly speak
ing, College. The Cokesbury Institute, in Able
vile District and the Beaufort College, are both
good High Schools.
The College at Columbia, the alma mater of Har-
per and Evans and Butler, of McDutfie and Legare-
the Demosthenes and the Cicero of the Palmetto
State-the fostering mother of ONeall, Memminger,
Thornwell, Whiteford Smith, and host of distin-
guished names, too many to be mentioned, the no
bic old State College stands, Of course, first The
Hon. and Rev. A. B. Longstreet- Longstreet
author of the Georgia Scenes and one of the most
humorous and elegant writers in America, is Presi
dent. He was one of Dr. Waddells boys at Will
lngton, and an associate of John Z. Calhoun at
Yale. In the years 40, II and AZ he was our
President Never can we forget his counses and
his charming lectures on Rhetoric and Composition.
He is now 81, but is buoyant in spirit, as full Of
life and humor we are informed, as when he wrote
the adventures of N d Bruce; the description of
the fight between Bob Durham ana Bill Stallings;
the account Of the Debating Society, and the Charm
ing Creature as Wife. The author of so many
frstrate humorous sketches is competent to fill the
chair of President of any College with dignity and
grace. He knows when to laugh and when to Gre
ate laugh and when to be grave and solemn.
Bless the dear old Judge-hc is ever ready to give
smiles to the gay and tears to the distressed. The
other members of the Faculty in Columbia said
to be in all respects the for their chairs. The
College is f1ourshing The spirit of misrule and
rebellion, we trust has been completely subdued.
The College of Charleston comes next in point of
age. 1t has never been extensively patronzed; the
number of students has never been large still it is
institution worthy of all praise. The faculty has
always been and now is an able one. 1t has some
advantages which few American colleges possess
The museum of Natural History has been commend
ed by Agassiz.
DR.. Wm T. Brantley was President when we en-
tered Junior half advanced. A man of gigantic
stature and giant mind We can see him now, rest
ing his great head upon the palm of his hand, pre-
paratory to some animadverSions upon our foles or
stupidity.
VIM Iiawkesworth, a native of "the Emerald
Isle" and classical scholar of high attainments
then, rs he is now, in the chair of Languages
kind-hearted old gentleman-we all loved, although
we worried him not little Each class as it rose
Senior, and left his room, delighted to make the
Professor a handsome present. | suppose by this
time he must have a dozen or more pieces of plate
and library of and costly works. presented in
that way.
Lewis r. Gibbes than whom Science has no more
enthusiastic and devoted son,-a man who would
rather experiment in his laboratory, or sweep the
heavens with his telescope than pursue any of the
pleasures sought for so eagerly by the world, was
Professor of Natural Science and Mathematics
The Doctor is still in Charleston-having declined
to take Professorshp in Columbia He was the
smallest man of the Faculty physically considered
bat no student dared to trhe with him. Intellec
tually, his proportions large. His name is ia
miar to all American scholars and to the of
Europe.
VIM. p. Miles, few years ago Mayor of Charles:
ton, and now one Of Cardinals most respected rep
resentatives at Washington, was student then
So was j. d. B. DcBow. of the Reciew and the
Southern Convention. and VIM H. Trescot one of
the ablest men in the land and j. L. Girardeau, the
eloquent preacher-and others known to fame
Miles was the most popular man in college-chval-
rous, high souled, man, every inch of him. before
he was of age. DeBow went through the course in
three years, and took first honor. We called him
"Old Del}Ow he was so earnest and untirng in
his pursuit Of knowledge. After studying most of
the night, he came to college in the morning with
that famous black cravat of his tied loosely around
his neck, his hair dsheveled-his keen black eyes
sparkling above that nose-ready for any discussion
or intellectual tilt In his rapid rise to position
of commanding usefulness-the position of one of
the great thinkers and actors of the South-we see
what genius moved by ambition and sustained by
uncomfortable energy, can accomplish.
But We hear you calling US to order. Pardon us
again. dear friends. Age, We know is apt to be
garrulous.
OoltSe IL iOCdttu AT Due w eSt, d pcdS-
ant hamlet in Abbeville District This is the COL
lese of the "Seceders," or Associate Reformed Pres
byterians Erskine has educated some men of note.
1t is fourishng finely, we believe.
The Furman University, under the control-of the
Baptiss, is at Grcenville. The situation of the in
stitution is very eligible. Near the Campus, the
Falls of Reedy River. From the tower, you look
directly up the Main-street of the town. Furman
is well patronzed has first rate Faculty, and must
prove great blessing to the State. Dr. Furman,
the President is a gentleman, Scholar and
Christian in the full sense of those words This is
the only opinion we have heard expressed
Of Wofford College, located at Spartanburg the
Methodist College of South Carolina, spoke last
week. The course of instruction is very thorough,
and already have several brilliant young men gone
out from its halls into the wide world of labor and
achievement. We said in our last issue that gin
our Judgment" the present faculty was fully as
strong as the past. We certainly consider this
high praise, for of the ability of Drs. Wightman
and Smith all are informed
The Lutherans have recently established college
at Newberry. Education is the order of the day
Excelsior! the motto of the age.-Georgetown
Times