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correspondent If the Llnr.nsvle Hern2d
who attended the Recent Exhibition Of the Sc
Nor Glass of l.rekine College. after very com.
! plimentary notice of the performances uf the.
class, thus refers 10 The New Hall Of the pE io
'ha'henn Society which is soon to be erected.
At the close of the ex-rc ises, we were sum-
'n"ned to attend n meeting Of the Philonn,I,.,n
| n"ci'ty III lis c"rp"rAt" capHcity. nnl Of the.
building C"fnmitice of the hcw Hail i'm CON
temptation. Ths Committee. a,Iuini ed in
August last. to raise subscriptions aud To- OBJ
tnii from s"n.e competent Architect, n dra f. of
the intended Hall, Reported thnt their subscrip
lion lists amounted to $5.30p; and, also In i'll
nri"re the ;" Iefy a Very beautiful q. siy, of
me building drawn mp by Mir Da,Iv, a we'll
known Architect III this state. The plan sub
'',,ut', ""vr som. discussion. v"s approved aud
adopted. and 'h" Building Committee an,bnr
| 'zcl 10 pr"rerd forthwith to c"licc, ,h. none,
ana let out III" work as su"n as in their iudr-
'ntn' 1t was th""ght advisable. We can, now
safely congratulate the College anL its friends
and the friends of learnlnr-,nore especiallv
me H"c'ety-up"n s"on hn,ing reared III Ers.
hihe chinPIs. another beau: Iful anil Classic
temple OF Letters. b"aring on i,s marble from
tisnl~rr the nppr"priatr mud inspiring insiynia
me /hnomdthean Sociey-1' mtare ext Vuiere."
In the following "x' 'ract he notices til. flour
ishing condition of the College, and of the In
sllluti"ns Male aud Female ut the Villuve of
Coktsbury:
rsk'ne College at present number. about
l3o stnlcnts and was never in n more prus,,.
r""s condition.. 1t il still presided over by
That good aud gifted man. the Rev. DR.. H. c.
GIIrr " hose unnhtr,,-ive charact er renders him
l's' known TO fame than his talents deserve,
hut n"'re esteemed ny those who know him
best. Br-rkenrihye recently in the Senate
Chnmbcr. 'icsi ena ed Calhoun as TiiE Senator
a"I We think it. wonlh b. nothing hut simple.
justice t" term DR.. Gr-r in reference to his
present position. THE President.
Nr. Editor. we cannot close this commune
lion without ailuding tn Cnkrsburv, which
place we visited for the frat time, on our re.
iurn T." '' The Htat"!' Our impressions of this
romantic little village were ulost favorable
fnd'ng it "a We did. wearing the first blush of
Sprung 1nai'l-n loveinpsa, mud its atn,us; here
lh'ien with the sweet breath, st"Ien from its
flower guriens aud its groves. A. we .trolled
along the cleaniy streets. nnlet-rred by TINT
terror of promcnnders At bnmr--,i. mud-w.
unused how b nutiiuily and delightfully."- liz.
might here be spent. undisturbrd by the dreams
of ambition. aud embarrassed by the rough and
tumble of an age md people driven on by
steam. But the beauty Of The plac. W ith its
ioveIness. is only surpassed by the hixh toned
rehnrInrnt and sociabiiity If The inhabitants
~ IheI' we were greeted with Kindness, nII,
entertained with hospitality. Injuries may be
forgotten, but acts OF Kindness live immortal
10 th. bosom Of the receiver, If he be not
brute.
The Masonic Female College, situated here,
is in Il Furnishing condition, numbering l2O
students. large proportion Of them being
grown young ladies. The corps Of Professors.
already an able one. is soon to he augment ed
by the addition Of Miss Carter, of Washington
City, VIII" is 10 become Assistant in the Musi-
cal Department. Miss Sarah A. Anderson.
daughter of our venerable Post Master, we
were pleased to learn, gives generaI satiaf c.
tion as teacher in her department, and is
highly esteemed both by the pupils and Fac.
ulty.
The Methodist Male Institution. which bss
long 6ourished in Cokesbury, is still IN pros
porous condition. numbering at present seven
ty or eighty students. Ahbeviiie 10 truly the
Athens Of South Cnrolina, and whilst on her
soil. we always feel that We are t. eading elias
sic ground. Especially do the beautifu groves
Of Cokasbury. seen as we saw them, thronved
with pupils. carry the Imagination back TO
those Academic Groves. where the old Greek
Philosophers led the Athenisn youth nv the
quiet waters Of science. Lest, Mr.. Editor.
these rambling thoughts may not be to the
rs.dsr % !" isngthensd 's'sssnss' long drawn out"