The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-08-15
For the Lancaster Ledger.
A Visit to White Plains.

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Mr.. EDITOR :-tIavng made brief Wis.
it to White Plains, was so pleased with
what saw and heard, that feel an uncon.
trollatle desire TO let your gentle readers"
participate, in portion of my pleasure, by
furnishing them through the columns of
your valuable journal with a brief dcscrip.
ton Of place, hitherto | fear, but little
known to many outside of its immediate
vicinity. White Plains, q confess that |
object to the name rs not being sufficiently
euphonous or signilicunt,) is the seat of an
excellent male ami female Seminary, si;ua:
ted in Chesterfield District, and about twcn-
| ty five miles in an almost due East course
from the Village Of Lancaster Having
buckled on our harness friend aud ,self
took, as the Sailors say, "our DEPARTURE
from the latter place about 4 o'clock, on a
| pleasant afternoon Of last week. The road
for the greater part of the way is excellent,
in good order and sufficiently diversified
with hill and dale to give II pleasing aspect
to the country without materially impair
ing the facilities of transportation, or be.
ing arduous To the horses. The only dill
Guilty we met with was at Lynch's Creek,
which lies IN deep valley, the descent 10
which Is on both sides by steep hill, of
clay. on which the running water of the
few rains with which the country during
the past season has been blessed, had work.
ec out cha' ms of depth sufficient To cnguf
the wheels Of a carriage. Thes. were di.
versllied with immense boulders Of granite
which in some places gave an almost Al.
pine aspect 10 the scene, and with -tumps
OF trees on the eastern hill which, although
not ~ romantic i'll appearance as the rocks
OF The western, are at least, of more practi-
cal importance u the ira, clcr who feels nt
all ANXIOUS 10 retain the UPRIGHT po .iiiun
o: his vehicle. COmpagaOn dU roydge, suv.
gested Us some explanation OF, or apology
for, The dIthcuitics we wer. encounlering,
that there must be- somewhere law pruhib.
iting the people in that section to work On
the roads. ! have been unable 10 verify OF
disprove this statement by any reference To-
the "Statuics at large" but ii there be- such
law, can only say, that the inhabitants
OF that ncighGorhood are the most lawaLi.
! ding people with whom am acquainted
On the whole, it seems 10 me that If lh.r.
he verltable Jordan on this western con.
llnent 10 which the good only live, which
! tells us that Jordan is a hard road to truy.
ell 1t must be looked for Just ut thi, point
aud will be found in the creek, known t.
morta:s rs Lynch's.
I Having surmoGnted this difficulty and
made the not "fucils descensus Isncbii." :"
the rest of our journey to White Pains,
then but four miles away, was without any
"accident by flood or fall" worthy Of notice,
White Plains, have already said, is the
site Of n Seminary for male and female
scholars. II is situate on IA hill which prad.
ualIy desce nds in every direction 80 as Ia
keep u perfectly dry, even after lh. most
impetuous rains. The campus is ten acres
/ In extent and is tlIickly wooded, but afford,
ing rs Christie the auctioneer would say :,
the utmost capabilities for Improvement
Some of these improvements | wouId fuin
suggest. A flower garden for the Young
ladies', would cultivate their taste ard give
Them healthy recreation in the hours when
not engaged in study. For the boys aud
young men there is ample opportunity and
space Tor ;he erection Of gymnastic appa-
ratus' which would bestow grace, strength
aud agility on their young and supple limbs
lime, viii perhaps bring all these things TO
come to pass, for the spirit Of the age and
the improvements in modern education re.
quirc them. But the sooner they are be-.
gun the better. There are now Ia the two
schools about seyenty scholars, the whole
under the super;ntendence Of Mr.. McKin-
non, the able and accomplished Principal,
who is graduate Of the South CaroIins
College. lie is assisted by an able corps
oil male and female tutors, and the children
receive all the branches Of English, Classi,
cal and Ornamental Education which are
taught 10 the best Sem inaries Of tho State
The children are boarded, partly with
the Principal, partly With the Kew. M,. Da-
y'd' and partly in two olher houses situate
not more than half mile from the school.
There Is now for the secopmoda,ion of
the scholars large house, one story high,
built In cottage form and consisting of two
rooms, In one OF which, the female scholars
recite their lessons and the other is appro.
priated TO the nse Of the boys. Ano ther
building y pog however in course Of erec-
ton about fly yards from the prescu, one.
This Is to be two stories high, and having
been built at the Joint expense Of die Tus.
tees OF the sIchool and the member OF