The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-01-21
pnivor.lty OF south caroline.

terest to the people of the State to
know how their most distinguished
institution is prospering. By an Act
of the Legislature, the system of in
struction has been very materially
changed, and the South Carolina Col
lege, within whose walls some of her
greatest men, who grappled with the
abstrusest questions of the pulpit and
the State, formed their minds, is now
the University of South Carolina.
Thus the collegiate course of instruc-
ton has been abolished, which needs
to be particularly noticed.
The statutes, as adopted by the
University of South Carolina, are,
with little exception, the same which
govern the University of Virginia.
Thomas Jefferson, the celebrated pro-
jector Of the latter institution, brought
forward the plea, in favor of the plan
he proposed, that astudent who could
not enter, being rejected on e1amina-
ton, and afterwards should distin-
guish himself, was an argument that
he should have been admitted with
out an examination. The statutes of
the South Carolina College required
q student to stand an examination
before entrance, and, if able to enter,
he was compelled to go through a
prescribed course before graduation
During the recent war, all young men
capable of bearing arms were called
into the field, and thus their studies
were necessarily neglected. On their
return, they who had originally had a
course of education in view, and
whose fortunes were not too shat
tered, wished to renew their studies.
They could not enter the South Ca
rolina College because of the exami-
nation, and possibly on account OF
the prescribed course of Latin and
Greek; and here Jefferson's S argument
can be applied as exactly illustrative
of the condition of these young men.
The university system entirely rene.
dies all these inconveniencies. Nc
examination is required of applicants
and the student is allowed to select
any course of study he may choose
Thus student who has neglected his
studies, even for four years, may take
such studies as he may be able te
prosecute, by degrees take up others
and finally go through course n.
high as that which required gradua
tion when the institution was a Col
lege-nay, higher. Another objec
ton to the College was the length O
time requisite for graduation, whicl
was four years, if entering the Fresh
man Glass. Now, student who ap
plies himself can take diploma OF
any branch in two years. What i
also to be 9a i NOTICED in the unixersit,,
by which a students knowledge
Observation-Disclosures he shall or shal
not advance
The Faculty now consists of 81
professors, two of whom have bee
recently elected-Hon. r. w. Barn
well and General E. P. Alexander,
distinguished member of Genera
Robert E. Lees staff. Prof. Barn
well was, in former years, Presiden
OF the college, and is widely know
, as distinguished politician, havin
, been Senator in Congress. Profes
sors Joseph LeConte, John LeConte
Reynolds, LaBorde and Rivers ar
known as gentlemen of high standin
and ability. The exercises have con
) menced; the number of students Al
tending is somewhat small, but
increasing. The University bids ia;
, to be one Of the finest institution
South. It is expected, ere long, tn;
there shall be school Of law, an
also medicine, which will. put it o
the same footing with the Universit
OF Virginia. May South Carolin
cherish her Unicersity, if not her Co
: lege. ROEGUM.
The Secretary Of the Treasury ha
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