Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-05-09
From the Coinmtia Phoeni.c.
The 5. c. University.

NIessrs. Editors: On the 2lst of April /
SOW IN the Ph,gair-and recently in the Edge
field Idoe,tiysr.au extract from the I"rh-
y;jI- En0airer, that spoke despoudIngiy oil
tI,,, trese,t condition OF the University OF
Sonih Carolina. This article, thus circulated,
without comment or correction, may do un
designed harm TO the University. ihe wri
ter of that paragraph claims, know. to be a
friend of the Institution. The piece alluded
70 must, therefore, think, have sprung from
an .ine, a morbid, anxiety for the success
of said University. His conclusion is: The
conversely, thu, iar, Las proved tanare.
Before cnncarrng III this proposition, let
the make a few inquiries % its author l. Is
! rot too early TO indulge in such statements
In the very nifictio1 of the experiment, is 1t
n..p Drrmnturc TO Judge Of the systen.? The
cnigc., ity has been in operation b'rtiy %t-
rca ,-,,,s. ,. Is tn writer of the pa:a acrapli
r.,s1red 10 aware o; tie d!i6ciit; eXp-rien.;,
ell rs the University in getting the several
Gis.aicts iniurmed Of the openIJg "i the On
ere;ses of the institution : Though eh rt WAS
made, BIZ advertising in every paper in The
State. TO give due notice of the opening OF
the University. your correspondent has, With
1 4
ries. from several sections or tie STATE, o. to
the fact whether the University exercises bad
begun. 3. Has the 6nAncisl prnstra'ion OF
the State been duly considered But twelve
month since some o! ttls conDiuai!;, al
least, were on the very verge oi starvation,
is it no; Surprising that, auid the general
wreck OF fortunes, any parents have, at tins
early rar,oaSeontsiyed to find the u:ecns TO
eict Their sbns The opportunity of !ib+rsl
education ct the STATE University? 1. Has
allowance been made ior the Discrimination 10
study engepGered a.nong the young nen by
ysars of camp E!e7 | know OF cases in which,
enough the parents have bcen ready to make
tLe pecuninry advance, the sons hare sarunk
from maliculating, because the way had 50
utterly interrupted The COURSE If their edi:,
cation, and brokcn up the habits oi app'i-
cation.
Thssc queries must, We think, be answered
in The negative. Under the great disad'all-
iages growing ous of the present very p:cu-
.sr circumstances Of the State, neGrtyJyy
.adents have inatriculatc3. Since tie 9Th
}, ,Janusry, when the UNIVERSITY w:s open
ed. there has been o steady accretion. Since
that date but one single week has pasese
vithou, one OF more additions. Late in the
session as it is, five students have entered
during the present month. Only five Dis
tricts, viz; Anderson, GreenVilie, Riehianc,
Laurens and Darlington, ha"e as Yet avai.ed
themselves of the provisions OF section ten Q;
the bill establishing the University. This
s.pall nuu,ber of Jenefciariss cannot be at
tributablo to the expenses Incidental TO the
,mv reyims.u Should tie remaining Dis
tricts send the bcneficiaries to wbicn they
are entitled, the University roll woali reach
such size ct oace that none in this day cl
small things" a. the South could style the
University a failure, even as to numbers.
The order aud application OF the students
now in the University are worthy OF al! praise.
Their progress in their studies satisfies them
of the great advantages that they are enjoy
inr in the learning aid zeal OF their instruo-
tors. The prospects, too, Of the restitution
are bright; ooc teacher, for instance, having
recently written, learn. that he las eigh-
teen candidates for matrlculation at the
opening Of Tie next tern,.
will not the contributor to the Y1rkvllie
Euquircr admit that there is something en-
cou1agt.iq to the ilicads Of the University,
even at this early Stage Of tie cxperlmeh,? :?
If he cannot, will lie not at least, :usrend bis
Judgment .te,' tie present. W.
CoLUMs1a, APRIL 20, loGG.