Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-12-06

s" NUMBER 33.
greatly below the force, which would be re.
quisite for the safe keeping Of the prison.
ers in remote localities, where the poppla,
ton is sparse. It is believed, BY ths Archi-
tect and Engineer having the work in charge
that cells may be in readiness BY the fire, Of
January to receive oonyicts. o.; .rr
The Engineer and Architect estimates
the appropriation needed for tho rapid and
successful prosecution Of the work for the
next year at forty-6ve thousand dollars.
l directed the Commissioners who we're
ordered to sell the buildings, machinery,
&c., Of the State Works at Greenyille,. 70
reserve such machinery as might be useful
ly employed in the manufacture Of wood
and irou IN the Penitentiary, when fully in
operation. The reservation was made, and
there will be in the future only ., triiing
outlay needed for machinery to operate
most branches of manufactures of wood and
iron.
THE LAND SCRIP FOR THE AGRICULTURAL
AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE .sess
In obedience to the resolution of the Gen.
eral Assembly, passed at the special ses.
sion, I appointed John s. Richardson, Esq,
Agent Of the State, for the purpose of pro-
curing and selling the land, scrip to which
this State was entitled under the, Act Of
Congress, establishing Agricultural and
Mechanical Colleges. He was furnished
with certified copy of the resolution, dnly
authenticated, and fled it in, the Depart
ment of the Interior. From q communica-
ton addressed to, me BY the: Hon. o. H.
Browning, Secretary of the interior, o copy
Of which is herewith communicated, it xill
be seen that he declines to- issue the, scrip
until the Legislature accepts, BY ACT sthe
donation in conformity to the provisions of
the law Of the Congress Of the q. S.ates,
making the grant. Nc time should be- lost
in securing this muni6csnt donation to. The
cause of education and science, and ], re-
commend that an Act be passed for that
purpose. This step will certainly besac-
cepted as compliance with all the require
meuts of the Congressional law. -. --.---
In some of the Northern States; the fund
thus raised has been used in establishing
schools for teaching the branches required
by Act of Congress, in existing Colleges
and Universities and if this policy should
commend itself 10 your approval, the agri-
cultural and mechanical features of the
College may be engrafted on the University
of South Carolina, and save the State all
expense for lands and buildings required
to be furnished by it The buildings ofthe
University are commodious enough to ac-
commodate all students that may desire to
matriculate, and the lands adjacent to and
owned by the College will afford sufficient
land for an experimental farm. 1t is4very
important, if the donation be accepted, that
such Legislation shall be adopted at the
present session, as will make it available,
independently Of, or in conjunction with,
the University. ........,.-. x --.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
Was organized early iu:J January last, and
has now about sixty-fve students, but it's
number of matriculates has not been equal
to the expectation of its friends. The Act of
last December, establishing University,
requires further amendment, by providing
for Medical and Law Schools as . part of
the general system of University education.
Many Of the young men who 60 to the Uni
versities of other States, to prosecute their
studies in these professions, would willingly
Hail-themseives Of the opportunity, If Of
fered, of pursuing them here. With one
Professor of Law, and two Professors in'the
Medical School, in CONJUNCTION with the
Professor of Chemistry already there, these
schools could be put into complete aud suo-
cessful operation, and the hope might then
be reasonably entertained that the number
of students would be greatly increased
The Board of Trustees, for reasons which
were, doubtless, satisfactory to them, de-
clined in May last, to ill the chair of Mod
ern Languages. This important branch of
modern education should no1oDger go uu-
provided for, and the Trustees will, doubt
less, fill the vacant chair at their annual
meeting in December. The Institution, as
during the present year, though
by law an "University,' 'hhas been practi-
cally nothing more than the College revived.
No new branches have been taught, and
so long as provision is not made for teaoh-
ing the modern languages, and for organi-
zing Medical and Law Schools 50 long will
the youth of the State seek other,institu.
tions, where these studies may be prosecu.
ted. Until the University can be made to
merit the patronage of the State, by en-.
larged facilities for acquiring knowledge4in
science, languages, and the learned profess
sions, its friends cannot expect to command
q general public patronageto sustain it.
The Board of Trustees now numbers
nearly forty members. This makes esitavey
,nwieldy body Its numbers destroy all
sense of individual responsibility in the
of the affairs of the Universi-
y. Nearly one half Of the Board are Trus-
ices e1 o6icio, and with rare exceptions,
;hese e1 c6iciomembers constitute, by rea-
ION of official engagements which call them
% Columbia In Nav and December. the