Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1867-11-06

To ioin her loves cternaIiy
That wore the slip--thc coat of grey,
The shell-torn relic of the fray
Her soldiers coat Of faded grey.
Industria, CoHege--Noyel Institutions.
Several months ago, writer in the South
| Caroliaian, in a series Of articles, urged With
Great ability the importance Of establishing,
IN every district Of South Carolina, an asri-
| cnltural or industrial college, for the liberal
and practical education Of the industrial elias.
ses. His idea was to provide for the manage,
ment of model farms, where such branches
Of modern learning could be taught as wcsd
train men for the practical pursuits OF agri
cultural or mechanical life. Learning wes TO
| be linked more closely to labor, and tie light
Of science made to shed It's luStre upon the
productive arts. ,,
We observe that the State of Illinois has
already taken steps to organize one ct these
novel institutions, the educatona! ccuracs OF
which, while equally broad and liberal, are
TO be selected to fit ipcn for the study and
mastery of the great branches OF industry,
rather than to serve as introductions to the
study of law, medicine or theology.
Man is something mere than mere artisan,
and manhood has duties higher and grander
han those which pertain simply to the value
of labor. The educated agriculturlst and
mechanic is, not unfrcqucnily, called to serve
in Senate chambers and Gnbernatorlal chairs,
and be REQUIRES a culture far higher than
simple knowledge of bis art.
Tie committee appointed by the Legis.-
~ n
rested the following departments !. Aeri-
cultural-cmhracing Horticulture and Land
scape Gardening. 2. y Polytechnic Depart
ent-embracing Civil Engineering; Mining
Mctallursy, Architecture aud the Fine Arts
8. Chemistry and Natural Sciences. 4. M'i,
tary Engineering aid Tactics. D. Trade and
Commerce. G. General Science and Lltera-
! ture. oe
To illustrate tie scope and usefulness of
the plan, we quote fcw paragraphs referring
to Il single denartmeht: -,
eThe course Of Agriculture proper VIII
embrace tie .!udy Of common tiiage, hn'!'
GROWING. cattle AID sheep husbandry, r:;erl-
nary art, agricultural chemistry, rural eng'-
nccrinr and architecture. Its aim WILL DC to
1--WE a practical knowledge Of the various
kinds oil soils, their composition and improve mp
ment; the several classes Of crops, and prcpa'
ration therefor; the laws of growth and cai-
turo of cereals, grasses and useful plants
animal t9my and physiology; TIE study Oh
breeds Of domestic an;mals, their values ior
! the dairy, for fat:ass::as and draught; the
veterinary a-i, and laws of feeding, care 8 and
training of domestic animals; entomology,
including both the useful insects ana those
destructive to pl.uts; the draining tenclns
and orrargement Of fam: The laws Of pro,
duction, consumption aud markets; thH his
tory of agriculture, and general views oil tLt
husbandry OF other natioas.'
This instruction is to be communicated
partly by text bucks and partly by lectures
enforced by observation and practice IN the
laboratory, nnd tie various departments o
the experimental farm. -,
The qualifications are simple. ANY youtt
above the age Of fifteen years may DC adsnit
ted. and aowcd to pursue Studies III such de
partments as taste may select. Tic Ian
likewise provides that csch county shall bt
entitled to one honorary scholarship.
To our mind, the fees are the most marvel
lous part Of tie undertaking.. Twenty dol
lars per annum for tuition, ten dollars per III
mum for incidenta!s, and twelve dollars pc
annum for room rent, with mattlcuiatloi
fee of ten dollars, constitutes the sum total o
expenses for frs, class practical! ednchtl"l'
There are in the University building sixty
, six rooms, calculated for two students cech
who will be required TO furnish The same
Each student is required by law to wor!
three hours = day, unles: excused OF accoun
of sickness, the Professors accompanyln;
:hcm to the garden or field aud par'icipatin:
in. or directing thework. Wages, accordin!
to the value OF tue work done, not cxc5edin.
seven and half cents an hour, are alluwet
the student, and he is thus enabled 10 pay
considerable part of bis schooling hy his laho'
. The advantages claimed lor this system
are l. That it promotes tho physical hcali
and development of the student; .. Cukl
Yates habits of industry, and nsures the stu
dent to muscular effort .. Creates practi
cal interest in study; and t. lmplants IN tn
mind the sentiment that labor is hohoraIle.
All the departments are to DC rurnishc
with apparatus for illustration and instruction
and about fifteen proiessorsh;ps are can,en
plated The institution will open On the l.
Monday in March, 1868.
Here is something for onr people to thin
about-a well defined, long studied .p!.r
based on experiments made both i'll this cour
try and in Europe. That sucn all inst''uti9
f is needed in every Southern State. no one WI
deny. Tha, it wonli produce marked rcsnlt
on society IL another generation, i eqnnl!
true. Thn. ii may be put into OPP erAt'qn i
less than two Jears froIn tals time, and ou
youth MAJ enjoy the rare facilities it wou!
f afford, depends upon the Judgment OF ou
coming Legislatures. We tope the sub]e'
:, :, will no, be forgotten. This system Of educ
II ton must eventually become part OF the er
t terprse aud Illustrate the progress Of tn
State, and the sooner it is inauguratcd tt
better.-Coumbia Chronicle.
; prxxsylgAyIAvs COMING TO VIRGINIA.
), The Haeerstown Nail, OF last week, says
: (" For several days past there have been
Great many arrivals in Hsgerstown OF Lar
Easter and York county farmers, en- their va
m ilc Valley of Virginia, in the scare, it
farms They are all of that substantial II
} dustrious and dintellgent class OF agrcultnris
WHO have made the Eastern counties Of Pen
syvania.a garden spot and many of them al
accompanied by their wives, whose judgmel
r in the selection of farm they very just
place high estimate upon. The great pr
n Al, cf