The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-06-10

survived the war, and in 1866, an
nounced the re-opening of the insti-
tuition under his care as surviving
principal.
For two years, and now entering
upon the third, he has been training,
for the different colleges, rs we'll as in
structing independently, n few young
men whose parents have been fortu-
nate enough to save something out of
the wreck of the past, for that purpose.
He has employed the services of
Lieut.. james A. Watson, MS Assistant
instruction. graduate of Davidson
College, N. c., and thorough
scholar and gentleman. The com
modious buildings, known years ago
rs "the barracks" are still used for
the purposes of the school.
One word more on the system of
instruction adopted at this school.
The military basis of this school is
m important adjunct to the plan of
instruction. Tho great difficulty
heretofore experienced in Southern
colleges, was to preserve discipline in
so fnr us discipline was necessary to
instruction. But this could not be
easily accomplished under the ordi-
nary methods of collegiate govern
mcnt. Students did not respect their
professors -obeyed no directions that
did not suit their inclinations, and
recognized only one penalty for gross
infraction Of rules-that of snspen-
sion. It needs no logic to demon
strate the futility that must attend
all efforts to instruct Il youth who
refuses to submit his conduct to the
control of his Instructors. II disci-
cline then is necessary ingredient
of the plan of instruction, how was
the fiery Southern youth to he
brought under tho control of in
structors to sufficient extent to
meet all the requirements in the re-
citation room? They would not sub
nit to what boys and youths arc
always delighted to term the tyranny
OF professors. The question had
found 4 solution in tho working of
the State Military Academies, where
military discipline had been resorted
to-a. form of discipline which operat-
ed through the esprit dm corps of the
young men-which mado disobe-
dience dishonorable, because nnsol-
dierly; and which taught obcdince rs
the highest duty of the soldier. The
plan succeeded beyond all cxpectn-
ton in the parent school, and IL modi-
iication of this plan, in some unim-
portant features, was that adopted at
the preparatory school Mt Yorkville.
This idea is still acted upon in the
conduct of the school. Although the
military pride and spirit of the peo-
pie of the South seems to have been
utterly crushed, yet the sagacious
principal of this school still uses his
military regulations rs the code of
school discipline.
The school. rs now conducted,
preserves the military feature just far
enough to enable the principal to
insure that amount of obedience and
snborlination that experience has
demonstrated to be necessary for
parting instruction. 1t entails no
no harshness or severity upon the
student; but, ut the samo time, en-
forces order, punctuality and be-
havior. The military feature is,
therefore, secondary and subordinate.
The location is beautiful and
healthy, being situated upon the
ridge dividing Broad and C;,tawb.
Rivers, and swept by the baimy air
from Kings Mountain. During the
whole existence of the school, from
January, 1855, until July 1861, hut
one death occurred among the stu
slents--thnt of John Palmer, of
Charleston. For beauty, health,
salubrity Of climate, and exemption
from immoral associations, the loca-
tion Of this Institution is unexccllcd.
TIE GovERNAIENT TO DE SUB
VERIFIED. The Washington CORES
pondcnt of the Baltimore GozeNe,
whose predictions have often come
true, writes as follows: ''If the radi-
calls succeed in getting possession,
even for q month, of MI the depart
ments Of the Government, the coun-
try, North and South, will he driven
to civil strife and hloodshcd-thc
very forms prescribed by the Consti-
tion will be ignored, and aristocracy
founded, and conliscntion of the
property of political opponents made
the basis Of establishing q moneycd
and military despotis.n. In this
view, I firmly beheve that the
eventual dismissal of Mr.. Johnson