The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-20
The State University.

The Board of Trustees of the University
of South Carolina, as already announced,
have elected DR.. ]. C. Faber, Of the Fur
man University to the chair of Modern Lam
guages, made vacant by the resignation OF
Professor Augustus Sachtleben.
DR.. Faber is known to many of our citi-
zens. Born in Charleston, he was educated
in Germany, returning after he had gradu-
ated, to this city, where for number OF years
he conducted very fourishing school. A
few years before the war, being then very
easy in circumstances, he removed with his
family to Heidelberg Germany, in order to
give his children facilities for education
which were unattainable here. He remain
ed in Germany till the beginning OF the war,
when the fire in December, 1861, deprived
him of the greater part of his property. He
remained here during the war, teaching in
Spartanburg and in 1865 went again to
Germany. He was elected about two years
ago Professor of Ancient Languages in Fur
man University, in Greenville, S. c., where
he has been engaged until now. Professor
Faber has good knowledge Of French and
German, as well as of Latin and Greek, and
brings to his work large experience as a
teacher.
Professor Sachtleben, whose resignation
has been accepted, to take effect from the
3lst of this month, will soon leave the State
to make his future home in California. And
we deeply regret that sense of duty should
have compelled him to take step which
deprives South Carolina Of the services OF a
man so learned, and teacher so distin-
guished and successful.
Professor Sachtleben, the son OF Pro-
testant clergyman, was born in Brunswick,
Germany in 1924. When only six years
old, he entered the gymnasium OF his native
city, having at that early age acquired the
preparatory knowledge OF Greek and Latin
necessary to his admission. He studied ju-
risprudence in the University of Marburg,
until October, 1S45, when he became en-
tangled in students quarrel, the bane OF
many OF the German schools,) and set
out for America. in Bremen he had the
good fortune to fall into the hands of Cap
tain Wieting, friend of his fathers, who
gave him passage, protection and paternal
counsels. Professor Sachtleben never for
got his benefactor, and still speaks of Cap
tain Wieting with profound and aflectionate
gratitude Professor Saohtleben arrived in
Charleston in December, 1S45, and through
the kind interpositon of Rev. DR.. Post, sue
ceeded in obtaining employment as assis-
tant in the school of Mr.. Cotes, and after
wards in that OF Dr. ]. G. Faber. In l9i7
he commenced his own school with small
number of pupils. The school grew stead
lily until it had about eighty scholars. In
1853 he published an edition OF Eschylus'
"Septem contra Thebas," which was by
competent critics pronounced work show
ing high degree Of pathological knowledge
and critical acumen. Professor G. G. Eel
ton, of Harvard University, on the strength
of this performance, endeavored to induce
Mr.. Sachtleben to remove to Boston. He
remained, however, in Charleston till 1862,
when he removed to Columbia where he
was engaged in teaching till 1865, when he
went to Europe with his family. In 1866
he rne-.lectet- Professor of Modern Ian
guages in the South Carolina University.
He entered on his duties in June, 1867,
and has been engaged there until now.
During his first winter in the University the
Professors delivered weekly lectures in the
College Chapel, to which the public were
invited. Professor Sachtleben delivered two
on Faust" which were much admired,
and were by judges pronounced to be fine
critical analysis of the greatest work of the
greatest German poet. Professor Sachtleben
has been all his life very hard student. To
ripe scholarship, fine critical faculty, and
q faullless taste, he adds all the qualities ofan
excellent teacher. There are few men of his
true metal in any State, and however warm
the welcome extended to him Oh the shores of
the Pacific, Professor Sachtleben may rest
assured that he will nowhere he more re-
spected than in South Carolina whose
sons he has served so we'll