The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-11-24
Oesportes, Villa ms u Co., Props
Tho University, an Agricultural College,
aud Military School.

Columbia is the location for a State
University. Columbia is the location
Cor a State Military Academy. Co.
lambda is tho location for State
Agricultural College. Aud Colum-
bia is tho location for a State Nor
nal Scaool. We do most oarno. tly
trust that tho present State Govern.
mont will SEQ the eminent propricty of
treating with contempt and scorn the
narrow-minded and vindiotive spite Of
some who protcud to express public
sentiment upon tho great question of
State education, the sectarian bigotry
and solf-intorest Of many others, the
barbariah folly Of others still who op-
pose State education altogether, anu
Will 90 straight forward in the work
of oulishtoning and developing the
State, and of building up our own
State capital to be an ornament and
contre Of universal attraction. In tho
last number Of DeBo,O's Reu;cw, there
isan article worth needing upon this
very question of concentrating at sin
glo point tho higher institutions of
every description. The writer, ono of
tho leading educators Of tho great
West, states that even in Germany,
where population is ten times as nu-
mcrous rs hero, the universal senti-
mcnt now favors such concentration.
Ko states this simply as fact, with
out going into tho reasons for it.
But we can give ono reason that is
quite sufficient to determine tho
whole question-tho stimulating effoct
of the society Of large number Of
earnest and learned professors, each
ambitious Of fame, and tho emulation
called forth by the presence of large
number of earnest students mingling
in tho same society, evon when pursu.
ing different courses of study.
We believe that, just at present,
tho duty of sustaining the University
and of inaugurating State Normal
School devolvcs more particularly
upon the Legislature. But it would
require simply an earnest canvass of
the State by Colonel John p. Thom.
ne and Colonel Alex. Haskell, or two
others like them, to get quite money
enough subscribed by tho Survivors
Associations and tho Agricultural and
Machanical societies, to recstablish
tie South Carolina Military Academy
on sure and growing foundation, and
to engratt upon it tho features of n,
agricultural and poly ytechnic school
Tho apathy Of our people is dcplora,
bic. But in the namo of some few
earnest men who GROVE over the dctc
r'oration Of our education, and hate to
see our youth losing pride in their
State, in the name Of tho orphan boys
OF our glorious dead rapidly growing
up beyond tho opportunity Of boing
assisted by q grateful people, wo call
upon Colonel j. p. Thomas more par
ticularly, because of his former con
ncction with the State Military Acad.
omy, to put his shoulder to tho wheel
to canvass every District in tho State,
to speak at evory public place, as ho
can so gracefully speak, and to oroot
al institution ia Columbia, which will
be monument Of his own patriotism
anl of the public spirit of the State.
liz CAN DO II, and without conyorsa.
. ton with him or any ono else about it,
wopolnt out tho man, we suggest to
him his work, and earnestly exhort
him to his duty.
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Eight Thousand Dollars in One Night.