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

The Board Of Trustees OF the University
of South Carolina, rs already announced,
have elected DR.. j. G. Faber, Of tho Fur
man University, to the clair OF Modern Ian
guages, made vacant by tho resignation Of
Professor Augustus Sachtleben.
DR.. Faber Is known TO many Of our citi-
zens. Born in Charleston, Inc wns educated
in Germany, returning, after lie had gradu-
ated, to this city, where for Il number Of years
he conducted very llourishing 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 bis children facilities for education
which were nnattainable 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 Greenyille, S. c., where
he has been engaged until now. Professor
Faber has good Knowledge OF French and
German, rs well as Of Latin and Greek, and
brings to his work q large experience as a
teacher. ""' -
Professor Sachtleben, whose resignation
has been accepted, TO take effect from the
31st 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 n step which
deprives South Carolina OF the services Of q
man so learned, and teacher 30 dstin-
guished and successful.
Professor Sdchtleben 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, l845, when he became en-
tangled in students quarrel, the bane o.
many OF tho German schools,) md sci
out for America. In Bremen he had tho
good fortune to full into the hands of Cap
tain Weting, friend Of his fathers, who
gave him passage, protectiomand paterna
| counsels. Professor Sachtlcben never for
got his benefactor, and still speaks of Cap
tain Wietihg with profound and afIectionatt
gratitude. Professor Shchtleben arrived II
| Charleston in December 1S45, and through
the Kind interposition of Rev. DR.. Post, sue
cceded in obtaining employment rs assis
TINT in the school Of Mr. Cotes, and after
wards in that OF DIR. j. c. Faber. In 1874;
he commenced his own school with o smal
number OF pupils: The school grew stead
lily until it had about eighty scholars. III
1853 he published on edition OF Kschylus
"Septem contra Thebas," which was b,
competent critics pronounced a work show
ing high degree OF pathological knowledg,
and critical acumen. Professor G.. G. Eel
ton, OF Harvard University, OH the strength
of this performance endeavored to induc,
Mr.. Sachtleben to remove to Boston. II,
remained, however, In Charleston till 1862
when he removed to Columbia, where h,
was engaged in teaching till 1865, when III
went to Europe with his family. In 1866
he was elected. Professor OF Modern Lam
guages in the South Carolina University
He entered on his duties in June, 1867
and hns been engaged there until now
During his first winter in the University ,th
Professors delivered weekly lectures In tn
College Chapel, to which the public wer
invited. Professor Sachtleben delivered tw,
on "Faust" which were much admired
and were by judges pronounced to be fin
critical analysis of the greatest work Of th
greatest German poet. Professor SachtIebel
has been oil his life very hard student To
ripe scholarship, fine critical fuculty, an,
faultless taste, ho adds oil the qualities of III
excellent teacher. There are few men OF hi
true metal In any State, and however warn
the welcome extended to him on the shores O
the Pacific, Professor Sachtleben may res
assured that lie will nowhere be more re
spected than in South Carolina who's
sons he has served so we'll