The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-01-07
Prof. ". J. Martin.

Our readers will find from the para.
graphs below from North Caroline pa
pers, that Prof W. j. Martin, Principal
Of the Male High School at this place,
is going toleave rs. While no one can
more sincerely and deeply regret this
than ourselves, we are not at all sur.
prised at it. Prof. Martin has been
but poorly sustained by our people,
considering his great worth, and other
communities have appreciated his tai
ents and bid high for them. Prof Mar
tin Is an honor to his profession, and
we predict and wish for him the high
est honers 1t can colfer. The first no.
tice below Is from the North Carolina
Prestyteriaa:
It.gives us much pleasure to learn
tha0Prof. w. ]. Martin has signified
his acceptance Of the chair of Chcmis-
try and Natural History In Davidson
College, to which he was recently
elected. He is at present teaching in
Columbia, Tenn, but will remove to
AdN lNSstii uS SOOIl t&S HIS CSSht SA.
gagements will permit.
We find in the Charlotte Democrat
| OF last week brief communication in
regard to Prof. Martin, the greater part
| of which We transfer to our columns.
The accession of Prof. Al. to the facul-
~ OF Davidson will increase the conf
deBce Of ourfpeople in the ability Of
, that Institution to furnish to our sons
first class College training. And while
We have nothing but the kindest feel
ings towards the University of Virgin
la and Washington College, we do hope
to see the tide that has been flowing
from North Carolina towards these in
situations since the war, stayed, and
our young men kept at home and edu-
Gated on our own soil.
The writer in the Democrat says:
1.-THE young men of North Carolina
may well be congratulated On having
an opportunity to gather around his
instructions again. 1t is said that
"nothing deserves success SO much as
success" So far Prof. Martin has been
very successful man; and We doubt
not he will continue to be 80. He was
born and raised in Richmond, Va, but
his wife is native of Wilmington, n.
c.
Before he completed his competition
for A. NJ. at the University of Virgin
ia, he was most earnestly commended
to the Trustees of Washington College,
Pennsylvania, to fill their vacant chair
of Chemistry and Natural Philosophy.
Thence he was by an almost, If not
quite an unanimous vote Of the Trus-
tees of our own University, transferred
to be the successor of the late DIR.
Mitchell at Chapel Hill. There he
acquitted himself with so much ener-
gy, intelligence and courtesy, as to
command from Trustees, colleagues
rand pupils the highest praises. Early
in the late war, he raised, from among
his neighbors, a compuny of soldiers
and left the society and comforts Of his
professorship for the dangers of the
| field and the discOmforts of the camp.
He was twice dangerously wounded.
After having been Offered Brigadier-
ship, he left the army at Appomatox,
as Colonel of our 18th Regiment.
"One of the sons of North Carolina,
whom she has delighted greatly in
| honoring-who has had q very large
acquaintance with men and manners
all over the country, and who was in.
timately acquainted with Professor
Martins career at Chapel Hill, writes ::
6 / can at this time call to mind no gem
tleman of my acquaintance to whom l
would intrust the instruction in these
branches of education wiz Chemis-
try, &c.l in preference to Prof. Mar
tin
a. Another, who has been accustom-
ed to give opinions which may not be
gainsayed, writes of his associate for
many years: I do not hesitate to
say that he will be great acquisition
to any literary institution which may
be fortunate enough to secure his SER
vices"