The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-10-24
EDUCATIONAL REFORM.
THE DEFECTS OF OUR SYSTEM OF
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Instructive statIsties.-No. s.

The catalogues Of the Virginia University.
the Washington and Lee University, and the
Georgia University show. respectively, that
there are attending the Virginia University
twentv.four students from South Carolina;
and since there is instruction conveyed at
times by o list of names, here it Is: j. B, Ad-
ger, Columbia;J. G. Boyd, Williamsburg; E. N.
Boykin, Camden; W. C. Boyleston, wInns-
boro; ]. A. Clark Charleston; A. G. Clarkson,
Columbia; R. NJ. Cooper, Sumter; A. Crawford,
Columbia; ". B. Dunayant, Edgefeld; J. Y.
Fair, Abbeville; R. L. Fraser, Georgetown; c.
R. Hemphill, Chester; j. F. Latimer, Abbe-
willie J. G.. McCants, Winnsboro G.. J.
McCown, Darlington; j. P. Morrow, Abbevllle;
E. B. Murray, Anderson; J. L. Orr, Jr., Ander-
son; R. R. Rawls Union; P. Rion, Wins
boro'; J. M. Stewart, Winnsboro; E. M. Tay-
lor, Pendleton; W. W. Thomson, Spartanburg;
J. F. Walker, Columbia, 8. G.
At the Washington-Lee University there are
twenty students from South Carolina: J.
Aldrich, Barnwel; C. 8. Bennett, Charleston;
W. J. Bennett, Charleston; B. W. Belts, Edge
field: J. NJ. Banding, Sumter; G. G. Brown,
Barnwell; ]. N. Campbell, Greenvllle; L. C.
DeSaussure, Camden; ]. S. Fair, Newberry;
W. ]. Hayward, Charleston; B. o. Kennedy,
Camden; A. ]. Miller, Beech island; ]. A. NJ.
Moore, Bennettsville; G. c. Perrin, Abbeville;
l.. W. Slmpkins. Abbevllle; ]. E. Vaughan,
Camden; W. D. Vinson, Sumter; F. A. Waddlll,
Cheraw; F. Werber, Jr, Newberry; R. Wlther-
spoon, Maysville.
At the University Of Georgia there are eight
students from South Carolina: ]. L. Brooks,
R. E. Bruce, ]. H. Cunningham, A. H. Gilbert,
W. G. johnson, ]. G. Johnson, ]. W. McCalla.
and ]. j. Mlkell.
regret that must depend upon memory,
not having a catalogue at hand, in asserting
that at the Virginia Military Institute there
are twenty-three students from South Carolina.
The son of the Hon. George s. Bryan stands
first In his class at Yale. Not having their
catalogues, l cannot say how many South
Carolinians are at other Northern or Southern
Colleges, such as Davidson College, for exam
pie. Only the other day met on the cars
three students going to the Kentucky Unlver-
sity from Fairfield County. l have enumera-
ted seventy.nine students already, who are
being edu. ,ted outside Of the State. The full
number cannot be less than one hundred.
Let the thoughtful reader ponder the lists OF
names and the facts given above, and among
other reflections these may arise: l. The bond
OF union and sympathy between the whites Of
Carolina and the whites OF the other Southern
States Ia being made very strong, stronger,
indeed, than at any previous time. The same
fate awaits us as awaits them. Their redemp'
ton is our redemption; their progress Is ouI
progress, and their glory is our own. 2. The
State pride and State unity of South Carolina
Is thing of the past; 1t Is gone, with all OF It's
narrowing and all of Its ennoblng influences.
8. How shortsighted and foolish is the policy,
on the part of our present government, which,
by putting colored men and politicians on the
board of trustees of our highest State instltu'
ton, that at the close OF the war. had splendid
opportunity to grow up again from within and
from without, has helped to break 1t down and
caused the education of so many of our young
men elsewhere Can they be persuaded tc
reverse their unwise course, and to enter upor
a compromise that will secure equal rights tc
all and which, while dealing practically with
prejudice and passion, will secure the substan
tial fruits of education to every citizen Of the
State Is it not seltevident proposition
that no system Of State education can possibly
succeed which does not meet with the heart!
support of both races within our midst ane
that when the whites take an earnest interest
In public education, which they must be In
duced to do, and not day sooner, the colore6
people themselves will be properly educated
in our public schools
Lastly. I observe that the number of stu
dents from North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama
and Mississippi at The universities l have
named above, exceeds the number from South
Carolina. How thoroughly are the white peo
pie of the entire South becoming nation
among themselves But this reflection ha;
also struck me. All Of these institutions are
universities. Many go to them because they
have no frSt-cIaSs college to go TO, for If they
had, to frst-class college they would prefer
to 20. Our State Institution cannot compete
with them as q university, but as college il
7ni1ht. coIii it once recover from the recent
unwise policy in its management, after first
gaining back the confidence and support ol
our own State and people, drd,o respectable
number Of students from other Southern States.
FAIRFIELD.
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