The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-10-16
COL[.'JJMBI'4l's,s 6.
Thursaay Morning, October is. 1878.


Rs.isn.tlpaSS Of th. oolles. Llbr.rl.u
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Our friend, Rev. @. Bruce Walker,
Librarian and Treasurer of the Uni
versity, has rendered his resignation, to
take sffsct Oh che lat ef December. We
have heard no cause assigned for this
action Of Mr.. Walker, but the motives
for it may be easily OWNED from SUR
rounding circumstances. We trust.
however. that the. Board Of Trustees
will consider well before they accept it.
Mr.. Walker is eminently qualified by
long experience. special knowledge of
the library, scholarly requirements and
pure and amiable personal character for
the Office which he fills. No man can
be found in OF ont of the State better
fitted to discharge its responsible duties.
No. raeze than, the. library itse.s can q
librarian be msde In ! Q day or year.
The duties devolying upon him are ne
oessarily Of q kind which requires time
and practice, and much reading and
.study. The library Is valuable pos
session. Of the State. and the charge of
keeping it is a responsible one. and re-
quires . thoroughly responsible man, as
we'll as gentleman and scholar, to meet
its demands. Mr.. Walker is known to
combine all these excellencies, with
kind and courteous disposition towards
all classes aud conditions. He is tho
man for the place, and, if possible,
should be induced to retain it.
And. by the way, We trust that the
friends OF education and Of good under
standing between the races in the State.
who desire that both shall receive the
highest educational advantages, and live
together in peace and friendship. will
not be slack in their effortseto induce
the Board OF Trustees to reconsider
their recent dangerous action. We have
reason to believe that it is not approved
of in some Republican orioles. It can
not he approved I Of by discreet and
moderate men Of any party. In that
Bo'rd. there is. intelligence. and We
would fain hope patriotism, too. They
have been betrayed into hasty action,
bat are strong enough, il .heS choose.
to modify it. We appeal to them to
oonsider we'll the consequences Of what
they are doing. They should know that
their recent proceedings must breed q
fatal disagreement between the races
here. The scheme which they have in
algatated will not work satisfactorily.
twill result in .blighting and blasting
the education OF both races in South
Carolina. Call'it prejudice o. what you
please, the races can no more agree in
the same GLASSES in school or college.
than they can in churches or in the
family. They cannot learn as we'll to-
gether as separately Irritation and
fretfulness will necessarily come between
them, and painful and regretable alien
ation ensue. Neither will advance in
knowledge under such conditions. and
the feud Of race will snppiant the spirit
of study and the broad catholic human
ity which become seat OF learning.
No people more than those of the North
ern and Eastern States, embracing the
strongholds of Radical Republicanism,
have given stronger evidence Of this
deep.seated feeling. It is instructive
and inyincible. and nature in both races
cries out against its violation. What
nature demands, sound philosophy and
practical common sense both confirm as
wise and proper.
The scheme which the Board has in,
augurated will result in preventing
the education Of both races in South
Carolina. 1t is already so low as to
cause serious alarm to the patriot and
philanthropist OF whatever party. Our
young men Of both races are growing
up in ignorance and vice. while our sis
ter States Of Virginia and Georgia are
rapidly recovering their high educa-
tic1al stains. The State University OF
the former, at Charlottesville. has. per.