The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-06-21
Clafin University.
THE ANNUAL EXAMINATioN AT
ORANGEBURG.
ORAxorpuRc, S. c., june 8, 1873.

State than Cluhin University The
grounds are abundautly shaded, the
location high, and the convencnces of
railroad and telegraph right at hand
The buildings are amply large and quite
imposing in their appearance, SO much
so as always to attract the attention of
travellers in passing through. During
the year gone by new building has
been completed, to be used as a recita
tion hall 1t contains four spacious
rooms, that will accommodate about two
hundred students, and is now ready for
occupancy.
The Attendance is about two hundred,
being somewhat less than in the winter.
owing, doubtless, to the fact that many
of the students have to support them
selves by working in the summer IN nths
Many cases Of sell denial and commend
n bic luck are found among the students,
who seem to be filed with passion to
get know ledge No charge is made for
tuition, the University being free ono,
and few OF them receive any assistance
from strangers
The closing exercises, examinations,
exhibitions, etc, took place yesterday
and Tuesday. 4 large number OF
visitors. inrludiug the trustees of the
University aud The Agricultural College
and Mechanics Institute. have arrived
aud are arriving. Among them we
noticed Bishop Haven, ofthc Methodist
Episcopal Church. Rev. DIR Rust Of the
fiecdmcms Aid Society oil the Mrthoi,
Ist Episcopal Church, Hon. Justus X
JillsUn, State superintendent ofeduca
.tion, aud wife, Senator II j Maxwell.
nf Marlboro, Rev. DR.. II j. Fox, of
Charleston, Rev. V II Bulklcy, Rev.
Il. j. DouNldson, Sonntur Jamlson. OF
Oran.cburg, Hon Wilson Cook, of
Grccnrille, Mr.. Harris. of Colun.bil
Judge Knowlton and cx Rcprcscn,ivc
i5yas, Of Orangcburg, Rev MIR Middle.
ton, Rev True Whittier aud. Rev Nr
SasportaS.
This institution is under the supcrvi
sion Of DR. \ Webster ID ID President, who
gives special instruction to those students
who desire to prepare themselves for the
ministry.
The stadcnts Of the preparatory
| department were examined Tuesday by
Superintendent Jilspn Miss Fisher,
formerly Of Camden, is the instructrcss
in this department The ready answers
educed showed ,hut they had been faith
fully taught.
This morning chapel exercises were
begun ut 8 o'clock. The chapel had
been tastefully decorated by the stu
dents. Festoons of evergrocns, inte--
twined with cape jessaminc blossoms,
stretched from pillar to pillar, and were
beautifully set off by native moss aud
pendent rings of choice flowers Be-
hind the platform aud above the desk
were taste'ully displayed the words, iu
evergreen: "lS73, Clahin University
We are rising" Morning devotions
were conducted by Bishop Haven.
The examinations yesterday progress
cd iiuely. Owing to tho limited time
given, the students could not be cxamin
ed in every branch taught but it was
apparent that in those upon which they
were examined there had been labor and
care put forth. The primary depart
ment, under Miss Mary Bowman, was
quite up to the mark. The collegiate
department is under the charge of Pro.
fossor Il A Webster, graduate of
Wesleyan University of Connecticut,
who is well qualified to discharge it's
execting duties. H. is assisted by Rev
Mr. Dunton, from the Syracuse Uniyer
sity of New York No better teachers.
perhaps, can be found iu tue State.
Their department passed tho ordeal OF
severe and searching examination in II
manner creditable to more pretentious
institutions.
The following were announced as
"hon'r Students" having received the
highest number Of marks in all the depart
ments combined; Jacob Evans, Lucy
Almnn, 7 Moses, Ella Cooper, Thomas
Robinson, Albert Sincllir, Abraham
Horn and John Allen.