Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-31
Some Suggestions in Regard TO the
Edgedeld Seminary.

Some SaSX IN ncsoHu ~ sAo
EdgeheId Seminary.
To the Union and American: ..-
EDGEFIELD, Aug. 80. 1873.-Edgefeld
should certainly be proud Of her efforts in
favor of free education. 1t Is glory to any
State or city to provide for the education OF
all her needy children, but the citiz rs OF
Edgefeld are too intelligent, l hope, to
adopt an absorbing" policy. The Edge
field Female Seminary struggled into exist
e,ce at the the time of Edgefeld's greatest
need. and, during the whole Of its exist
ence. the Principal bas without pay, taught
many of the needy children of he city. If
such liberaiity, if elegance, refinement, in
telligence and faithful toll, guided By long
experienca, are to be 'sabsorbed," then
Edgefeld must share the same fate as other
towns that have acted out that policy. Ii
the city and citizens Of Edgefeld seek TO
| absorb private enterprise, then enterprise
| will seek some other place Of abode. But
| its citizens are too sagsciOus and inteingent
to be guided by such suicidal cause.
Lock at it with business sagaclty. LII
Mrs. Weber teaches fifty pupils, 1t saves
the city 5000 for . teacher and S4OO for
building school room-$l 600 saved to
the civ. Ifshe teaches 100 pupils it lessons
city expenses 1000 Suppose Mrs. Weber
should have ffty boarding pupils,
it would bring $4,000 to S5O,OOO
to tee city every year, and
it also brings families to reside here for the
| sake of the school. " Absorb this Acad-
emy and city taxes viii be increased thou
sands of dollars, the 5000 will not be
brought herr, but children will be sent
elsewhere, to be educated, and many
thousands of dollars taken from the city
J On the other hand the city would be great
1 gainer. to donate, or loan to Mrs. Weber
| 81 900 to SIS, 900 for the enlargement OF the
| school. Other cities have done so. greatly
To their benefit. The liberal soul shall be
made fas."
If Columbia should s'absorb'' her female
schools inSo free schools, it would at onct
sink the property to one-fourth It's presen
value. Families owning plantations IL
Mississippi and Louisiana have moved U
Columbia to get the advantage OF gooC
schools, but who would move to mol
easville for that purpose. Edgeheld VII
vet rejoice that the Vanderbilt Un1verslt.
was not placed on her soil. Let Edgehel'
adespise not the day Of small things" Sh
has glorious fortune if she wisely wills II
What was the beginning of Oakisnd Col
lege, Mississippi, of Dartmouth College
New Hampshire, of Oxford Oxford am
of Cambridge (Cam-bridge) England
PRIVATE enterprise, without funds or en-
dowment. What millions OF endoWmen
ere being given for benefit Of proud selts
man, but how little for patient earnest VIC
mani In prophetic vision, see EdgetelC
noble little Edge6eld,
"Nor less shall thy fair ones, to glory ascend,
And Deauty and genius, in harmony blend.
The laurels of the warrior pale into insig
nificance, in the presence Of the exalte
virtues of toiling, patient, loving woman
who, when left peniless "by the have
T of war"
"Divides her scanty store
To hungry babes, and weeps to give no more
with a sublime faith, tolls to make be
sons patterns of industry, lsboriDg wit
head, hesrt and hands, yet never forgsts
be ''a ministering sDgel" to the sick an
afflicted, though daily laboring to develo
the minds and hearts OF these eommitte
to her care.
1t is woman, who can best mould, rein
and exalt humanity. aeE
ssNot she with traitOrous kiss her Savior stun
Not She BETRAYED him with unholy tongue;
She when apostles shrunk, could danger brav
. Last at the cross, and earliest at the grave"
3 JUSTICE.