The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-04-22
For the anderson MtcHigenccr.
Erskine College and Surroundings.
DUE WEST, S. c., April Is, 1875

Erskine College and Surroundings.
DUE WEST, S. c., April Is, 1875.
Mr. EDITOR Few, perhaps, are fully ac-
quainted with the facts relative to the many
superior advantages connected with Erskine
College at this place. Situated in the county
of Abbevile four miles from Donadsvile, the
the nearest point on the Greenville & Columbia
Railroad and retired, as it were, from the rest
of the world, with inconvenent railroad con-
nections and communications with sister villa
ges and towns, Due West possesses, in this re-
spect, a decided advantage over most other
places as a suitable location for educating the
youth of our country. A wise forethought
actuated the founders of Erskine in locating
this institution in retired community, where
students might be free from the temptations to
vice, consequent upon an increased population
and the general development of the business
interests of a place, as we'll as its connection
by railroads with the lively public, and where
the College, with its superior literary attrac-
tions and pleasant surroundings, would consti-
tute the chief subject of entertainment and
attraction to the student, unless it should be
the recreation and pleasure afforded the senti-
mental of turning to admire the rustic scenery
of the surrounding country, and of enjoying
the fresh air of the forest or wandering among
its stately groves-crcumstances conducive of
health and inducive of meditatve thought.
Though conducted under the auspices of the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, this
College is, nevertheless, open to the reception
of young men of all denominations aud profess
sions who are willing to adopt its system, sub
nit to its course of instruction, and reap the
fruits of a thorough education. And since it
is under the control of a competent and we'll
drilled faculty, comprised of men, too, of the
strictest religious stamp, this is quite inmate
rial, as evidenced by the fact that numbers of
young men of all denominations are in atten-
dance here The number of students at present
is about eighty-fve, among whom are to be
found representatives of many of the counties
of this State, as we'll as number Of the South
ern States.
Having an extensive patronage, and being
endowed, or rather being in process of endow-
ment, to the amount of one hundred thousand
dollars, the Board of Directors are enabled to
fill the professorships with men of the highest
proficiency in the different branches, as we'll as
to afford tuition at comparatively low rates
yearly scholarships costing only twenty dollars.
Erskine is now equipped with full corps of
competent professors, and who are we'll ac-
quainted with their respective duties and she
now has standard and enjoys reputation in
ferior to few such institutions in the State
Connected with the College, are the Euphe-
mian and Philomathean Literary Societies,
which, with extensive Libraries, afford to stu
dents fine opportunities of improvement in the
various exercises of debating, defamation,
essay reading and writing, as we'll as for extern
sive and substantial reading.
The Young Mems Christian Association is a
religious organization among the students here,
which is we'll attended and in fourishing
condition, and one which is calculated to do a
great deal of good in raising the standard of
morality among the students, and of bringing
before them from time to time the subject of
religion in a manner acceptable and interesting
to themselves
In the Theological Seminary, presided over
by Rev. James Boyce, D. D., a large class of
young theologians is being prepared for the
A. R. Presbyterian Church. Before the meet
irg of the second Presbytery, held in Due
West last week, opening on Friday morning
and adjourning Saturday evening, trial SER
mons were preached by Messrs. w. Y. Love,
D. G. Caldwell, T. P. Pressly, J. NJ. McLan
and H. NJ Henry. The young candidates ac-
omitted themselves we'll, giving evidence of
most excellent training, and affordng promise
of much usefulness in the cause to which they
are called
There are many attractions about Due West,
its location being healthy and its society the
most refined In Short Erskine College IS sur
rounded by every influence necessary to render
it first class institution, and as such commends
itself to the patronage Of the people all over
the State. II.
ITEMs--EDIToRIA1 AND OTHERWISE.
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