Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-06-21
oUR EDFCATIpNAs. INTERESTS.

their efforts to,bnild up thestowp and devolop
the material and moral intcrests of the ontiro
county. There aro very few misfortunes,
which have happened to citizens OF tho
county. but have found some relief in contri-
buttons by our people, when called on for aid.
There have boon few churches buit in tho
county since the war, or improvements made
on them, but the citizens of Walhulla hnvo
contributed -aid-t to the work. Willie this Is
true, about ten thousand dollars have been
raised by subscription and applied to the
purchase Of the present college buildings and
tho building Of two phqrches and repairing
others inside the corporate limits. Very few
communities have shown greater liberality iu
the promotion Of whatevor concerns the
material and moral interests of the people:
though With all this excellent record tho
prospect for our future is not over bright. Y,
Tho COMMENCEMENT exercises of Newberry
College next week closes forever the work Of
that Institution in Walhalla., Located among
us Q few ycars it has gained strength sufficient
to,tyy again THO place Of its former defoat,
and we who have enjoyed tho benefits Of q
thorough EDUCATION for our children at our,
doors, are left without either college or high
school. With, "a school population ,euch as
Walhdlla and West Union afford, 4 good
school or a college is matter of vital i'm
portance. if not Of absolute necessity With
ohenp board, healthy location and church
facilities, suoh as exist here, there is tto
reason Why 3 college should not be chartered
and put into successful operation in Walhalla.
We SEQ that a movement looking to this
end is now on foot, and nearly ton thousand
dollars have been already subscribed as an
endowment fund, by mon whose names ore
as good rs the money. ,y.,n....,.f ;
"A bill has been introduced in the Legisla-
ture to charter the college, and. being CON.
tinucd over, will doubtless pass in tho early
days of the regular SESSION.: atms>
The proposed plants briefly this: TO raise
by subscription ton thousand duliars, for
which the subscribers will give their individ-
ual bonds, payable in 1890, with interest to
be paid semi.annually, all porsons subscribing
$500 to have free tuition for his or her
children or for the children of any family
such subscriber may designate. When tho
Sl0,O00is raised tho stockholders will tender
the stock to the Presbyterian Church of South
Carolina for the establishment Of college
under the supervision of the Presbyterian
Church to be located at Walhnlla, tho church
to raise an additional endowment Of $lO,O 900.
If the Presbyterian Church. accepts tho propo
stioh wo can see no reason why college
cannot be opened hero this fall. The Presby.
terians have no male college in this State,
while nearly oil tho other Protestant dcnomi-
nations have one. This Is a fine opportunity
for that church to build up an excellent insti.
tuition Of learning in a section OF the State,
the future Of which must be bright, as popu-
lation flows in and capital is created. and in
vested. We have no doubt of, our people
raising the ten thousand dollars On the
contrary, we arc satisfied if tho Presbyterian
Church will take hold of tho matter that our
County oan and will tonder fund Of $l5,-
600 and we boiovc Of $4,000, if tho church
will cover it with as much more. With n fund
of $4,000, or rs wo hope Of $4,000, we'll
invested, and with buildings which for q
number OF years might be used for tho pur-
pose. college could be put in operation horc
this fall on basis far more solid than over
Newbcrry College had, and under tho super
vision Of denomination of Christians nstad
for their love of intelligence. possessing sree.
numerical strength in the State, and gonerally
comprising large portion of the weellh Of
every community, we might truly say the loss
of New5erry College had proved blessing to
ourS Town and county We earnestly hopo the
interest in this movement Of so much impor-
tance to tho whole county will not be per-
mittcd to wane, but that beginning SO pro.
pitious will stimulate every we'll wisher of
education to put his whole energies into tho
work Of making tho proposed Walhalla Col,
lege success. ''' ''' '''
This is'a good time to urge tho matter.
We now feel . deep, interest in having q
college hero, and if it can be put in, operation
this fall. we will be ah!. to co.ain q number
Of tho, students Of Nowberry College, who
will enter the Sophomore and Junior Casses
at once. A. good Freshman Glass could be
organized and with good teachers from soventy.
five to ono hundred pupils could bo entered
in thcpreparatory and primary departments.
This is no exaggeration as to the immediate
patronage Of the institution, while Its future
patronage, under the auspices Of the Presby.
tcrians, would constantly increase.
Now, let us ask our people not to begin Ia
calculate who will receive tho most beneii,
from spoh on institution. and thus exotic
petty local jealousies, which will cripple the
enterprise. WalhulIs hns very good build.
Ing, 1t is the, County seat Of the County
geographically it is nearly central. it il
accessible by rail, and roads from all parts Of
tho county converge to tho Court House, and