The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-05-05

Itiesttcs. AHSeat hotel was built In
AQpa9p not long eince expressly to
gfafify American humor, and an Eng.
iishman never drcams Of entering it..
The laugh is on tho other side now.
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SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEaE.
Organization The sFseulty--Asriculture and
Meohanlcs.
Tho Hon. VIM. Porcher Miles, Presi-
dent of the State College has furnished
hy request q full description Of the iu-
titntion with its f'culties and its aims.
Tie faculty consists Of himself az
president and professor of English
Literature, DR.. Woodrow (He1dcl-
borg) OF Geology, Mineralogy. Zoolo:
gY and Botany. Major BENZ. Sloan
(West Point) Mathematics and Natur.
al Philosophy, and Prof. Wm. Burney
(Heidelberg) Chemistry and Expert
mental Agriculture. Foreman Of the
farms, &. w. Connors; of the shops,
Jesse Jones.
Instruction is given in the Ancient
and Modern Languages by licepsed
Ancient Languages-Professor Won
Fingerlin. Modern Languages-Prof.
J. G. Fabcr, NJ. D., (Tubingen.)
Practical instruction will be givon in
the departments Of Agriculture and
Mechanics under the supervision Of the
Forenoon Of the Farm and Shops.
Tnition free, except In tho Depart
ment OF Languages, where students
pay such fees as may be agreed on
with the instructors.
Each student is required to pay an
annual fee TO the college Of $40, to be
expended OH repairs. Good, cheerful
and well ventilated bedrooms will be
furnish he'd free Of rent to such students
as desire to reside in the college build
ings.
Board can bo had at excellent licens-
ed boarding houses for from $12 to
$l5 per month. In messes from SO to
The climate Of Columbia is unsur-
passed for healthfnlness and immuni-
ty from epidemic diseases.
OF Mr.. Miles we will aay what he
could not say Of himself, that ho is q
gentleman Of ability and far more than
ordinary culture. Before tho war he
made one of the best mayors the city
OF Chatlestoh ever had, and he repre-
sented with honor tho Charleston bis
trict In the Federal and Confederate
Congresses. He is fully master Of his
department., and his executive ability
has already been proven.
Hc thus speaks Of the qualifications
OF his associates:
Of Prof. Woodrow it would be
enough that Prof. Joseph LcContc
pronounced him "qnite as competent
to fill his chair as he (prof. LeConte)
was" CFhis was when Prof L..
after holding the matter under advise
ment for some time, declined to leave
his high and literally remuncrated po-
sition IN tho University Of California,
ana come to us-nncertain as to wheth-
or our State really was in earnest, as
are all her Southern sisters, in the de-
sire and intention TO build up the State
institution Of learning.) Prof. Wood
row has enjoyed all the advantages Of
the best Germnn Universities, is an ell
thusiastic student of science, and wide
ly known for his extensive acquire
ments IN those special branches upon
which he lectures.
Prot. S1onn 10 distinguished Uratlu-
ate Of West Point, where he took very
high rank-among the first in his class
and has been a successful professor
III one OF our sister colleges.
Prof. Burncy, with uncommon zeal
in the prosecution Of chemical research
es, has had tho fullest training under
the most celebrated German profcs
sors, and has bccn I'm itself q high
tcatimoniaD Fellow Of the Johns
Hopkins University.
VI Prof. Fnbcr, as an instructor in
modern languages, it would be super
fiuous for me to speak, 80 widelw and
favorably is he known as an admirable
and successful tcacher- particularly of
German and French.
Prof. Fingcriin. Il graduate Of a Ro-
man college, has the highest endorse
ments as q competent instructor, in
both ancient and modern languages,
and testimonials from many of our
best citizens, in whose families he has
given instruction.
For enabling our students to acquire
practical acquaintance with planting
and farming, and the methods Of cult.
vating our staple crops, wo have an
ample nrca ofland, whero Mr.. Con-
nors-our farmer, an experienced
and skilled agriculturist-gives his
undivided attention to field nnd gar
dcn operations. Here the lectures on
Agricultural Chemistry are supple
mentcd and illustrated by the test and
comparison Of various fertilizers on
growing crops. We do not propose
to mako our farm an "cxperimental
farm" as that term is usually under
stood, i. c., as 4 collection Of little
minute squares of ground, where Gu
rious and tanciful experiments are to
DO made; such as Liobig might have
made IN pots Of earth in his laboratory,
We will, rather, aim to teach our
Young men, who propose to follow
planting or farming as a means of live
lihood, the most approved and success
ful methods of raising remunerative
crops--as we'll IN the preparation Of
the soil Gotten half tho battle) and best
use OF ''"rning implements in all stages
ofth> (from soedidg to harvest
ing ing for market) IN
the snp. # all tho requisites of
plant fO.N
There Is a dawn Of