Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-09-01
The Walhalla Female College.

| This institution will open on Thursday, the
9th Of September, with 0attcring prospects.
DR.. Smeltzer since tho close Of the last ses-
sion has secured the services of Miss Frier.
son, of Anderson, lady Of thorough qualif-
cation and Of experience in teaching as one
of his teachers id the collegiate department.,
and of Miss Chapman. of Newbcrry, as q
teacher in tho primary department. These
ladies will bo acquisitions to tho town and
will add, from their reputation. to tho known
merits and usefulness of tho college.
We understand the prospects of tho in-
sttuton for scholars from distance has inns
proved, DR.. Smoltzer having promise Of about
double the number of bcarders over the
opening last year. Wo hopo those fattering
prospects will improve and that, notwith-
standing the short crop of this year, tho
patronage of the college will bo largely in
creased.
No ono should weigh money against the
educational interests Of his children, but
should make my sacrifice to improve their
minds. It's value is not to be estimated in
dollars, being a never failing supply in times
of trouble and difficulty It is money. COM
fort morality, social elevation and oil that
beauties and improves lifo. To tho mother,
who moulds and shapes tho infant mind; to
tho wife, who is to be tho com panion and nd.
wiser Of her husband; to tho daughter, who
must encounter the trials and difficulties of
evcry responsible duty; to society. which is
tho safeguard of young and old; it is q jewel
OF priceless yaluo Let oil. then. who can
possibly spare the means send their daugh-
ters to this worthy institution and fit them
fos the high duties Of mother, wife, daughter
and society.
1t is good institution. Its course Of in4
struction is thorough and MS extensive as
that of any female college in tho land. It's
moral and general management is uncxcep-
tionable, the venerable head of tho institu-
ton having spont thirty or moro years in the
walks Of an instructor, both moral and re-
ligous and intellectual, cxemplirying in his
long and useful life those practical virtuea
which adorn the Christian the scholar and: the
gentleman.
Our own townsmon know we'll and should
appreciate how much wo and our county owo
to Dr.. Smeltzer. IIo first set in motion here
that spirit of progress, ever the result of
intellectual development, which has 80 rapidly
promoted our moral and material growth.
When he came hero with tho Mewberry Col.
lege, nero skeleton of q college. all know
he built it up to a state of position and value
by hie sole indofatigable energy. When it
was taken from his hands and transferred to
another fold, tho same spirit conceived,
shaped and put in operation tho Female
College. Poor in all but learning, energy
and Christian confidence; he put his bark on
tho sen Of female education, before that lin
tied here, and who is not proud of the intel-
ligence and worth of his graduates here and
in other counties. This town and county
owo him debt Of gratitude beyond estimate
Can we neglect him or his Institution? Is it
net, and should it not be. tho pride of our
people7 Let us then ono and all give our
daughters it's advantages, not looking afar
off for something viewed nearer, of less
value than that to be found at our doors.
We wish him all success and feel that he de-.
serves it.