The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-09-14
that the great colleges were once
insignificant affairs and
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as others have waited on him be.
fore. So, indeed, they fail to see
that, because boys are 10 grow
into men and many of them into
great men, perhaps, their parents
are not, therefore. justified in
dressing them up as men, and call
ing them by titles they pay sub.
sequentIy wiu-and may not.
There are, however, universities
in the South that rank with tho
most ancient and honorable in any
other part of America. Take a
few examples of these. Perhaps
the finest school in the South, the
one certainly that has the largest
pumber of students, is best equip
ped with apparatus and profes-
sors-whom, as boy, l regarded
as . part of the apparatus, they
were always so frigid and proper
land has more quickly and to a
greater extent recovered from the
disasters of the war, is tbe"Uni-
versity of Virginia, whose founda-
tioDs were laid by Thomas Jeffer-
son, and where so many of the.
brightest lights Of tb' Old Domin'
ion have been trim Led and lifted
up to shine the more bene6cently
and brilliantly. 1t is university
in fact. The demands for scholar.
ship are high, the opportunities
for investigation and study are
great. Many Of the professors
are profound and famous men, the
courses are elective and its diplo-
ma is a treasure. In the same
State is found the Washington and
Lee University, situated at Lex
ington, the former being at
Charlottesville. This latter COL
Iege bears two names ever dear
to Southern hearts and indlssolu-
bly, associated in their patriotic
memories. It is to the presidency
of this collega that Robers E. Lee
retired soon after, the surrender
of the AppouAatox, and carried in
to bis retreat the cordial admira'
tion and high respect of the
whole world. His son now pre-
sides over its destinies. 1t is hoped
by all lovers Of learning tha:
| neither of these schools will be
crippled for the lack of funds by
the action Of the present author.
tiles of Virginia. though it il
feared that rapaclty and llttleness
such prominent characteristics Of
the new regime, will hardly VIC
late their nature in order to be
generous to institutions to which
they own none of their meagre
attachments. Beside these, there
are many colleges sustained by
the various religious denomina
tions, all of which are respectfully
equipped for the work they pro
pose to do. The most prominent
of these are the Baptist College a
Richmond, from the presidency o
which Hon. and Rev. J. L. NJ
Curry recently went to succeed
the iamented Barnas Sears Al
agent for the Peabody fund, ant
Randolph (Macon), a Methods
institution, l think, over whicl
the learned Julius Dreher pre-
sides. Coming into South Caro-
lima we find almost equal pro
vision made for the higher learn
, ing, nearly all Of IT by the Chris
tian denominations. These ar
) Furman University at Greenville
which now has brighter outloo
, than for years, Wofford College q
. Spartanburg, Erskine College a
a Due West. Kings Mountain mi
itary school ct Yorkviile, New
, berry College at wberry, Co
: lege of Charleston, and sewers
e others in different parts Of tn
:, State. including Claim Uriversit
for colored men. In addition
!, THERE ARE FEMALE COLLEGES
e at Greenville, Anderon, Due Wes
g Walhalla and Colum bia. Effort
e are now being made to organic
}, the old South Carolina Univers
o ty, where so many Carolinlar
Il were trained under the fam OF
i free.tbinking chancellor. The hi
? tory of this school has been ;
e varied a. the checkered career
u man. In the good old day
Is when negroes were chattels al
e white men owners, this instit
s, tion was filed with young IN
% from every part OF the Stat
)r Mopv of thanzSu asted both the