Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-06-29

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education, industrial pursuits. profession,
ooartship, 30. II was well written and wa
both interesting aud amusing.
Essay by Mise Fannie 8. IIalttwauger,
Edgeaeld--Subjeot, "The dress Is not tn
woman"
The promiuens idea was the fallacy of to
often Judging the character aud worth o
persons by external appearance. Instead o
BY tho heart. its graoes. virtues aud excel
lencies, which constitute tho true worth o
every person. True beauty in woman wa
defined aud strongly Impressed. Tho essa,
was replete with good sentiments.
Essay by Miss Lissie II. Werner, of Ocone,
County-Suhjecs, 1.-THE noblest aim in life. ,
In entering upon the active duties of lift
the most Important question to every person
is. what shall I do or attempt, We or.
endowed with faculties adapted to nobl,
works and oil should strive to 80 direct them
asto accomplish the most good. These
faculties are invigorated and extend ed by
education and our nature elevated and puri-
fed' The multitude is too apt to worship
wealth and estimate individual worth by the
covering tho person enjoys. There is q
higher object in life, tho training the nobler
faculties and tho salvation of the soul.
We cannot give any full report of these
interesting essays for want of time and
space. They were more than oreditable to
the young ladies and we're listened to with
interest.
At the close of tho essays Mr.. George
d. Cromer, of Newberry, was introduced as
the anniversary orator Of the Philophreuian
Society. Mr.. Cromer graduated at Walhalla
FIVE years ago in the Ncwberry College, to
which fact he feelingly alluded. lie then
allodcd to the planting Of this college 70
years ago, without the aid Of any body or
individual, by it's President. scholar, wise
man, gentleman, Christian, who knows
90 warering or shadow Of turning from tho
line Of high duty.
Ono Of the most difficult and necessary
lessons for young mon to learn is that they
know nothing and are nothing. The sooner
they realize that they arc not the worlds
darling, the better. for then thoy will apprc-
ciate that success ia lifo depends eolely on
energy aud constant toll. This lesson must
be learned by every person before ho is likely
to set to work in any way to become q
useful and worthy ctiLen. In tho early days
Of college life. young men think they are
wise and only when they are seniors do they
begin to doabt their wisdom and on catering
the active duties of life they realize their
true situation and view the flowers of the
bopes of student life as dead leaves. They
find life no less reality than mystery and
whilo they may look to divinity that
shapes Que ende, rough hew them as wo will,
that divinity is more our own toll and perse-
verance than anything else. Toll energy, ap-
plioation is the only road and passport to sue
coss in every undertaking. The speaker then
drew q distinction between reform and
conservation, showing the preference of the
former.
lie then spoke ofthe ngc as ono Of delusion,
innovation, &C.; Of the tradition of Tell and of
the words attributed to Caesar on crossing
tho lsabieon, &C.; tho theories OF atheists and
cVoutionists. &c.; of the folly Of the ago
which expends thousands on costly monu-
ments to the dead while The living arc
starving, and that curiosity which consumes
millions in vain .endeavor to penetrate tho
ce.boand region Of the poles, while thousands
are in want Of the necessaries Of life. The
old time oynic would search for 90 honest
man in the market place with lighted candle
at midday, but nov men in search Of such
rarity 60 to the looking glass, and in it's
raHooffon hoIolA Tho oh,oot 30 -
Carlisle once said of England that sho had
population of twenty-seven millions. mostly
fools; in our country, we might say, we have
o population of fifty millions mostly poiti
cians. The difference is very slight.
The most important revolution Of the nge
is that social reform which has eleYatcd wo-
man to her true position in life, rs wife
and companion to man. In former days, if
educated at oil, she was taught to read, write
and spell and after thus nibblng at tho
apple Of knowledge. certain accomplish,
mcnts ~ were added and she was what they
called educated. 60. They now have all the
advantages of liberal education and this he
regarded tho highest recommendation of the
age. Hany call them tho weaker sex and
Why should theya They do not live on
nectar bat on the samo food as men, and
while they enjoy certain grnccs and excelcnu
cies in superior degree. they are but hu.
man. Often they are better managers than
their husbands and in every case liberal
education improves their power and Useful
ness. While many may not bo able to
master q complete college COURSE: so many
boys are iacspable Of 80 doing. Both races
arc endowed equally in intellectual power.
While we can't expect to have better race