The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-12-06

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number, sixty eight, being two from each
County, are maintained wholly at the
expense Of the State. In accordance
with terms made before their admission,
beneficiary cadets will he required for
two years after graduation to teach in
the public schools Of the County from
which they receive thcr appointments.
The beneficiary cadets are chosen by
competitive examinations. Great care is
taken 10 select the bene.icinrps from lie.
serving youths who have not the means
TO meet the expenses Of their education.
The charge for pay cadets is $500 per
annum-ths being the estimated cost to
the institution of each cadet. This
amount covers all charges for clothing,
tuition, subsistence and medical atten-
dance.
Beneficiary cadets must be residents of
this State, but pay cadets are received
from any State.
The Academic Board now consists of
n Superintendent, three Professors and
three Assistant Professors.
by direction of the President Of the
United States, m officer Of the army has
been detailed as Professor Of Military
Science and Tactics at the Academy.
The building has been thoroughly
repaired and rctitted and scientific appa-
ratus sufficient for present wants sup
piled. The two lowest classes have been
formed. The other two classes will be
formed in regular succession at the be-
ginning of each academic year until the
organization Is complete. While the
courses Of study are designed to be as
nearly as practicable like those pursued
ut west Point, the aim Of the South
Carolina Military Academy is now, rs il
was III the past, to prepare young men
for the various calings of life by whole.
some discipline, by practical and scicn.
titic training, and by the cultivation of
all their powers, physical, mental aud
moral. From the foundation of the
Academy in lS43 until it was closed in
1865, about 800 young men of the State
were educated in whole or in part within
its walls. In all the vocalions of life they
vlndicated the wisdom of the statesmen
of South Carolina who founded and
maintained the institution. The large
number OF yourg men who since its re.
organization have sought admission into
the Academy furnishes the best evidence
OF Its value To tho State in the past and
OF It's usefulness rs part of our present
educational system. No settlement has
yet been effected of the claim of the State
against the Federal Government for The
use and occupation Of the buildings of
the Academy. The Federal Government
held possession Of these buildings for
about seventeen years after the close OF
the civil war. During tina. time one of
the wings was destroyed by fire. No
compensation has ever been made to the
State for the use of the buildings Or for
the destruction Of the wing. a claim
for such compensation il now pending
before the Secretary Of War There can
be no doubt that this claim will be caui-
tably adjusted. The building is now, as
it was all times since its erection, the
property of the State. All that the State
asks is that just and reasonable compen
sation be made for the use during time
Of peace Of one of its public buildings
aud for the damage Inflicted upon il.
If anything could add to the strength OF
this claim, it is the fact that the sun,
which will be paid by the Federal Gov
ernment will be used for educational
purposes. Increased accommodations
for officers and cadets ut the Academy
arc now much needed, and additional
apparatus will soon be required for sci
entitic instruction
THE SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE.
The South Carolina College is now
thoroughly rcorganzcd. Its buildings
have been repaired, its grounds improv-
ed, and its several departments fairly
equipped. It's teaching force consists OF
u President, seven Professors and three
Tutors. 1t offers nine distinct courses of
study, five Of them degrees Of four years
each, and four shorter or special courses
of two years each. Some Of the latter
are intended to fit young mon for the
practical duties of life and provide for
technical training in the labratory and
field. Arrangements have also been
made for post graduate instruction.
Students are now found in every ono OF
the courses. In the work of reorganiza
ton the aim throughout has been to
make the education provided for thor.
ough and liberal, and 10 bring it within
the reach of young men of the uarrowest
means. The catalogue Of last year shows
a total enrolment Of lS5 students. The
attendance this year is still more crafty
ing. Up to this time 170 have matricula
ted-a gain Of twenty as compared with
the enrolment at the same period Of last
year.
The Agricultural Department is being
developed as rapidly rs the state OF
the finances will allow. Stock and farm
machinery have been purchased, a green
house has been built and stocked witt,
valuable plants, silos constructed, an
experimental orchard planted, and
twenty acres ofland set apart for expert
mental purposes. About $50 expert.
ments with wheat, oats, corn, cotton,
ensilage and new crops were made this
season. The results will be published in
pamphlet form and distributed among
the farmers of the State Agriculture is
one of the required studies in all the
courses except the classical. Ofthe nine
courses of study offered by the College,
two-a degree course of four years and a
shcrter course of two years-nre distinctly
agricultural. The institution gives
promise of great future usefulness. 1t
has certainly done noble work for the
State in the past, and yc. something
more than its establishment upon its
former basis is required to bring it up to
the highest standard Of efficiency. 1t
must be adapted 20 the requirements OF
our times and present condition Of our
people. Such adaptation il also called
for by the Act Of Congress to which the
College owes its permanent endowment.
The age is ono of marvellous intellect
ual activity, aud its chief characteristic
is the spirit Of scientific Investigations
spirit which has given wonderful dcvel.
opment to the several departments OF
pure science. The enterprise Of the day
has been quick to appropriate to its own
use the achievements Of science and Ia