The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-05-16

Foundation and . wise adaptation Of
means tosends, while the beast will be
lifted 10 gratitude for the blessings We
enjoy in this world and the hope of a
higher life 10 the next; and, then. the
Eimagination will picture brightest
dreams aud anticipations for the future
Iof the institution which we propose to
Erect here. and the boundiess bene-
fits that are to accrue therefrom to
our State and people.
Victor Hugo, 10 speaking of the pyr-
amids, describes.themasa s $50 elda that
| theyshaveforgottea the 1ames Of their
found ers. Sandxwhle, . e have seen,
there is noth,ng inShissoryslouch hing tie
efien ef the seremonH0 aagiogshe
cornerstone, the first beginnings of
Masonry, the origin of the order. are
equally 3 mystery. 1t is claimed by
some that the Masonic fraternity first
became an organized or corporate body
at the .buildiag Of, Solomon''ss Temple.
vbschswas desdscaaed + 900 years
ago. Whether this be true or false,
there is absolute proof that the Masons
are the most ancient guild or order in
the world ; and, while Hugo's a%pothegm
is applicable to the fraternity. \. i !. Ger
eagbat aseesempoy, sfnaar possibly
70 ybe ooe which you viii witness To-
day. was performed at the beginning of
the erection of that magnificent edi6ce,
which Dayid's son ereetedd to the Most
HgE s g
hthe days Of old, it is true that the
Mason was the mai who hewed the
stone, fitted it to its place, tried it with
bis level, measured it with bis square,
fixed its perpendicular by its plom met.
aud placed it in position as a basis and
starting point of the edifce. But while
the stone-cutter of to-day may be a
Free Mason. the Free Mason, is no lon.
ger necessarily a worker With the ham
mer and the cbisel. The history of the
transition from the active. practical
workman to the speculative, mysterious
philanthropist and doer of charitable
works might interest you, but must
hasten on, aud you will doubtless be
more than willing to have your minds
brought back from this excursion into
the dim past, With its unknowable mys-
teries and Its inspirations. to the pre-
sent with its duties aud high purposes.
The history of higher education in
South CAROLINA for men is one Of which
Four people may xell be- prand. The
South Carolina College, at Columbia.
vas founded IN 1891, niuety-three years
ago, and it has always, deserved and
received a handsome support from the
State. The Citadel, another school for
boys was established ifty-one years
age. Until within the lastyeight years.
these Two colleges, which wafe prompts
ly reopened as soon as the white peo-
pie regaiued possession of the govern.
ment in Soath Carolina in 1876, were
considered ample by those who had
control to supply all the needs of q
people for higher education by the
State. s.s.
BIT tie wheels of progress we're
.moying even, 10 SoutH GareIina. and,
;aftefs some1hat p~rotracsed aud Bit
Ter straggh, another school for boys
Clemson Golfege-was established in
1889 by act of the General Assembly.
and opened it's doors to students last
5aay. This school is a new departure.
The three fundamental ideas which
have actuated those who plead for it,
and who, have opened it SO success
fully. are cbeappess, the dignity Of la
boz, sand .the application Of applied
science to practical affairs. III ..bread
aud butter school in every sense of
the word. seeking to ct men for the
occupations they intend to follow, while
giving a good practical drill 10 the
English. branches. Il was contelded
81 those who opposed its being found
ed, shat the man should be educated
FIRST aud leave him to acquire technical
OF special training afterwards. The
fundamental idea of the Clemson cur
riculum is that the two shall 60 to-
gether; that while the mind is being
drilled to reason correctly and the
brain cultivated by the acquisition Of
knowledge, the hand and eye shall also
be trained, and that. Instead Of vast
iog time in physical culture in the
gymnasium or on the base ball ground
or in the tennis court, the boy shall
receive all necessary muscular devel-
opment by performing labor which is
educational on the farm and in the
workshop. That this college has met
a long-felt want and that our people
have faith and hope for the new sys-
tenn Of education, you have ocular de-
monstration 10 the splendid corps of
cadets, numbering $50, who have paid
their own way to come across the
State to give an earnest Of the pleasure
they feel in adding eclas to the occa-