The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-06-05
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(Fa'om Ransey's History Of South |
Caroliaa.)
Besides what has beer done by
the State, and by religious scots
and private societies for the adj
vancement of learning and the
diffusion Of religious knowledge
among the inhabitants, there are
several private schools, both in
Charleston and the country for
teaching classics and mathemati-
Cal learning. Among these, one
under the care of the Reverend
DIR. Waddell of Abbeville district, |
deserves particular notice. In %
from seventy to eighty students ]
are instructed in Che Latin, Greek /
and French languages, and such
of the arts and sciences as are
necessary to prepare q candidate
for admission into the higher
classes at the northern colleges.
The school house is O plain log
building in the midst of Che woods
in a billy and healthy country,
and too small to accommodate all
the scholars in the hours OF study.
To obviate this Inconvenience thvy
are permitted and encouraged TO
build huts in the vicinity. THESE
are the rough carpentry of the
pupils, or are constructed by
workmen for about four dollars.
In these when the weather ig Geld,
and under the trees when, it is
warm, the different classeg study.
To the common school or reeita-
ton room they instantly repair
when called for by the name Of
the Homer, the Xenophon, the
Cicero, the Horace, or Virgil class,
or by the name of the author
whose writings they are reading.
In moment they appear before.
their preceptor, and with order
and decorum recite their lessons
are critically examined in gram
mar and syntex-the construction,
of sentences-sthe formation OF
verbs-the antiquities of Greece
and Rome-the history and geCg-
raphy of the ancients, illustrative
of the author whose works they
recite; and are taught to relish his
beauties, and enter into his spirit.
Thus class succeeds to class with
out the formality Of definite hours
for study or recreation till all
have recited. In the presence Of
the students assembled a solemn
and appropriate prayer, imploring
the Eternal iii their behalf, be-
gins md ends the exercises Of
each day. In this manner the
classics are taught 100 miles from
Che sea-coast. The glowing No
RODS of Cicero are read and nd
mired. The melody and majesty
of Homer delight the ear and
charm the understanding sn the
| very spot, and undel the Identical
trees, which sixty years ago re-
sounded with the war whoop and
Ihorrid yellings of savage Indians
OF the large number that; attend
this school, nine in ten are as
studious as their health viii per-
INIT, and as orderly in their con-
duct as their friends could wish.
Ear removed from one dissipation
of cities, and among sober, indus
Ftrious, and religious people, they
must be stndious OK lose, all char
acter and be- pointed at by this
finger Of scorn. n disposed to
be idle, they cannot be so other
wise than by themselves; k,r che
place will not furnish them with
associates. Monitors are appointed
to superintsnd each sub division
Eof the stud dents; and such as trans
gress the rules of the school are
reported once In every week.
Over them o court is held. They
are allowed to justify or extel-
uate. eA summary decision ID
made. Though corporal punish
ment is not wholly exclude ed it ia
rarely inflicted: The discipline
Of the institution respects Che
pride Of youth. and lis chiefly cal
culated to repress irregular cons
duct by attaching TO il shame and