The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-06-05
WHERE rIEN WERE rIADE
(Eivm RunaSey'$ History Of So"th
Cuy0linn.)

the State, and by religious sccts
and private societies for the adj
vancement of learning and the
diffusion of religious KNOWLEDGE
among the inhabitants, there arc
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
DR.. Waddell of Abbevillo district,
deserves particular notice. In @
from seventy to eighty students
arc instructed in the Latin, Greek
and French languages, and such
of the arts and sciences us are
necessary to prepare candidate
for admission into the higher
classes at tho northern colleges.
The school-houso is plain log
building in the midst of the woods
in n hilly and healthy country,
and too small to accommodate oil
the scholars in the hours Of study.
TO oLviate this Inconvenience they
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 tho weather is cold,
and under The trees when it is
warm, the different classes study.
To the common school or recita-
tion 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 a moment they appear before
their preceptor, and with order
and decorum recite their lessons
are critically examined in gram
maj and syntax-the construction
of sentences-the formation of
vcrbs-the antiquities Of Greece
and Rome-the history and geog-
raphy Of the ancients, illustrative
Of the author whose works they
rccitc; 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 oil
have recited. In the presence of
the students assembled n solemn
and appropriate prayer, imploaing
the Eternal in their behalf, be-
gins and ends the exercises of
each day. In this manner the
classics are taught 100 miles from
the sca-coast. The glowing Pc
RODS Of Cicero are read and ad-
mired. The melody and majesty
of Homer delight the ear and
charm the understanding in the
very spot, and under the identical
trees, which sixty years ago re-
sounded with the war whoop and
horrid yellings of savage Indians
OF the large number that attend
this school, nino in ton are as
studious as their hoalth will per-
NIT, and as orderly in their con
duct as their friends could wish
Far removed from one dissipation
of cities, and among sober, indus.
trious, and religious people, they
must be studious or lose all char.
acter and be pointed at by the
finger of scorn. If disposed tc
be idle, they cannot bo 50 other.
wise than by themselves; for the
place will not furnish them will
associates. Monitors are appointed
to superintend each SUBJ division
of the students; and such as trans
gress the rules of the school ore
reported once in every week
Over them court is held. They
arc allowed to justify or exten'
uate. A summary decision il
made. Though corporal punish,
mont is not wholly excluded, it is
rarely inflicted: The discipline
of the institution respects the
pride of youth, and is chiefly col.
culated to reprcss Irregular con.
duct by attaching to it shame and
dishonor. The sagacious pre-.
ceptor quickly finds out the
temper and disposition of eacl
student, and is'the first to dis
cover abberrations from the
straight limo of propriety. BY
nipping mischief in the bud, he
prevents its coming to any seri.
GUS height. BY petience in teach.
ing, and minutely explaining what
is difficult, he secures the affec-
tions Of his pupils and smoothes
their lnbors; while at tho same