Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-09-14
SOUTH cARoLloSA COLLEGE.
Cen.ennia! o! Opening January 10, 1905
Program In Full.


were gone to the battlefield and it's
buildings were converted into Con-
federate hospital, the historic South
Carolina College was re.opened in
1866, now as the University, by Act
passed December 10, 1865 (anniver-
sary of the original charter), and
young soldiers, returned from the
war, flocked to her halls to take up
their deferred scholastic training.
Until 1873 the University did great
work, educating such men as Joseph
w. Barnwell, DR.. Gyll Wylie, and
Prof. r.. Means Davis.
The dark days of radicalism passed,
it was re-opened in 1880, as College
of Agriculture and Mechanics, sup
ported by the income of the Federal
land scrip, and in 1882, the Legisla-
ture having made an appropriation,
and the faculty having been greatly
enlarged, it began its new life under
its distinguished president, DR.. John
M. McBryde, who is now 80 success
full at the head of the Virginia Poly
tecbnic and has lately declined the
presidency of the University of Vir-
ginia. In the legislation of 1865,
and 1879, and 1881, for the reopen
ing of the college after the war, the
leader was Charles III. Simonton, a
first honor graduate, aud, like De-
Saussure, who led in the founding of
the college, a great jurist.
The semi-centennial was celebra-
ted December 4, 1854, in connection
with the commencement, which be-
fore the war was always held in De-
cember, the session opening in Jan
nary as from the beginning. Since
the Legislature was in session in De-
cember, and there was great pride of
State and devotion to the State Col
lege, most of the legislators being
alumni, the commencement was al
ways great State function, the Leg
islature attending in a body along
with the Judges and other officers of
State. The semi-centennial celebra-
tlon was thus great commencement |
occasion, at which DR.. James II.
Thornwel, as president, addressed |
the graduating class, and James l..
Pettigru was centennial orator. How
inspiring to everystudent whose for.
tune it was to be in the college at |
that time
1t so happens that the time
of the meeting of the Legis-
laturc having been changed by |
the constitution of 1895, falling
on the lOlh day, the actual centen-
nial day of the opening of the col
lcge will witness very much the same
scene characteristic Of the antebel-
lum commandments of the South .
Carolina College: the Legislature !
will be present in the capital and can
attend the celebration in body, with |
Judges and State officers, Az in the |
days of old. Thus the ceremonies
Will be the most impressive ever
WITNESSED by this generation of
South Carolinians. Truly it will
oe privilege to be stu
dent of the South Carolina College
in the session of l904-5.
The universities and colleges of
the United States, and especially the
colleges and schools within the State,
will be invited to send representa-
lives, and all living alumni will be
expected TO be present. From New
York, Hugh Garden, DR.. Wylie, w.
A. Barber, |. l.. Withers, and others
from Texas, ID. f. Houston, presi-
dent of the Agricultural College
from Mississippi, II. =. Bailey, pro-
fessor of ethology in the State Uni
versity from Alabama, Charles II.
Barnwell, professor of English in the
State University; from North Caro-
lima, w. G. Coker, professor of
botany in the State University
from Virginia, Professors Davidson,
Pritchard and the McBrydes-these
and many more whose eminence in