The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-15
SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE.

SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE.
Centennial Of Opening January 10, l90s-Pro.
gram in Full.
Closed in 1852, when its students were
gone to the battlefield and its buildings
were converted into q Confederate hospi.
tai, the historic South Carolina college
was reopened in 1855, now as the univer-
sity by act passed December 19, 1855, (anni-
versary of the original charter, and young
soldiers, returned from war, focked to
her halls to take up their deferred scho-
lastic training. Until 1878 the University
did great work, educating such men as
Joseph W. Barnwell. DR.. CYL Wylie, and
Prof. R. Means Davis.
The dark days of Radicalism passed, it
was reopened in 1880, as College OF Ag-
riculture and Mechanics, supported by the
income of the Federal land scrip, and in
1882, the Legislature having made an ap.
preparation, and the faculty having been
greatly enlarged, it began its new life un-
der it's distin guished President, DR.. John
NJ. McBryde, who is now so successful at
the head of the Virginia Polytechnic and
has lately declined the presidency Of the
University of Virginia. In the legislation
of 1855, and 1879, and 1881, for the reopen
ing of the college after the war, the lead
er was Charles 81. Simonton, a first honor
| graduate, and, like DeSaussure, who led
in the founding of the college, great
jurist. ,
The semi.centennial was celebrated
December 4, 1854, in connection with tae
commencement, which before the War
was always held in December, the session
opening in January as from the hegln.
ming. Since the legislature was in session
in December, and there was great pride
of State and devotion to the State college,
most of the legislators being alumni, the
commencement was always great State
function, the legislature attending in q
body along with the judges and other Of
ficers of State. The semi-centennial Gel
ebration was thus great commencement
occasion, at which DR.. James 81. Thorn
we'll, as president, addressed the gradual
ing class, and James L. Pettigru was
centennial orator. How inspiring to every
student whose fortune it was to be in the
college at that time!
It so happens that, the time OF meeting
of the legislature having been changed by
the constitution of 1895, and the second
Tuesday in January, 1905, falling on the
10th day, the actual centennial day OF the
opening of the college will witness very
much the same scene characteristic OF the
antebellum commencements 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, as in the days of old. Thus
the ceremonies will be the most impress
sive ever witnessed by this generation of
South Carolinians. Truly it will be q
privilege to be student of the South
Carolina college in the session of 1904.5.
The universities and colleges OF the
United States, and especially the colleges
and schools within the State, will be in
vited to send representatives, and all Iv-
ing alumni will be expected to be present.
From New York, Hugh Garden, DR.:
Wylie, W. A. Barber, l. L. Withers, and
Others; from Texas, D. F. Houston, presi-
dent of the Agricultural college; from
Mississippi, T. P. Bailey, professor of
ethology in the State University; from
Alabama, Charles 81. Barnwell, professor
of English in the State University; from
North Carolina, W. C. Coker, professor
of botany in the State University; from
Virginia, Professors Davidson, Pritchard
and the McBrydes-these and many more
whose eminence in other States attests
the worth of the college since the war.
The exercises will continue through
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, January
Sth to 10th. On Sunday there will be a
centennial sermon in the morning by the
college chaplain, and the academic ser
mon in the evening by the Rev. John A.
Rice, D. D., a native of Colleton county
and graduate of the class of 1885, now
pastor of the First Methodist church, of
Montgomery, Alabama. Monday, at II
a. M, there will be welcoming addresses
by the president of the college, the COVER
nor of the State and the mayor of Colum-
bia, with designated responses by invited
guests. At 4 p. m. the alumni will hold
their centennial meeting At 8 p. m. will
be the celebration of the Clariosophic and
Euphradian societies, orations by alumni
chosen by the societies. For the great
day the program is as follows:
TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1905.
1890 q. m.-Academic and civil process
sion from the college library to the Co.
lumbia theater.
HOO q. m.-Centennial Ode; commem-
orative address on 1.-THE Historic Signif-
canoe of the South Carolina College" by
ex.Attorney-General Leroy F. Youmans
of the class of 1852.
Conferring of Honorary Degrees by
President Benjamin Sloan.
800 D. m.-Entertainment by the stud.
ents.
500 p. m.-Reception by the faculty in
the library.
500 p. m.-Oration on "The South
Carolina College and the State" by Hon:
Joseph A. Mccullough of the class OF
1885.
1000 p. m.-Centennial ball under the
auspices of the students.
Centennial banquet of the alumni and
friends of the college.
Young men Of the State, it is a good
thing to be student of the South Caro-
lira College.-Adv.
Card Of Thanks.
I wish to extend my thanks to the Vot.
oo,,-f1, for tho hon6eOrno