The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-09-01
CARLISLE FITTING SCHOOL.
SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTlTU.
TON AND ITS COURSE OF STUDY.


TON AND ITS COURSE OF STUDY.
The Many Advantages Enjoyed by Pupils-A
Strong Faculty, Literary Societies-A Model
Christian School.
The Carlisle Fitting School at Bamberg
is one of the two great preparatory schools
of Wofford College. Situated in lower
South Carolina, it receives its patronage
from that section of the State, giving the
people there an opportunity to prepare
their children for college without sending
them too far from home. The school is
gift, representing $25,000, from the gen.
erous, noble.hearted citizens of Bamberg,
and it is named for DR.. James Il. Carlisle,
the grand old man of South Carolina, and
stands as fitting mark of appreciation
for the great character that has indelibly
stamped its influence on every Woford
boy. So long as the Carlisle Fitting
School shall last, so long shall there be a
memorial to him who has given himself
unselfshly to the noble calling CT training
the youth Of our State.
Our plan is to give students strong
foundation for college work. We try to
inspire in them zeal for learning, and a
fond desire to finish at college. As our
school is a gift to Methodist education
from the generous people of Bamberg, it
holds a warm place in their hearts. Hav-
passed through twelve years of successful
work, we feel that we have won in Caro-
lina's school-system place that cannot
be filled by those schools not distinctly
classical. Apart from our regular pur-
pose of preparing for college, we have
arranged a course of study that gives a
good, practical education to those who
may not be able to attend college.
Our course consists of four years:
Junior, intermediate, Senior, and Post
senior The Senior class prepares fer
the Freshman year at college, while the
Post-senior class prepares for the Sopho-
more year. To enter the Junior class the
applicant must have studied the follow
ing elementary branches: English Gram
mar, US. History, Arithmetic, Geogra-
ply, Fourth-year Reading and Spelling.
The work of this year embraces more
advanced course on these subjects: Eng
lish Grammar, Composition, Spelling, and
Reading; Science-Advanced Geography
and Physiology; Observation-Disclosures
School Arithmetic; History-U. S. His
tory and Brief Biographies Bible.
The intermediate class requires previ-
Gus knowledge of Junior class branches,
and embraces the following higher stud
les: English-Grammar, Reading Select
Spelling, Weekly Compost
tiop; History-Advanced United States
History, Biographical Sketches; Mathe-
and Algebra; Latin
First Year Latin and Selections from
Caesar; Bible.
A satisfactory examination on the In.
termediate class studies entities to en-
trance in the Senior class. This years
work consists of: English-Grammatical
Analysis, Rhetoric, Weekly Composition,
Studies in Select Literature; History
English History; Mathematics-High
School Algebra and Arithmetic; Latin
Reviews of First Years Latin, Grammar,
Caesar, Sallust, Cataline, Composition ex-
ercises; Greek First Greek Book, Anaby-
sis; Science-Tarr's Physical Geography;
Bible.
The Post-senior class gives thorough
in: English-Grammar, Rhet-
oric, Composition, English and American
Masterpieces of Eminent Au-
thors; History-Ancient History Bolts
ford), Review of United States History;
Civics; Mathematics
Plain and Solid Geometry; Latin
Grammar, Cicero, Virgil; Greek
Grammar, Analysis, Composition Bible
Our Music and Elocution department is
in charge of most competent instructor,
and a thorough, entertaining course is
given to those desiring to take it. We
advise all with talent to take this course.
On a campus of about seven and half
acres We have the school building, the
girls hall, the boys hall, and the Head
masters residence. The school building
proper contains four recitation rooms,
music room, two society halls, a library,
and chapel. The library was presented
to the school by Gen. F. NJ. Bamberg,
and certains about 1000 well.selected
volumes. Every pupil is required to do a
certain amount of reading from the IL
brary.
The Kilgo Literary Society for the boys
and the Sheridan Literary Society for the
girls are comfortably housed in well-ftted
halls, and they are considered an indis-
pensable part of the school work. Each
society is presided over by teacher. No
student is excused from joining society.
1t is the aim of the institution to devel-
op in the individual student the sense of
personal responsibility for good order
and high standard of scholarship, and
to secure in the largest measure his CO.
operation with the faculty in the devel-
opment of his own character to that of
q perfect Christian with the highest con-
ception of duty. The government in the
boarding halls is that of the home; for
students are allowed no privileges or lib
critics other than those granted in any
well-regulated home. Every effort is
made to provide for the comfort and
health of the boarding pupils the tables
are supplied with an abundance and
variety of good, wholesome food, and
everything is under the supervision of
competent matrons. A professor lives in
each hall, and the government is kind but
firm.
The Carlisle Fitting School is Chris
tian school-one in which the spiritual
and moral influences are positive and as
sertiye. The students have organized