The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-11-13
DIR. CARLISLE.
A Story Of the Life Work of South
Carolina Teacher.
World $ Work.:

Worlds Work:
If you were to go to the town of
Spartanburg, S. c., and spend an
evening III the house Of any man who
lives there conversation would be
sure to turn. Oh DR.. Cralisle, and if
you should happen to go to the home
or any one who has Il direct personal
interest III Wofford college. which is
situated at one end of the town, the
chances are that most Of the talk Of
the evening would be about Dr. Car
llslc. If yon happen to be at the col
lege at il commencement time, you
would hear Il rcvcrcnt and affection
ate allusion to Dr.. Carlisle in every
public address, and You might see
every class that comes back to its re-
union 90 to his house in Il body to cX-
press their atfcctionatc obligation to
him.
And who is DR.. CraliSlc9 4 man
who went TO the college il teacher Of
astronomy and moral science, in 1851.
when it was founded. and who has
been there ever since. Il part Of the
time aS teacher. Il part Of thc timc as
president, and again rs teacher. lie
still meets his classes once or twice
week even at his advanced age
Doubtless neither philosophers nor
astronomers regard him as great
contributor TO their departments OF
learning. Yet it is doubtful whether
there be an astronomer or philosopher
ut amy institution or in any commun-
ity in our land who has eXcrtcd 50
strong an Influence upon the young
men who have come in contact with
him. They do not say that he taught
them astronomy or philosophy, but
they do all bear testimony to his Civ
ing them in Il greater measure lhah
any other man Il right adjustment to
life and Il moral upliit-a kind OF in,
fluence that the oldest Of his pupils,
vino are now themselves far on III
modlr life, remember with alfec-
tion that has grown since their
youth, and throughout the college s
Influence men and women say: owe
must send our sons to Wotford col
lege because DR.. Carlisle is there'
He is now al old gentleman or
great dignity Of character and OF
speech, Of wide if dcsultory reading,
but not of the modern type Of schol-
arshlp. tie Is not an orator, and yet,
until few years ago, he had the
habit Of delivering public lecture
once year, or oftener, in the town,
and anybody who did not go to hear
him lost standing in the community
by his absence These lectures were
lay sermons, but everybody rcceiv-
ed them as Il sort Of halfinspircd de-
liverances. He has never held a pub
lie Office, except that he was Il mem.
Der Of the Secession convention il.
South Carolina, and is the only sur
viving member but one, and he i,
said to have called this adventure IA
piece of boyish foolishness. He was
never preacher, but always only ii
teacher, and what he taught best was
neither science nor litcraiurc-but
character.
The story is told Of man in Tex.
as who met Il visitor from Spartan
bnrg. The first question he asked
was: "Do you know DR.. Carlisle .
"Ies,' said the other. care You 60
ing back to Spartanburg?' eyes. >
"Well, | wish you would give Dl.
Carlisle my most aifcctonatc regards,
remind him that | was dismissed from
college in spite Of his effort TO save
me; tell him that I came to Texas
and for several years tried my
best TO 90 to the devil by various
roads, but that did not succeed, be.
cause before got far + always saw
his finger pointed at me and heard
his voice. and they restrained mt
lie may be glad to hear thiS.'
Possibly the great business OF
teaching may get some hint from this
simple story.