Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1908-05-27
SOUTH CAROLINA UNIVERSITY,
An OcOnee Boy Writes Interestingly
of Its Many Advantages.

before one than that which opens to
the view upon entering the campus of
South Carolina University from Sum-
ter street. The broad and slightly
sloping field Of green, set with
grove OF majestic old oaks and elms:
the historic and picturesque build
ings standing as solemn sentinels
on both sides Of the campus, and
the presidents home standing as a
Keystone at the farther end Of the
long campus-all these constitute q
picture Of rare beauty. To the left
the library may be seen, with its
guard of four massive columns, keep
ing watch over the forty thousand
and more volumes behind them. On
the opposite side of the campus the
home Of one Of the professors,
picturesque piece Of masonry now
covered with vines which "still cling
to the mouldering WALL" faces the
library. Stretching to the south
east on opposit, sides of the cam
pus, are two rows of students build
ahSc III IhC opdSoS intervening De-
tween these and two other such
buildings may be seen two profess
sors homes, which resemble the one
mentioned above. At the head of
the campus the presidents home
forms the keystone of the arch form
ed by these buildings and enclosing
the campus on three sides. The col
lege and campus lie in the northern
portion Of the college grounds. The
athletic fields, containing nearly nine
acres, are to the southeast Of these.
With this hint at the arrangement
of the buildings and grounds Of the
university, let us proceed to other
phases of the institution.
Being personally Interested, / have
made a careful study of the faculty
OF this university, and as a result
am glad to say find 1t to be one of
the ablest in the South. There are
several chairs which could be more
ably filled, but on the other hand
some members of this faculty are
distinguished among American schol-
are. AS a whole the faculty is much
above the average of Southern col
leges.
No college can boast better equip
ment than the university. In the
department Of science the laborato-
ries are filled with the most improv-
ed Instruments for the use Of the
student in experimenting. In the
departments CT philosophy, history
and the languages, the student has
access to one Of the best Libraries
for reading and reference which this
State affords. This library Is con-
ccded to be the best college library
in Me otate.
III it's excellent faculty and SUI
perb equipment the university Is able
to offer the student every advantage
obtainable. He may choose what
course he will; for his aid on the
one hand he has the laboratories and
the library, on the other a compe-
tent faculty. Any student who will
can make success with these aids.
But aside from this phase Of the
work Of the university, there Is ano-
ther as important, If not as widely
recognized. 1t tends more than any
one thing to make a man from the
college boy. 1t Is the literary society
of the college. Two Of the oldest
and best literary societies to be found
in America are the Clariosophic and
the Euphradian societies of South
Carolina University. They give the
best training in parliamentary law
and usages, and develop the art of
debate and the talent Of eloquence
in the young orator. Numbers Of
Oratorical contests are held annually
Between the societies, and one each
year among the colleges of the State
In which our societies participate.
Besides this, our societies offer an
opportunity to their members of en-
feflng the annual oratorical contest
among the universities of the South.
No other college Of the State can
afford this opportunity to It's stu
dents The value Of these societies
cannot be overestimated.
The training Of the mind has been
well provided for in the university,
but the body has not been neglected.
1t is believed that strong mind
sbonld be supported by an equally
strong body. Accordingly every
means for the development OF the
physical Ran has been provided in