The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-10-27
DISTINGUISHED DIR. CARLISLE
HAS PASSED into ETERNAL REST
President Emeritus of Wofford College Died at His
Home in Spartanburg Thursday Morning,
Aged Eighty Four Years

DR.. James II. Carlisle, president
emeritus of Wofrord college, after sew
eral days of critical Illness died III
Spartanburg Thursday morning at
7:40, aged 81 years. The death of
this distinguished educator and citizen
caused general sorrow throughout the
state and the south, and hundreds
journeyed to Spartanburg on Friday
to join the people of that city in pay
ing the last tribute of respect to the
deceased. The funeral service was
in charge of Rev. II. S. Truesdale
and was held at o'clock Friday af-
ternoon, interment following at Mag
nolia street cemetery. Tie active
pallbearers consisted of two members
from each Of the classes of Wofford,
Mr.. Carlos Moseley, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. ID. Moseley Of Laurens, being
one of the representatives Of the
sophomore class
Sketch OF DR.. Carlisle.
James Henry Carlisle was born in
Winnsboro, Fairfield county South
Carolina. May A. 1926. His father,
DR.. William Carlisle, was a native of
Ireland and came to this country in
1918, settling at Winnsboro. where
he was practicing physician for
many years.
Young James Henry Carlisle re-
ceived his primary schooling in his
native town Later on his parents
moved to the historic town of Cam
den, where the young man was pre-
pared for college, being taught by
Profs. McCandless, Hatfield and Maj.
Leland. He entered the sophomore
class of the South Carolina college,
Feb /. 1912. During his course at
the college he was under Dr.. Robert
Henry, who had charge Of the depart
ment of languages, and DR.. Leiber,
who was in charge of the department
OF economy and civil law. DIR. Carlisle
graduated in 1914, being the second
honor man in the class, the first honor
man being Gen. p. II. Nelson, who
was killed in the battle of the era
ter" Being the second honor man it
fell to his lot to deliver the English
Grafton. His subject was shelley"
the poet 1t is said that this Grafton
ELECTED much favorable comment and
many predictions were made Of his
future career but his achievements
have surpassed the most Sanguine
hopes of his most ardent friends.
The real teacher. like the poet. is
born, not made. Young Carlisle i'm
mediately passed from the school
room as student, to the school room
as teacher, being elected principal of
the Odd Fellows Institute in Column
bia, which position he held for four
years In 1S4S he was elected to
position in the Columbia Male acad-
emy. In December. 1880. Benjamin
Wofford died. He left by his will one
hundred thousand dollars "for the pur-
pose of establishing and ondowing
college for literary classical and sci
entitic education, to be located in his
native district and to he under the
control and management Of the con
terence of the Methodist Episcopal
church of his native stateL" a char
- ""S N''' SSNuiCu anu Iht JIuSlttS
held their first meeting to organize
under it at Newberry Nov %. 1859
His Work For WOIiOrd.
Thus was established the institu-
tion which was destined to be the
centre of the intellectual life Of South
Carolina Methodism and which was
to be potent influence In the pro-
duction of the highest type Of citizen
ship for the Palmetto com monwealth.
Since 1854 the history OF Wofford
college has been largely determined
by James II. Carlisle. In 1876 he
was elected president Of the institu-
tion. At different times he has taught
mathematics, astronomy. ciEics ethics
and the English Bible. He is more
thoroughly conversant with South
Carolina history than any living
man. lie is the author of an excel
lent text book on astron omy. entitled
The Young Astronomer" Time and
again flatterng offers from other in
stitutions have been made, but to all
or them he ever gave a courteous re-
fusal. preferring to serve that insti-
tuition Of his church to which he con
secrated his lofty character and re-
splendent abilities.
Bishop Gambler once said that he
would rather his Roy would simply so