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Once More Unto Friends! C Another cycle of swift fleet- j ing days has passed, and the South Carolina Co-Education al Institute has again found its happy home in Edgefield. Its - necessitous - existence grows upon us, for the people of the town and county have had un folded to their vision, physical and mental, the wonder-work ing out-growth of such an in stitution, unexcelled tor thor oughness of work and high ideals in attainment. The standard of intellectual lite in our town has been per ceptibly elevafed and the in spiration to more ardent and zealous search for knowledge greatly increased by this pres ence abie ing in our midst. The influence of the high moral tone and Christian upright ness of character which marks the personality of the faculty, and a number of the students have been of incalculable ben efit to us in the work of our churches in all their depart ments. The strict military discipline nfl the college is cue of its most im portautand distinctive excellencies The students are allowed enough latitude to give them the benefit of all that the town of Edg"field can .afford in a moral, intellectual, and spiritual way, and no more. They are a world of their own and within the spacious walls of the college building find ali that they should desire in the way of recreation and healthful amusement. The S. C. C. I. ie the oldest and largest co-educjliou; 1 boarding school iu the State, having begun its'work before co-education was adopted in ou numerous colleges. The Oraugeburg college, which is perhaps the next largest co-educa tional school has a*? it? Pre-ideut, a former student and graduate of the S. C. C. I. So much do the cit ?zens of Edge field prize the Institute thal din ing thc past summer when a meeting was called for the purpose of con sidering a tax looking to the pur chasing of buildings or lh? erec tion of other buildings for the col mmm 1 lege, it was found thal every liberal and broad-minded citizen of our town who was anxious for the well being of bis town and community, was zealously anxious for any measure which would make the Son*h Carolina Co-Educational College a permanency in our midst. The banner whisb now waves over the walls of tho Institute, or a m ire beautiful banner still, will yet display to Edgefield her own proud possession, and when she shall thus come to hold President Bailey, her faithful friend aud benefactor, in the hollow of her hand, she may exclaim in thrilling accents, "Edgefield is blessed in deed, and her citizens are worthy of their inheritance." Parents who have daughters or eons to train for life in its fudest sense, can find no better locality FOR 1899-1900. the Breach, Dear )nce More ! than Edgefield for ita health im parting atmosphere, nor a more hospitable home in which to enjoy it, nor can they discover iu any school, students more companion able or courteous; nora faculty com'-hiing in a greater degree the intellectual mind, aud that Chris tian sympathy for a student which is his or her inspiration and com fort through the bitter-sweet pass age of school life. The faces of the students, both y lung men and young women, who board at the Institute, show in a inark"d degree refinement, dignity, and culture, proving their parent age and training to ha"e been among the best in this State and other Slates. They are among the brightest je.vels of many an edu cated, cultivate 1 family. Another unusual fact regarding the Insti tute-is that as one brother or sister passes ou' of the school, another comes, making a succession of stu dents from the same fami'y, and as Alexandei the grear wept tba' he ha?l II . more worlds to conquer, parents are sad that there ur at the last no more to be students at the South Carolina Co-Educal iona Institu e. The commencement of la-t sea son ur ii a 4 manifestation of the th ?r?>u?h t-aining. ?nd also th high gmde of intelligence of th? FACULTY 1S9S-99. student body. There was no ditri Cv.lty in selecting those who could h >nor thenvelve- and the institu tion. On each succeeding evening the Opera House was not only filled but crowded, and numbers, even of ladiee, were obliged to st -nd. Each part of the program was full of ab sorbing interest and fascinating attraction. This showed to ali the audi -nee ai ouce the high order of nstruciion which the Institute afforded, and its exceeding desira bleness as an educational itistitu t iou. While the South Carolina Co Educational Ins'itute is not the outgrowth of Edgefield's wisdom, as for sev'-n years she abode in Wi I listvin, S. C., she is now ours and is nota prophet without honor in her ?wu country. The people of Edgefield would have been proud of the S. C. C. [. had ehe b'eii the child of h r own fancy; as it. is shh gratefully accept-' the honor thrust upon ber, not deserved, per hnns, but thankfully appreciated, an honor to th? like of Which shel COM MISSIONED O F F1C E RS. has never before fallen heir, and for which ber sons and daughters must ever 3'ield ardent labor of mind and loyal affecti ?n of he.vrt. May Edgefield never sully iier name by disloyalty io so noble a j cause I ! Edgefield has increased in nnm- ! bers of late. Quite a uumbor of families have taken up their abode in our midst, so that at present there is not a vacant house of any kind io Edgefield. Some of these new inhabitants are a great add - tion to the social life of old Edge field. We say old, but Edgefield is no longer old. The S. C. C. I. has become to berthe elixir of life, and contrary to the law of nature, she has put on new vitality, and is younger, much younger, to-day than she was twenty years ago. The life-giving, invigorating blood of youth has beeu transmitted to her veins. Her eyes are no longer dimmed that she may not perceive what is the basis of her best inter ests. Her mind which was once warped with age and isolation is beginning to expand, as the flowers to the ref reshing dew. All wrinkles of narrow prejudice are being smoothed from her face by the en ergetic and developing influences of youth and hope. She will not go down in sorrow to her grave. The faculty is composed of the following teachers: F. N. K. Bai ley, President ; Dr. L. R. Gwalt uey Vice President; Capt. R. B. Cain, Secretary ; Rev. R. W. An derson, Rev. R. C. McRoy, Mrs. Franklin Bailey, Director of mu sic department, Miss Marcie Gwalt ney first assistant teacher of pi ano, and teucher of mandolin ; Miss Lilla Quattlebaum, 2nd assistant teacher of piano; M?SB Sophie Gwaltney teacher of violin; Mis6 S. S. Bailey, teacher of vocal mu sic; Rev. P. P. Blalock, director of band and teacher of wind instru ments; Miss Eliza Minis, teacher of art, Miss Angel Cheatham, teacher stenography and typewrit-; i og; Mise Daisy Sarling teacher of! elocution and physical cultur0;! Mr. M. A. Taylor, teacher of tele graphy ; Prof. Eutzmiuger, princi pal of the preparatory school; Miss Sud ie Davis, 1st, assistant; Miss Em Williams. 2nd assistant teacher; Mrs. King, teacher of the kindergarten department, Mrs. Staggers, mai rou. Among the faculty of the S. C. C. I. there nre those who would adorn any eolkge in any laud or clime, thoa* who possess such strength of intellect, gr-tee of character, tact of speech that their influenc-) will |^av?? a marked impress upon the youth continu under their super vision, which during a life time, will be a perpetual benediction. While the buildings in which the faculty and teaching students re side are large and commodious, still the popularity of the Insti tute is so great that the buildings are entirely inadequate and the academy building iu Buncombe connected Uv telephone with the Institute is used for the pupils of the primary and intermediate de partments and the Kindergarten is taught at the home of Rev. L. R. Gwaltney. lu these threei<;.de partments there are about' one hundred and forty pupils. The dining room which was enlarged during the summer is found to be tooemall, and lumber is now be ing placed on the grounds for a new dining room 50x30 feet. This room is expected to be completed in two weeks time. There are two hundred and ninety students en rolled this year, one hundred and seventeen of whom are boarders. Every room in the dormitory is fu'l, aud niue .young men and young women are waitiug to come kr AM in as -OOH as room eau be made for them. A great many improve ments have been made in the building, such as putting in elec tric bells, painting and overhaul ing the rooms, etc. On account of the large class in music President Bailey has found it necessary to purchase several new pianos, and also to provide a good deal of new furniture for the comfort and con venience of students. President Bailey is not satisfied nnless eve rything is arranged conveniently, aud in a manner to promote the most thorough and progressive ' work. Music Department. Mrs. F. N. K. Bailey is Director of the music department and is a musiciau of high attainments, hav ' iug received her instruction from Rome of the ber. iiusicians south. She was at o time assistant teacher of mus? i the Greeuville College. Miss Marcie >jj valtney is first assistant teach? , Her home, as the youngest da.? hter of Dr. L. R. Gwaltuey, was j years in Athens and Rome Ga., | oere she received a brilliant m~i cal education, which combin?e';] with her native j genius in this\y ne of art, has made herefficie.^ and thorough in the imparting c j this the nearest diviue of all the irts. Miss Lilla Quattlobaum of Winnbboroi? th-3 2nd assistant in music. In this* department, in cluding students of piano, voice, mandolin, and violin there are 86 students, and with those receiving instruction ou wind instruments there are over one hundred pursu ing a musical course The brass baud has as its direc tor Rev. P. P. Blalock, who is the instructor of wind instruments. The students and some of the fac ulty atteuded the Slate Fair in Columbia, aud the S. C. CI. band was selected with three others to furnish music on the Fairgrounds. Though this band has as yet had only about one years instruction, it has achieved a wonderful suc cess and was mentioned in the Co lumbia State in a complimentary manner in connection with the first artillery band, the band of Clemson college, and others of like distinction. Indeed the band has been said to be the salt of the S. C. C. I. giving a peculiar z-nt to all entertainments and social func tions. The following cadets compose the band: Director, Rev. P. P. Blalock; Entzrainger, ist E fiat cornet; Dunlap, 2nd E flat; Ben Mays, solo B flat; J. A. Brails ford, 1st B flat, Ralph Jones, 2nd Bflat; Alonzo McMillan, 1st alto; Moorer, solo alto; Rice, 2nd alto; Gordon Quattlebaum, 1st tenor;, Capt. Cain, baritone ; Joe Holland, 1st base; Edgar Cato, 2nd base; Geo. Mime, 1st E flat Clarionet; Harold Bradley, base drummer; Tom Carson, kettle drummer. The students of the vocal de partment are pre-eminently fortu nate in having Miss S. S. Bailey as their honored and efficient in structress. Besides having spent a number of years in the cultiva tion of her own voice, Miss Bailey bas had a number of years expe rience in the training of voices, and during the commencement season, the vocal solos and cho-| ruses were among the, most, thrill ing and soul-stirring additions! URO UP OK COLL F even to an otherwise delightful program. Art Department. Miss Eliza MimB is this year in charge of this department. Miss Mims is a uative of our own town and besides her father. Mr. R. H Mimesis the only artist of marked genius! which Edgefield has ever produced. On this account she is the more peculiarly esteemed by all among us who are admirers of the beautiful in art. Though Miss Mime bas been eminently success ful in all phases of the work, she has been specially noted for her excellence in portrait painting, and her productions, which adorn the walls of mauy homes of Edge field county and elsewhere, are the rmst striking evidences of her gilts. Her paintings have been ex hibited with distinction at several expositions. At the Augusta Ex position several years since she GRADUATING CLASS 1S99. received prizes for the pastel and I the best portrait painted from life. She also bad exhibitions at Macon and Atlanta, Ga. At the last named place ber work occupied a place in the South Carolina exhibit, and was a marvellously striking and beautiful likeness of Mrs Douschka Dugas, daughter of Gov. Pickens. This portrait was very much ad mired as an exceedingly manifest production of genius. Miss M i ms attended the Art Students League in New York, which by some is considered the finest school of art in America. Recently, from Jan uary to June, there were regist? red lhere one thousand pupils. Under the direction of Miss Minis there are moie students in tho Art De partment of the Institute tnisycar than last. Elocution is taught in the Insti tute by Miss Daiay Saning, tier renditions of selectiins are full of enthusiastic vigor and liri-, or given with a degree of pathos, moving tte hearts of her hearers, which .'xhibit unusual knowledge of her subjects. Quite a large class is this year pursuing a couiso di stenography and typewriting, Duriug the past ten years the institute has sent out quite a number of stenographers, and at one time on one line of road MAIN B Ul Ii DING, SIDE VIEW. in South Carolina there were five telegraph operators who received their instruction in telegraphy at the S. C. C. I. A great many book keepers also have been here trained and are now holding responsible positions in mercantile establish ments. There are tw:> military com panies, but the officers having only been appointed for one company, and are as follows: Cadet Captain, \V. A. Byrd; First Lieut., F. A. Moorer; Secoud Lieut., W. B. Posey; 1st Sergt., A. G. Q lattle baum ; 2nd Sergi., J. C. Hare ; ord Sergt., A.B. McMillan; 4th Sergt., J. L. Ctrwile; 5th ?Sorgt., J. G. ?(JE GIRLS, 189S-99. Holland ; let Corpl, Victor Maree ; 2nd Corpl, B. D. Thames; 3rd Corpl. G. H. Lackey; 4th Corpl, R. T. Hill; 5th Corpl, Calhoun Mays ; Base drummer, with rank of corporal, H. V. Bradley ; Kettle drummer, with rank of corporal, Tom Carson. More guns have been secured and great improvements have been made in the military de partment. Capt. Cain is the effi cient Commandant. J. A. Brails ford is the College Adjutant and B. F. Mays, Military Adjutant. The three literary societies are the Pierian, for the young'/men, the Fidolian, for the young ladies, aud the Robert E. Lee for the larger boys of the preparatory school over which Prof. Eutzmin ger presides. At the last meeting of the Pierian society, the follow ing officers were elected : President. Capt. Cain ; Vice-President, Robert Black ; Secretary, A. G. Quattle baum; Treasurer, Lackey; Censer, Dunlap ; Junior Critic, L. NV. Entz ming?*r ; Senior Critic, Col. Bailey ; Chaplain, B. D. Tharne. The fol lowing are the officers of the Fi j de] ian Lit-ru rv Society: President, j Mrs. J o WM rs; Vice? President, Julia Tompkins; Seer*.tary,Susi? Toole. These societies are great schoo s M IIS BU I LD I Si ' for debate and training for argu mentation and analytical and synthetic reasoning. In speaking of it with one of the teachers specially i ut" rest?e I in rbis work, she said r hut marked improvement hud be -n displayed among the members ; ?hat whereas a year ago, the young ladies de bating would hold their papers right under their eyes, and read even with fear aud trembling, now they have become so skilled iu de bate that it is hard for them to be persuaded to stop, and are called out before their arguments are ap proaching exhaustion. s. C. C. Another beneficent influence which is brought to bear on the students of the Institute is the Sunday-school which meets every Sunday morning in the college chapel at 10 o'clock. The officers are: Superictendent, Capt. Cain; Secretary, Miss Sudie Davis. The teachers are : F. N. K. Bailey, Mrs. Bailey, Prof. Eutzminger, Miss Davis, Miss Williams, Miss Quat tlebaum, and Miss S. S. Bailey. Several of the graduating class of last year are now teaching in this state. Prof. A. J. Asbill is DOW principal of the Ridgeway Graded School io the town of Ridgeway, S. C., He has three assistant teachers. The people of the town have put up a handsome $3,000 building, and he is receiving a good salary. Mr. S. E. Smith, is principal of the graded school in the town of Packsville, in Sum ter County. He ha?? two assistant teachers, aud has a large and flour ishing school. Mr. L. E. Cogburn is in charge of the graded school in the town of Hendersouville, S. C. He has one assistant teachei, and the people are delighted with the work that he is doing. Mr. A. S. Appleby has the Mountain Creek graded school iu Greenwood county His school opened a few weeks ago, with a large number of students. Mr. T. E. Dorn is principal of the Rod Hill High school, Edgefield Couuty. Mr. Dorn has one assistant teacher, and from what the people say, he ?B doing wonders for that part of Edgefield County. Miss Lillian Anderson has charge of a school in the Curryton neighbor hood, anj one of the trustees who recently paid us a visit, said that she-was giviug th* m the best school that they had ever bad. Miss Blanche Lazzelle has charge of a school in Ramsey, Sumter County, and from all accounts is giving thorough satisfaction. President Bailey guarantees to procure positions for all those who complete the course, and every year he bas more calls for teachers than he has graduates; it is no difficult matter to get a place for the graduates of the S. C. C. I., for besides giving them actual practice in teaching, a complete course in pedagogy is laugh'; ami those who thus bid their alma mater farewell have a thorough knowledge of Low to manage a school. Tr.ree former studen's, one of last year and two FRONT VIEW, of \ear before last, hav? stood the best coun'y examination for entrance into the Citadel Academy, and are now matriculated in the walls of that historic institution; ( another, a student of last year. Tillman Bunch, grandson of Hon Geo D. Til man won the schol arship for West Point over twenty 'hree contestants, and of the four standing h ghest ii? the competi tion three were S. C. C. L students. A scholarship to Uniou College, New York, is also to be preseuted 11?> the one of highest standing in j thc graduating class, offered by Capt. N. G. Evans, of Edgefield. Kindergarten. This department is in charge of Mrs. King, a daughtei of Dr. L. R. Gwaltney, and a lady of education and culture such as to make her pre-eminently a suitable associate for little child-eu. Parents of Edgefield should be gratified that the'.r children are afforded such unusual opportunities for euch companionship. The kindergarten is conducted in the home of Dr. Gwaltney, and the r:>om used for this purpose is fitted up with all appliances necessary to the amuse ment and instruction of the little children. This department has been mentioned last, but is by no means to be last or least consider ed. It is said that children learn more in the first four years of their 'ives than the/ ever learn after I. BAND. wards io the same length of time. If this be true, and it is true, why not let them learn the "pure, the bright, the beautiful," for, as Chas. Dickens has said in one of his inimitable poems expressive of his ardent love for little children, "these things shall never die." The great philosopher Locke has also said "children generally hate to be idle. All the care then should be, that their busy humor should ' be constantly employed in some thing that is of use to them, j F. A. M.