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The Carlisle Fitting school was established
by the friends of Christian
education in Bamberg and presented
to Wofford college. It is therefore
one of the oldest schools in the state
dedicated to the Christian education
of the youth of our land. The school
is the result largely of the efforts and
foresight of Bamberg's leading c'.Izens,
among whom might be mentioned
the Brabhams, Bambergs, Hayses,
and Folks. For thirty years it has
striven to offer the benefits of moral
and intellectual development, under
the best conditions, to the youth of
of the state and to embody as its
ideal the spirit of the man for whom
it is named?the greatest educator
South Carolina has ever known and i
possibly the entire south?the late |
Dr. James H. Carlisle.
Twenty thousand dollars having
been subscribed by the citizens of
Bamberg, a plot of land containing
about five acres was purchased. A
two-story wooden building, which
'had formerly been used as a public
- school, was also acquired. This building
was on the northern end of the
campus. It was decided to move this
- building to the southern end of the
campus and use it for a dormitory,
to be called the H. J. Brabham hall,
in memory of the late H. J. Brabham,
who was largely instrumental in
having the school established. Upon
' the northern end of the campus there
was erected a two-story brick building
to be used as an administration
building. This building afforded a
commodious auditorium, four recitation
rooms, two literary society
halls, and a library.
The school opened with professor
!H. G. Sheridan as its first headmaster.
Professor Sheridan was assisted by
Prof. Jno. J. Riley, Miss E. J. Murphy,
and Prof. J. A. Klein as teacher
in the music department. The course
of instruction as outlined was made
broad enough to give an adequate
education to the young men who
would not be able to pursue a collegiate
course but yet desired to take
a course in some school in order that
. . they might be fitted to take a prominent
place in the life of the community
from which they came. The second
year Professor W. E. Willis was
added to the faculty as second assistant,
the school having grown sufficiently
to justify the addition of another
teacher. Professor Sheridan
remained headmaster for four years
during which time the school was
managed very efficiently and grew
steadily from year to year. Profes^r
Jno. J. Riley, who worked so
earnestly for Carlisle, was called to
rest during his third year of service.
The hoard of control unanimously
adopted the following resolution:
"Inasmuch as in the wise dispensation
of Providence, Jrofessor Jno.
J. Riley, A. M., late professor in the
Carlisle Fitting school, has been called
'From labor to refreshment,' be it
resolved by the board of control in
session June 3rd, 1895: First: That
in the death of Prof. Riley the Carlisle
Fitting school has lost an efficient
teacher; the cause of education
an able advocate; the church a loyal
and zealous member, and the state a
patriotic citizen. Second: That while
the members of the board deplore the
loss sustained by the death of Prof.
Riley, we submit with resignation to
the will of God."
Professor Riley rendered valuable
service to Carlisle and no history of
the institution* would be complete
that failed to mention his name.
Prof. Willis succeeded Prof. Riley
and Prof. J. T. Fooshe was elected
second assistant.
?Upon the resignation of Prof.
Sheridan in July of 1896, Professor
W. E. Willis was elected to the position
of headmaster. The following
were elected to assist the headmaster:
First assistant, D. D. Wallace,
the present head of the history
department of Wofford college; second
assistant, H. J. Shoemaker, and
Miss E. J. Murphy, primary teacher.
The school received its first addition
of property during the administration
of Prof. Willis when the citizens
of Bamherg through H. J. Brabham
tendered as a gift to the school the
girls' boarding hall property, better
known as the Mary Ann Bamberg
hall.
Gen. F. M. Bamberg made a gift of
five thousand dollars to the school in
1901 tobeusedas an endowment fund,
This money was loaned to the Bamberg
Cotton Mills at six per cent, interest
for one year. At a meeting
of the board of control June 23rd,
1902, the following resolution was
introduced by Geo. H. Bates and unanimously
adopted:
"Resolved, That the investment of
five thousand dollars now loaned to
the Bamberg Cotton Mills, known as
the F. M. Bamberg fund, be collected
as soon as practicable and that the
same be invested in the purchasing
of vacant lots adjacent to the school
grounds sufficient for the erection of
four dwelling houses and necessary
outbuildings, that these dwelling
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houses be built on said lots as soon
as practicable; provided that land
adjacent to the school can be purchased
and that the cost of both lots
and houses shall not exceed the sum
of five thousand dollars." '
The lots were purchased and the
four houses erected, one two-story
dwelling to be used as the home of
the headmaster, and three cottages.
The income from the rent of the
cottaees was to be used for the up
keep of the school property.
Under the administration of W. E.
Willis the school grew and prospered.
In 1902 Prof. Willis resigned his position
to take up studies at Vanderbile
or some other university. Tfie
following is an etrxact from Prof.
Willis's last report to the Board:
"The Carlisle school is now closing
the ninth year of its history, a year
which in point of attendance and finance
ranks second in its history, the
year '96-'97 being the best in these
respects in the history of the school.
The attendance during the present
year is as follows: Males 54, females
31; total 85. Of this number there
were 52 boarding boys and 26 boarding
girls, or a total of 78 boarding
; pupils."
Prof. Willis .realized the needs of
the school as is shown in another part
ui luc aarnc ic^vu.
"The great need of the school is
an up-to-date worthy hoarding hall
for boys. This the school needs and
needs sadly. The present hall or dormitory
is too small in the first place.
The hall cannot, without crowding,
accommodate but thirty-four boys,
the matron, and three teachers, making
in all accommodations bor but
thirty-eight. That is its full capacity
without packing. Then in the second
place it is unworthy of the good
name of the Carlisle Fitting school.
The school needs a good brick dormitory
that would accommodate without
crowding seventy-five or one hundred
pupils and one fitted up with
modern improved methods of heating,
etc. How it is to get such a building
I do not know, but if the school is to
live and grow, it must have such a
building. The board would do well to
consider this matter and try to plan
for it."
H. G. Sheridan, Jr., was elected
headmaster to succeed Prof. W. E.
Willis. The following were elected
to assist the headmaster: First assistant,
Prof. N. M. Salley; second
assistant, C. E. Boyd. During the
year 1901-02 there were ninety-one
students enrolled. In June, 1903,
Profs.Salley and Boyd having resigned,
W. C. Owen and J. C. Redmond
were elected to fill the vacancies.
Miss Pet Stephens was elected as
third assistant. The total enrollment
for the year 1902-03 was 66. The
enrollment for 1903-04 was 83. Prof.
Redmond resigned and E. K. Hardin
was elected to fill the vacancy. In
1905 Professors Owen and Hardin
resigned to enter the ministry. Professor
W. D. Roberts was elected as
Professor of English and 'history, and
J. G. Stabler .as professor of Latin
and Greek. There were no additions
of property made during the Sheridan
administration. The school was
managed well and did its work wonderfully.
The most important event
of the Sheridan administration was
the day Mrs. Josephine Beach -was
elected as matron of t>he boys' hall.
No history of Carlisle school would be
complete without some mention of
this monderful woman who has been
rnnnpptprt with thp ?/?hr?r>! fnr pi^h
teen years. During this time she 'has
come into contact with many of South
Carolina's young men and they have
all loved her because she first loved
them. To every boy that enters Carlisle
school she serves as mother.
For many years she was nurse as
well as matron, nursing all the sickness
in the school as well as tending
to her many other duties. She has
nursed through epidemics of various
forms And never lost a patient. Too
much could never be said in her
praise. The boys, appreciating the
services and sacrifices made by Mrs.
Beach in their behalf, organized a
society and named it the Beach literary
society in her honor. The infirmary
is called the Beach infirmary in
her honor. She has well deserved the
title that has been conferred upon
her, "Carlisle's Uncrowned Queen."
During the administration of H. G.
Sheridan, Jr., the school lost one of
its strongest and most useful
friends, General F. M. Bamberg,
who was called to rest.
General Bamberg showed his friendship
and loyalty to Carlisle in many
ways. He was prominently connected
with every movement for the ad
vancemeni or tne scnooi. Among the
many gifts the school received from
Gen. Bamberg can be named the
$5,000 endowment fund, a library
containing a thousand volumes, and
the equipment of the gymnasium. The
board of control in its meeting June
5th, 1905, passed the following resolution:
"That the board of control of the
Carlisle Fitting school express their
deep sorrow at the recent death of
Gen. F. M. Bamberg. In the death
of the distinguished gentleman, the
Carlisle Fitting school has lost a
strong and useful friend, and the
.Methodist church at large a loyal and
conspicuous figure."
At the close of the year 1906, Professors
Sheridan and Stabler resigned
their positions. W. S. Hogan, Jr.,
was elected headmaster, W. D. Roberts
professor of English and history,
and Prof. J. C. Guilds professor of
mathematics and 'science. There
no events of especial importance during
this year. At the close of the
school year, Prof. Roberts resigned.
Before the beginning of the next
school year several changes were
made; among these changes there
were the two following: First, the
authorities of the school after much
mature deliberation decided that it
would be to the best interest of the
student body to institute the military
feature. In order to carry out this
plan, Captain P. S. Connor was elected
to the office of commandant. J.
C. Guilds was elected as first assistant
to the headmaster. Second, the
standard of the school was raised in
order to keep abreast with the great
educational advance and thereby enter
into a broader field of usefulness.
The course of instruction was rearranged
so as to make its standard
one grade higher?the classes being
designated as freshman, sophomore,
junior and senior. This change was
made with a view of enabling the
students who enter college to take a
higher grade and enter more fully
into the life of the college community;
to prepare those to better meet
the duties of life who are denied this
privilege. During the year 1908-09
the school was turned over to W. S.
Hogan and he assumed all responsibility,
the board being relieved entirely.
Prof. Guilds resigned, to take a
graduate course at Vanderbilt university.
At the close of the year 1908-09
Prof. Hogan turned the school back
over to the board of control. Professor
William Hopkins 'was elected
headmaster and preparations were
made for the opening of the school
in September. Professor Hopkins
with his wife came to the city but because
of financial difficulties which
could not be surmounted the school
did not open in September and remained
closed for the year. This is
the only year in the history of the
school that it has been forced to close.
At the session of the South Carolina
conference which met in Abbeville,
W. D. Rhoad represented the Carlisle
school -before^ the board of education.
At this session of the conference an
assessment of $1,500 was placed upon
the oonference for the reestablishment
of the work at Carlisle. Carlisle
receives $1,000 each year from
the conference. During the session
of the board of education a telegram
W?s received from Mrs. M. A. Bamberg
and her daughter, Mrs. Alma B.
Hays, pledging $1,000 as a nucleus
ior a permaueuL euuuwucm. ?. v.
Guilds was elected headmaster.
There is no better time than this to
study the plant at Carlisle, for under
the Guilds administration the school
grew and prospered as it had never
done before- In 1910 the entire plant
was valued at $35,000. It consisted
of the mam building, made of brick,
the dormitory for girls, and the dormitory
for boys, with combined accommodations
for seventy-five students.
The headmaster's home, which
,is a neat two-story building, occupies
the corner lot of Carlisle-street overlooking
the large campus which lies
between the main building and the
boys' dormitory. In the rear of the
headmaster's home and facing Carlisle
street are three cottages. The
campus contained about seven acres.
This school was indeed fortunate in
its choice of headmasters. Prof.
Guilds was a graduate of Wofford
college, class of 1906. From 1906 to
i Qoc> ho tane-ht in the Carlisle school,
resigning his position to take up
graduate work at Vanderbilt university.
In the spring of 1910 he received
his degree of A. M. He was
well fitted to take the position that
was given him.
W. C. Duncan was elected as first
assistant to the headmaster, and Daniel
L. Betts as second assistant. The
department of music was placed in
charge of Miss Annie Lou Byrd. The
school was indeed fortunate in its
selection of teachers.
The following additions and changes
during the Guilds administration
are worthy of notice: W. D. Rhoad,
realizing that the school -needed a
large athletic field, donated about
five acres of land to the school to be
used for that purpose. The field Is
now known as Rhoad park in honor
of the giver, who has always been a
loyal friend of the institution and
has served for many years upon the
board of control. This field has been
developed until it is now one of the
best parks in this part of the state.
In 1919 a new grandstand was erecL
ed upon the field, by the students of
the school aided by gifts from the
citizens of the town. In 1913 the
board realized the need of a new
brick dormitory and with the cooperation
of the good citizens of the town
at once began working toward that
end. About fifteen thousand dollars "
was subscribed. This building, now a
known as Guilds hall, a handsome it
three-story brick dormitory, was com- C
pleted January, 1914. It easily ranks =
as one of the best dormitories in the
state. It is designed and built especially
for the comfort, convenience
and care of the students. On the first
floor is the spacious dining room, the
large and handsomely furnished lobby,
kitchen, pantry, shower baths and
four bedrooms. The building is heated
by steam and lighted by electricity.
During the year 1915 the school received
a magnificent donation from
C. F. Rizer for the erection
of a gymnasium. This went far
toward equipping Carlisle superbly
for the care and training of
the physical as well as intellectual
and moral side of the student's life,
and placed her among the best equipped
schools of the south.
The school having grown so rapid
ly during the first five years of the
Guilds administration, the authorities
found it absolutely necessary to
enlarge the main building, adding
four large class rooms. In order to
accommodate the boarding pupils
more satisfactorily, an addition was
made to iBrabham hall, it being remodeled
and practically made new.
In 1918 a well equipped laundry
was erected on the campus. In 1919
the school purchased an adjacent lot
on the northern end of the campus,
having upon it a cottage containing
six rooms. The building is now being
used as an infirmary. In 1920
the adjacent lot with a cottage on
the souhern end of the campus was
purchased. This cottage at present
is being rented and the income used
for the upkeep of the property.
Wishing to lay special emphasis
upon the name "Carlisle," and in or- =
der that the school might stand as a
monument to the man for whom it
was named, the board in 1913 decided
to dhange the name of the
school from the Carlisle Pitting
school to Carlisle school.
The military feature, which was
inaugurated during the Hogan administration,
was abandoned upon the
reopening of the school in 1?10.
During the world wrar in order to
meet the crisis the school adopted
the military feature again and was
designated by the government as one
of the R. O. T. C. units. The military
feature wtill doubtless be continued.
Carlisle school was well represented
in the army of its country, having
many of its former students in the
service as officers and in the ranks.
-In 1920 Col. J. C. Guilds resigned
his position to accept the presidency
of Columbia college. The authorities
regreted to have to give up the services
of Col. Guilds, but realizing the
needs of Columbia college, they accepted
his resignation. W. C. Duncan,
who had been connected with
the school from the beginning of the
Guilds administration, was elected to
succeed him. During the past two
years the school has prospered under
the leadership of Col. Duncan. This
year the school has suffered a great
deal from damages caused by fire, the
two wooden dormitories being de*
stroyed by fire within a period of four
months. The loss is partially covered
by insurance. The board has gone to
work to make plans for the erection
of a new brick dormitory to replace
the wooden structures that nave been
destroyed. It is planned lo have this
building ready for occupancy by the
opening of the next school year so,
though handicapped this year, the
scnooi win open lis next session ueiter
equipped for the great work that
it has before it.
In the period of thirty years the
school has grown from a plant valued
at $20,000 with two buildings to
a plant valued at $85,000 owning
twelve buildings, from an enrollment
of thirty-eight to an enrollment of
over two hundred. The school opened
with a faculty of four: H. G. Sheridan,
headmaster; John J. Riley, fir3t
assistant; Miss E. J. Murphy, primary
department; J. A. Klein, music department.
At present there are eleven
upon the faculty. The faculty as
constituted today consists of Col. W.
C. Duncan, headmaster; Major Elliott
O. Watson, commandant and head of
history department; Major W. R.
Watson, head of department of science;
Capt. L. B. Stabler, French and
mathematics; Capt. M. G. Gault, ,
mathematics; Capt. M. W. Lever,
Latin department; Capt. J. H. Pitts,
French; Capt. P. F. Carroll, English
department; Major John C. Lanham,
bandmaster; Rev. S. O. Cantey, Bible,
and Capt. Couper, professor of military
science and tactics.
For the past thirty years Carlisle
scqooi nas Deen enaeavormg 10 give
the youth of this state and other
states a Christian education. The
school is classed as an "A" grade
academy by the board of education of
the Methodist Episcopal church,
south; as one of three "A" grade
boarding schools in the state by the
high school inspector, and on the accredited
list of the Southern Associa- "
tion of Colleges ^nd Preparatory
schools. Carlisle is a safe school, a
Christian, school, striving to instill
ito its students the Christian ideals "How can I keep my toes from go*
nd principles of the man for whom ing to sleep.
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