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CATALOGUE
OF
WOFFORD COLLEGE
FOR THE
COLLEGIATE YEAR, 187 6-77.
TWE Ty-TJ-IIRD SESSION.
CHARLESTON, S.
C.
WALKER, EVANS & COGSWELL, PRINTERS,
os . 3 Brold ,nd 109 East Bl y Streets.
18 77.
CALENDAR.
The Session is divided into t wo Ter ms, with no intervening
vacation.
Fi1'st MOllday ill October: First T erm begins.
I4t1t of February: Second Te rm beg in s.
Last Wedllesday in Jlt1te : Sess ion cl oses .
COMMENCEMENT EXERC I SE . 1 8 77.
Last SUllda)' of S ession :
Co mmencement Se rm on, by R ev. John T.
W ightman, D . D .. S . C. Confe re nce.
Ir A. M .
of Session:
Last Monday
9
A. M.
I I A. M.
8.%
P.
Last Tuesday
rr
A nnua l Meeting of Board of Trustees.
Address before th e Alumni Association, by
R ev. E. W. Peepl es.
M.
A nnu al D ebate of Calh ou n Literary Society, Geo. Cofield pres iding.
of S ession:
Address before the Lite ra ry Societi es, by
Hon. M. P. O'Co nn or, Charleston.
M.
A nnu al D ebate of Preston Literary Society, L. D . Hamer preS idin g.
A. M.
8.%
P.
Last Wedllesda)1 of S ession:
Commencement Day.
4.% P. M. A nnu al Meetin g of Alumni Association.
WOFFORD COLLEGE .
CAT AL OGUE
4
5
Or-
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
LOCATION .
Wofford College is located at Spartanburg. S .
c., a
pleasa nt, and h ealthy town, celebrated for the high
tone of its society.
The climate is of almost unsu
PRES ID ENT.
R~v . BISHOP WM. M. WIGHTMAN, D. D., LL.D.,
Charleston, S. C.
healthfuln ess, cases of serious sickness being very rare.
uated n ear th e 'mountains , havin g fin e sce nery , pure air,
good wate r, Spartanburg is a good s ummer reso rt for
living in m alariou s districts.
The abundance of the
rounding country rende rs boardin g comparatively cheap.
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ROUTES.
Rev. H. A. C. WALKER .
· Marion, S. C.
Rev. WILLIAM MARTIN ..
· Columbia, S. C.
Rev. VVM. P. MO UZON
· Bamberg, S. C.
Rev. H E1\RY M. MOOD.
· Spartanburg, S. C.
Rev. VV. C. POWER
· Florence, S. C.
Rev. S. A. WEBER
· Orangeburg, S. C.
SIMPSON BOBO, Esq
· Spartanburg, S. C.
GEO. W . WILLIAMS.
· Charleston, S. C.
SPE1\CER M. RICE . .
ROBERT vV. BOYD, Esq ..
Spartanburg can be reached by the
over which daily mail train s pass.
bia, S. c., the Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line "",,IIIlU"''',
Spartanb urg a nd A sh evill e Railroad, now
the mountain~.
The advantages of telegraph
joyed by students wishin g
hom es.
· Union, S. C.
· Darlington, S. C.
W. K. BLAKE . . .
· Spartanburg, S . C.
BENJA~IIN
· Spartanburg, S. C.
VVOFFORD.
The
and Columbia Railroad. without chan ge of cars from
th
'.
SEC RETARY OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
W. K. BLAKE.
.,
6
CATALOGUE OF
WOFFORD
COLLEGE.
7
MATRICULATES AN D GRADUATES.
F ACU LTY.
. lAS. H. CARLISLE, A. M., LL.D., PRESIDENT,
And F1'ofessor of Mathematics.
DAVID DUNCAN, A. M.,
Professor Emeritus of A1lcient Languages.
REV. WHITEFOORD SMITH, A. M., D. D.,
Professor of Ellglish Literature.
R EV. W. WALLACE DUNCAN, A. M.,
Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy.
DANIE L A. DuPRE, A. M.,
Professor of Natll1'al S cience.
CHARLES FORSTER SMITH, A. M.,
Professor of Greek alld German.
WILLIAM M. BASKERVILL,
Professor of La/ill and E71glislt.
J. AUGUSTUS
GAMEWELL, A. M.,
Assistant Frofess01'.
CHAS. F. SMITH,
Secretary {lild 71'caslll'l'r.
Th e subjoi ned table exhibits the number of Matriculates
durin g eac h collegiate year, and th e number' of Graduates at
each Commencement, from the opening of the College, 1st
Augu st, 1854, to 27 th Jun e, 1877 :
YHAR .
1854-55 . .
1856 .
1857 .
1858 .
18 59 .
1860 .
186 1 .
1862 .
1863 .
1864 .
186 5 .
1866 .
186 7 .
1868 .
1869 .
1870 ..
187 I .
1872 ,
18 73 .
1874 .
1875 .
1876 .
1877 .
MATHICU LATJ!S.
GHAO\IATRS,
.24·
. 35 .
.00
.60.
6
12
. 14
r6
.61
.70
.76
· 79
· 33
· 27
.
.
.
.
.
.
IS .
.00.
· 18 .
. 46 .
· 56 .
. 90 .
. 100 .
· 94·
·94·
.96 .
·93 .
.92 .
.76 .
1,338
IS
.00
.00
2
.00
.00
2
4
14
6
· IS
· 17
IS
t2
• J8
, 2I
· 12
202
Of the two hundred and two g radu ates, forty-seven have
received th e Deg ree of A. M., and the College has conferred
the Degree of D. D. on nine di sting uished gentlemen, and
the Deg ree of ,L L.D. on one.
WO FFO RD
CATAL OGUE OF
8
9
rOSTQFF IC B .
NA ME.
Mood, Preston Dula. .
Parsons, Walter L eak..
*Pate, John Thomas . .
Raysor, Th os. Midd leton
Smith, R obert Derrill ..
Varn, H enry Aaron . .
STUDENTS.
CO LLEGE.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Sparta nburg.
vVadesboro .
Sumter. . .
Orangebu rg.
Spartanb urg.
Folk's Store.
S TATE.
·
·
·
·
·
·
South
North
South
So uth
South
So uth
Ca rolina
Carolina
Carolina
Caroli na
Ca rolin a
Carolina
SOPHOMORE CLASS.
SE ' lOR CLASS.
NAMIt.
POSTOFP ICB.
Graham, Thos. Addison .. Cokesbury ..
Kirkland, Jas. Hampton .. Spartanburg .
Klu gh, Ja mes Coke . . . . Greenwood .
L anha m, John Calhoun .. Spartanburg .
*Porter, Ja mes Smiley . . Charleston . .
Richardson, Wm. R eed . . Williamston.
Ru shton , J esse Edwa rd . . Edgefi eld. .
Sessions, Joseph. . . . . Georgetown .
Smith, Edw in Bobo.. . . Georgetown.
*Stuckey, Albert Brooks. Bishopvill e .
Tarbourx, John William . Geo rgetown.
Whiteside, And. Sylvanus. Ruth erfordton.
Whiteside, Zach. Taylor . Rutherfordton.
· South
· South
· South
· South
· South
· South
· South
· South
· South
· North
· North
J UNIOR CLA S.
Breede n, Lindsey Joseph. Bennettsvill e .. · South
· South
Browning, John Fe rgu so n. Spa rtanburg .
· South
*BrowI'iing, Wm. Clarence. Spartanburg.
· South
*Caston, Lemuel Elmore. Spartanburg.
· South
Ccrbett, Louis George
. Sumter. . .
DuPre, Warren, Jr..
. Abin gdon. ,
H e rbe rt, Daniel Oscar
. Silver Street .
. South
J ones, William Montague. Pendleton ,.
*Jordan, Thos. Macaulay. Winn sboro' ,
. South
Koger, James vVilli am . . Geo rge's Stati on . South
Lee, vVilli a m \,yig htm an . Spartanburg . . . South
~· lr ,.eg ul ar .
Bearden, William R . . . Asheville . .
orth Ca rolina
Bomar, Edwa rd E . . . . Spartanb urg .
. South Carolina
Bowman, Ilderton W esley. Rowesville.
. South Carolina
. South Ca rolina
Boyd, James J., Jr . . . . Sparta nhurg .
. South Caroli na
Butler, Frank W. P. . . . Edgefie ld.
DuPrt:, Danie l Calh oun .. Gree nwood
. South Carolina
Fridy, Jam es Mario n.
. Columbia.
. South Carolina
Gl enn, J. L yles.. .
. Rock Hill.
. South Caro lin a
Harvin, J. R embe rt. .
. Sumter..
. South Carolina
*Henderso n, Preston W . . Spa rtanb urg .
. South Carolina
John, R oderic Belton . . . Lau rinburg .
orth Carolina
King, James Rufus . . . . Columbia..
. South Ca rolina
So uth Ca rolin a
*Lamaster, Madison L. . Spartanburg.
Lander, J. McPhe rso n
. Williamston.
. South Carolina
*Means, Albert G..
. Spartanburg .
. South Carolina
Neagle, Hancock...
. Columbia.
. South Caro lina
Rawl s, Bernard Glenn
. Union. .
. South Carolina
Rice, James Gl enn..
. Union. . .
. So uth Carol ina
Thomaso n, Whitefoo rd S . P lai n. . .
. South Ca rol in a
Twitty, Irvine. . "
. Spartanburg.
. So uth Carolina
Walker, Willi am R eid
. Sk ull Shoals . . So uth Carolina
Wi ghtman, A rthur C.
. Columbia . .
. So uth Ca rolina
Wofford, J. Clifton . .
. Cherokee Sprin gs. South Ca rolina
FRES HMA
CLASS.
Bobo, Edwin Simpson . . Spartanburg.
*Brockingto n, Wilmot S . Kin gstree .
Calvert, Archie Boyd. . . Reidvill e
· South Caroli na
· South Carolina
· South Carolina
CAT A L O GUE O F
10
N A M B.
POSTOPP ICE:.
Cauthen, William Marion. Graham's, S. C. R. R . S.
*Dial, Willi a m Hastings . Laurens...
. South
* Dur'a nt, John Franklin .. Centrevill e . . . . Texas
Folk, H enry Calhoun . . . Folk's Store . . . South
Gray, Jam e£ Pinckney . . . Power' s Shop . . South
*King, George Pi e rce . . . Columbia. . . . South
Lande r, 'William Tertius . William::-ton. . . South
Moore, James Duncan . . Bennettsville . . South
*Roge rs , Thomas Irby . . Brownsville.
. South
Thackston, Turne r Bartlett Spartanburg.
. South
Tolleson, James Rowland. Spartanburg.
. South
*Valencia, Juan S. .
. City of Mexico .. Mexico
Walker, Jam es Lowry
Skull Shoals.. . South
Willcox, Henry Mood
. Marion. . . . . South
INTROD UCTORY CLAS .
Carlisle, Charles H enry .. Spartanburg.
. South
Clark, William Hanley . . Winnsboro' .
Duncan, Thomas Carey . . Spartanburg.
Galloway, Braxton A . . . Lydia ' . . . .
Garn e r, James Samuel . . Timmonsville
Hydrick, David Edward . . Orang burg.
. South
K en'ison, Philip Davy . . Charleston ..
Kilgo, James Whitfield. . Bishopville .
Newton, Henry Covington Bennettsville ..
Riley, Jacob Hilliard.
. Orangeburg.
Sarratt, Milton A .
. Spartanburg.
Tanner, Geo. Pierce.
. Spartanburg.
SU B-INTRODUCTORY CLASS.
Austin, James Waddy . . Spartanburg.
Blake, William Gregg . . Spartanburg.
Bobo, Barham Drummond .spartanburg.
Bowman, Jeffe rson Davis. Rowesville .
Bryant, Bloomfield .
partanburg .
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* lrreg uIJI .
WOFFORD C O LLEGE.
N Al'oi n.
pos'r OPI' I C E.
Carlisle, Marcus L ee. . . Spartanburg.
Carlisle, James H enry, Jr . Spartanburg.
Dickey, Thos. M. L .
. Spa rtanburg .
Eppes, James Hardy. . .. Line Creek .
Fairey, T. Brooks . . . . Branchville .
Fowler, Jam es Howard . . Spartanburg.
Galloway, David Robert . Lydia.. . .
Hawes. John S . . . . . Winnsb0J'O' .
Henneman, John Bell. . . Spartanburg.
Kirby, Willia m Au g ustus. Spartanburg .
Kirkley, Jam es C. C . . . Flat Rod:: . ,
Kirkley, Lewis E. W. . . Flat Rock ..
McDowell, Aug. Shanklin . Island Ford.
Slawson, J. T . . .
. Columbia . .
Smith, James Perrin . . . Spartanburg.
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S TAT E .
· South Carolina
· South Carolina
· South Carolina
· South Carolina
· South Carolina
· South Carolina
· South Carolina
· South Carolina
· South Carolina
· South Carolina
· South Carolina
· South Carolina
· North Carolina
· South Carolina
· South Carolina
12
C ATALO GUE
OF
WOFFORD
COLLEGE .
13
J UNIO R CLA S .
.
( Gree k,
ReqUired ~ L.tin,
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION.
Studies.
l
3 hrs. per week .
3 hrs. per week.
Chemistry, 4 h rs. per week.
1
~
I
J
and any two ( M athem atics,
3 hrs.
of the
~ Logic & R hetoric, 2 hrs.
foll o\\ in g
electives .
I
l
G erm an,
Engli sh,
3 Ius.
3 1m.
SEN IOR CLASS.
The College offers tw o parallel Courses of I
each requirin g fo ur years for completi on; the first,
D egree Bachelor of A rts ; the second, fo r th e Degree
clo r of Science. The Faculty recognize the fact that
a n increas ing demand upon the Colleges of the cou
di rectly practical studi es, and th ey h ave taken
make the B. Sc. course equal in all respects to the
H e reafter all students, wh eth er studyin g th e
g uages or not, may be reg ular, and th e Faculty
same tho ro ughness in o ne course as in th e other.
Th e sch oo l he reto fore kn ow n as the P reparatory
me nt h as bee n reo rga ni zed, and will be called he
two Introductory Classes . The young men be
th ese classes are rega rded as College Students, are
t o all Coll ege rules, tau g ht by the A ss istant P··"II ....
exami ned reg ul a rly by the Professo rs of the different
m ents. The ave rage age of students of these classes
past two years has been s ixteen , a nd the g rade of
and deportment atta ined mu st be g ratifyi ng alike to
and patrons ..
Mathematics, two h ours per week ,. Moral Phil{ osophy a nd Metaphysics, four hours; Evidences
Studies.
of Chri stia nity a nd E lements of Criticism, three
houl'S ; and one or two of th e following electives: Geology,
three hours ; German, three h o urs; Political Economy, two
Required
hours.
B. Sc. COll1'se.
FRESHMAN CLA SS.
Math ematics, four h o urs ; E ng li sh, three hou rs; Bookkeeping, three hours; Hi story, two hours; and o ne elective
study.
SOPH OMORE CLASS.
Mathematics, fo ur hours; E ngl ish , three h o urs; History,
two hours, and tw o elective studi es.
aftll
OUTLI E OF THE DIFFERE
A. B . Course.
FRES HMAN CLASS.
Mathematics, fo ur h o urs pe r week; Greek,
L atin, three hours ; English, three h o urs.
SOPHOMORE CLASS.
Mathematics, four h o urs per wee k; Greek,
Lati n, three ho urs; En ~li sh, three ho urs.
J U 110R CLASS.
Mathemat ics, three hours; Chemistry, four h o urs; English,
three hours ; Log ic a nd Rh eto ric, two hours ; a nd German,
three hours .
SEt\IOR CLASS.
.
Math ematics, two ho urs; Moral Philosophy a nd
Metaphysics, fou r hours ; Evidences of Chri stianity
and Ele ments of Criticism, three h o urs ' Geo logv
three ho urs ; and
,•
. ~I' t I1er 0f
th e foll owi ng '
electives : Germ an,
thre: hours; Political Eco nomy, two h ou rs.
Bible, one hour per wee k in both courses.
Required.
{
C ATAL OGUE OF
WOFFORD CO LLE GE.
COLLEGIATE COURSE.
TEXT-BOOKS.
TERMS OF ADMISSION.
SUB-INTRODUCTORY CLASS .
Candidates for admission into the Freshman Class
required to be at least fourte en y ears of age, to have
studi ed Ancient and Modern Geog raphy, Arithmetic,
bra, throu g h Equations of second deg ree, English
Goodw in 's Greek Grammar, two books of Xenophon's
basis, L atin Grammar, (G ildersleeve's recommended,)
ing Prosody, two book s of Ccesar's Gallic Wars, three
of Vergil's iEneid, first tw o orations of Cicero against
Candidates for a more advanced Class will be eA<illJIIiCI
all the studi es already pursued by the Class they
join .
Greek.-Fi ve recitati ons a week. Goodwin's Gra mmar ;
Easy Selecti ons from Greek Prose.
Latill.-Five recitat ions a week. Gilde rsleeve's Primer ;
Gildersleeve'S Read er.
MatltC1llatics.-Five recitations a week. R obinso n' s A lge bra; Sanford's Arithm eti c.
Englislt.- Three recitations a week.
Morris's Enalish
Grammar ; Bai n's E ng li sh Grammar; Free man's Outlin:s of
History (for th e study both of facts and of style) ; D ai ly
Exercises in Spelling; Week ly Exercises in Compositi on.
I TRODUCTORY CLAS •
Greek.-Fi ve recitations a week. Goodwin's Grammar;
Xenophon's A nabasis.
Latin.-Five rec itati ons a week. Gildersleeve's Gra mm ar;
Nepos; Vergi l.
Matlte1ltatics. -Five recitati ons a week. Robinso n's Al ge bra; Sanford's Arithm etic.
En~I:'.sh.~Th~ee rec itations a week, with weekly exercises.
MOrrJ~ s H~sto nca l English Gra mmar; D alge ich's Analysis;
Green s HIstory ~f th e E ng li sh People (for th e practical
study of an e~ect l.ve styl e); D ai ly Exercises in Spellin g;
Weekly ExercI ses 111 Compos iti on.
CO LLEGE CLASSES.
FRES HMAN CLAS •
J1!lltllClltatics-Geometry ,' Book-Kee p1l1g.
.
Grcck-Xcnopl1
'
A
b
'
.
E
.
on s
na aS IS, contmucd; Cyrop<:ed ia;
. xercI ses; Good win's Gra mmar.
1.
2.
.
16
,
CATALOGUE OF
WOFFORD
3 . LatilZ-Ccesar; Ovid; Sallust; Exercises; Gi
Grammar.
4. Ellgl£sh-Angus's Hand-Book of the English T
Bain's English Composition; Shakspeare's Works.
5. Modern l-fistory, for students of the B. Sc. Course.
6. Bible.
SOPHOMORE CLASS.
}/ilatltematics-Loomis's Trigonometry;
ometry.
2 . G1'eek-One of Plato's Dialogues ; Lysias or H
Exe rci ses ; Hadley's Grammar; Grecian History.
3. Latin-Cicero; Vergil ; Livy ; Exercises; Written
l:ltio ns; L ectures on Prosody, with special reference
Hexameter; Smith's Smaller History of Rome
4. l!-ltglislt-Bain's E nglish Composition, 2d part;
Anglo-Saxon Grammar; March's Anglo-Saxon
Chaucer's Poems.
5 . Modem History, for students of the B. Sc . Course.
6. Bible.
.
I.
JUNIOR CLASS.
COLLEGE.
17
6. Natural Scima-Chemistry.
7. Germa1l-Schiller and L essi ng; Exercises; Ahn's German Grammar.
8. Bibk
SENIOR CLASS.
Matltelllatics- Loomi s's Astronomy.
ElIglislt Literature a1ld Evzdtl1ces of Cltristiamty-Kame's
Elements of Criticism; Paley'S Evidences of Christianity.
3. Natural ~ciellce-Da na's Geo logy; Dana's Mineralogy.
4. .Moral Plulosoplty and MetapllJlSZcs-Hopkins's " Law of
Love and Love as a Law;" Munsell's Psychology. Books of
Reference : Uxberwey's History of Philosophy; Hamilton's
Metaphysics ; Porter on the Human Intellect.
5. Poh'tlcal Eco1lomy-Amasa Walker's" Science of Wealth."
Books of Reference: Mill's Principles of Political Econom .
y,
Bowen's American Political Economy.
6. Germa1l-Storm ; Goethe; Exercises; History of German Literature; Gra mmar.
7- Bible.
I.
2.
Matltematics-Differential a n'd Integral Calcul
Greek- Eu ri pides; Homer; ExercIses; Hadley's
mar; Study of Metres; Grecian History.
. 3. LatiJl-Cicero; Horace; Tacitus; L ectures on
Metres; Written Translations; Exe rci ses; Smith's
History of Rome (completed); Books of R eference in
and Latin; Long's Atlas; Smith's Classical
Kuhner's Greek Grammar; Zumpfs Latin Grammar.
Parallel reading in Greek and Latin prescribed in
Classes.
4. Ellglish-Hey ne's Gothic Grammar; Ulfilas's
Bible, ed ited by Heyne; Morris's Historical Outlines
lish Accide nce; Specimens of Early English,
Skeat; th e Professor's L ectures on th e Comparative
ma r of the E nglish Language.
5. E1lglish Literatllre-Coppcc's Logic.
I.
2.
2
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18
C ATA LOGUE OF
ENGLISH PHILOLOGY.
I cannot better expl a in the purpose of thi s new study
in th e words o f my teacher, Prof. T. R . Price, now
of Greek, University of Virginia, form erly Professor of
and English, Ran do lph Macon College, Virg inia.
V\', M, BASKERVI
"The Faculty, in addi ng thi s new study to the __ <,_L1I'_
studi es of th e Coll ege, have endeavored to remedy a
that has been lon g felt and bitte rly regretted by c
men, as th e chieffault in collegiate instruction; for the
of English in th e College may, as our expe rience has
be rega rded as use ful, both as mea ns a nd as end.
means of ins uring a n eas ier and so und er progress in
stud ies, a nd especially in the study o f other Ian
sc ientific study of th e English, by preparing the mind
reception of other sc iences, by sharpening th e in
and by stimulating th e powers of thought a nd of ex
has shown itself to be of th e hi g hest utility. But,
th at, the Tru stees a nd th e Fac ulty a re profoundly
that th e opportunity of carefu l a nd exact study of our
lan g uage, as an end in itself, is th e greatest benefit
College can bes tow upon her so ns. Thus, in doing this,
are helping to solve the l1Iuch-m ooted question of
education, and are removin g from the collegiate
rep roa ch that, both in England and America, has
brought upon th e Colleges we ll-m e rited censure.
men, born into th :: possession of a la ng uage that comes
to th em fraught with the wealth of a spl endid hi
into th e enj oy ment of a literature that throws open to
the hi g hest models of mora l and intellectu al brr reatness,
•
,
W O FFORD COLLEG",
not, for lack of teaching , to be suffered to leave College,
knowing many other things, indeed, but un sk illed in th e use
of thei r mother tongue, a nd wi th fa r less knowledge of their
own rich heritage than of th e treas ures of fo reig n la nds . It
ought no longer to be see n that young men, at the end of
their studies, sho uld often be unabl e to write a lette r decently, or to exp ress with ease, or eve n with correctness, the
knowledge th ey have won, The study of th e En bO'li sh sho uld ,
on the contrary, wherever English is spo ke n, ente r as the
leading element into eve ry system of libera l education, and
keep pace in its advances with the age a nd progress of th e
student. For, in practical value, it of course surpasses, and
in scientific val ue, as part and mea ns of mental discipline, it
at least equals, th e st udy of a for'e ig n to ng ue. Th e Coll ege
appeals, therefore, with hope a nd confidence to its fri ends and
to the publi c to s usta in it in this effo rt t o pla ce s ide by s ide
with the Latin and th e Greek, with th e Fre nch and the German, the phil ological and literary study o(the English."
..
.20
CAT A LO G U E
OF
BOOK-KEEPING .
By th e introducti o n of Book-keepin g , an attractive
valuable study is placed within the reach of the stu
Wofford. Aside from a thoroug h drill in this"
sci ence," special attenti on will be given to business cai'Cltl'ati.
Students of the B. Sc. Course will be required to study
branch, and the hours of recita ti on will be so arranged
those of the A. B. Co urse may have the be nefit of this
EXAMINATIONS.
Th e E xaminati ons a re chiefl y written. The re are two
ami nati o ns durin g the yea r-o ne at th e end of the
sess ion in F ebruary , th e oth er in June. Th ese e "'C1111l1Idloll
are meant to be strict a nd thoro ug h, a nd stude nts who
pass th em sati sfactoril y , a re required eithe r to take the
class again, or a re conditi oned in th e departments in
they are defici e nt.
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DEGREES AND HONORS.
The foll owing D egrees a re co nferred by the Co ll ege: 1.
Bachelor of A rts ; 2 . Bache lor of Science ; 3. Maste r of A rts.
The Trustees, at their last reg ula r meeting , dete rm ined to
discontinu e the old custo m of co nferring th e A . M. D egree
upon any g raduate of three y ears' sta ndi ng , wh o appli ed fo r
it. Th e Fac ulty have ado pted the followin g rul e with rega rd
to this Degree : A ny A. B. g radua te of di stin cti on wh o pursues for one y ear after g rad uati o n, at the College or elsewhere, an ass ig ned course of study in o ne or two of the
regular departments of the College , and passes with di stinction a written examin ati o n on th at work, may obta in the
Degree A . M.
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The Valedicto ry Address of the Seni or Class will be
assigned to th e best average student for th e whol e co urse.
The Salu tato ry Add ress will be ass ig ned to the student whose
rank is second fo r th e co urse .
REPORTS.
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A repo rt of the schola rship and depo rtme nt of each
is made to the pa re nt o r g ua rd ian at the end of every
wee ks durin g th e sess io n.
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LITERARY SOCIETIES.
Connected with th e College are two Lite rary Societies,
Calhoun a nd Presto n, which have well furni shed halls,
valu abl e and increasin g libra ries. Great interest is
ed by th e students in th ese soc ieti es, a nd they are
by the Faculty as an indispensable pa rt of the
machine ry. Th ey hold wee kly meetin gs, celebrate their
versari es in N ove mb er of each yea r, a nd alte rnately elect
of their ho norary members to make the Annual AddreSS'
Tu es day of Co mm <':' ncement week. Th e L egare Soc'
bee n organized for the be nefit of the students of the
ductory Classes.
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EXPENSES.
Tuiti on in Coll ege Classes, per year, including Contingent
Fee, payab le in October a nd February, $64·
Tuiti on in th e Introd ucto ry Classes, pe r year, includin g
Continge nt F ee , payabl e in October a nd F ebruary, $44.
Diploma F ee, $S·
The College is conducted on th e no n-res ident syste m.
Boarding in private fa mili es costs $ IS or $ 16 per month.
- - - - -- -MEDALS A WARDED 1876-77.
LIBRARIES.
Th ere are three Librari '5-one belo ng ing to the
a nd two to th e Lite ra ry Societies-co nta ining about
volumes. These Librari es are convenie ntly arranged,
are open, unde\proper res tricti o ns, to all the students.
A gold medal, valu e $ JO, called th e" Latin Medal of -th e
Junior Year," offered by Prof. Charles F. Smith to th e Juni o r
Class of 187 sand '76, fo r the best pape r o n th e Ge rm a ni a of
Tacitus (extra wo rk,) was competed for by fo ur stud e nts, o n
10th October, 1876, and won by Mr. J a mes H . Kirkland, of
Spartanburg, S. C.
A gold medal, val ue $ 1 I, offe red by Prof. Da vi d Duncan to
the Juni or Cl ass of 1876-77, for the best pape r o n o ne of th e
orations of Lysias (extra work,) was contended fo r o n Jun e
16th, 1877, and won by Mr. D . O. H e rbert, o f ewbe rry, S. C.
A gold meda l, valu e $ 10, offered by Prof. J. A. Gamewell
to the bes t average stu de nt in the Greek a nd Latin of the
Introducto ry Classes, was won by Mr.
burg, S. C.
J.
H. Ril ey , of Orange-
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CATALOGUE OF WOFFO RD COLLEGE.
CATALOGUE
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MEDALS TO BE A W 'ARDED 1877-
Th e Alumni, at th eir regular meeting, resolved to
$ ISO or $200 to end ow a gold medal, to be called the ..
ni Medal." This medal will be awarded to the best
stu den t of the Junior Y ear.
" The David Duncan Medal for Greek Scholarship"
be awarded to the st udent who stand s first in the
th e Junior Year.
A gold medal will be awarded by Prof. J. A . \JdllleW~1
the best a verage stud ent of the Introductory Class.
WOFFORD COLLEGE
FOR THE
COLLEGIATE YEAR, 1878-79,
TWE Tv-FIFTH YEAR.
CHARLESTON,
S. C.
WALKER, EVANS & COGSWELL, PRINTERS,
Nos. 3 Broad and
109
East Bay Streets.
18 79.