492 A SKETCH OF EDUCATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA. 



lias been oljtained from various sources. In 1864, Mr. Ephraim Mikell 

 left the college city stock amounting to more than $] 50,000. Besides 

 this Mr. Ker Boyce left a fund of more than $20,000, the interest of 

 which was to be employed in the support of worthy youths during their 

 college course. 



The college opened October, 1882, with the folloAving faculty : 

 Henry E. Shepherd, President, Professor of English Language and 

 Literature ; Lewis R. Gibbes, Professor of Astronomy, Phy.sics and 

 Chemistry ; Francis W. Capers, Professor of Mathematics and Civil En- 

 gineering ; A. Sachtleben, Professor of Ancient Languages and Lit-erature ; 

 Sylvester Pumer, Professor of Modern Languages and Literature; X. 

 Russell Middleton, Professor Honorary, Lecturer on Moral and Political 

 Philosophy, and Evidences of Christianity ; F. A. Porcher, Professor 

 Honorary, Lecturer on Belles Lettres and History ; H. M. Bruns, Profes- 

 sor Honorary, Lecturer on Classical Literature. 



ERSKINE COLLEGE. 



This Institution is the property of the Associate Reformed Synod, of 

 the South. 



It is situated at Due West, in the upper part of Abbeville County, four 

 miles west of the Donald's Depot, on the Columbia and Greenville Rail- 

 road, and on the line of the Atlantic and French Broad Valley Railroad, 

 now being constructed. 



For some years previous to 1830, the Institution, which afterwards 

 develoj)ed into a College, had been open as a Classical School. In the 

 Fall of 1835, steps were taken to enlarge the course of instruction, which 

 was carried into effect in 1830. The first name of the College, was 



CLARK AND ERSKINE SEMINARY. 



It was organized as Erskine College, in 1839, and the course of instruc- 

 tion extended so as to comprehend all the studies appropriately belong- 

 ing to Colleges. The first President was Rev. E. E. Pressly, D. D., with 

 the following corps of Professors : Mr. N. M. Gordon, Rev. J. N. Young 

 and Rev. J. P. Pressly, D. D. As the patronage and means of the Col- 

 lege increased, additional Professors were employed until the plans of 

 1839 were fully met. It has had the following distinguished gentlemen 

 as Presidents: Rev. E. E. Pressly, D. D., Rev. R. C. Grier, D. D., (two 

 terms, 1846 to 1858, and 1865 to 1871), Rev. E. L. Patton, LL. D., Rev. 

 W. M. Grier, D. D., son of the former Dr. Grier. The following gentle- 

 men have been connected at different times with the College as Profes- 



