Excerpt from Semi-Centennial Celebration of the South Carolina College: Consisting of the Baccalaureate Address, by the President of the College, the Semi-Centennial Oration The Addresses and Letters which compose this pamphlet were occasioned by the cele bration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the organization of the College, which took place last December, in conformity with the appointment of the Board of Trustees. The ccle bration was resolved on at the Annual Meeting of the Board, in 1853. A Committee was appointed to make proper arrangements, and the Hon. James L. Petigru was unani mously requested to deliver the semi-centennial oration The Committee of Arrange ments was instructed to invite the Presidents, Professors, and Trustees of the Colleges in this and the contiguous States, to be present on the occasion, together with such other gentlemen from abroad as it might deem entitled to the compliment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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