Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1843-11-18
OAKLAND COLLEGE.

Wo have for long time desired
nIacc upon the pages Of our Journal som
6hlhontIc account Of this institution; go
blrnngo 10 say, although wo have nor
|lop and thorough feeling Of interest
~ prosperity than in that Of any othc
1f our colleges, we have been destitute Q
any means Of giving information concor
ming il. Though we sought for fact
some eighteen or twenty months ago, ye
WA never until recently got sight oven o
a catalogue. Conscious, as the officers
seam to have been, Of doing their dutle
faithfully and efficiently, they preferred
togo on Gin the even tenor Of their way
apparently dreoding the notorety OF
newspaper notice.
n Nor do we see any reason for this bash
fitness; that college has proved itself, BY
q series Of unremitted services to GU
common Southwest for thirteen years,
to BIO ga workman that need not be asham
edr Ii has had ten commencements, a
which shines 81 young gentlemen have
been graduated with the degree Of Bach
elor OF Arts. Many Of these are known
10 1he public, in various stations--and it
may not be unnteresting to give theil
names, and the times when they gradua
ted:
s,l833--James Malcolm Smylie.
1835-Fielding T. Conger, Isaac r.
Copger, John S. Smylie, John A. Smile.
t836-John w. Buie, George G. No,
land, Samuel NJ. Montgomery.
I837-Eenry Mcdonald, William l..
Paterson.
sl838--Cowles Green Mead, James NJ.
MnGill, Alexander M, Smylie' Benjamin
EMcGill, Daniel McNair.
~ j839--George Malin Davis, Richmond
MoInnis, Bryant d. Thomas, James r.
GNtney, Calvin S. Routh.
84O-James c. Fooy, Joseph holland,
Abjah Hunt, Samuel Routh Walker.
84l-Wm. E. Buie, Ivy Fitch Thomp-
so5 James M. Knight.
842--Nelson p Chamberla in, VIM. L.
mrper, Jackson N. Cowart.
NJ 843-Thomas B. Gaillard, Iveson G.
S1on, Avery holland, John Taylor
ge l.. Gaydon, William S. Hyland,
.Ma 7. Russell.
Oakland College was established in
Anril, 1880, and an ample charter was OBJ
mined from the Legislature in December
0K the same year, with the same approval
0E G. G. Brandon, the then Governor.
The college is situated in Claiborne
cQpnty, some five or six miles North oil
k0dney, in a picturesque and elevated
sppt surrounded with oak, tulip and mag
n0la trees.
The buildings consist Of college, pres
dents and professors houses, a stewards
house, chapel and large number of
Other buildings.
The course Of study laid down is very
exlensive, and we are informed by those
well acquainted with the institution that
it's carried out in practice. The library
u good, and steadily increasing, and
mere is well arranged philosophical ap-
paratus.
The present Board of Directors con
sists Of the following, viz:
Rev. Zebulon Butler, Rev. A. b. Law
renee, Rev. Robert l.. Santon, Israel P,
smith, James F. Moscly Rev. John r.
Hutchison, Rev. Silas Ii. Hazard, Rev!
lanes Purviance, William X. McAlpine,
John N. Phlfer, Rev. Joshua L. Russell,
Rev. Benjamin Chase, Rev. Jno. L. Mont
somery, James McRaven, f. w. Camp
BELL
The Board of Trustees is constituted
,f the following, viz:
David Hunt, Thomas Freeland, DR.. Jno.
y. Savage, William Bisland, Matthew
Bolls, John Snodgrass, VIM. Young, John
Horatio N, Spencer, Dugal Nc
yall, james Archer, DR.. Charles w. New.
The following gentlemen are COM
nitsee Of Visiters for the current year,
ne apointment Of such committee being
snanal.
Or. John Ker, Rev. William Montgom-
~, DR.. Alexander Hambleton, Abjah
aant, DR.. William G. Williams, Edward
tyson, DR.. Philemon Chew, Rev. Sam
lel r. Bertron, Halter Mutt.
The Faculty consists Of the following
viz:
Rev. Jeremiah Chamberlain, D. D.,
resident and Professor of Rhetoric, Men
a and Moral Philosophy, Evidences of
christianity and Political Economy. Jno.
chamberlain, A. NJ, Professor Of Math-
mates and Natural Philosophy. John
i Savage, Nj. D., Professor Of Chemis-
~. Rev. John R. Hutchison, A. NJ, L
'rofessor of the Latin, Greek and He
rev Languages. Samuel II. 3. Black,
!. M, Principal of the Prepa ratory De-
artment. John Taylor, A. B., Asss- s
ant Teacher Of the Preparatory Depart
1ent. {
The commencement takes place on the
Irst Thursday in April.
The expenses of the college year, OF t
pa months, including tuition, board,
'ashing, fuel, &C., is about $l6s.