Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-03-05
FEMALE COLLEGE AT MIDDLETON
PUBLIC MEETING.

The citizens of Middleton, and its Vi
cinity, according 10 adjournment, met !
the Presbyterian Church, at 8 o'clock, p
this day, The minutes Of the formc
meeting having been read, the Chairma
called on the committee Of investigation
for their report, which the chairman Of tn
committee proceeded to read as follows:
To the Chairman and members of the meeting
Your committee, TO whom il was Referred
to enquire into and report upon the prac
ticabiliiy and best possible plan Of estab
fishing Fea1le College at the town 0
Middleton, Mffng had the same under
the most mature consideration, whilst a
the same time they we're deeply i'm
pressed with the appreciation Of the i'm
portance Of the duty confded to them
beg leave respectfully to REPORT:
That they are clearly of opinion thai
The object contemplated is moi only in the
highest degree desirable, but at the same
lime so far practicable as TO encourage
and justify such efforts as may be neces.
sary for its completion.
The general interest which has almost
everywhere awakened on the subject OIL
education, and which has latierly begun
to eyuce itself even in this part Of our
own Stale, especially in relation TO the
female sex, of itself requires that suitable
provision should be made 10 encourage and
promote it by proper inducements and ia
ciIities.
The advantages, TOO, Of having an Inst-
tuition Of high literary celebrity al home,
where parents may educate their daugh-
tiers, and secure for them the honors to
whicha collegiate course may entitle them;
and that, too, when such parents may be
relieved from the painful anxiety and so.
lcitude which would otherwise be natural
" felt about their daughters were they at
some remote point especially in relation
TO their health and comfort, or lest some
dangerous prediction or prepossession
should be imbibed by them which might
prove a permanent lnjury--are advantages
in the opinion of your committe, so appa-
rent to all, that any argument in their ia
vor would but weaken their force.
These are few among the many con.
sideralions that might be urged in favor
Of the enterprise contemplated. But your
committee apprehend that it is also equal
~ practicable.
The slightest acquaintance with The ge-
ographical position of our own State,
would naturally lead 10 the conclusion
that Nature herself, with her own hand,
had designated this as the spo, where
Female College may flourish, because the
blush Of health upon the cheek of each of
its members would plead its claims with
irresistible eloqucnce. True, there may
be very healthy points elsewhere in our
State, but none, as your committee be-
lieve, that would probably concentrate SO
large an amount of patronage as this
The moral condition, likewise, of this com.
nunity, is equally in favor of your con-
emplatcd undertaking, and its influence
will not be lost sight Of in the results of
he effort which may be made 10 put the
College in operation.
Asa part, and avery material part, too,
oi then duty, your committee have endea.
1ored TO ascertain with as much accuracy
Is possible, the probable amount Of expen.
litures necessary 10 accomplish the object
contemplated, and they find the same TO
Dc as follows, to-wit:
For College Edi6ce and APPENDICES, for
from 200 to $50 students, S3,l00
For Library and completion OF apparatus, 200
For Stewards Hall, with dormitories for
the accommodation of from so TO GO
students, 1000
Total, $500
To meet this amount, and such con,in-
yencies as may arise during the first two
Or three years, afler the College shall
lave been in operation, your committee
recommend that fund of Fifteen Thous-
md Dollars be raised by subscription, and
hat the same be payable in three equal
annual instruments.
The Faculty with which your committee
would recommend the College operations
o commence, will be as follows, with the
probable salaries annexed, to-wlt:
)ne President and Professor of Intellec-
tual and Moral Sciences, 81 500
Dne Professor of Natural Sciences, 400
)ne Professor OF Modern Languages, 400
)ne Principal of Preparatory Department, 800
)ne Assistant teacher in do. 400
Total, $4,000
10 which win be added one Professor in Music,
With such assistant teachers as he may require 10
conduct his department; there will also be one
Principal, and assistants, il necessary, in the
Ornamental Department. But in the opinion
of your committee, these will receive a salisfae-
tory remuneration in the fees Of tuition in their
respective departments.
Your committee would further report,
that the present Female Academy in Mid
dleton will merge in the College as soon
as ii shall omen. and furnish about 90 Nh.