The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-07-01
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To the Stockholders of the Female Acade en-,
of OkOI0ua. Miss.

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Of Okolona, Miss.
| find published in the News of the
18th inst, a call for the Stockholders Of
the Female Academy to meet together
on the 3rd July, to elect a new Board OF
Trustees, and to take other matters into
consideration in reference to said Institu,
ton. The object of this communication
is briefly to impress upon your minds, in.
delibly if we can, the propriety and ne.
cessity of your meeting promptly on this
occasion. On this day the present Board
of Trustees will all resign, and we hope
that all who can, will give their personal
attention to this meeting. That Okolona
should have a good and flourishing Fe-
male School, none can entertain single
doubt, and that something is impeding
the advancement of its prosperity is equ-
ally self-eyident to the discerning public.
This being the true state of the case, it
shows most cOnclusively, to my mind,
that the Stockholders should not only
meet, but, after doing so, should be i'm
pressed with the Importance of making a
wise choice in the election of the Board.
They should not only consider who are
competent, but they should consider who
would most likely make the best officers
for the promotion and advancement of
said school. A great deal depends on
the President of any organization to carry
out the great principles involved in such
organizations. If he is remiss and slack
in the duties that is incumbent upon him
as an officer and the promotion of the
general good, he will not do to rely on.
But if, on the other hand, he is compe-
tent, persevering, and energetic, he will
do. He is the man for me. If, however,
he is destitute of this qualification to fill
such an important station, it would be
better to leave him out and elect one
whoIis fully qualified, competent, and will
ing to serve. DO this and | will guaran-
tee that your institution will prosper and
keep out of debt.
| cannot see, for the life of me, why
this school should not have more pupils
than it now numbers, unless it is owing
to the fact of the Academy being some
what in a dilapidated condition. and in
debt. If this be the case land Fam Gre
dibly informed that ii isl woulditnot be
wise, in your deliberatiye capacity, to de-
wise some tangible and equitable plan to
clear her of debt at once? But some may
inquire, how can this be done, under the
circumstances, without involving the
Stockholders ? There is but one way to
effect this desirable object, and that is,
by renting the Academy out for some
thing like its intrinsic worth: Say, for in
stance, not less than two hundred dol
lars per annum until all of the debt is
liQuidated-be it much or be it little
and not suffer the teacher to contract any
debts for the repairs of the building while
under his jurisdiction, unless he may see
proper to do so with his own accord with
out any calculation of ever being paid
back again. This is the only way under
heaven, as / can conceive, that your
school can possibly be prospered and per-
petuated l very well remember that
this Academy had Judgment hanging
over it some six years ago, and that Par
son Allen assumed the debt and took
charge of the institution with the express
understanding that he should have said
Academy at fifty dollars per annum until
he was paid back for his assumption
He has had the building for five conse-
cutive years, and it was then passed over
into the hands of the present Principal
But to my utter establishment, and to
that of others, / am credibly informed
that the debt is now greater hanging
over it than at any previous time. Insti-
tutions cannot flourish under such cir
cumstances; it is utterly impossible for
them to do so. l have some little expe-
rience in the management of schools, and
know what am talking about.
In illustration of the position that I as
sumo, permit me to remark that have
had stock in several institutions and in
variably they have all been sold for debts
hanging over them, save one, aud that
will, in my estimation, soon be in the
same condition, unless some arrangements
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