The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-02-17
UAVLONA FEMALE TNsr1rUrr,

I ''''' HNNNNt AHi
exercises of the Okolona Female Inst;
'u'e nave actually begun. Whether tn,
sonool y iiourlshing, whether the teach
ers expect 1t to flourish, we know not
but we confess to vast deal Of interas
~ 'his' our Female School, And shouldn't
we The delightful task of teacbine
'he young idea-'specially the female
Ideals one of the noblest missions n,
earth, What though the once snow Whit
walls of the antiquated building, violent
the Academy are variegated with
gtotesque pencil delineations; Cf white
wash hasn't lately been applied what
'hougll not even rail fence encloses the
structure, which stands, weather beaten
witness to the educational spirit of Oko-
lohlans; what though no fingers, gifted
WIN artistic skill, have lately attuned the
mel'lfinous notes of the diapidated pi-
ano' mat sereeches such heart.rending
strains,
As sweet and musical
AS onght Apollo's Lutte, strung with his hair"
what though the old oaken bucket that
hangs IN the Institute we'll has not proved
a Flerlan spring to every girl, who, with
DAINTY lips has touched It's jagged brim.
Are these any reasons why we should not
nave school No Stree, Okolona is
ons OF the best locations now out. we
nave teachers of unraveled reputation,
and there are other inducements. doubt.
less, (Which, however, we have neither
time nor inclination to think of and enume. |
'ate) why young ladies should come to
lur Institute. Beside, the. school is
ZONE institution, and home industry is
me OF our household gods. Never did
'aiiant lroJan worship his Peaates with
warmer. more tervent love, than that
'e pear Tor everything emanating from
ONE. We stop not to enquire whether
iris can navigate the mud that forms
Icl an attractive lob-lolly all over the
ara We stop not to ask whether thew
III lose anything by five months So
urn IN our town. The Female School :
uSF rise, ascend, and be one of 'em
ID though its teachers manifest no very ,
700 VIII to us; though they fail to give c
t encouragement they should to home
situations, and though whenever a. lob {
printing is to be DONE the office Of Il
me neIghhoring town revels in the lux. c
lance OF their patronage, still, we heart. II
wish 1t success. To show We are not E
SSlng' or talking in cur Sleep" we CT
eft the following circular, free, gratis. III
nothing, and that too, without the PI
nsent Or knowledge of the teachers Ell
lis is not done as a sham show of pub. m
spirit Gu our part, but from real in.
est In the veal of the community. A u
'at many people at a distance read the H.
alrle News, and we don't wish them &c
take up the idea, there is no female NJ
ool here so know all men by these
sents, that there is, in this town. pl
HE OKoLONA FEMALE INSTITUTE. pe
ne regular sessiln of which com. tai
need on the first Monday of February. IN
System of Instruction will be TIL
rough and Scientific, and the course sci
Iudies Will embrace all the branches
lai and ornamental, usually taught vel
exercises of this School will be sp. qu'
intended and controlled by W. T. Fl. del
TIT and J. McCURDY. These gen. pill
len have taught several years with ner
cess, and as they desire to merit pat the
'ge' no effort will be spared to make wa'
school in which young ladies' NAV the
i've thorough, practical, and fin. !
d education. The Musical DEPART eig
will be under the control of an ex. tior
enced and excellent performer. '
joul
'AiEs PER SESSION OF 5 MONTHS. c