American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-02-03
Canton and Oakland CoIiege---A
Good Chance to Secure the Loca-
ton OF Oakland College at Canton.


Editor american Citizen:
Please allow me space in your
paper to call public attention to 4
matter of more than ordinary i'm
portance. Frequent hints have
been thrown out that the Trustees
of Oakland College were not salts
fed with its location; and that this
community might, at sometime,
have an opportunity to secure the
location of the College in this city.
That opportunity has really come,
as will be seen by the following
statements:
Last November the Trustees of
Oakland College made the follow
ing report to the Synod Of MisSis-
sippi, then in session in the city of
Vicksburg. The Board Of Trustees
of Oakland College respectfully re.
port to Synod, that the College in
the Preparatory Department, and
in the Freshman and Sophomore
classes, was open during the last
year; that an efficient Faculty was
maintained, that the average num-
Der of students was less than so,
and that at the expiration of schOl-
astic year, Jane 30, 1871, Rev. G.
S. RoudebuSh resigned his position
and delivered up the college to the
Executive committee of the Board.
The Board would also add that
in view of a large debt pressing
the college, and the apparent i'm.
possibility of serving it in its pres
cnt location as an Educational Es-
tablishment, they have concluded
to dispose by sale of the college
grounds and buildings"
Synod adopted the following min.
ute:
The Synod of Mississippi having
been informed by the Board of
Trustees of Oakland College of IN
evitable circumstances which com
pei the sale of the premises, are con
strained to authorize and direct the
sale thereof, with profound regret
Acting under the direction of the
Synod, the Trustees have sold the
college grounds and buildings to
the State of Mississippi. The money
has been paid by the State, the
debts of the college have been liq-
Undated. Now it is proposed to es-
tabIish the college at some other
point, as will be seen by the follow
ing statement of a committee of the |
Board Of Trustees.
The undersigned have been ap-
pointed a committee by the Board |
of Trustees to invite proposals from
different points within the bounds |
of Pie Synod of Mississippi for the |
of Oakland College.
The Board will have available the
cash assets arising from the recent
sale of the college grounds and
and the valuable real cs.
tate still held in trust for the col
lege, now unincumbered.
The committee will report to Sy-
mol in November next on all propO-
sails submitted for their cOnsidera'
ton. To insure attention, all prop
Ositions submitted must set forth
definitely the amount of money or
lands to be given.
Further inloTmatian can be OBJ ,
tanned by addressing the committee. |
Rev. John Hunter, Jackson; Rev.
A. II. Barkley, Crawfordsvillc; a. !
l.. Power, Jackson. L
This is an opportunity that may, 1
md probably will,never occur again.
The Roman Catholics have their in
,tituiions located in New Orleans I
md Natchez. The Baptists have {
heir college at Clinton, Miss. The {
,lethodists have theirs at Clinton, |
"a. The EpiScopa!ilns all rally c
lround their Southern University. G
Even the question of the location of 5
he University for the negroes is q
ettled by the sale Of the bindings 5
nd grounds Of Oakland College, so c
bat the only body able TO found |
Ollege in this State that has not n