The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-02-27
a1cORN UNIVERSITY.
Report of the Joint
Disoroonization-In subOrdinatiOn--rr
legacy and Corruption.

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of Alcorn University, respectfully suohl'
: the following report: =.
!. Your committee visited the University
I examined number Of witnesses both a
the University and at Jackson. W.
. found the buildings and grounds IL Scoc
condition, and we'll adapted to the pur
pose for which they were appropriated
Most of the buildings have been repaired,
some are still undergoing repairs, and
good fences have been built. At the tine
Of our visit, there were in attendance
about sixty students, a number OF them
being students whose parents reside IN
the vicinity, and should properly be cd
ucated in the district schools Of the coun-
ty. A large number of the students had
left the University before our arrival,
and others were preparing to leave.
Those remaining were of the grade found
in our ordinary district schools, studying
such branches as English Grammar,
Arithmetic, Geography, Reading, etc.
But two or three members of the adj
vanced classes were upon the grounds,
and these were awaiting funds to return
to their homes. We found that during
the month of October last, serious dis
turbance broke out between the students
and officials. The students refused to
attend recitatiJns for two weeks, and ap-
>ealed to the Executive Committee Of
be Board OF Trustees to remove three
0ro:eSsors and the superintendent.
HE committee settled the matter bv
ompelling the entire faculty to tender
heir designations, three of which were
accepted. They also prom
ed to remove the Superintendent within
lIrty days, thus compromising the mat
with the students in order to suppress
e rebellion; but afterwards decided to
tain the Superintendent. Three of the
'o.fessors, who were compelled to place
cir designations lii the hands of the com.
ttee, did so when no cbaroos
re preferred against them. If seems
1t a general dissatisfaction with the FIR
nsgement had prevailed in the COLLEGE
some time previous to the rebe]Iio9 HI,
TINS outbreak was the result of that on,
Want Of discipline among 90,
students, want of harmony amono the o.
lous officials and bitterness of feol;nn =
ara theSuperintendentby the students 20 =
the prime causes of the outburst '''
re appears to have been continual
rare between the Superindent and 4
late President CDR. Revels Dn mes,
90 was d great favorite with the the
ents, and they were highly incensed day
IS removal: 1t is a significant fact
Glght Professors and one President ne
iel' the University within the snaco
5hteen months. The committee bad VI
g Ihem number of students all of sipp
II, put one, complain of trcatmout The
yea at the hands of the Superindent Den
9 9, boarding hall, and at other t;mna close
places which the testimony sets fan.t S sage
ges of profanity, lewdness III LII ~; viole
~ InHesS were found to be true aoainst in ca
a. OF the officials. We fond .
a ae OF the University whose solo q THE
'e ohn 70 De to hold evening PRAYERS
~ iLn'pel' and perform services on tho w
1 III; at salary Of twenty-fivn bun al fri
bo re- ailnum. The President advis
1ndon - iuiieo TO have at least one ton.
'n Ti his own immediate sIneu une will /
Inc S3up9rindent's office sbop lJIik VI OrIea
led-thls alone would save annna, pe Zacba
~, rsit t,uedred and fifty dollars to thy shall
be ahoi;"i Inc Ireasurer's office and a
,on;rad ta ana the State Treas Demo
fee ~ 49, 70 perform the duties If is no {
,artv "l'nouI extra compensation
,alty mas been Superentandtaaoon4'
.oa ana Trustee at the same t;nao'
!, 'h han5 OF the University reeve :
hands over sixty thousand Iel 1aI
annum, and is reon;.oJ : uol-
liars. s' 'ii'h i've thou !, ANc
,nnuaI o damag,
+ exoa "a p e OF the University Tennes
hi; SA ," niteen thousand doI yesterd
,n ms would include salaries u u, before
,bout tb;n.c The treasurer Georgi;
,oou. Ihirty-five thousand dol uaer CHA,
e act IL - - warrants and curren- trouble;
,ral Cow, congress donating tbo every re
,lisbmantt makes provision for phis; IL
eees IN u, u one or more agricul- all right
1raI ' II n Inc State, and had the and AL
V 81 h. department at AIcorn will be |
Vino i 1er nno established, with prov; are five
.iins poor students to earn r tbo:
, VIC larn' 1t would have been e az 0ssssra
1 1one 10 many deserving vonna
lefe seem to have been ~ 1ouhg
u oy the Trustees to on ~ ac- LOUIS
- J1qu!rements of this act of '@1,,piy fifty-one
le s !. persisted 81 in, may be the Tor cons
'0 '0fielting this part Of United unlted /;
as been farm oon1 United S
:, but the studan, A''ucted by and is ex
at All 'e - oy 1t. The farm if 9'a'e