The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-02-20

lion OF all students. except those In the law
| department: the other. that the friends OF
! the University aud those seeking educa
! tional advantages, are no longer DO doubt as
TO the perpetHity and prof. Gritty of the
University. Since b. the Ct an C OF occur
/ ing events il has fallen into the hIuts and
under the patronage Of those lentied with
I ITS success, and who viii ever watch alter
I its Interests and its honor.
! Your committee made diligent inquiry
among the citizens of Oxford. the Facul-
/ " OF the University. and among the stu
( dents themselves. rs To the truthfulness Of
the reports in common circulation of the
habit of drunkenness. dissipation and general
bad conduct among the students, aud we
are proud 70 saw they are entirely without
foundation. and are untrue.
Did We venture 10 assert, that no student
was ever seen Intoxicated, or that no inn
morality existed among So large a body OF
young men. II would simply bear ialsehOod
on its face. But whea we find that such
violarIo2 does occur il is promptly rebuked.
and that every precaution is taken To re-
strain vice. And all the influence 81
moral. highly refined. and intellectual
community are brought to bear upon the
young men of the University and more.
your committee are Of the opinion, that
there is no institution OF like size and
character. where the temptations are fewer
The restraints are more etfectual and the
high toned moral character Of the
students shine brighter. Aud a closer
investigation of the reports made
by the Faculty shows that a large majority
of them stand high in their studies. are
studiouS, and orderly in their habits, and
their conduct is without single demerit.
AS for the Faculty, 1t Is not necessary
that your committee should report. They
are men whose character. qualities and
merits are well known. The simple fact
that the gentlemen referred to, constitute
the Faculty of the University of Mississippi,
bars a nnnlausp We ~
you may safely trust their ability, their
honor, aud their fidelity; and as far rs man
is capable, they are worthy of The sacred
trust committed TO their charge.
As to the buildings or the University.
your committee feel il their duty t. give a
few unvarnished facts. They have been
standing, most of them, tor twenty-five
years, and bear evidence of the march at
time; and to save this vast amount of prop
erty from untimely decay, most Of them
will demand recovering 1T an early day.
There are in all thirteen large brick
buildings of two aud three stories, these
have been built at cost of some two hun
dred and fifty or three hundred thousand |
dollars, and are well located, taste
fully arranged. aud OfcOmmOdiouS and COM
Portable construction. These bulldogs form
an arcade converting an era of some , or - /
acres. This area i enclosed with neat |
plank fence, with gates on either side, aud
is beautifully set In grass aud evergreens |
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various directions, aud here and there in |
this beautiful plot of ground stand the
stately oaks.
Three of the large buildings are the dom
tories or students rooms, containing 3G |
rooms each each room Is large enough for
2 students; 5 OF these rooms, however, have |
been converted into large rooms, which |
are used as lecture rooms. leaving in all 100 |
rooms, or accommodations for 200 students, !
while the remaining 2l0 find rooms IN |
the town of Oxford, aud che sur |
rounding country, some of them ut
a distance of two miles or more /
from the University. This, your commit I
tee conceves to be 4 misfortune, and would /
res pectfully submit that more buildings are /
necessary for the convenience OF the students
and for their better government and disci- /
pine.
The Cabinet, Labratory, Apparatus and !
Library are all well kept and compare |
favorably with like Institutions in the
South, but are far behind the demands Of
the times, and require additions from time /
to time in order To fulfill the high mission
of University of learning.
The Law Professor receives a salary Oh |
$4,000. There are in this department thirty
five students VINO pay tuition fee of $50
each. They register from the following !
counties and States, tO-wit: