Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-08-08
EDUCATION.
Real Estate Journal.

Real Estate Journal.
The educational facilities of Au-
drain county can scarcely be exceed
ed by any county, even in the oldest
eastern state. There is a uniform
and lively interest taken by all our
citizens in common schools and COM
mon school education. This has in
duced the construction and equip
ment of large, commodious and beau
tifal school houses throughout the
entire county, as well as the employ
ment Of the ablest and most expert
enced teachers, male and females, as
well a. long terms Of school each
year, in its respective districts. In
struction in these schools is not con-
fined to the "common branches" as
they r termed, but includes all of
the higher branches, such Is higher
mathematics, philosophy, national
sciences, languages, &C., and all be-
ing taught with great ucc and
profit to the pupils.
Mexico, the county seat, offers to
all, educational facilities equal to any
city. She has a large, commodious
and elegant union school house, in
which, ten months each year is main
taiaed, agraded and high school,
under the tuition and discipline of a
corps Of teachers, equal, every way,
n educators to the Faculty of the
average college, and the course of
study of the school is As broad and
comprehensive, Is q college curricu-
lum, and all under the control and di-
rection of q Board of Education COM
posed of influential, prominent, *
perienced and liberal gentlemen, who
s their entire influence and exper-
fence to make this school q model
one. This school Is q common one,
sustained as every other common
school is, by the public fund.
Within the city is Hardin Female
College, a cut of which will be found
in another column. This institution,
under the Presidency of A. w. Ter
rin, assisted as he is, by the most
successful educators in the land, is
IN a fiourishing condition 4; is course
OF study is thorough, and offers to
young ladies, such educational facill-
ties as can be four no where else in
sMeeuiaaw
The methods of teaching in this in
stitution, the character of its gov
eminent, the extraordinary aptitude
of its Faculty to educate it's STU
dents, in the true and real sense of
the word, are attracting the atten-
ton of educators throughout the
West, as well as the general public,
to the institution, as well as annually,
increased numbers to its catalogue.
Mexico is easy of access from all
points of the country. Four rail
roads, running to the cordlnal POINTS
Of the compass, intersect at its In
ion Depot, in the very centre of the
city, thus connecting tie city by rail,
with all sections.
The health of the city is uniformly
good climate salubrious-its So
ciety is cordial, refined and highly
intellectual, while the religious
element is extended and fullest facili-
ties for church fellowship-associa-
ion or worship are presented,-there
being within the city limits, large,
comniodious and elegant churches OF
all Observation-Disclosures, old and
new school-Methodist, North and
South-Presbyterian, Christian, Epis-
copal, Catholic each under the pas
torate of elegant and learned di-
vines.
Those having sons and daughters to
educate, and looking for new homes,
ought not to purchase or locate, until
they visit our city and examine for
themselves our grand educational,
social, moral and religious opportu-
mites and advantages.
MISSOURI.
A recent trip across this great
State shows the crops and the coun-
try to be in a fine condition. No
State in the West offers greater in
ducements to those seeking new
homes in the West-being near to
market, well settled and having good
society, good schools and churches
and q great town for manufactures
of all kinds, while as an agricultural
country it is well adapted to small
grain, Corr and grass, is a fine stock
country, and is well watered and
timbered. Yet, strange as it is, the
PRICE OF LANDS
is as cheap, fifty miles from the Mis-
sissippi river and throughout the
state generally, as in States 250 to
500 miles further from market, be-
cause Missouri has not been adver-
tised at all, the farmer in his west.
ward flight who stops in Missouri and
sees for himself this glorious farming
country and cheap lands, will fare
better than to go further Vest
Journey Western Agriculturalist.