The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-01-09

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trial state yet should congratulate ourselves that
much has been done, and that the future promises
much. In section is there any opposition TO the edu-
cation by the State of the youth of both races and within
few years may confidently expect to securely
established system which will place the free schools OF
Mississippi in the front rank with those of the older
States OF the Union. repeat what said in my last
Annual Message, that effort calculated to improve
the means and opportunities of educaton shall receive
from most cheerful encouragement and substantial
support"
The number OF educable children in the State whites
150660 coored, 174,001 total 1861 The number in
schools in SO countless reports not having been received
rom the ne remaining 10 COUNTIES IS whites LIE col
poyed in SO countless 761 Receipts for past scholastic
year. from So counties exclusive of universities and
NAL schools $456898 244 expenditures in same, $443
857 354. Average number of days taught during scho
astic year in cities and towns, sO7. Average number
days taught outside of cities and towns 72 In add
ton to these general statistics brief mention of the
condition and prospects of the Universities and Normal
Schools may not be unnteresting.
Untversity of Mississippi.
During the present session. 1877-78, there have been
admitted at the University of Mississippi 391 Students
the number being law students and the remainder
800, being in the College and High School During the
session of 876 Z the total number in attendance f.
The University has employed the following corps of in
structors Chancellor Professors Principal of High
School, Tutors and members of the senior class
special tutors. prosperous future to be dawnng
upon the University 1t has start which, with wise
management and liberal policy will make it the great
leading school of the Sofes In addition to the
necessary to meet cur A #M Renses appropriation
should be made for improve = The wants of the in
sttuon will be made knownC0 you, and ask at your
hands most careful consideration of the same Leglsla
ton the sale of intoxicating liquors in the vicinity of
the University should be made perfect possible.
Azcorn University
The number of students at Acorn University during
the past academic year, 1861 49, being about fifty
The number at present in attendance IS 49, 1t is conf
IDENTITY expected that during the present month"; the
Der will be increased to co. and before the close of the
session to 100 and over The absence of greater mum
Der of students at this University not the result of
difference the part of the eoored people, but simply
in consequence of their poverty The price of board has
been reduced to $00 per week. and everything else is
now corresponding scale of cheapness. Money to
the fixed salaries of the President and the three Pro-
fessors is all that drawn from the general fund
enough realized from the products of the University
farm to pay all other expenses There why
this institution should not realize the high hopes enter
tanned by its friends
Holly Springs Normal School
This School is reported being in better condition
than any previous time in its history The number of
pupils in attendance is S. Out of the annual appropr
alton of last year. pay expenses the of
1851 was, by direction of the Trustees, expended for
necessary and urgent repairs upon the building The
balance $2648 So is reported as inadequate to pay the
teachers salaries and defray the of books fuel
etc. recommend that sufficient be appropriated
to replace the amount expended for repairs
Tougazoo Untuerssty
The number of pupils enrolled during the present
in the Normal School Department of the University
at Tougaloo, 1906 average monthly attendance, so
The Act relating to Normal Department at Tougaloo Uni
Versity and creating State Board Trustees
the Board to employ principal and such assistant teach
night be necessary and fix the salary of EACH and
prescribe their several duties The Board has power
either principal assistants for good and sufficient
cause and to appoint others in their stead and to pre-
scribe the various books to be used As is known
Tougaloo University established and is maintained
chiefly, by the American Missionary Society," with head
quarters in New York Recently the society has
to permit State Board of Trustees to exercise such
control the Normal Department was contemplated
and intended by the Legislature The Society insists upon
being allowed to appoint teachers for the department
cd NV foko
changes in the Faculty it may wish On the 2st Of
December last, the Board of Trustees full meeting,
recommended that the authority OF the Board, in the
management and control of the Normal Department had
been ignored and denied by the American Missionary
mus enuerlng cooperation on the part Oh Ine
State impractcable further appropriation should be
made to said Institution. The Board further
mended that should appropriation be made, it should
| be as a supplement to what is being done by the
American Missionary Society," and that the law creating
State Board of Trustees be repealed inasmuch the
Board allowed exercise any of the powers
ferred upon it by the statute. 1t to that
stead of supporting the Normal Department at Tougaloo
would be better establish Normal school Central
Mississippi the line of the Mobile and Ohio Rail
road, the property of which should be owned by the
State and the affairs managed entirely by State Board,
the plan of the Normal School at Holly Springs,
which is doing faithful work in the education of col
ored youth, and in training them for teachers.
Through the efforts of the State Superintendent of Ed
ucaton and District Attorney Booth of the 18th District
the of $500 has been realized sureties
the bond of T. W. Cardoza who Treasurer Of the
Normal Department of Tougaloo University, and who had
appropriated to his the sum of $2249.47, out
of the appropriation for 1874.
At the beginning of the past scholastic year. many of
the counties deeply in debt and their school
rants greatly deprecated in value many instances
commanding as much as fifty cents the dollar tn
indebtedness was caused mainly by the sr-. an,s
ton INDUCED in by many ho t
nlse speculation The State Supern
.SA as encouraged policy looking to the adoDtion
Dy the school system of the cash basis Much has been
accomplished by him In all the countless the lchool
debt has been greatly reduced and in many entirely
liqudated. At the time it is believed that the
i former year.
Section 3 of the Act of February 1877 entitled An
Act IN relation to the appointment of County Supern-
Il tendents Public