The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-10-04

unon which his Calling HS, .Lot which 4
angbt that which fits ins'sao oi ,o do and
mntits him for the WORK no nae have
ha will at every step OF ms Pie,a deter
ocoaNs''A a his plow turns up the bosom 0,
NINE n, ,,h be will observe the nature auu
ae o"tsr of the soil in different parts OF u,e
Sn1d and consider its adaptabilities anu ""
,,ao,a He will think of tho construc.,on.
W. his plow-its best shape to do perl1oa
,,,orL and Mt the same time to secure .,Io
leost resistance to its progress III tno o". ,''ir
Ard these or similar mental operauons VIZ
anconnanv nil the labor he may perform.
There il not a single operation gu 'uo Iii.
- n lIow stricken, with when lnte,u>
Oonce and thought may not be pron'npy
ss,s,,o;oted A mind properly traiheu, any
H., aYercised in all the employmenS .,
.ha bodv. will grow and strengthen; anu
' .I increased and increasing vigor anu
a,ranotb will DO able to take III and solve
al tbe GREAT problems of domestic anu po-
i;t;cal economy; and last, though not least,
uill d;onifv srd ennoble its Occupation, anu
hrino to it's possessor the pleasures ana 'ho
trin4nhs of knowledge and intellect
CREATIVE ART.
| AGRICULTURE is the only creative art All
ia works of men consist only IN chan8N
t"o, n, form of something already eXlstihSi
"a tbis change is universally accohpllSlou
.hno,,oh n loss OF destruction OF some part
- tbe matter which has been metamorpnoS-
ID Agriculture creates; it adds to whas
Lofore existed. 1t plants one SEED anu
reaps one hundred; it thus auglnenIs ~
n;rety.nine fold former existences. IN tniS
oraot;ya process the agriculturist uses mann
T =, 49, forces of nature Shall he who
ovol[es and subjects to the good ana nap,
, ,,;,,ass of mankind, the grand powers anu
pponaci6es of An infinite nature, be uul'
Ia and an idiot, a blind wanderer III inc
$50 work-house of Providence, trusting
thet Inv luck or chance, he may stumble VI
PROSPEROUS issue to his laborS
q Thot this technical education OF Iafinei'
n 20 not universally recognized as necessary
$ 20 ,I,oinlv due to the farmers themselves
n W. have. in the main, been content u
/, haI,e il regarded that agriculture was
W r,ara contest between the muscle oi III
n iahorer and the briers and noXlous weed
d which war against their crops "nen
d for,,ar has had the means to educate III
is sons he has educated them ont OF a8ricu ~
d ture into the professions. 1t Is one VI III
'. objects of this College to remove inns tylnl
g tation ON the part of intellect ana cutul
3, 70 seek other walks in life to the neglect
e agriculture. -.-: - tho vouth G
al Mississippi, as farmers and meonaulcs, 81
to the main object of this INSTITUTION. ol
Sc we do not propose to stop the euuonvio NIL
I'd nrocess at that point. The farmer woii.
al though principally on his tatm' ID ~
circumscribed by the boundary llnes VI
9, land. We recognize that ne Is cl.i1en ~
Il, ha haa RIGHTS and OIL
ill t;as connected with the due organlzatlc
~ go Having made the student thinke
nd hv the training specially required Tor
re fs.,,,ar we propose to make him CORE
to raasoner. and to give him the power OF I'll
10. oont and forcible expression. he must
the only have the power to investigate, out
". WEIGH and determines; and having reach
"a cGnclusion. he must be able to state n
as onlv what 1t is, but the process by whl
use ba reached it, We therefore propose
md accomplish that most difficult dlthcuit
sti- most desirable of educational results
do, training the faculty of reasoning-giVl
for it healthy food for expansion ana grow
.er- and at the same time supplying the pc"
of a clear and forcible communication
}ol- thought. ,oairo
ual We do not expect nor do we desire
one hastow the fatal gift of that eloquer
wi which equally subjugates the reason OF
lect nosaessor. and captivates but does not &C
hat ETipca its hearers. We do not mean to ms
de> men the abiect slaves of this power OF
by nile and elegant expression, nor to add
the list of the demented by aiding IN
,ost subsection of the brain to the tongue, a
her Of thought to speech. This disease Is Il
abb too common, and may be denomlna
rts, Iossamania-lingual insanity-word-m
de- ness.
ross INFLUENCE IN PUBLIC
rla The general education, added to
res, technical training, will mt the Iarhler
,orn instructive and pleasant social lntetooo
lets: and place him in that position who're he
a of take a useful part in public ailair'' ana
the erose al influence beneficial TO inc St"''
.; tr think the influence of agricultur
ond INCLUDING in this term all who by mech
= to ica or otherwise, contribute in any way
the the development of the agricultural wei
the of the STATED ought to be increased IN
,,rd. liz offairs l think there ought to /
on larger participation by them in the
+ho charge of duties which relate to the
ted MANAGEMENT OF the affairs OF the state
h nc the counties. think that influence W.
haT~ be good Tha. it should be good and
10 IN only. it must needs proceed from men
have an intelligent conception OF the
lie wants. and of the means to provide
these wants. have no sympathy WIN
, the senseless clamor sometimes heard W
have wo1ld exclude from all participation
'hlch nnblic offices, men however quallned,
icul- however patriotic, merely because they
lture NOT connected directly with Rgrlcult
IN q and I have as little for that equal ROXY
lifted demands the selection Of an officer m'
ii its MOI, the ground that he is farmer or
r the chanic. without reference to his quall
hVui9 tons. 49,
and In q free government the true On
n the tion of the popular wlll-the laws and
ldus~ cies should be the result Of the average
have terests, and average thought, and av'
asDirations Of the people. Among
iven, AngIo-Saxon race and their descend
the there seems to be an aptitude for ire
ricul> stitutions; and this aptitude seems to
pose, sist, in a large degree, in the capaci
ee, ascertain what this common and aV'
rURE. opinion is, and then 10 give II erect
This is what may be termed the common
,ioboa of the community, and the goVernm'
In its tendencies and policies can rare
nc an higher, or nobler or wiser than THIS
,1n,an mon sense demands. In the Iorinati
N be this average ana colnn ~ ~ l,ouorn,
seful, ing 1t voice anu loto a. ~ CT 9oonstIt
ir we the aglicutuflsts of the state, consul
,canse four-fitths of the people, should exer
stable potential influence. They are usually
an he servative. Tie methods by which tn,
,e dis quire pecuniary Independence are Prud
Az. by patience, energy and economy. AS
air they are opposed to wasteful and 81
ealth- agant adlniniSlrationG no.,
ed be not taX,recelVerS' t!eh .l' a. i0,ros
parate to cut COVE eAPent'iet "a. aS,ninist,
and sible limit oonSIs sven, WIN .I,;a;nai 81
1t be- efficiency GhsAlllei ~ 1o;,1,t oil
he de- machinery tney Wouiu t 70 g.! 5or;tes~,
and rings--an bounties TO faVorites-'
yn all penditures not LOT lne pun So ac,;s
shore, l would NOT nh1 W 90 Ho.'',o,.S eor,