The Oxford falcon. [volume] (Oxford, Miss.) 1865-18??, 1880-03-11

4U,oJo books.
Vanderbilt university gets
so, 600. and though recently
started has 6 500 beoks.
Ifit be said that these Ins,itu-
tons are in richer States than
Mississippi. Then let "a compare
South Caro!ina and Mississippi
1.-Two States, twin sisters that
wege always proud 20 be conpzr-
ed together. 6onth Carolias,
poor as he war robeFies aud the
rigcr Of reconstruction piece sees
left that State, gave her Univer-
sity ia 1876. s42 loo. besides the
+ production funds bllonging TO
her University being 81 ,9ga more
Mississippi gave her Uaivcrsity
in 1876, $50 0o0. University Of
south Carolina has IS 600 val-
nmes in her library. aud 1900
volumes in Society library. Uni
versity of Mississippi has abont
/ 6,000 volumes, and 1000 volumes
In Society libraries. South Caro-
Ina is IN debt Mississippi is
not. South Carolina owes her
University no debt; Mississippi
does.
The UNIVERSITY Of Mississippi
has moro stEfcnts (exccps the
Universities Of Virginia aud \ an
bill) atid lever books than any
State University IN the South.
The University Of Mississippi
needs more mOney, baoLs aud
apparatus tin all else she chai
lenges comparison with any ln>
s,ltntion Of learning IN the South
WyIdecm ii wholly unnecessary
70 ,vfitrr upOn a discussion of the
lMportance of education. This
Vhighly intelligent Legislature
rccognizes that education IL not
only a blessing but vital ncces
sity 10 eucieiY--io governmen;
aud 10 the Republic. 4 dislia-
Eaished Enalishman, (Proi. Hnx-
/ lew speaking OF America, said :
you arc making 3 novei experi-
merUin politics OF fhe crea'ess
scale which the wbrid has w
seen. F0rty miillonsat your first
century IL is reasonably ex-
pectcd that the sccond these
states will be occupied by two
hundred millions uf English
speaking people, spread over an
area as large rs that OF Europe,
aud with climates aud interests
as diverse "a those OF Spain and
Scandinavia, England and Russia
lyon and your defendants
have to ascertain whether this
great m2ss will hold together un-
der the forms OF a RepHblic aud
| the despotic reality OF universal
suffrage whether States Rights
will hold out against central "a
tion without separation whether
centralixatiOn wall get the better
without actual or disguised mon-
archv whether shifting eorrup>
ton is better thsG permanent
bureaucracy. Aud u population
thickens in your cities and the
pressure If want Is feit.the grand
spectre Of panperism will stalk
among sou. and communism and
socialism wili ci .im 10 be heard
Truly. America has "A great future
before her great ia toll. ia care
aud in responsibility great im
true glory if sic be gGidcd in
wisdom and righteousness great
IN shame IL she tail. Bat
the one condition OF success, your
scni safeguard, rs the moral
wealth and intellectual clsaruoSs
of the individual citiz,n Ednca-
ton cannot give these bat il
may cherish them, ana bring
them to the fIont IN, whatever
station Of society they are 10 be
found, And the Universities
ought 70 bo the fortres~cs of the
higher life OF the nasson."
We believe that Yen apppeiaie
that IA this country and IN Mis>
Sissippi the interests oi ID duoation
aFc paIam0unf 10 u; others.
How then may yon do most for
educating our people
We beg TO quote a historical
truth we'll said by our distin.
gnished Superintendent Of Edn-
cation, Gen. Smith "A Wise aud
liberal poliev on the part ef tiir
State toward these Inaiituiiuhs.
IS demandrd by every considera-
tion which can appeal to the
intelligence aud patriotism Of our
people. PdFaioxieai a. II MAY
seem, ;is could easily be shown,
that be who tu1nds a univers.ly
ot learning does moro for tho
cause OF general education than
even he Hho inaagarates a system
Of primary public schools for the
masses. An efficient pub-
lie shool system. without High
Schools or University or Uni-
versillee. erowaiug NJ. aud IN
which al culminases.is an aaom-
ais which the history % edaca>
ton docs not farpish .
The shsle coautry ls tiled wi,h