The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-05-12

pi.-somethine - - Alistory'
Thecwios in sbsvsg 70 10 IN il
luiry u fefctee IS tAe act IF the 3
-esIralun eeatlat ths A. a NJ. h
3ohsse, ives Hon } B Yclowly d
he credit Of bsinc the first to intro d
iucea bill having ~ AZ object thees /
tabashmenlo 81 sdeh ! college We are /
lolsrably famiiar with Ell The steps I
aken 10 seeur6 TO iAe Agricultural
"a q Niuaissippi. shat He can nov
truthfauy denominste the most pros.
porous and promising Industrial
school ID The South, and We trust We
viii be pardoned il es display little
eeotsm IN giving q more extended
history o. the origin Of this lnstitu-
lion, than our eolemporary chose 70
40. A. carly IS 1874, be question
81 a bona fds Agricultural and
Mechanical College. Ia leo Of che
sIde.shdw established 81 oxford was
aeiiased belofe the SLATE Grange Ct
Mississippi. Which asaemhled at
Jackson that year The measure
found earnest advocates u the per-
sons Of ". L HemlngwaS, j. B.
/ Yenovly, Pat Dardeu, DF. Phsres,
lg W GIN. Frank Boikitt and
others then prominent members of
I i6e state Grange. Al each suisse
quent annual meeting he anblect vas
discussed. end q ne meeting held in
jackson "a 1879. 4 was resolved to
memorializa the Legislature g pass
an lei establishing - A. 4 NJ Col
ileqe, III accordance with lhe terms Of
the act OF Congress donating what
.was known - the Agricultural Land
Script fund, and 5 committee was
appointed 70 draft and present The
memorial Hon y 2. Yellovly We
think uaa . member Of that COM
miltee and dld subsequently, intro
duce q bin Substantially the same as
YES Afterwards adopted in the Lover
Honse. but Il was defeated. AT the
meeting o. ne State Grange held a,
Holly Spring 10 December 1877, The
sdhlect vsA sesin pferented for u,
J COMPLICATION q thal bod, and o
. new o. tnmi0,e Was appointed to
aesln memorlalize the Legislature Ia
10 something fir the farmers and
: mechanics d ne State When the
: Legislature Of 1878 assembled Mr
q Yell6wly was MOI q member, but th'
= State Grange found IN the person o.
Gen. w. r. Tucker, 81 Chickasaw
as able, and ss lhe result proved, :
more successful champion Of il
pet schemes State industrial In
: stitution 1t which the sons Of th,
work ing men Of the State might
receive . practical education at
comparatively small cost Gen
: Tucker vac not a Granger, but being
! fully impressed with the justice o
! fhs demand made BY the farmers, ant
!. knoWing The enduring benefit which
/ must necessary accrue 10 the State
: used oil his energy and persuasive
tloquence TO give the movement Al
4 impetus which no argument coul'
! check aud no opposition could with
: stand, and success overwhelming ant
triumphant crowned his efforts in th,
4 House ID the meantin Gen Yves
bad introduced 2 bin in the Senate
3 which vas substantially the same Al
Gen. fuckers bill, and this bill VA
psssed and sent TO the House, which
I. owing q the pressure upon the tim
e lie Hsuss, Gen. Tucker accepted
md the Senate bill became 3 Law
Thoaitvili BE- seen, that to the Stat
{ Grange as 4 body and not to an.
lndlEidgale belongs The credit 0
Z having lrst set the bail Il moiion
= bot that BODY. e musg also the grea
mass Of AgFieultdralisss 81 TIE State
81 ril eyer ieel grateful 70 those me-
G. eWithout he gates (prominen
). smong 'Hhom and towering aboy
their fellows are the names Of Tucke
3 and West, who rendered such val
b liable assistance e building an en-
i dnring monnment.eemmemorsiiye 0
i che psrsislaate end sagaoity Of th
) eaiefb 81 tht sreas farmers moys
{ mehl 70 Mississippi.