The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-01-20
The a. \ N. college.

astounding, ana u nas already out
grown the dimensions assigned it, /
by is most sanguine friends. There |
are now more than three hundred |
Young men in attendance, and the |
number is increasing daily, notwith-
standing the notice given by Presi-
Dent Lee that no more,boys could be !
accommodated. We have no doubt |
Il the capacity Of the Dormitory
would admit, that the number would
reach five hundred before the middle
OF February
The Officers and Faculty Of the
College are admirably adapted to the
work before them, and We congrstu-
late the Board Of Trustees and the
people OF the State upon their selec-
ton. II we had it in our power and
we're required to designate one Of the
gentlemen who should be relieved
from duty, We would not know who
to name. Then, If vacancy should
occur, we would be at a loss to find a
successor 50 well qualified to dis
charge the various duties imposed
upon the present incumbents, as each
one Of them have shown himself
to be.
The discipline, when we consider
tie unfinished condition of the
buildings, the fearful weather, and
numerous other disadvantages under
" hich the,President and Faculty have
lahoTed since the opening, is simply
wonderful. 1t is no easy task to
govern three hundred boys, with per.
hsps as many different dispositions
vet a day spent at the A. q NJ. COL
lege will convince the most skeptical,
that in this matter the College author
tiles are fast approaching a degree
Of perfection, unsurpassed in any in
stitution Of learning in the United
States.
The labor. feature OF the College
lowing to the unprecedented bad
weather, has not been thoroughly
tested, but we do not doubt its sue
cess. Indeed the whole conduct Of
the school is in the hands Of
gentlemen thoroughly welded to
the industrial system prescribed by
the Board, and by precept and
example, they are infusing the
same spirit into the students. We
observed a number engaged in put
ing in fence posts. building barns and
stables, and clearing Off the College
grounds, and every one appeared to
assume the TASK assigned MN win
eheerfulness and alOority.
SO soon as the uniforms can be
procured all the students will be
required to wear the same character
Of clothing. This is done to prevent
any distinction 10 dress among them
The goods selected is of the best
Wesson Mills jeans for coat, pants
an vesi, ornamented with military
buttons E suit including a neat
grey cadet cap, costs a little less than
$I2t
The arms and accoutrements which
will be Supplied by the General Gov
ernment has not yet arrived, but are
expected daily. When received the
students will be organized into com
pauies and battalions, and regular
instructions in military tactics given.
The chemical, philosophical, ento-
biological, horticultural and agricul
tural departments have been as thor
oughly equipped as the limited means
at the disposal Of the Board of Trus-
tees would admit, and will compare
favorably with like departments in
colleges we have visited in the North
and West.
The students, many Of whom are
seions Of the wealthiest families in
the State, are as orderly, polite and
intelligent q collection Of young men
as we're ever assembled in the South
As a body, they seem to realize the
practical advantage Of an industrial
education, and enter enthusiastically
upon the work before them. It Wonld
be rare exception to the prevailing
idea at the A. q NJ. College to find
student, who would express a doubt
Is regards the efficacy OF the system
Of instruction, or the complete sue
cess Of the College as an Institution
Of learning. The truth is the A. &
NJ. College. Is an assured success.
We see it in the energy and devotion
Of the able Faculty; the cheerful
conformity OF the students to the
rules and regulation, and its deserved
popularity with the people Of the
state, and We only regret that the
capacity Of the College for the accom-
mediation Of students is not com
uensuFate with the demand for ad
mission. uu
Ii oUR publication OF the approx
mate statement Of the census Of the
several States and Territories last
week, the following we're omitted