The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-07-05
Agricultural and Mechanical
College.

College.
From IN extended report of the Com
mencement Exercises of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College, Ivy cores
= pendent of the Jackson Clarion, we make
the following extract:
WEDNESDAY.
This day was set apart for the annual
address by Governor Robert Lowry.
The large audiences had increased each
day from the first and, on Wednesday
the chapel did not contain the crowd
The Governor wisely selected for his
Subjective varied resources of our State
and their d velopment He showed our
State to be unsurpassed in natural adj
vantuges of soil and climate, and that
with other Southern States after the dts.
aster of the war it had shown surpris
ing recuperative powers, that now lis de-
velopment was induced by the large
number of new railroads being built, in
the enhanced value of our lands, i'll the
introduction of new Industries and the
gradual investigations Of our crops and
other ways. He declared himself III
sympathy with every industry and every
resources, especially the building of rail
roads aud immigration of good white
citizrus into our State-that the latter
would not only aid III developing Our
State but keep up the equilibrium be-
tween the races and make sure the as
crndency Of the whites. In this con.
neciion, he pnid a deserved tribute to
Maj. Il. G. Wall, Commissioner of I'M
migration, and his efforts in that direc
ton. He pointed with pride to the sue
cess met with by certain men who MS
pioneers in new industries, had done so
much to show the possibilities in our
reach-amoug these, he instanced Col.
w. B. Montgomery, of Oktibbeha, well
known rs the owner Gas We believe) of
the largest thoroughbred Jersey herd i'll
the United States, and Dr. A. E. Nc
Kay of Madison county, the "Straw.
berry King" whose success as fruit
grow is so widely known.
The Governor announced himself a
firm friend Of the A. & NJ. College, and
cited its rs ablshment and maintenance
us the browning evidence of the spirit
of progress moving III our State. He
believed the College, if properly con
Quoted and patroniz d would revou-
tioniZe the farming interests III the State.
We have not the time to IT view his
speech. 1T was delivered without at.
tempt at orutory or display and in the
spirit and manner of man who felt the
importance of the subject in hand The
perfect attention paid to INN throughout
uttested how well the audience were III
sympathy with him. We believe tie
speech will be of mutual benefit to
Governor Lowry and the College,
After the speech of Governor Lowry,
General Lee proceeded TO deliver dlpIo.
mas, hut before doing so he await d him
sell of the occasion OF the graduation If
the first class to review the history Of
the College and its results. We cannot
for lack OF space notice his speech in de
tail. He said that he was Convinced
after three years of experiment that tie
College was a success, that the iustitu-
ton was on the right track; thut already
it had brought the advantages Of eel
lege education to n large class hitherto
neglected, VIZ, the farming classes; that
while the actual number leaving the i'll
stitution was small, yet he concuned
with the Governor in the belief that like
the "little ledven,' the Influence of the
College would leaven the whole and
revolutiouize the farming industries of
Mississippi. He showed the necessity
for the A. and M. College; that instead
of q classical course of study alone, the
age demanded a practical and special
education of the farmer; that few cons
paratively of professional men are need
ed, and that our country's prosperity de
pended on its farming population, and to
them an industrial training was necesr
sary. The fact that one cannot learn
everything is q reason why he should
study those things that will fit him for
the exact place he means to fill. He
showed from the fact that scientific
education is cifectual to "A perfect farmer,
and is as indispensable rs professional
education to the lawyer or doctor, the
results at the college had so far been
extremely gratifying, and he prediettd
that the money expended on the college
would return TO the State a Thousand
fold, and that in securing and maintain
ing the prosperity of the State the A. n
NJ. students would prove important fac
tors. He closed with appropriate re-
marks to the graduating class. Gen.
Lee bas showed remarkable executive
ability as president of the college and is
universally deemed the right man in the
right place.
The ball given by the students attract.
ed the beauty of this and neighbour G
towns, and consequently the cIivalry
WAS i'll all respects grand and brilliant
affir.
There was full meeting of the Trus
tees. They were chiefly occupied Will
filing vacancies in the faculty. The
chair of English Literature, Temporarily
filed by Prof. Lipscomb, was filled by
the election of Prof w. Ii. Mdgrudcr
of Canton, who we believe is an expe
rienced and able educator. Prof Lips
comb retains his place as tutor Prof
A. II. Jayne, of Jackson, was elected t'
the chair Of Mathematics. Mr., Jayne il
ayoung man, a native Of Mississippi anC
a graduate of Harvard, and his selection
was high compliment to his attain
ments and character MS teacher. Messrs
B. Walker of Starkyille, and j. II. Lognl
of Rodney Of the graduating class re
main as tutors in the Primary Depart
ment, and Ii. II. Harrington as tutor il
chemistry.