The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-28


o which noted will doubtless be Of inter
4 est 70 the people Of Mississippi, especial
ly.to the alumni Of that institution.
Ii the first place, as al old STUDENT
9 know, there Is no place IN the Stat,
!. which has better reputation for health
4 fulness than Oxford. There seems L
be. no local cause for sickness, and thu
: view Is confirmed BY the remarkably
healthy appearance Of the students, the
! Professors and their families. In this
, respect, therefore. our University has
one special advantage to offer to patrons
farahd wide, the advantage Of good
healthful locality. During the whole
: period Of my stay on the campus there
was not a case of sickness in the entire
student body worth mentioning.
In the second place, the attend
ance Of students Of this session Is q good
average compared with former years.
The week that / left, which was the last
week in October, there were present 2Sl
students, Of which number % were
females. It will be gratifying to the
lovers Of sound mental training, 10 know
that 50 large q number Of this body are
engaged in the study Of the ancient
classics, which must always be the bone
i and sinew Of q good, thorough education;
ia students are in the school Of Latin;
So are studying Greek; 21S are in Math-
ematics, and about 200 are in English.
The difference between the number of
students in Latin and Greek does
not result, we suppose, from an I'M
due preference of the one TO the
other. The reason is, that in the
schools at home, teachers are generally
unable to teach Greek, and when a boy
comes 10 college he must either omit
Greek or study it in the preparatory
school. Most boys are unwilling to be
so far behind in special study, and con.
sequently leave it ont altogether. The
remedy, of course, is to elevate the stand
ard of the home school. 1t is. however,
q good sign, that despite all these disad-
vantages, and the restlessness Of the
present age, and the attacks which have
been made on Greek in some quarters,
so many students in our University are
studying it. It shows that we are still
conservative. We are not vet willing
to surrender to those who are trying to !
overturn the old idea about education. !
We are not yet ready to cut adrift from |
the traditions and associations Of the |
past.
All the other departments Of the Uni
versity have liberal share of the patron
age Of the student body. The Chan
cellor, Gen. Stewart, teaches Political |
Economy to q class of Is. In the depart
ment of Natural History, DR.. Titles
department, there are 81 students; 81
study Chemistry under DR.. Jones; q
Physics, under Prof. Fulton; "a Elocu-
tion and so Metaphysics, under DR.. Long;
As study Frenchj 9 German and /
Spanish, under Prof. Hutson, while
Prof. Mayes, with 9 students represent
the Law School.
The above numbers include the stu
dents in the High School as well as the
College proper. The High School was
attached to the University some years
ago, and has done excellent service. II
is under the charge Of Prof. Fitzhugh,
aided by two assistants, Messrs. Steen
and Larkin. And with its management
your correspondentwas specially pleased.
This school was an addition which DR.. !
Waddel so earnestly longed for in his
day. The position of Principal in |
this department is certainly one
Of grave responsibility, yet on close
inspection / am satisfied that this
islfaithfuIly and conscien
tiously met. When l say that Prof. {
Fitzhugh is good teacher and faithful :
irill master, / am sure that the state
nent viii be confirmed by hundred
boys who are now enjoying his instruc-
ion, besides hundreds OF others who
nave passed from under his hands. The A
Board OF Trustees and the University
ire surely TO be Congratulated on this A
,cod preparatory school which Is indis.
,.ensable to the welfare of the institu.
ion. \
1t was very pleasant to renew the &C. d
uaintance and friendship of the teach. b
rs that were there fifteen wears 400. II
u the faculty then in charge, Profess Il
oIs Qulnche, Wheat, Sears, and Little pl
I'LL remain. And it was gratifying to u
oserve that time had dealt so gently ii
itn them, and that their natural force M
as by1no means abated. It was pleas in
lg, too, TO get acquainted with the new al
ZEN who have come in since that time. hi
hey are all good men, and If thew. or ex
le importance of their work, needed tn
~ commendation to the people of Mis- sir
ssIppi, ! would address myself to the ce
easing task of saying much in their sit
vor. But they need no commendation in
this kind. All they need is to be WI
own. Their work in the young men tn,
our State is sufficient commentary on gre
cir diligence and zeal. Having Wis as
ID every recitation room EXCEPT the
w School, and having seen and heard j
ofessors and students in their WORK ca
feel gratifed TO make the statement |
It we have body of honest, faithful. in
lsclentious educators at Oxford and era
Is difficult to estimate too highly the sid,
vantages of a student under their 8 II
dance and direction. 3
third point to which / cali speciaI den
ention, is the positive tone of Chris. SUP
1ity which pervades the institution. viii
whole student body, with the fac. for
=, assemble every morning in the be /
pei for public worship. A HYMN Il mad
g, the bible Is read and PRAYER e trial
red, and ! am glad to announce that disp
the religious utterances from the A
form are strictly evangelical. The
1t and teachings of Jesus Of Nazareth
publicly acknowledged, endorsed =,
commended to the hearts and con. ABE
noes OF all. Gen. Stewart and those A
assist him in these religious exer- the {
!, all believe that the waters of tho ney,
Sea and the Jordan stood in heans tied
ie Divine command; that the walls We
ertcho fell down at the blast Of the that
lpets; that Lazarus came out of his that
e alive at the voice of the Son of Ku-E
simply because the Bible saws 40 mere
her words, they believe the Bible. Hoes
lding their own hopes Of salvation occur
Re old Book, they are not afraid of other
nending It to others. There has popul
some fear Ia certain quarters that have
spirit OF infdelity would crop out symp,
II own University, as il has done the n
here, and that faith in Christ would
place 70 faith in science. But what.
may lie beneath the surface, or NAV
veloped In future years, there IL no OF \
tom OF such an evil there now. =,
We commend the Beard of Trustees
onoring the religious sentiments of
BY calling to posi- A.
are hai;ever- - ar p;LIH men men "Mr.
e OF the institution ought to com III ~
II 70 the Christian people of our a a1u I, 3. =
nd neighboring States. Let IL be u ~ mo
stood that we are not training M aI I1
% become in6dels. All the IN. 49, reeAS !.
II the reI;-ior ~ ~. pa paigns
point ths P-sses. ~ DlDls. An9 Blount
M seconde5 hx m Vsa - 1na sissippi
The chnrrTes - s AZ 49, y w ~ brough
ID with good preachers and every ccny ~
{ receives q cordial welcome "a Nonere!
1rch Of bis choice, Sabbath after WARD WARD p
b. MIN.
'ncIusion LEI ma anno,,.. !. - porters
"A naonle NJ ony Gtst. ~ q 49, ~ not peri
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