The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1883-03-31
BLUE MOUNTAINS FEMALE COZ.
LEGE.

EDFFOR OF ADVERTISER: Gen.
LOwrey does not propose to- notico
Prof. Prewitt's article Of last week;
nor dc l take up the pen il his
stead 10 answer for hin, or to con-
tinus the unpleasant controversy;
nor do | write .his at bis sugget-
ton. But believing that . few
things ought 10 Be said, I ask the
privilege Of saying them, with the
sincers hope that they Will be re-,
ceived with the best Of feelings.
Let me say in the first place that
Prof. Prewitt has shown to me
COurtesieS which I appreciate and
that / do not intend to be drawA
into q newspaper discussion.
On behalf Of Gen. LOwrsy let me
say that he did not desire the cen.
trcversy to take the course it did.
BE would not have entered it If be
had had the rsmotest idea that it
would have done so. He De ex-
pressed himself when it was done.
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And then in an article designed for
HEALING, he was again Disappointed
| think the people are diSappOint-
ed. The issue, "Should High
Schools, furnishing buildings, furni-
turs and current expenses, receive
extra compensation, during the
Public Term~ ought 10 have been
discussed. There was a demand
FOR public discussion. Gen. Low
rey understood through a letter
from Prof. Prewitt to US, and from
a conversation On the subject, that
T. tOOk the negative, and was
willing to discuss it, he therefore,
taking the affirmative, led out.
Thus it begun, Howit ended, let
the people say. There lie at least.
one person whom Gen. LOwrey has
not convinced, it seems, that HE car,
RED his point. Prof. Pre- viii will
find it difficult to make some PEG.
pie believe that He bore off the
palm. Let it pass. The friends Of
the college are satisfied. | desire
to say further that Gen. Lowrey did
not write a line to SOUTHERN SENTT-
MEL abOutthS school matter. Be.
fore the close Of our FIRST half ses.
Sien | wrote over the signature of
LOwrey and Berry q brief notice Of
the condition Of the school which
Gen. Lewrsy did not see till it was
printed. l stated a few facts of in
terest-that the school was moro
prosperous than ever betOre-ths
enrolment larger thaH in any pre-
vious ten months session, &C., &c.
| added that our people were re-
jOicsd that we had gained the Pub.
lie School on ths terms We desired.
This last was an item of interest,
for it had been published that the
public school would be granted Us
only on conditions entirely differ
ent from those of former sesiOns-
conditions that we could not and
would mot accept. Hence the
friends Of the college we're rejoiced
to know that the matter was de.
cided In our favor.
Again, Gen. Lowrey did not
write q line for the COKINTH HRRALD
until its editor published q piece
abeut the controversy which gave
him the right to q lew words of sx-
PLANTATION. Nor did he write to the
BONNEVILLE PLEADER until after
Prot. Prewltt had seat en- article
from which-owing to it's length
perhaps-ths editor made only ex-
tracts Of leading points; but made
E very kind aAd favorable sxplana-
ton. ,
Again, Macedonia school was
skilled" SEINE months before the
public school was granted t. us.
Hence the object could not have
been to throw the patronage here.
Our public school for this year WA
not established till Jan. and then
With the express understanding
that wa would net acoeDt tha