The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-09-03

The State Female College.
hnTroE CLARION. In an article over the
cure % -Jaekson,H As published in
lll'. oi june 10. and sub
-i'eAt -f-leaes ssnce, I undertook 10 de-
Il --''i4'e - tae Bcard II Trastees The
N-allls q. tbs City af j eksou ever an e,or,-
.'o l9r the location q the Industrial
s''ls-e Noiiese oi the State. and I think
es'Aoiishod the iaet that Jackson wss he
l-i's' aeeesslatc ro5ut IA the STATE thar Il
-i--" y Between distant Portions Of the
= ,5e, slld therefore rnorcccatral. thatitv-s
8 hcalthy . any dshCrIacsIirv in H. $50.
il2t 4 sas tree frem cpideuics. that il VS.
we'll supplied with churches and ssbb.fh
schools 70 al denominations that II.
poplisuQn Was rehued, in,elliEeu; and
saora-- ana itai hele peor girls would Re
JUS 7s much ai home as in the poorest
town IN the state; that We offered equally
IS ossiF@h-e and lu seme respects far
superior sites ior she ealle-e 10 any other
point IN the State; tlst being the capitsl
here She College could be better looked
after hy the Governor and the Legislature
30 no expense 10 the state whatever. which
would not be the case II located at anv
other point in Mississippi; that Jack
slu was rs Mnch within the reach
the Paarr classes ~ Cur population, liz
whose special benefit this college was
created, as any ether locality applying for
&c, an8 THAI as matter Of State pride
the COLLEGE should De located here by the
Trustees
PROBATION AGAINST FIREs.
now desire 20 call attention in more
extended manner to the Importance OF the
College being located in city well pro-
tij,1 with Ore apparatus. In this respect
Jackson is without pecr in the State; 4
has most complete and well equipped Fire
| Department, composed ot two the steamers
and two fine haud-Cugines, one bran new,
/ and the other as good as new. also a SPLEEN
/ did Hook aud Ladder Truck As TO the
men composing the Fire Department OF
jackson, they cannot be excelled Tor
| efficiency by any similar body and number
af men in the Union. Such devasting con
/ iagrations as have occurred in Meridian,
Columbus. Crystal Springs, KosciuskO,
/ Hazlehurst. and receutly in Grenada and
| Pelahstchie, have never been experienced
/ 10 jackson, thanks 10 our Fire Department,
| and it behooves the Board Of Trustees,
/ therefore, to look well 10 this important
matter and not eXpose valuable property OF
| DE state, rs the college will be, where it
| can have no adequate protection against
| die devouring elements OF FIRE; and above
/ 5ll, they should not jeopardize the lives of
lhe students in unprotected buildings.
need dwell upon this point no further, its
| Importance Is too serious 20 allow OF its be-
| ing passed over lightly by the Board.
| viii merely add that Fire Department is
not organized, and trained firemen, are not
the work OF a few months
SAVING or FRuGHTs AND RAILROAD
FARE.
In my previous article proved that il
would cost less % come 10 Jackson than
anywhere else in Mississippi, and il could
be accomplished quicker and without
10 many changes Of cars and in this
ana supported by the statements Of
ihe officers OF the Grand Lodge of Ma
sons and Knights Of Honor OF the State,
/ that II cost more mileage by hundreds Of
dollars 20 hold their sessions anywhere
else N the state than il does If held in
jackson; but another item OF expense TO
be looked after Is the freight upon the sup
plies, the provisions, the coal, etc. 70 be
used in the college. In this Jackson again
stands ahead Of all her rivals Tor the loca-
lun- Here We have competing railroad
lines and thus We obtain lolreT rates Of
freight than other cilies not similarly situ-
q aied. This freight question is an impor-
iant iactor, as Il is 10 be a tax as long a.
the college lasts, and in not many years
would couutcr-baiance the apparent high
bids In money that have been made by
some towns 10 secure the location Of the
college. BY the report OF the Superinten-
Z dent Of The Lunatic Asylum TO the last
Legislature l find that 1852 barrels -four,
355 barrels meal, 50 barrels hominy, with
, other provisions and supplies, coal. etc,
I amounting TO over Two millions Of pOuncs
! ur 100 car loads OF 10000 pounds each,
were necessary 10 carry on that institution,
containing 41O patients for Two years, 30
4 in idea may be formed Of what the saving
10 the State will be in the item Of freighfs
alone j the college is located in jackson
= and this approximation is made by the
car loads entirely, whereas the difference
in rates upon small shipments to a COM
peting point like jackson are still greater
e lhan upon car loads. This saving to the
c taxpayers Of the State will enable the
r Legislature to be more liberal 10 the insti-
tuition in the future than if this was not
r saved.
oBJECr TEACHING -THE STATE PAIR.
In the progress Of modern education
a many old methods have had to give way
70 the recognized improved methods OF the
present age, as demonstrated BY our State
Superintendent, Gen. Smith, in his Teach
ers' Institutes all over the State. As the
Il kindergarten plan is admitted by every
Z one 10 be the very best for small children,
- 50 Is ogcct teaching growing in popularity,
. and Is being introduced IN many Of the
y largest and best schools in the Union. Al
c what town in the State, that il applying
n for the Industrial Female College, could
its students have the benefit Of a greater
III
I. painting, drawings and needle work and
/ fancy work in all forms and variety, than
they would annually have at the State
Fair, al Jackson This would be object
teaching upon 4 grand scale, and entirely
= Tree, a. promised by the managers Of the
- Fair. But that would not be all the in
formation to be gained by the students Of
u the college al the Fair. They would gain
4 information also upon something more
a substantial, and that no girl should
fail 10 learn, and that is how 70 make pre-
j. serves, pickles, good butter, wine, vinegar,
Il soap, etc, all the handiwork Of the good
/, housewives Of Mississippi; they could, too,
take tilt every year at baking the best
4 loaf Of hght-bread Tor which special pre-
4 miums are offered every Fair. Outside Of
4 all this, the State Fair viii prove a great
recreation to the girls, and a good oppor-
] :
! who would come here from all parts Of the
= State at low excursion rates.
LOCATION, HEALTH, Accessibility.
n There has already been 80 much said a.
( to the superiority Of jackson as the proper
}. point for the location Of the college that II
d seems tina. nothing more would be neeessa-
~ to satisfy the board, but must advert
to the fact that expressions have appeared
! IN our favor in various portions Of the
: State press, and that Jackson Is understood
I 70 be the choice Of that gifted Mississippi
Woman" through whose untiring Efforts
the State Female College became reality.
Next 70 her home she Is for Jackson above
ali other places. This talented lady, Mrs..
. T. G. Peyton, has given this subject the
most thorough investigation for year,,
che has weighed well the claims Of all the
E localities mentioned recently, and her
} preference l. Tor jackson. This should
have great weight with the board, who
have not had the time 70 give the subject
) 50 much thought.
On the score Of health / take the broad
: position that in view OF the great progress
{ that has been made in sanitation in the
! last fOuF year., and the precautions taken
d. By the General Government and the State
r authorities against infectious or contagious
diseases, that such an epidemic as that Of
1873 will not again visit our whole coun-
! irF- In this ] am sustained by the opin-
ion OF Or. Mitchell, the learned supeTin-
tendent Of the State Iunatic Asylum. He
: says:
Sanitation in late years has'g grown to IL
a science, and where the laws Of health are
rigidly observed, life has been appreciably
heightened, and We doubt not that IN a few
years, under the scientific system Of sewer