The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-02
4 Proposition to the Opponents Of
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. 8sHte Female e..
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EDITORS CLARION fonehts Of
q State Female Academy, alter irving
IN Yaipfs qnf,tte the a1sI1lf h8 It
Is legally right and Just that the State
should make an appropriation for the
education of her daughters, have now
concentrated On ope.cry. ETusk With, d
sudden streak Of ECONOMY. .bow carefui
they have. become With the dear people,
money! Now thas-th hey ssemst 70 be NOV
lug; towards Ihr menrneEg heheh, do
YOU not think, Mr. EdihoYyahaf- itTwould
be good tinse-to ask a proposition to
them? -
We beg leave. to make. this .prqposi-
ton: Exempt the. property Of women
from taxation and we Will undertake to
build our own Academy. and pledge
ourselves to allow you the privilege of,
taxing yourselves and-bHidiDg as many
negro schools as the interests OF politics
demands, or Your economics justify.
= This, is u fair proposition and no
doubt the opposition frgm the learned
jaoic5drq down, win smilingly acceed to
it when they think Of the tfifthg amount
of taxes that Mississippis daughters
pay annually into the States TREASURED,
While they digest'this' proposition u
call attention to q resolution passed by
the State Grange asking the.neN 1IegIs-.
lature to taxi steps towards the. estaY li5h-'
ing of an Industrial Academy for
white fenlaies-this Academy To her
formed Of different schools, such as a
normal school for training teachers,
school Of telegrsphy3 stenography, ri
craving, photography and kindred art4''
whereby wonau,s sphere of useful ness
and means Of gaining a living are IN
creased the resol atl an eIs9 ass thaq
sach ingfIibar ofa the legislature be,
allowed. one free. scholarship such
scholarships to be given to pupils IN the
public schools IN com PetFTTes ek2mIna-
tons, and rudimentary branches, {
Marx the wording of this resolution,
@that the next Legislature tatt istfps.
There IS no demand for. an enormous ap-
propriation4 The ov er5urdened farmers
certainly 90 not desire any UNNECESSARY
tax imposed u pom their tax idden' occu-
patton: They TO desire, that their
daughters shoaId have Opportunity
If making an honest II wing. They see
the occupations Of teaeher and sean1stress
ire Becoming less FeHtuaeratlve every
year. All cannot find occupation at
home, and when their daugItefs go out
% work 70 help the aged parents in eds
ucating the. Yepng brothers and sisters,
now hard lit. is to ~1ind remaaeratlve
work. -4.-' 80. s-.'-se = .,'-.5 I'll.
ANY person With ordinary knowledge
will see that this is a,grand underta king
Such an Academy, if once abilshed
would continue to grow, adding sfhooii
after school as civilization dvaHGes and
the whole State through its daughters
would become imbued with q love for
the industrial arts and sciences. Ihils-
,issippi would no longer be Associated in
our minds as the father of waters but
as the mother Of useful daughters.
URepae was not built in a days" we
only ask Of our legislators tq consider
this question wisely and do what, they
,an for us, to inaugurate this move
ment, thereby. prayingto tue next gener;,
alton that we are an enlightened peoples
if we can do no more, TO those who
Dnpose a State Female Academy we only
saw this: Give work to the'wilfing hands
If thousands of women Who desire Il
| and they will soon accumulate PROPERTY
which you will not be slow t. tax! Oh
false eeononIistsl-- 80 rs t..s- ..so -
We do not desire another Oxford,
Rdi9 women even in this free cpun-
try - do not expect to be treated by
| our lawmakers with the same consider
| ttion rs if we we're n1eR or negH0es'i NO
| indeed, Thank. goodness we kHot1 our
| place Mrs. o. A.. Hastings!
Ct. Elmo, Claiborne county, A4lfs.