The Brookhaven leader., 1884-09-25
SOME OF THE REASONS
why Columbus Should have had
the Female school.
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Sept. 5, 1884

| L. Accessibility. 1t ls, no donbt,
the most acc, ssibIe place in the
State. We journeyed thitherward
once, and it took only three days to
make the trip. But this was caus-
ed from not making connections at
jackson, Meridian and Artesia. We
advise all those girls in South Mis-
sissippi who design attending the
school, to have plenty Of washing
done before starting, or they will
have 20 stop at a laundry en- route.
2. Columbus is so centrally To-
Gated boy, who is expert with a
nigger shooter can throw ever into
Alabama. There is much generosi-
ty displayed here as the Alabama
girls can ride to the college on
horseback while the girls from
southern Mississippi will have to
travel two days and nights and
stand the chances of missing two or
three connections before reaching
their destination.
B. 1t would be better for the girls
of Southern Mississippi to 90 to the
Industrial College in New York,
Cooper Institute, as you can gener
ally get to New York without miss
ing connections, and besides New
York is about as near as Columbus
to Southern Mississippi, l mean
when it comes to travelling.
4. The trustees displayed great
deal of magnanimity; instead of
taking the money contributed by
the people of Mississippi they con-
cluded to let the citizens of Colum-
bus build the college as they had an
old college to give away, and lot
of bonds which they called money.
The college should be known here
after as the Industrial Female Col
lege of Columbus, instead of the
Industrial Female School of Missis
sippi.
5. Columbus, from its location
is noted for it's healthfulncss. The
miasma from Tombigbee swamps is
calculated to paint the cheeks of the
girls with such rubicnnd glow,
that they will need no artificial
paints. Geologists say that all
limestone countries which have the
secondary formation are liable to
cholera epidemics, while the best
physicians in the world say piney
woods countries are entirely exempt
from the dread disease. Columbus
is located in such a beautiful plney
woods country. Unhappily this
treacherous epidemic is marching
with the steady tramp of a devastat-
ing army, towards the ocean. If the
cholera should unfortunately reach
America, it will be we'll for those
places which have the secondary
formation not to- be too sanguine
about superior healthfulness.
The trustees, no doubt, located
The Industrial Female College where
they did, because poor Northern
Mississippi has been so badly treat
ed and all her claims so grossly ig-
nored. The trustees were no doubt
selected with this object in view.
She has only the University OF Mis-
sisslppi the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College, and the Female
Industrial School. The Lunatic
Asylum, the Penitentiary and the
State House, and all the other pub
lie buildings should be hauled up
there, and they will be happy, and
Southern Mississippi can join hands
with Louisiana. But the people
down here are so enlightened, may
be they need no schools or pubic
buildings, all that is needed is
votes, which, stlange to say, are
given without grumbling.
Another potent, subtantial argu-
ment why Columbus is entitled to
the Female College is that the Ag-
ricultural College is located in the
adjoining county. This enables the
visiting committees to go to and
from the different institutes in their
buggies, as officials can't ride on
free passes any more, provided rail
road connection is missed. Besides
the Mobile & Ohio r. r. was so
kind and good in furnishing spec
ial car and providing cheap trans
portation for the girls. 1t was i'm
possible to resist such manifesto
tions Of kindness and liberality.
Besides, Columbus is such fash
ionable aristocratic, hifalutin town,
it will be a good school for the
poor, ignorant, rosin-heeled females
of the piney woods to see the finely
dressed people; listen to the bands,
and see the glistening fire compa-
nies and finely equipped soldiers;
look at the biggest court house in
the United States, and see the man.
moth bridge of the world which
spans the Tombiebee. With tears
in our eyes, and in the language of
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, we ex-
claim, "angels and ministers Of
grace defend u.s." With hearts full
of more than filial gratitude, the
people extend to the Honorable
Board oftrustees thanks for the i'm
partiaiity which they have exhibi-
ted in executing the laws of the
State of Mississippi as set forth in
the school bill. They have so forci-
bly, carried out the meaning of the
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