The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-04-16
4.s slsts female oOlI4es-Tht
claims Of Fayetts.


e,,roRs cnARIox Your issue Of ID
! Nil contains an article from the Rev. c.
Marshall, suggesting and advocating
I,.ndon AZ the place Of all Others in our
Geo 81 which the State Female College
shanld be located. DR.. Marshall asks @st
-hst point or place shall its walls be
..,arad its students find homes, and their
..,,J;as be pursuedn-"let us lock around
and sae what we can find, !" etc.
II looking around be sees and fpds
,nanv localities, viz Woodyille, Holly
SWING. Aberdeen, Columbus and North
Mississippi generally, and to all OF these
nIaees he objects and presents good reasons
rhy the College should not be located at
any one OF them or in North Mississippi.
hit at last he finds Brandon, and the Doc.
tor is satisfied.
Now allow me TO say that think Bran.
don Is as objectionable as any Of the places
objected to by him, because it does not
came up to the requirements as fully as
acme other sections OF our State.
entirely concur with DR.. Marshall in
| his affections to all the places named, and
| Il the reasons assigned by him that this
| College should not be located anywhere in
North Mississippi, but the Doctors vision
hardly extends far enough, he could not
get below the line OF the Nicksburg and
| Meridian Railroad, but as he says let rs
clock around and see what we can End"
We find in looking around, J, tier,op
county. one Of the healihiest and finest
counties in the State of Mississippi or any
other State. Fayettee, situa ed in the can
ire of the county, the location high aud
i Jrv free from epidemics and malarial dis.
Eases. having all the buildings ncc,, sary
i and of a character just suited for the col.
lese, and in every respect fulfilling all the
ouirements, that should cause the col.
, lege TO be located within her limits
/ believe with DR.. Marshall that econ.
, omv. convenience and an unselhsh recarI
7 Tor the best interest of all CONCERNED Re-.
! onire the location to be made where health
!, <sccessibility and habitations will best Jus.
e tifv." | reiterAte. Fayette comes fully up
: to these requiem Cnts.
The town is situated on the Natchez
u Jackson & Columbus Railroad, tw,n,y.si1
e miles from Natchez, seventy-six from jack.
som. The Louiyvillc, New Orleans and
y Texas Railroad runs within two IN les O.
d, the town. Elegant hacks transport pas.
sengers from Hariston 1.-THE function Of n,
d. two roadsl 10 Fay,t Trains run dali,
a which give to the town rapid transit an,
a communication by rail with all parts o
ii the State. The length OF the S,ute l,in
It. on the Mississippi river distance ut soIu
n. Eve hundred miles embracing the coul Ii,
of DeSoto, Tunica, Coahoma, Bolivar
n Washington, lssaqnena, Warren, Cluiburn,
nm Jefferson, Adams and wilkins N, and ID
an citizens Of these counties, can at all tim,
~ easily reach Ndtchcz by means Of the p Ia
- tial steamers that float upon the bosot
=. of the mighty Mississippi riy,
II | From NutcheZ 10 Fayette is hut ,hO
nv ride by rail. The l.. \. O.. ~ +. X. Roa
'eu furnishes easy and rapid ,rlnspurtati,
Jay all along It's entire length from Memph
ING I, New Orleans To Fayelte, So on Il
ground Of accessibility Fayelle is Il
IN proper location.
The co lnty OF Jefferson tenders to 4
ak trusb q Tor the establishment oil this Z,
hei lp,,. ~. - uud- aud buildings known
oes the Fly,tts Female Academy, built oril
oali> iar u t. male school at "a cot OF ~
Who Nv MY thoasnnd dollars, elisibly situat
airs and overlooking the town.
,ar- The buildings are two stories high, bu
az substantially of brick and are OF the I
the lowing dim nsions The main building
a. a north front Of l06 feet by 81 feet vii
7 ~ the /. has Il south front OF 100 feet long
ian, IS feet wide, they contain study hall ~
! a. 10 feet, and 40 rooms Nine hundred I
80, OF galleries above ami below surround
49,, entire building the grounds are eleSal
. - picturesque and well drained, running
~ into gentle slopes in every direction, II
va, impossible for water to stand ON ih'
oi they are always dry and htalthlul, Ia
req. are no swamp or fostering marshes u
alter them TO breed pestilence or disease;
III Is ,rouuds naturally beautiful, can be
'isti are highly susceptible of any improvem
amt that NAV be desired to be made; the 5
peel rounding country furnishes fruits, veg
and hle,. poultry and whatever else may
i the necessary in furnishing the tables Of
sthc school: the society of the town IL eAcell
,ubt- il has one Methodist, one Presbyterian
~ III one Christian church, all OF which are
stanLial brick structures. The town
=. H., one OF the finest court-houses IN the II
,a,,e. Our citizenship, professional, mcicanlli
. otherwise, is equal 10 any IN The n
a. on the ground of economy tayetv
N, no. The locality that should be selec,d.
/, '9ii easy access, buildings and grounds oil :
!. u ~ me eirnt capacity and specially adapted
l .he the want and all free I c, st.
the And nov IS TO health, challenge c
n " parison on that score with Brandon or
lady other pl zee. Mississippi is the healll
WITH State in the United states, ana jim
u be- county. the healthiest county IN the ,
,gard whatever else she may be poor in III
Iping rich in health. have known the f"!
fould Academy since 1916, and the schools
d the have been conducted there from that
alton to the present under the control ana !
n de ance Of Professors NJ ;Dohaiu' I'n''
Paul II. Fay and others, ana assert !na ma. =
those buildings during NEST OF the
not a pupil has ever died within ITS
ER. and scarcely was there ever a case OF
ness-take the academy buildings a. q
Rail ter and strike circle around them oil
miles, and ! assert that not single Q
of an adult person has occurred Wlthli
,,o,,I, circle for the last FIVE years that coul
;,,,nr. attributed to climatic or malarlh c"
Yazno if any person doubts the assertion II
Lan be proven. Can any lOcallIy
F, nay as clear a bill of health as this, II
az, !. ~ would like TO hear from it; so we find
: on the score of the health Of the lo'
l P,La Favette is entitled 10 have the Colo
80 : Gated within her limits. Again 1t
- Justice TO those who are TO be edl CAT
- ~ this College, and who necessarily VIII
sne,. to spend several years OF their liV
Idino acquiring that education, that they 81
,rr,.3 enjoy the inestimable benefits oil Tue h'
y nro. lest locality that can be ionnd; th'
NJ "a creating the institution, rCquircsan
!, e a.n6 it incumbent upon the Trustees thai
intan. shall give the healthfulness OF the io
- 4 prime consideration, and all other
q, he'd being equal, that alone should delc
nicer their action, ii is one to which every
~ ~ confederation should be subordinate
no matter hon great the other induce
offered if the situation is not supr'
healthy, it should be rejected.
'pular contend that Fayette OF all other
board in the State, comes up 10 and bcyot
Silitul requirements of the act creating th'
from lege, and We shall ask the Trustees t.
J. +. our town, see for themselves, what We
illinois them, inquire diligently OF cur !
Capt. officers. as TO the health Of the localii
in the 1 think they will find that justice,
man omy, health and accessibility, render
built cite the very place, just suited per
). lat for the location of what is 10 be one
ho.th. noblest institutions of our grand old
which JEFTEn
May.
illinois
nd he The Claims of Fayette Urge
les for Another Correspondent.
or the
which EDIToRs CLARION: As the claiu
7 roll. other places in the State for the lUcat