The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-27

heigth of l25 feet. The water supply viii
be furnished By the city, 80 that on every
floor, and in every ROOM there will be an
abundance Of water Tor drinking, washing
or bathing purposes. The rooms viii be
heated by pipes, from furnace Of ample
capacity, and the entire premises lighted
With gas. The drainage and other sanitary
arrangements viii be as perfect rs science
can make them.
THE CHAPEL,
The corner stone which was laid yesterday,
VIII he an elegant brick building. three
stories The main audience roon viii /
have a seating capacity Of one thousand. /
Recitation rooms. Offices. chemical lab
oratory. etc, viii be in this building. The /
large frame building which has been 4
moved 20 the rear Of the chapel, viii be /
fitted up Tor music rooms.
The Chapel Is being erected under con-
tract. All the other improvements are by /
day labor,und the careful superintendent |
Of Mr. Ira NJ. Boswell DR.. Jones, the Presi- |
dent, Is constantly on hand, and Judge /
Jas T. Harrison. Chairman Of the Build |
ing Committee, gives II as much OF his /
time n if be were paid for his services. |
/ With him and his associates Of the Com
mittee, l. Is smphatically labor OF love.
TIE STATE APPROPRIATED
Txentvthousand dollars for 1884, and same
/ amount Tor 1885, and most Of the expendi-
lures thus lar have been out Of this fund
/ The trustees will be able 10 make such
good exhibition Of their Stewardship, the
/ Legislature cannot TAIL 20 reward them
with the plaudit. 'well done good, and
| faithful servants, go ahead in your good
| work, and we will furnish the material aid
| necessary.
The College viii Eli
A RECOGNIZED PUBLIC WANT
For higher education. Now let the public
schools be made more efficient, and Mis-
sissippi viii become as noted for her abil-
ity 10 cultivate mind and muscle as she is
Tor her capacity to raise cotton.
Chief among the other visitors whom
the people of Columbus were glad to vel
come on this occasion, was Mrs. f. q.
Pevton. Of Hazlehurst, the accomplished
vile of our excellent Chancellor OF the
ninth district-the mississippi Woman"
who projected this College, and who de-
monstrated by her pen. through the
columns OF THE CLARION, the right of the
girls OF the State to a separate institution,
where they could be fitted for all the avo-
cations OF life appropriate to their sex.
Mrs. Hastings and others came to her aid,
: and rendered important service but 10 the
mississippi Woman" belongs the honor
, OF inaugurating this great work.
r In company with Or. Jones and Judge
Harrison, | visited this morning the
: white
PUBLIC SCHOOL OF COLUMBUS.
The School, known as Franklin Acade-
my, IS now completing its sixty-fourth
annual session, having been established in
! 1921 Two-thirds Of the city IS located
on sixteenth-section land, the occupants
+ having a ninetv-nine year lease. The
lease fund amounts to S2400 90 per annum,
7 and this with the income from State,
] county and local taxation, enables the city
to maintain its public schools for ten
months in the year. The enrolment Of the
white school is about 500, and about same
. number in the colored school. The white
I school has ten teachers-al ladies except
: the Principal. Prot J NJ Barrow, whose
f salary is $4,000 per month. The salaries
OF the Others vary from $4,000 to $1,000
= all paid promptly every month. The boys
and girls, except in one or two rooms
o are kept separate, and have sepa-
: rate play grounds. In nearly all the
o rooms, there are two grades OF scholars, be-
. cause Of this separate arrangement
/ whereas, if the boys and girls were classeo
q and graded according to age or capacity
. the work Of instruction would be the more
= thOrough-certainly more satisfactory tC
, | the teacher, and much more to the ad-
: vantage of the scholars. The buildings are
:, Of brick, but are not conveniently arranged
. and have an air of dilapidation that sug.
gests their removal, and the erection of Q
more commodious and better appointed
establishment. The city has a handsome
@ gcICol fupJ aud in M battar w y
o could it be applied.
e / was pleased to learn that in this acad-
y envy such distinguished citizens as Judge
II Wiley p. Harris, of Jackson; Rev JAS. A
n Godfrey, of the Mississippi Conference
y Dr. B. A. Vaughan and Dr. W. L. Lips
l. comb, of Columbus, and the gallant and
t, gifted VIM. S Barry, were in part educated
e DR.. Lipscomb is the present Superintendent
e of Education for Lowndes, and is a candi
: date for State Superintendent. He j:
thoroughly qualified for the position, anc
}. is very popular in this part of the State
e where he is best known.
It The improved condition of the public
It schools of Lowndes is mainly due to tn,
efficient superintendent of DR.. Lipscomb
for which he is compensated by the county
as well as State.
;, THE NEW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,
r Which is nearly completed, will be tht
# handsomest and most conveniently arranged
; church editice IN the State. The mair
O audience room is an octagon, and is con
G nected with the Sunday school ant
other rooms by movable partitions, sc
! that on special occasions, every foot O
: space under the roof can be util
!. lied, and from every part OF the huost
e the preacher can be seen and heard. The
! seats will be arranged in amphitheatrC
@ style, descending from each angle, or side
: toward the platform-the choir being il
the latter In the side Immediately facing
Y the platform, there is a gallery, that vii
. seat one hundred or more. The total COS
: viii be about $4,000.
e THE CITY OF COLUMBUS,
e In 1880, had,a population of 1865. Its pres
: ent population must be nearly 5000. 1t il
;. one OF the handsomest cities in the South
: The invaders torch did not destroy it
e stores or dwellings. Some of the residences
= are palatial in their size and beautiful il
;, architecture. The streets are broad, level
n clean, gravelled and well drained. Arte
:, sian wells afford an inexhaustible water
supply. In passing by the old Odenea
e mansion, DR.. Vaughan informed me tina
e it is owned and occupied by family VIII
e came to Columbus very poor. The hus
/ band and wife were passing the beautiful
e house one Sunday afternoon, when The
e wife remarked, "How nice it would be t,
o have q house like that!'-and he replied
e ''You shall live in it one OF these days
e And he kept his word.
S Time will not admit description Of tn,
It industries OF Columbus-her factories, OF
= mills, compress, etc. The Georgia Pacifi,
T Railroad has been completed to Columbus
;, and win ere long be extended to the Mis-
o sissippi. The Little j." will widen it.
/ guage and extend It's rails to this city anc
e up into the coal and iron mines Of Alabama
Other projected roads, contemplate Column
: bus in their routes, so that the city has
q frst-class business outlook. And all who
d have enjoyed the courtesy and hospitality
, of her people, as it has been my good for
: tune on several public occasions, will re-
? joice in its prosperity and progress.
j. L. T.
= For THE CLARION
Our Public School System.