The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-29

resident. Is q high school for girls and
7oung ladies. There was no other fami-
y in lalf q mile, the community WAS
.parsely settled, and but little interest
eir IL education. II required great
-aith 20 commence such a work. but
combined with patience and perser-
Ferance remarkable success has
been achieved. Forty pupils were en-
rolled the first annual session. twenty
six OF whom were boarders. Within the
same time families began 10 gather
md the school, dry goods store and
post office were established, the school
was chartered in 1879 under the name
il now bears, and the town OF Blue
Mountain was also incorporated. Since (
then the school buildings and grounds +
have been generally improved. The I
of room Tor study recita- /
tioi 5, museum. and library, consists Of . /
studv-haII seventv-siX feet long, and a 1
dozen other rooms conveniently arranged /
seventeen rooms il ali devoted TO Cole |
&c work. Music receives special attention
and eight pianos and two organs are
kept in constant use.
Beautiful for situation" Is the
thought that occurs 10 YOU a you
approach Blue Mountain College. About
twenty acres include the College
zrOuuds and. buildings. The summit OF
this mountain Is one of the highest
points IN Tippah. If You are short
winded YOU will want TO take long
breath wnen you get to the top. Ber-
muda grass protects the slopes from
washing, and in few years there Will
be d fne growth OF cedar and other
evergreen trees. Several evertiowing
streams come from the mountain sides
with force Of fourteen gallons TO the
minute and the water Il carried by means
OF pumps and pipes to the College build
/ ings. An immense pond, we'll filled
with carp, will give the girls fine sport
and fine hsh for an occasional meal.
/ And speaking of meals, l must note
/ the boarding department. There are
about sixty boarders now at the College.
! About twenty OF them board at uhe
College proper, the Others at residences
/ in sight Of the College, aad from each
OF them there is a dry, pleasant walk.
| Board including washing, ironing, fire,
/ lights. and every necessary comfort
and no incidental fees charged-is only
eleven dollars per scholastic month, four
weeks; at the house of the President,
Att ttl 4altAALAl ifosAA thttS " AAt -AlFAI1e
on tucks and ruifies on some of THEN
garments have TO pay an extra ironing
bill. an the rules and regulations foI
the government of the College are eX
ceedingly wise, and some of them quite
new and original.
Gen. Lowrey displayed great care and
skill in the management of the College
land when he died. he left this grea
work of his life on d solid basis. The
College has been established IL The
hearts of many friends, and they seen
determined now more than ever to stanC
bv its interests. The idea OF the lat
President was, "a school in reach of rh,
poor, and worthy the patronage of TIL
rich" This will be the motto of th
present proprietors. and they viii sus
tain it by earnest faith and work. The
school has had, for the past few sessions
the largest boarding patronage of an.
female school in the state, Whitwortl
College excepted.
Rev. Win. T. Lowrey succeeds hi
father, 50 that the firm will continu
Lowrey and Berry Mr.. Lowrey Wi
not on ly be President, but Professor q
Mental and Moral Science and EvideI
+ ces of Christianity. lie Is also the paste
5 of the Ripley and Blue Mountain Bapti>
i churches.
Frof w. L. Berry, his associate in tn
; proprietorship and general management
!, of the College, Is a son of Joel II. Berry
. who was widely and favorably know
: in his day. He represented Tippa
, county IN the Legislature, and at on
l time seemed likely to be the choice {
a North Mississippi for Governor. II
d wife, Mrs. Modena Lowrey Berry, is
Il daughter of General Lowrey, and
/ beloved by the pupils, and praised b
II all who have knowledge of the school.
General Lowrey left six sons and fly
,e daughters all in useful stations or bein
l. trained for useful lives. One of h
d daughters, Mrs. jamie Lowrey Sanfor
d was the first graduate, in 1879, and h;
II been for several years engaged in Mi
g sionary work among the Chinese in Sa
u Francisco. She came home on hearin
4 of her fathers death, but will soon T
y turn to the field OF labor assigned her |
Is the Board OF Missions.
The Berry family are also noted f
r. their usefulness. Rev. J. 5. Berry,
le Baldwin, is brother of Prof. W.
< Berry; Mrs. Leavell, at Clinton, an
/ Mrs. Buchanan and Miss Eta Berry,
E. Blue Moutain College Faculty, are 81
;. tiers.
l. had opportunity, while at the CO
Z. lege, of witnessing the caiisthenic exc
\. cises of the young ladies, and of beir
n present at the opening of the school {
Tuesday.
ID Kinds county has several bright re
&c resentives at the College, and of course
5 made special inquiry for them, and the
lie all seemed glad to see somebody fro
E. their "home" section. These your
ID ladies believe in Blue Mountain Collee
d, and it will not be their fault if u
10 attendance from Kinds is not large
IN increased next session.
But there is much that | must lea
unsaid. If these notes will benefit Il
College in proportion to the extent tn
| was pleased, ! will be well satisfied.
ne l may add that the town of BIZ
T. Mountain has now about two hundr
P inhabitants, with a prosperous ma
y academy and three stores, and no sGtoo
4 a money-order postofiice, and daily ms
g, to Ripley. Prof. I. b. Winston, WI
al has had charge OF the Academy, h
lg sold the property to Messrs. Berry
10 Durham, and Mr.. Winston goes to
De halia, on the Memphis and Holly Sprin
re Railroad.
es The site of Blue Mountain Cole
ne was the boy-hood home of Col. c.
as Brougher, of Jackson, and several
te the old citizens made special inquir
r. as to Charley Brougher and his famil
ID General LowIey died very sudden
RS at Middleton, Tenn, on the 9th Febr
Is airy. He was en- route for the Worlc
I'D Exposition with several of the Cole
On girls, when heart disease suddenly end
d, his life The College pupils, and the
n who have been educated at the COLES
ne are raising funds to erect monume
20 over his grave at Macedonia church.
ed short distance from Blue Mountai
III Others nave offered to contribute, b
a the young ladies prefer that this tribu
Tn of gratitude and affection shall be &C
at fined to those who received instruct
p from the lamented President. A n
ld mortal service, similar to the o7e
lg Ripley, will be held on 18th June, p
~ ceding commencement day, which W
an be 18th.
on Ripley supports one Of the best
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERIES
ct in the State, and / am indebted to
d, skillful proprietor, Mr.. F. 5. McKnigl
Nv for several fine pictures of the men a
he mansions of Ripley.
n / leave tomorrow for the Worlds
de position, and if don't get too tired. ii
be most Others who ''do" the great sho
of | may trespass on your space and pa
re- ence for another letter.
ID Yours, J. L. p
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ad a State Ticket Proposed.
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be DuRANT, Mss, April 18th, 1855,
at EDr-rcp Csr.pro,-. 500 a ,rp,;na-