The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-06
For THE CLAEI0E.
The Industrial Institute for White
Girls Of Mississippi.


lt 81 understood that there is large
number of applicants for the various
places iu this College. The President
and the Board sill be embarrassed by
the perpleEiug number. Not being an
applicant myself, ] desire To offer one or
$3.50 -uyga-'igu-.
Itis but just and right that in making
these appointments she preference should
20. given 20 ladies if they possess the
required at.ainmeut- and skill
The State has two institutions for
boys and young men, viz; the Lniversi-
g.. and the A. and VI. College. Men
and only men, are elected as Presidents.
Professors. : cretaric-. Book keepers,
stewards, Proctor-, Tutors, etc., I'm these
colleges, and this Is proper. a woman
w9aII DE out of place iu such positions
lH male colleges, but all the proprieties Of
life indicate that women are the proper
persons for employment In q female
college; ami bu-ne-. justice would de
clare that since they are excluded by
their sex, from employment in the other
1870 state Colleges, they ought 70 be pre-
isuei for all the places Of honor and
profit iu this one.
TO This there is one exception, viz the
Presidency The women Of the State
raaeIuly conceded the fact, that
OBJ. President ought to be q man.
a Gentleman of large culture, and
uu.ae-lioucd ability. The most refined
and elegant ladies Of the State de-
maulej for the Presidency such gen
t.euHg. For this there are obvious and
sufficient reasons.
DR. Jones. the chosen President, is a
man who fills this position with all the
ue.dluI requirements. Ills reputation
for culture and intellectual accomplish
u,uts. has won for him q place second
,o none iu the South in educational mat
tar-. Since his residence here, our pe0-
p.e have become well acquainted with
him. and feel that his coming has been
great good to us, and that under
his leadership the State Industrial
College i- assured success While ! am
writing of the Doctors qualifications,
DO win not bc q depression to speak Of
Mrs Jones. his wife Mrs. Jones viii
be thc teudcrest most sympathetic and
truc-t friend the girls of Mississippi
have ever found. She has q wonderful
wft II drawing ont the best traits Of
human nature, and training them To- a
more perfect and symmetrical develop
meul The parents of Mississippi can
with implicit trust place their daughters
under Mrs. Jones influence, and know
that they are being cared for as faith
fully a- even the most gentle and care
fat mother could desire.
These words are simply n spontaneous
Offering to- the woman whom / admire
fog her sterling worth and warm, loving
heart
Having secured President exactly
fitted for the position, the other places
can be filled by women and efficiently
filed. In Nas-ar College, Priscilla II.
Hraislin a. NJ. is Professor of Mathe-
matics, Maria Mitchell, l.. l.. d. is Pro
lessor of Astronomy and Director of
the Astronomical Observatory. Miss
Mitchell is one of the most distinguished
astronomers and teachers in America.
She is an authority on both sides of the
Atlantic. ] might mention other equal
ly distinguished women holding Protes-
sorshp-. If the Board of Trustees
refuse these places in our college to
women, they cannot rest their action on
the iucompetcncy of women. Women
make excellent, rapid, accurate steno
graphers, type writers, telegaphers
book-keepers, etc.
3. There is a manifest fitness in the
employment of women on the score OF
consistency. For, it is claimed that this
institution was chartered in order tC
prepare women for a greater diversity OF
labor, for more means of winning a liv
ing. to enlarge the sphere of her activity
and usefulness, to show that she has the
ability to occupy well many places now
held by men, and to acquire the finest
and broadest culture. Then evidently
the first thing for this College to do Is
to set the crqmpie of employing women
set the example of confidence in wo
mans ability and of doing justice tC
her.
g. 1t is due to the large number oi
ladies engaged i'm teaching in Mississippi
and throughout the country, that there
should be some high positions of honor
and compensation to which they ear
aspire and which may serve as a mean;
of stimulating the young members oi
the profession to diligent study in order
that by reason of large knowledge anc
efficiency they may have opportunity
for promotion.
When a young man makes fine rep
utation as teacher, he goes into a higf
school, and when a vacancy occurs II
one of our male Colleges, he may b'
appointed as Il Professor. The SAINT
inducement and encouragement ough
20 he held out to talented and industrl
ous young women in the profession /
is but right and fair that they toe
should have an opportunity to rise. II
my opinion, if woman has such an op
portunity she viii be equal to it. Witt
these few suggestions l leave the matte
for the consideration of your readers.
MoLLIE MCGEE SMELL.
Columbus, Miss, April 27th 1885.