The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1885-11-19
To the People Of Mississippi.

TI,c ststs industrial Institute and Col
lsge IA now In successful operation. ia
superb structures, Ia complete inesnAn-
cal arrangements, are all worthy o' VIC
highest cOinmendatiOn. 30 Jar ~ ma
t.rial perfection goes, II STANDS pis-sni.
nently ahead OF all the public buildings
In the State. Its outer form, its inner
liie-it. soul, ~ IL were-is yet 10 IN oe-
yclopcd by tllc,care Of cultivation ana UNI
ceasiug solicitide. The faculty Was
chosen carefully and dlscreerIy-me
stats may rest satisfied NJ ~ thst: bu'
this IL to be n mutual uhinS-ehe ios,er-
ing charge OF tie welfare Ut this Insti'"-
ton. IL ID u he shared by the people
the entire people Of this STATE, who must
work with the Board VI Trustees and the
teachers Ia every good thing desired fof
the College. write now toyo0. 70 ask
that sach,0 YOU consider yourreves -
spcciL evangelists for this collegr;:
Search where you will, and you can lnd
no worthicr mission nor lsudsple object.
Three hundred girls now In attendance
ut this College means . great deal
saw them to-day. anobler looking crowd
of girls. with the bloom n health upon
their checks and the light Of youthful
hope beanlins upon neir countenanccs;
and was glad - looked upon this AT
tractiye picture, that every girl there
would some day have IN Independent
living in what she had learned In this
school. Higher education, higher In
dustrial knowledge, higher ambitions,
higher success aud higher ends are all t.
be brought about by the Industrial Irsti,
tute and College for the white girls 81
Mississippi.
Women Of Mississippi, the problem OF
woman's work and wOman's field ba.
been solved for your daughters. lie
clad thyt light has been set on a hill,
which will dispel the darkness Of power
", and debenlent living for your dangh-
tiers. Like . good, kind parent, Missis-
sipDi has opened n door Tor her girls 90
come In. and psrtske freely 81 blessing
the Arrest IN her power ~ givo,
you are not Thoroughly alive % the need
Of this Industrial COlleg. awake now.
Put your shoulder 10 the wheel aud help
us push the car ~ progress along. There
will be rough places shead, that We VIII
have to pass; there will be crOakings u
discourage and fault-findings TO vex u.s.
but We must not he hindered In our grand
enterprise. We must help this noble
College u grow, and grow In useful lus-
ire, till It's example will be einulated BY
other States.
How can you helpi Why, ia many,
many ways. Get up Loan associations
In your county for the purpose of send
ing girls here who have bright minds,
but are too poor " Ply their expenses.
II you wantts And ont all aDout the Loan
Association. write to DIR. X. W. Jones.
President, or Miss Ellen Martin. Of this
place, ~ho will send you the plans and
coDs. Tuition. Warren county has sent
for girls this session, paying all their
} expenses. This requires just mite from
each Of you-just u mite. but 1t be
mite ~ potent a. the widows mite. that
struck wave of influence In our SayiOr,s
time. whose ripple has not yet touched
the final shore of eternity. Will yOn not
nut aside this small sum for this pur-
pose! | know you will, II you think
about Il. Then having decided ~ 10
this much, talk with your friends, get
them Interested. work upyOur neighbour
hood. aud by unity IL action. ere many
months. every county In the State will
have it, girls here sent by the divine
charity VI It's Loan Association. ask
the people to move In this; Il will cost
justa little effort, and bring such i'm
mcnse good.
There IL another way In which you
can help, and help now. The College
need. u library. These three hundred
girl. must have food for thought. food
that can only be obtained from proper
hooks. The people should .end these
book. Immediately. DR.. X. w. J0ne,
will pay charges II shipment. Please
everybody who reads this. go TO your
book shelves aud tax. down now the
books you are willing to give the College.
send them alOng--dO not delay. BE
glad there j. something you can do with
out waiting To plan ar think about It,.
IL YOU la - only one book you can spare,
send it--if you have u hundred you can
give. why, send them. We want Ia open
this Library just ~ soon rs possible.
AZ one specially interested In that part
II the College, beg the people "a heed
this request. II you all respond. We can
have good library here In two weeks.
Let us hear from every town In the
whole State a. tn this.
Before leave this subject would love
To say a few words to the Press Of Nissls-
sippi-tlat noble. faithful friend II wo-
men. Editors are prOvrrbial for kind
hearts, and for being the leaders In good
deeds. Help advertise this need III books
for the College. send your paper. Mr.
Editor, Ia grace the reading table ~ this
| library room. Your columns will never
Ice read by falrer critics or more appre-
ciativc readers. Send the books that
come to you from publishing houses.
Send some NJ the magazines you get.
II you have finished the October number
of the Century. Harper, etc, send them
along to the girls. The girls will be- 50
glad Ia get them, A list II the kind do
nOrs will be given the Clarion for publ
cation. Col. Power will BE- glad, know
To publish ii, no matter how long II IL.
might 90 on and tell you Of many
other things you could To help the Col
lege, but these two are enough to talk
about In this letter. have faith to be-
lieye you will not be deaf TO the plea I
send you.
Columbus already loves the College
dearly. We have done splendid part
by II In the past, and we are going 10
| keep II up. We have In charge the
priceless jewels Of your hearts and
homes. They are 10 sacred to us as our
own children. The girls here now seem
to be rs merry-hearted Us It Is natural
for girls To be.
ThciY guardians are the tenderest Of
friends. To-day saw about fifty VI the
pupils walking with Mrs. Il. ". JONES'
enjoying the golden beauty Of the Octo-
Der afternoon. In Mrs. Jones. the giils
have friend, adviser and companion Us
valuable rs could have been found In the
entire South. Knowing Mrs. Jones, rs
have the honor 10 know her, esteem
her one Of the very greatest attractions
about this College. There Ia u magnetic
charm about her, that inspires to active
work the best part Of girls nature. l
am sure II were away from Columbus,
and had the good fortune Of having u