The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-27
a DAY At coLUMRUs
The State College for White Girls
The Columbus Fire Department
Public Schools. etc.


annual parade Of TIE Fire Department.
The latter was d beautiful spectacle. The
two steamers, hand engines and other
apparatus were all handsomely decorated
The firemen, a. in Jackson. were among
the best citizens Of the place, and the
entire community to-day exhibited a just
pride in their thoroughly equipped and
efficient Fire Department. The colored
company Is not as strong az our Hope
bur they have a handsome engine and nice
Uniform, and stepped forward as il con
scious that their services were appreciated
by their white iellow-citizens.
The laying Of the cornerstone Of the
College Chapel attracted large assem-
biage to the spot where the interesting
ceremonies took place Grand Master J.
r. Morgan presided and laid the stone
according to the ancient art declaring IL
well formed, well tried, true and trusty."
The list Of articles deposited in ca-ket was
read A selects choir di@coursed sweet
music during the ceremonies. Hon. J. a.
Orr delivered an address, which was eX
ceedlngly appropriate, and be was followed
by DR.. +. W. Jones, President Of the Col
lege, in an impromptu speech OF ten min
utes, which showed him not only to be a
deep thinker, bat a iuent speaker. Judge
Orr's address Is literary gem, and al
though the multitude that heard it were
standing they would have listened very
! patiently to more OF the same sort. The
| Grand Lodge requested copies Of both Tor
publication.
/ THE TRUSTEES or THE COLLEGE
/ have been in session since yesterday morn
! ing, and adjourned this afternoon. They
/ were all present, except Gov. Lowry, who
/ IL ex-otIici0 President Of the Board. They
| had many applications for al the positions
/ that are to be filled, but elected two only.
/ The others win be selected when the Board
/ meets in Jackson the latter part Of June.
/ Miss Sallie 9. McLaurin, of Brandon, was
elected to the Chair Of Industrial Art
which includes designing, drawing, model
| ing, carving, etc. Miss McLaurin was
highly endorsed by Stewart College, Ken
lucky, and by several art schools OF the
North where she has been pursuing hei
studies. Miss Ida Rust. Of Nashville, was
elected to the Chair Of Telegraphy Phono
graphy and Type Writing. She was thC
only applicant competent to instruct IL
these three branches, and her testimonial
/ showed her 10 be an expert In each. IIel
brother is said 10 be one Of the most ac
he has taken special pains to instruct her
In the other branches, She had the bes
advantages Of Howard College. Cincinnati
The Western Union viii establish circui
at the College, and all the apparatus an,
instruments viii be contributed by tn
company.
The other chairs to be filed are Mis-
tress Of English Language and Literature
Mistress OF Mathematics Mistress o
Modern Languages, which includes Ger
man, French and Spanish; Mistress o
Latin; Mistress of Natural Sciences, in
Guiding botany, physiology, zoology, min
eralogy; Mistress of the Minor Arts, in
; cluCting ornamental needle-work, respouss
work, hammering brass, etc; book-keep
ing instrumental and vocal music TIL
instructor in bookkeeping will also be tn
College book-keeper, having charge of al
t accounts, Of every description. The musi
departments viii be substantially a small fe
to be charged scholars who may wish musi
in addition to the regular College course
= 1t viii come under the head OF ''accom
plishments," and will be obtainable b
those who may have the inclination or tn
means to pay for same.
D DIR. r. W. JONES, THE PRESIDENT,
VIII be the only male teacher 1t is to b
e a college for the girls, and women are t
, be the teachers. The trustees appear to b
, moving cautiously in their selection The
will endeavor to get the best, regardless c
0 locality or personal influences. They seer
to be impressed with sense OF the yer
grave responsibility resting upon then
= An incompetent Faculty. at the star
e would be disastrous. To ''fit and prepar
q girls for the practical industries of tn
age" they must haye.experienced and praC
teal teachers.
] The College viii be opened October q
=, There is an immense amount of work to b
done, but the Building Committee say tha
everything will be in readiness by tina
date.
a THE CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION
5 Are similar TO those of the A. and N
+ College. Students must be under fftee
years Of age, and they may be q or 81, 0
older-so they are white girls"
married women or widows. The law pro
i vides that ''the trustees shall apportion t
each county its quota of scholars, on tn
basis of the educable white girls in tn
y State and several counties and the severa
y superintendents of education shall adver
tise it in some newspaper for two weeks
and shall then, with the approval Of tn
7 board of supervisors, commission sucl
: number of white girls to the College as th
county may be entitled to- The dormi
tory or boarding capacity of the colleg
will be about 200, so that If each count,
sends one pupil, there will be "A, Ieavin,
l26 to be selected on the basis OF the edu
cable white girls in each county. Tn
e latest statistics as TO this are those in til
report of State Superintendent of Educa
ton for 1SS3-total of both sexes. 1901 99
|, Estimating the girls at one-half this nun
e Der, we have 90,047. Lee county has tn
y largest number Of educable white girls
1922, while Adams has only $50. Hind.
> with its total population of more tina
y 10000, has only 1000 educable white girl:
r but there are $500 colored.
{ While the boarding capacity win b
II limited to the number stated-200-twi
, that number will be admitted to the Colleg
v classes and if the good people of Colun
: bus viii see to il that suitable homes ar
? provided for the girls who may not be abb
: to obtain board in the college, there is n
reason why the patronage of the Colleg
should not be equal to its full capacity. Til
College will be able to board its student
at from 5000 to $1,000 per month, so tina
the total expense for board, washing, etc
will be from $500 to $500 per month 70
q a nine months session. Boarding houses
outside OF the College, may not be able t
; give such low rate, but they can approx
!. mate same, where dozen or more girls ar
! provided for at the same table.
Before admission to the College, all ap
e plicants must submit to an examination
D BY the Faculty. In order to be admitte,
, to the Freshman class, they must be prett
thorough in arithmetic, geography, gram
: mar, reading, spelling and writing. Il
order to enter the Preparatory Depart
! ment. student must be able TO read or
! binary prose readily, to spell words 0
common use. to write simple English sen
{ fences, to read and write numbers witt
2 ease and facility; and they must be thor
D oughly acquainted with the four funda
mental operations Of arithmetic: addition
9 subtraction, multiplication and division
: The regulation as to dress viii be sucl
I as obtains at Whitworth-uniform, an,
e appropriate to the season-neatness, com
fort and economy being the prime consid
6 erations.
f The College is not intended for the rich
/ or for the poor. 1t is for
THE WHITE GIRLS OF THE STATE.
, It is not to be an asylum or charitable in
stitution, where board as we'll as tuition
can be obtained for nothing. Its benef
Charles viii all be received aud fare alike
and those who best apply themselves vii
reap the blessings it is designed to confer
The people, through their Legislature, de
8 manded the establishment of this College
| and now, if they will send their girls, tn,
i, College viii go forward in its grand mis-
sion OF fitting them for the social, intel
{ lectual or business demands of this pro
: gressive age. Mississippi is behind il
( many things, but she has stepped to tn,
front in the matter of education, and ha