The Hazlehurst signal., 1885-05-28
VISIT TO COLUMBUS.

CDilOlS SiuNAks-
On Monday the 18th inst, in q
drizzling rain, your correspondent
bound for Columbus, boarded the
4p. m, train. Arriving ut Jack.
son, We were kindly cared for by
friends until 8 o'clock, when we
took the train for Meridian. Our
companion OH the way was that
grandly benevolent man, and prom.
inent Mason, Col. j. i. Power,
''the nest.egg of the Mississippi
press" (Col. Power ssrelates, aud
seems to enjoy this joke Mt his own
expense-this "mOst appropriate
complimentary
We enjoyed the perfection of
comfort In travel In the elegant
Mann boudoir cars, and reached
Meridian all too soon, ut between
two and three o'clock in the morn.
ing.
At 3:l0a. m, We left Meridian
for Columbus, falling in with ma
ny travellers returning from the
Exposition.
As day dawned VIC could sec the
little sleepy villages along the route
with their queer Indian names,
Narkeeta, Wahalak, Shuqualak,
Scooba etc. l noted with sorrow
the acres of land lying uncultiva.
ted, that under the hand of thrift
might be made to yield from thir.
ty to hundred fold, and thus
contribute to the up.building OF
our beloved commonwealth.
At Artesia We enjoyed good
breakfast and at about 8a. ~,
Tuesday we arrived at Columbus.
Columbus il indeed beautiful of
situation. A drive around the
city was full of interest. The wide
and level streets, many elegant
residences surrounded By beautiful
flower yards, fine brick stores, aid
handsome churches. all contribute
to impress one with the thrift, re-.
fnement, and moral culture of the
Inhabitants.
Columbus made most magniii.
cent offer to the Board of Trustees,
and the people OF the State need
not censure tho Board, that the
College was located there. Dis
lance il not always an objection to
q boarding school, for scores OF
girls are sent out of the State an.
nually to be educated. And again,
girls are educated in many ways,
and beautiful surroundings elevate
the taste, aud create almost uncon.
sciously, a love of the beautiful.
The college building is in II beau
tiful grove in a retired part Of the
city ard not far from the Metho.
dist and Presbyterian churches.
The dormitOry building is of brick
and when complete will accOmmO.
date about two hundred bOarders,
while arrangements will he made
for two hundred pupils to board in
the town.
The cornerstone of the chapel
building was laid on Tuesday 10th,
inst. with impressive Masonic cere.
monies by the grand lodge OF Mis-.
sisslppi. 1t was most appropriate
that among other things, u copy OF
the jackson Clarion and Columbus
Index should have beer. deposited
in the cornerstone. The Clarion has
never wavercd in its support of a
State college for girls, and the In.
,lex was one of the first papers in
the State to speak encOuragingly OF
the enterprise. Indeed the success
of the college movement is largely
due to the press of the State, aud is
proof of the adage, "Truth is nigh.
ty and will prevail When the
proposition was first read publicly,
that the State should provided col.
lege for white girls, Maj. Reed, of
Jefferson county, remarked, at IL
astonishing that it has not been
done before" That was six years
ago, and the college will he opened
next October. DR.. Jones, the presi.
dent of the college, is an earnest,
scholarly, Christian gentleman, and
his wife is the loveliest of women,
refined, intelligent, beautiful and
good. 1t was my pleasure to meet
many of the good people of Colum.
bus and among them that cOnsecra.
tel temperance worker Mrs. DR..
Erwin, and the gifted Mrs. Smell.
Their example is an inspiration to
nobler living.
/ also met Miss Lorraine Street,
q successful teacher, Miss Pauline
Orr, Mrs. and Nliss Vaughan and
their honored guest Miss Ellen
Martin, of Vicksburg, Mrs. DIR.
Sykes, Mrs. and, Miss Keller, Mrs.
DR.. McCabe, Mrs. McAlpine, Mrs.
Russell, Of Starkville, and msny
other elegant ladies. Gen. 3. ID.
Lee, of the A. & NJ. College, was
also there to attest his interest Ia
this sister institution. Pna board
of trustees at their meeting elected
two additional members Of the Fac
ulty, Miss McIAupu, OF BRANDON,
industrial art, and Mas Rask, OF
Nashville, telegraphy, photography
and typewriting. To DR.. Jones was
assigned the duty of appointing a
matron aud housekeeper. At the
next meeting Of the board, which
will be called BY the president, the
balance of the Faculty Will be
elected. - .''
The age of admission to tho col.
lego WIS put at fifteen years.
There arc three physicians on the
De-, ~ Ff,rs.t anA under. tl,4ir