The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-02-17
The Industrial College.

The Industrial College
EDII0R CLARfOs: The SUN Of iorty
thousand dollars was set aside by the Leg
islsiure 81 1854 for the erection oi state
College for tie white girls Of Mississippi.
For this appropriation, supplemented by
the generous donation 81 the city 81 Co
lumbus, az nis y hss the money been sx
pendedj, the State bes has one OF the besl
Institutions for the education Of women
to he found in The Uuiied States.
~ the domeniic department II thii
school. girls are trained 10 he neat and
thorough honsekeeprrs. and the idea !,
cnphasized that work il honorable. All
mutt DO some work, aud girls who will moi
wofk need not apply. This secures TO u
women trained IN the test methods of eco
nomical housekeeping, and since the State
itself /. an aggregation Of homes, Il IL easy
u ace the connection between such educa-
tiou and the happiness sud prosperity u
our people. We need everywhere, all
over this country, a revival OF the old
Roman idea, "Lrcrelia 1.-THE woman who
works. II the most worthy
The Normal Department Of this instilu-
ton IL intended 10 train teachers Tor the
public schools Of our State. At the
last meeting Of the State Teachers' As
ISOLATION, many oil our best educators
expressed the opinion that a lsek 81
trained teachers Was a principal causs
of The deiciepcy al our pubic srbuol
system. DR.. Walden, the great educational
philanthropist Of our stale, remarked n0i
long before his death, that in many eo1n,
ties Of the State, the eOlored free sci i0Es
we're better taught than the white lbse
schools, because many OF the colort9
teachers had been trained for the work IN
the Normal Schools At 1Uugaloo and
Holly SPRING. These schools receive
annual appropriations from the State, aud
the wisdom OF their support j. recognized
aud applauded. 1t is just rs necessary
that white teachers should be trained Tor
their work, and since the white public
schools are largely taught by ladies the
wiadom Of sustaining the only State insii-
tuition which affords them this training II
apparent
The Industrial College is not for the
favored few" it IL "for the white girls Of
Mississippi" by fair apportionment Of
in Mississippi has An equal chance to
attend this school, and the argument
"because the State cannot educate all she
should educate none" would destroy all
our State INSTITUTIONS. The Industrial
College il not for "ihe rich" they can
educate their daughters without it, but
there are girls now attending the school,
who, but tor that opportunity, must forever
have gone without such advantages. Aud
do assert that in this land 0l oura, one OF
the most favored that Gods sun shines
upon, no man need say he Il too poor 70
educate his daughter. What farmer II he
be at all thrifty, but might raise colt
and two hriiers every Year, 10 pay his
daughters expenses az the Industrial Col
lpge? And when shc has finished her
course there she can help TO educate the
younger children. A majority Of the tar
PAYERS Of this State are ihtelligent, indus
lriout farmers, aud thtse men, through
their representative body lieSlate Grange,
have said that our Two indusrial schools
should be snppurted. The women OF the
State pay taxes too, and It would be unjust
To them not 90 support most literally, this
institution which the State has given them,
Shich Al political parties have approved.
snd which the people by their pAwonaess|
have overwhelmingly end6fsed. Some
men, know, think 1t a waste oil money 10
educate woman, but, that opinion does
not prevail in Mississippi ! believe every
legislator, whether he wear silk hat or a
wool hat, ii he have the heart OF father
or brother in his bosom, will favor a
liberal appropriation Tor our State Indus
trial College Our Governur-one Of the
best we ever had--a iar-sceiug, practical,
Chrisliun man -commends the industrial
College, aud have that faith in the men
Of Mississippi, that they will, TO the limit
II the States ability, support all our edu-
,ationN institutions