The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-06-30
French Camp and its Schools.

len years ago this writer visited Erencl
Camp, Choetaw county, going thither viz
! Kosciusko. On Wednesday morning last
we reached the place via McCool Station
on the Aberdeen Branch-French CAM
being eight miles almost due north from
the station. Our good friend S. V. Houghs.
ton was at the depot at the early hour Of
five o'clock with one of the best teams N
Choctaw; and we were further highly ia
vored by the company of his accomplished
sister, Miss Fannie, who had just received
her diploma from Whitworth.
This was the closing day of the session
OF the Central Mississippi Female Insti-
tute, and the Male Academy. Both schools
are in high favor in all that section, and
the patronage is good, and annually in
creasing. Prof. J. S. Colmery is principal
Of the Institute, and Rev. j. A. Mecklin is
principal of the Academy. Miss Emma
Bardwell is Assistant in the literary de-
ME Pitkens is the music teacher Both
schools are under the special care of the
Presbytery of Ceatral Mississippi, with a
board of trustees consisting of Rev. T. L.
Hannah, Rev. DIR. J. H. Alexander, Rev. A.
II. Mecklin, J. Fl. Davis, Rev. j. A. Meek
lin, John Riley, DIR. A. j. Sanderson and
JAS. w. Drane. These gentlemen are TAX
ing lively interest In the school, and the
cooperation is general, and as substantial
as the times will permit. A new building
for the Male Academy has just been com
pleted, and the Institute is to be enlarged
this summer by the erection of a new build
ing, about seventy feet front, connecting
the present school building with the resi-
dence, or boarding department. The In
stitute will thus be enabled to receive
about fifty boarders, and the indications
are that there will be applications TO that
extent. The expense for board, ETC., will
be under ten dollars per month. The in
struction will be the best, and the moral,
religious, social and sanitary surroundings
are all that could be desired.
The examination of classes had taken
place on Monday and Tuesday, and were
reported to be very satisfactory. On We'd
nesday, the house was packed when the
exercises of the morning were opened with
a fervent invocation by Rev. w. p. Kim
mey, blind minister; then followed
splendid performance on the piano by
Master Graham Luckett; then a sweet
song by the music class; after which DR..
b. F. Ward of Winona, was introduced
and for an hour entertained the audience
with one of the most appropriate and SEN
sibe addresses that we have ever listened
to at a School Commencement. We were
familiar with the Doctor as a writer and
list on medical and other subjects, hut
we never before heard him on the rostrum.
He is certainly one of the soundest think
ers, one of the clearest reasoners and one
of the most entertaining and forcible
speakers in the State. A man OF his gifts
would be a great force in legislative coun-
ellis, State or national.
We regretted being unable to witness
the calisthenic and musical entertainment
Wednesday night. Thanks to our friend,
MIR. .. III. Davis, we reached McCool in
time tor the west bound train, and were
thus enabled to reach Oxford Thursday
morning, and witness the closing exercises
of the State University.