Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-02-20

: hiN tiAAtNfN ~ ~ ih 49, 49,
est. aud most commodius school build
ings in the State, all paid for; il TO have
an able, devoted, harmonious faculty:
Tito be overhowing with pupils; if-ys-
tcmatic, f~rictiunicss working o! all It's
departments during the entire period
of il, existence: aud ifihc determines
uu1agging. enthusiastic, moral and ii.
nancial, support of al! the women IN
the State, and many outside OF 1t, and
of a large number OF iibgrai'minded
men, all mean failure. then it may fail.
Bat these are not USUALLY the indlcia
Of failure on the part OF a college
Why sir, if this, or any future Leg.sla.
turc, should be % niggartIy, 80 lost to
every sense OF justice, right, and sound
I public policy, to say nothing OF gallant
rv. az TO refuse adequate support TO
I this Institution, the women Of the
/ ~,atc-who>c genius and devotion to
! their sex originated the idea Of ii, and
whose energy and Influence contribu-
ted 80 much TO its eslabii
take it in land and with the aid OF the
good people Of Columbus, sustain 1t
upon n still grander scale, and conduct
lit to The complete fulfllment OF It's
glorious DESTINY! | firmly believe that
if it were necessary 10 the life OF this
I Institution, Il faculty Of competent ID
dies could be procured who wouId.gtye
their services tor nothing, aud even
DAY their own board, if the extremity
wa. great, This generation, and nIa
nv to come, will never see lchHhDd
written above the portal, fthis Col
lcgc. for it will live on, and flourish TO
bless thousands of unborn girls. long
after is present enemies have slept as
10 gotten dust.
You say, that at does not meet the
requirements Ola cheap education Tor
oirl>." that ",cycral have left on this
account. &c" The Average expenses,
per month, of each pupil, since il'.oT'
o]aufl1ljon |inc'uding board, room,
WASHING. furI. LIGHTS, the entire
academic course. and one industrial,
hovo hnnn s1OT5 If this i. not the
/ ,Loouost ~rollnuioro and industrial cdu.
~.offo, ,bs, d girl over received since
,Lo ,.ootrri,,, of ,;mo tLcn | cnutc..
,uy ;,rnr.r.a on tho suhterf. Il i, A.
/ ,Lo,n,. .,o,;pg ., Lomr. far any oirl',
.-,v,on.o .lmo.t anywhere. viii
amorn. to tLis ifnot more, And a.,
j., s,vo-ol oirl. I~oavina on arrouut Of
o,,orsos III. Rosrnn Lo. boen mi.;n
.on..,.l. .I,,r.f +, d;roc,Iy from ,bc
C,ilogo fin, mn oiri Inns left for thu.
80, rho poocrr doubt. tho nrcos.
81. oe,,;s rollo. think. ,nc -,,tc
, ,.,aiu !, aud foy,rs ,ho
an. n.,, .o mama, o~r,ronriotol ,n
:, rro,ll 40 r,oro ,nol Il ,ivon ia tine
,,,il;a ,,l. C,r roorI,. ~ ,.oors
,Lo S,.,o In. srnnortpd an cynnu,iye
r-.;,on-;,. f.. l.r.. foo ,nnr yoar. If
ho.,ad ,ho AN Ccllouo far hoy.
,,a ,or many yoa,.i il has ]sunnortea
>t.orn rn;vers;tv Tnng,loo and y
Normal School for hlock hoys and nrls
but what has if done for white gilr:
durino all these carr anterior to 1885:
} Echo answer wLat? The permission
giveu "a Girls IN enter the Uuiyersi,,
and A. 4 NJ. three wear. 400, amount.
cd TO but little; for thcir courses o,
s,udv were not ndop,e6 TO them, MOI
many could enter mud there is a wide
, srrnod nrein1ire a~y,inst co.educa,ion
Tho truth is tina, coInparatiycly moth
iuo was done BY the State, for til,
highcr education of white girls unit
the establishment of this industrial
Collcop {, notwithstanding their parent
hove maid take, for educational pur
noscs aur;uo MI these wears. And i
is Il wei ascertained fact that at lcas
, third more white how, attend IN,
,,hlio srhoo,s than white GIRLS. show
! ;ng thot Tho latter hoye had TINT mucl
| loss advantage from the taxes ,hei
! ,orer,s Maid ,hop hovs doubt /
/ holt ,ho oirl. NOW IN tho Ipdus,r;o
c Co,,o,o over attended tlc publi
=. scboo,s and until NOW their fn,hcr
: and mo,hors ,o,or had onr ro,urn +,
| ,ho sohool w,oxoc ,hor ,oid
: Girls ar. onti,,cd ,o ius, as mucI
, ou.;no.o,;o, from ,ho Stain ne hovs
~, ,,.;, ,ow ,ho, hovohod nonc !;
thu w,r of hioLor o1uco,ion. and viii
J M. ooi,ooo Co ~oru,.i,y,v ov,rdc,
,hom II, man, and tarc,tc,od vii
5 ~;n.r;,ion, thcv ,,avo mn, half that III
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