The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-16
4, SUCCESSFUL INSTITUTION.

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On several occasions heretofore we
have made reference to the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College of Mis-
sissippi, which has been conducted
with such gratifying success and is
looked upon with so much pride by
the farmers of Mississippi. A letter
from the President, Gen. S. d. Lee,
informs us that the applications for
attendance are\so many that they
will be compelled to do away with
the preparatory \classes and refuse
admission to Students from other
States, who h~aye[been up to this
time admitted sh payment Of small
fees.
To give some idea ofthe course Of
agricultural studies, we give a por-
ton of the commencement exercises
beginningJune 18th and to June 10th
inclusive. Friday and Saturday were
devoted to literary exercises, such as
addresses, debates, declarations and
orations; Sunday the annual ser
mon, Monday to essays by the Junior
class upon the following subjects:
Practical uses ofcarbon; How plants
grow; Farm drainage; Contagious
diseases of live stock and the impor-
lance of establishing veterinary
laws; The chemistry of farming;
Our heritage. Later in the after
noon dress parade and sham battle,
and in the evening meeting of Alumni
Association. Tuesday, in the morn
ing, the semi-annual meeting Of the
State Horticultural Society. In the
evening addresses by the Senior class
upon the following subjects: Injur-
les caused by insects; The black
berry; Progress Of agriculture and
the necessity of further progress;
Fraudulent butter; Our mission;
The value of science; The home
garden; Restore fertility to the soil.
Wednesday annual address by
Lieut.-Gov. Stands and delivery OF
diplomas.
This is an agricultural and me-
chanical college" in all the name i'm
plies, and it is conducted in good
faith, the leading object being teach
ing agriculture and mechanics,
the other studies being subordin-
ate, in conformity to the act of
Congress donating the land scrip,
from which the college is supported,
aided by State appropriation. They
did not do as was done in North
Carolina, permit the fund %accruing
from the sale of the land scrip to be
absorbed by a university under the
dishonest pretense that there was
an agricultural college hitched on to
it somewhere. Ifthey had done this
they would have no such institution
as they have now, and it never wolld
be known outside of the State of
Mississippi, nor within it outside of
the covers Of the university cata-
logue. ~
We congratulate the farmers Of
Mississippi on their splendid college,
which is sending out annually scroes
of young men full of life and energy,
mentally and manually equipped for
practical and intelligent work upon
the farm. They are, and well may
be, proud of such an institution.
Some day perhaps the funds now
used by the University, which be-
long to the farmers and mechanics
Of this State, may be set aside for
their legitimate purpose, and then
we may look to the establishment in
the not distant future of a college
where our farmers and mechan-
les sons may be trained to the
life-work before them as the Missis-
sippi boys now are. W. are encour-
aged in this hope by the announce
ment made from Chapel Hill, that
the University is now on "a sound
and prosperous basis
lPROGRESS IN TENNESSEE.