The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-06
No. I


nursery It appears that IS 3S2 40 derived the sale
OF surplus farm ard dairy products 1884
years The cost OF the farm, including student labor
IMPLEMENTS, machinery and permanent improvements
Ss6o64S The cost of student labor $40 81 slight
decrease from the expended this the
years 1882 and 1888 The of stock Implements machinery
and permanent Improvements s487S4 1t thus appears
9aG tne f mas been conducted at pecunary loss la view
OF the fact that experiments required be made the
tere of agriculture which yield College,
ana OF the further fact that student labor not for obvious
reasons profitable regular and systematic labor
be expected that the prove pecunarv
success but let us hope that the loss will be less each
Ihe advantage of employing students cannot, however
measured by pecuniary standard The skill practical ex
perence they acquire the habits If industry and rugay they
FORM and the development they obtain through
labor on the farm largely compensate for the pecunay loss
sustained by the College.
The College has received sources the sum of
S304 600, including interest the land scrip fund
which to 92S 70 per annum With this sum it has
which appraisement by Messrs NJ L. Jenkins and
H. French values at s203 4O1 an increase of 2S
the valuation years ago. From these statistics would
appear that the annual cost of supporting the College
for the past years including scrip fund
S37 47S7 rs. The College admirably eauipped in
every depart en and ought to be- considering the large sums
Of money expended and the wears the APP
preparation should be limited sufficient to paw
salaries student labor and incidental expeuse The
salaries for the years ST. S47
student labor So 90 and incidental expenses s23O making
to al of $50 5 80 for the support of the College proper per
annum But the College receives S492S from the land
scrip fund.- and will receive least $1,000 from REGULATION
fees Deducting these have s24
appropriate for the support of the College.
The only other expenses besides those enumerated the
College will have incur will be for the the farm
dairy and but these should be sefupperng with the
aid of student labor which is included in the above estimate
and the arising from chemical fees These fees agge
gated 937 IS in years recommendaio
adopted by the Legislature it will result in annual saving
The attendance this year $685. increase 78 over the
attendance for the second of last The expense
session. Some students pay all their expenses bv labor the
farm at eight cents hour 1t IS doubtful however, this
be done without prejudice The literary pursuits of the
students and some regulation on the subject of labor might
we'll be adopted by the Board of Trustees 1t
accomplishment of the purposes the College
should perform manual labor in each department and it
should be made compulsory but should be taken that
Suoents 40 not through mistaken notions OF econony devote
Tune to this that might be more pohtaby expended in ether
directions well regulated and less expensive compulsory
system of student labor of the needs Of the College that
deserves and will receive hope the careful attention of the
faculty and Board of Trustees
| led believe private and official information that
the College IS in highly hourshing condition. and is dis
charging its important functions with gratifying The
Faculty and students working together entire harmony
and with zeal and enthusiasm that must insure the best
results The benefen influence of the College already seen
the diversified Industries and improved methods the
rounding farms And IS being rapidly extended by the
students and by the admrablese4 Of lectures agcutu
raj subjects, which the different members of the faculty T
throughout the State as opportunity offers.
In his admirable report President Lee recommends certain
additional equipments for several departments, which
necessary By large attendance The attendance
the College is dependent many contingencies and
subject many fluctuations that would be wise
Judgment to expend more money on the suppoton that the
present large attendance w be The first year of
the College here 354 pupils in attendance but in the
second year there only 30f in the third 317 in
fourth Z91 attendance This year there 369 as stated
already but year the attendance may drop to the
usual number for which present eouipmep are sufficient
least better condition to provide more
therefore dissent from the recommendation of President Lee
and recommend that the appropriation be limited adequate
support fund.
Much displayed parts the State in
the competition to secure the location of the
INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE EDUCATION OF
in the arts and sciences pursuance statute
gave due notice by publication that they would
receive proposals the
the competing points and carefully canvassng the ad
offered by EACH the location awarded Columbus
the location aud besides being healthy and free from cpl
DENIES and having reasonable facilities for going
and from the place. and being about accessible to
the people every part OF the State any ether College
ported and maintained by the State it refined and eul i
waited community OF exceptionally fine morals social and
religious conditions and has excee water works and we'll
organized and fully equipped fire department available for the
protection and of the institution And n addition to these
Columbus offered of land within its corporate
limits we'll adapted to the purpose with commodous and
brick building and large and well designed wooden
building and her Improvements thereon and fifty thousand
nonneres bearing bonds of the city, endorsed and
thereof guaranteed by her citizens
said maturing on the first OF January IN each
mencng with he first of January 1885 After remodeng
old building and erecting aud providing necessary
furniture and equipments for the the Institute and College
opened I'D October last with imposing and
the favorable auspices for the reception
The buildings handsome, convenient and imposing and
all the modern such water both hot
cold gas electric light elevator heating laundry
ETC.
There male teacher except the President The curr
culum embraces the ordinary collegiate and normal
with industrial studies being taught keep
ing, freehand drawing designing, telegraphy, ypewng
phonography painting cutting and making garments repouse
and needlework and cooking, Tuition is free the
collegiate normal and industrial departments The general
that pupil received who does take
of the industrial studies.
learn from the report of the excellent President DR. r. "
JONES' which you referred for full information touching
the College, that three hundred pupils
nfies
lin the State have been denied admission
of the dormitory badingthat of the
counties in the State represented in the
that the cost of board capita the College, since the
Opening including meals furnished fuel lights and wash
ing averaged dollars and twenty per month
that all work the dining done by students and each
room kept order by that pupil
this work and is regarded honorable and performed
with aacrity By all and that pupils who desire
something deay their expenses paid for other work
and about premises and that in this
practically dispensed with and number e poor girls
great enabled educate themselves by their
erons The Legislature of 1884 responded very genera
land demand in passing the bill establishing the Indus
= Institute and College and the STATE is fully, and in M
Judgment wisely and ,pey committed its supposs N
institute AMI College intended for the bene of ht
girls the Satenot for poor white girls alone,
white girls alone but for equal advantages and
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