The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-11-24
A MODEL INSTITUTION.
Ths Mississippi Industrial Institute
and College.
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lovely individuality. TBe theory OF it
cstfriculttat Is sustained, aud even tran
scended, by the penetrating style of its
tuition, aud there is soit and noble
emphasis Of training about its admins
tratiJn that Is very Impressive. 1 he
public has seen this coiegs Ia the giim
mer Of its grand repute from afar, and
mas yearned TO catch a glimpse OF nearer
lustre, 50 / have tried 10 see It as 1t IS.
Starting ia the chapel at morning prayer
/ wound up with dinner. l wanted to
sse a page CE its every day lille, and
think l did.
BY engagement / repaired 10 the home
(ueAr the coilege) OF Rev. L. w. Jones,
N. 4. LII. D., president aud professor
of physics and chemistry. Walking
down to the college, We sat in his room
few minutes. Here every morning
the first matter OF the day Is to hold a
conference with the teachers and mana
gers, 50 that the president may know
their needs and see lie complexion OF
the school as 1t were. Students come
in, too, and briefly give an explanation
Of ia aud that AT bell tap now the
teachers leave the presidents room, and
r. pair 10 their recitation rooms, where
the students under their more especial
chaIgs are convened, and where tue roll
IS cAIed.
The president, at a minute or two
before S:l5 d. III. enters the chapel, and
ascends The pulpit. At his lett, on the
platform, where the pulpit stands, Is an
organ, and seated al IL i perfOrmer-One
UI tie scholars. a select choir of young
ladies is seated back of The organ. One
or two ladies are seated in front of the
chair. Tue singing l. led by the profes
sor of vocal music, Miss Mollie Z. Hop
kins.
Before the president had entered the
chapel the students had assembled in
the hali near the chapel for prayers.
As soou as he Is seated the org mist
starts march. The young ladies march
down the aisles by step, aud are seated
This done tue organ stops. Dr. Jones
reads passage from Scripture. A
hymn is announced and sung by the
cnair and assembly. Prayer. \ list OF
| the sick IN the dormitOries Is read. Ex
cuses OF students are read for oae aud
another matter. The president reads q
/ list Of names of ladies he wishes 10 SEE
at lis room immediately after prayer.
THE PRESIDENT AT WORK.
The organ begins march. The su
dents relire by step to their yariou:
rooms 10 study until recitation hours al
recitation rooms. The president leave,
| the chapel aud goes 10 his room. Their,
| were taelty or more of the l4diel
assembled, whom he had named, a
pray ers. lie takes up their cases, one
/ by one. One Is n ilLtle Indclent, ane
needs melting. Sac does not lake the
quota of stuaents. The president con
suits her aims in lie; takes from hel
one study, and puts her at another, :,
as TO give homogenejty 10 her ehdeaYOr
Another Is too ambitious. She Is tax
| ing too many studies, aud CndangerinE
her health. She must renOunce one o.
more. Another student is taking boil
Instrumental aud vocal music of
favorite teacher. This Is contrary |,
rule The student Is panied to par
with her teacher. Sue Is pertlnaciou
and pouts prettily, but i'll vain. Tn
president is firm, and aliots her Il
another teacher for her vocal music.
All this while l am watching the suav,
firmness, the soft and aflAbe force, tht
admirable union OF command and ten
derness With which the president sways
Ihe hand Of power Is seldom seen, bu
| there Is & lurking sense of it all th
time, enough to be impressive, but no
painful. lie seemed 10 me II win a
once love and strong respect, d!ilicul
feeling TO inspire, and ohe only conceded
to men OF happy force Vf character
| born 20 command and be beloved.
All these students attended to, III
president starts with me on my roun,
to visit
THE RECITAr1oN3.
The first room we visited was that Q
Miss Pauline Y. Orr, mistress of Englis
aud Elocution. This lady was teachin
Elocutiou TO number of ladies. Thei
topic was a reading in Macbeth.
The next room was that of Miss Ellie
Martin, mistress Of history, mental au
moral philosophy. This lady was heal
ing class reclte in history. They wer
on he Norman invasion, and analyzin
The charsct ristics of that race.
Our next visit was to clsss in Latin
under the tuition of Miss Mary
Bacon, mistress of Latin. Tie student
had rendered various sentences int
Latin, which were written on the blacl
board. These sentences were assigne
to examination by various members {
the class, and where incorrect were cri
ieised and corrected.
Our next visit was to the recitation
; room over which Miss NJ. j. 5. Callowa,
mistress Of mathematics. presided.
class in algebra was reciting. There al
: tifty -four students of algebra.
: Ia another room Miss Burnley W
! hearing IA class in algebra. This lad
informed me that there were sixty ST
, dents under her.
Mrs NJ l.. Bate, assistant in Engli.
4 and elocr lalion, was hearing class
! English grammar.
DR. Jouts then took me to the labor
1 tory, presided over by Miss ;. Y. Hi
: d. :, assistant in English and elocutio
i The doctor is justly very proud Of th
4 laboratory. lie says IL Is the best lab0
, story in The State aud the best south
: Vat aLdefbilt Collie &c. at Nashville, Ten
. He showed me various instruments al
\ appliances that were great in their j
r genuity and advantages. Great was n
:. regret 10 miss seeing Miss Hill condu
+ some expeIiments-Ihe hour of her ella
having been, by my mistake, given |
4 10 sight seeing elsewhere.
, Tie recitation room of Miss Ruth
! Roudebush, VI. A., mistress of boo
i seeping and penmansLip, was ne
* visited. There are sixty students und
: this lady In bookkeeping. We 81
+ many of the books kept BY these ladi,
: and noted the wide range of lneiT ed
cation.
,el | next visited the room of Miss Sal
r. g. MeLaurin, mistress of industrial al
. decorative art. Here were beautif
i things in color without number. N
= Hutchinson is an assistant aud a Ia
d and great acquisitions graduate
l. Cooper institute, New York City. a
i the School of Technical Design
"a Women there. The ladies of the cl;
! we're at free-hand drawing, many
!. them.
g The next visit was to the room
Z Miss Graves. This lady teaches phon,
e raphy, and has sixty CT seventy studei
IS under her tuition. Here type-writi
N too is tanght.
ve From this room I went to that of u
X z. r. Crowell, teacher of cutting a
n. making garments Sixty Ave ladies 1
learning dressmaking and cutting uns
- her. 1hey make their own patterns q
ol DO not buy anything in this line I'll
i make their uniforms, take in gr'
- deal Of the sewing OF the town, q
make elegant garments. Some r
II their way through tie college by sewi
They use what il known Is the s.
fr Taylor New York; system.
n The next visit WAS to the recitati
= !.