The Brookhaven leader., 1886-10-14
WHITWORTH COLLEGE.
Its Auspiclous Opening and Future
Prospects.

il at that time ID these columns. Owing Il
the temporary decentralization and uucer
tainty incident TO the loss of its houoret
lead, the late DR.. Johnson, when the va
cation season was already far advanced
it was but natural to expect that the
opening would be far less suspicious than
usual. 1t was happy surprise, there
fore, to the new administration and every
friend of the College when opening day
came and it was fonnd to compare favor
ably with the best in the history of the
! Institution.
OF the speeches made at the the formal
opening by the several distinguished gen
| tlemen present, none seemed to ST. fully
express the truth which every one realiz-
ed as Col Nugent, the President of the
| Board of Trustees, when lie said, God
takes away His workmcn but carries Oh
His work"-somethng then and now lit
orally verified as to the College. When
the terrible news of DR.. JohnsOn's death
was flashed to him over the wires he had
never been 50 overwhelmed, and he said
within himself that Whitworth College
was dead-that johnson was the College
but great and learned as he was, such
was not so, ami the College would go on
TO still greater achievements. Nor of the
many well deserved compliments bcstow-
cd upon President Fitzhugh by Gov.
Lowry and others, none were more truly
and forcibly expressed than by Bish"p
Galloway following i'll the line of thought
suggested by Col. Nugcnt when he
likened the new President INTO Elisha
catching up the mantle of the Prophet
Elijah which fell as he assembled to
Heaven III chariot of fire, and to the
Young and dauutless Joshua who succeed
ed Moses as the leader of Israel to the
Land of Promise. One of the most popu-
lar Professors who ever held Il position in
The State University, and the unanimous
worth College to succeed DR.. johnson,
much was and is expected of him, but by
his address, dignity and general bealing
at the opening and since, he has at once
commended himself to all as fully worthy
to bear the honors and responsibilities he
has been called to assume.
Yes, Whitworth will go on and add
new lustre to her already national fame.
1t was remarked by Gov. Lowry in the
course of his speech that Whitworth
stands 4th in size among the female col
legcs of the United States, and second to
none in advantages and thoroughness,
and his statement was reiterated by other
speakers Major Millsaps affirming that
he had ascertained by examination of stat
Whitworth College for the last few years
is the largest of any female college i'll the
South.
We take pride and pleasure i'll publish
ing such facts, because many of our peo-
pie do not really appreciate the size and
value of our College, and in fact do not
seem to realize that it is doing more to
give Brookhaven a name and reputation
abroad, and more for it's upbuilding and
support than any other enterprise ever
established. 1t is an institution that Mis-
sissippi may feel justly proud Of, and i'll
which our home people should feel an es-
pecial pride and do all in their power to
upbuild and sustain. 1t is said that the
peasants who are reared and toll at the
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beauty and attractions of their native
mountains whose rugged grandeur and
snow-cappcd Alpine heights travellers cross
oceans and continents to gaze upon and
admire but surely the peOple..of Brook
haven and South Mississippi will never
leave it to strangers alone to duly appre-
ciate the worth and grandeur of this
magnificent institution of learning whose
towering walls stand as perpetual pro-
test against such Indifference.
The Faculty of the College the present
term is worthy of special mention in this
article, being possibly the finest the insti-
tuition has ever before had, and one that
cannot be surpassed in experience and
talent by any female college in the Union
1t Is as follows: Prof. Lewis T. Fitz-
hugh, A. NJ, president and professor of
Latin and Greek Prof h. s. ricketts,. A.
NJ, mathematics, astronomy and physi-
Ology Rev. w. b. Murrah, A. NJ, mental
and moral philosophy, evidences of Chris
tianity, logic and matthew atics; Prof. Il.
T. Fitzhugh, A. b., University of Misss-
sippi, chemistry, natural philosophy, En-
glish literature and stenography; Prof.
Chas. G. p. Eckhardt, Miss Sallie John
son and Mrs. w. b. Murrah, in charge of
the music department; Mrs. Sallie X.
Holt, vocal teacher; Miss Maggie Nc
Even, art teacher; Mrs. Leila j. Cunning
N. Z. L., in charge of the preparatory
department.
Opening with such bright promise, 1t is
gratifying to state that the attendance
has since steadily increased, and that the
number of pupils now i'll attendance is
equal to the total number matriculated
last session. Verify is it true that though
''God takes away His worknen He car
ries on His work." and next session We
may look for the largest attendance in all
the history of the institution. $50 mote
it be-"
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