The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-06-07
THE SPIRIT AND LETTER or THE
LAW.

customs which have prevailed
Hereunder, namely: That the
pampefed institutions and the
lackeys who do the bidding Of the
machine" are under no obliga-
tions to obey laws, which do not
conform to their ideas Of proprie-
ty, the President Of the A. & n.
College has issued the following
circular to the County superinten-
dents Of Education throughout the
State:
"AeRIcULrURAL CoLLEGE, MISS,
May 10Th, 1888.
Ny DEAR Sin IL mail you
catalogue, and refer you to oondi-
tions Of admission on pages q and
2s; also to the AppOrtionment Law,
and number designated to each Co.
on pages 30 and 30, and the speei-
men examinations on pages 81, 80
and 83. The AitOrney.General de-
cides the law imperative for the
next session. The Board Of Trus-
tees, however, have decided 10 car
~ out the spirit Of the law, las
there Is some doubt as to the in
terO and ask your cordial cooper
alton for the next session in carry
ing ont the part assigned you, and
also in seeing that your county has
the number indicated in the appor-
tionment./As no county can take
advantage Of free tuition, in case
other counties do not send their
quota, Il is very important for You
and for us, 10 have your county
represented BY the number named.
The students now At the College,
and wishing to return, entered in
good faith, and when they paid
their matriculation fee, expected
to 20 through without paying tut
ton. I ask, therefore. that you
give these the preference, II you
agree with mo. I request you 10
designate ihe names Of the quota
p a.s s.sA, ,afss sstse';sAs frlAa.
all applying, Is the Students have
been directed to pass their names
through you. Only new students
need be examined, and l ask
special care in Arithmetic and
English, as the other studies may
be made up. ] request, if possible,
that you furnish the namos before
August Goth.
This letter is written on the sup
position that you will act fully in
the matter, and the Board Of Super
UisOrs might not be inclined to act til
after the merit session. II, hOreUer,
you can and loiH confer nth them, so
that students can be designated in faH
time for our opening on Sept. 10th, Il
gU be satisfactory. I iRuite free cor
respOndeace in carrying out, as far as
practicable, the ne'r Apportionmenti iar.
Any student can come by paying
the tuition, If be can grade in any
Of our classes.
The enclosed slips gives names
Of students from your county the
last session, and the probability of
their returning"
Ifthe authorities at the "Tomb-
stone Industry" really think they
are carrying ont "the spirit of the
law" under this gushing circular,
they have very poor apprecia-
ton ofthe import of words and the
construction of the pIainest and
simplest English sentences, The
fact that the bill was made to take
effect Oct. lst, which is prior TO the
date either of our pampered hum
bugs opened when first put in OPP
Grafton, is the teehnicality which
has been seized upon to defeat the
plain intent Of the bill for another
year, and during this time, as
shown by Gen. Lee'sproRunciamen-
to, it is proposed to ignore the law
and give preference to the pets of
the institution. We affirm, that
the purpose Of the act was to pre-
vent q few counties, as heretofore,
erowding the school, but as the
session was we'll advanced when
the act passed, it was thought that
it was not advisable to order the
apportionment until the oonclu-
sion Of the present term, and no
body thought any such special
pleading would be iAdulged in,
with 8 view to deferring the Oper-
alton of the law for another year.
A casual glance ct Gen. Lees cir