Oxford eagle., 1888-12-20
The Hcne Of aiss.ssiupl.

thc hSFc ~ Ht1SsSSipli.
We clip the following from
the Avalanche Of December IS.
The people Of cur State are un-
der obligations to this enter
prising journal for the interest
they have exhibited and tue
trouble they have taken to pub
hsh 10 the world the superior
advantages Of mississippi in an
educational point of view. IL
they win now finish their good
work by writing up cur State
University al Oxford, We viii
feel under additional oblga-
tions.
"The Avalanche presents in
this issue "A full and interesting
description cf the Agricultural
and echanical College at Stark
Vile, Miss. 1t is an institution
without example in the South,
and the North cannot show its
superior IN any practical eie-
ment 0finstructiOu. Il il not "A
school where EIrmer BOYS may
learn to be lawyers and doctors
bat is designed 20 make tarmine .
SO interesting and profitable
that tie students viii not wish
TO engage IN other occupations
when their studies are finished.
~ present the agricultural aud
collegiate courses alone ara pro
vi,ied. - Gen S d Lee, the
distinguished head of the insti
tuition, aptly put it: "rhe
beard Of trustees have kept be
fore them malay the fact that
Mississippi IS largely dependent
upon agriculture for It's prosper
liy. aud have first made provis
I9u for the wants aral neeessi-
ties of her largest class of eiti
zeus, and have spent the means
at their disposal principally ia
developing the agricultural bias
ct the college. We are prepar-
Ell 10 add the mechanical feat.
ure whenever the Legislature
provides the necessary means
to pat Up shops Ter wood aud
'roa work, and supplies tha nee
essary machinery. The Govern
meEt IS ready to supply an en-
Gineer officer from the navy to
give the necessary Instruction :"
The pupils are well grounded
IN agricultural chemistry and
geology, as vellas the branches
OF a good English education
they are carefully instructed in
the composition Of soils aaa
their requirements and practical
Illus ration Of the lessons IL CIV.
en on the experimental farm at
tached e TIE eallege. The farm
- a model ef It's kind and is
mGrc than selfSustaiaiug. All
the work on il is by the pupils
and step by step they are taught
the scientific principles of faria
ln- by methods entirely consist.
ent With hard, every day com
mon sense. Instead of lecture :
IN the abstract they are given
object Lesson which cannot be
forgotten The maia idea is To
demonstrate the advantages Of
diversified farming over the o.,.
and ruin0Es one crop system.
There is nothing 10 be done
on a Farm that the students are
not taught 20 do. from aaaIyzib 9
soils to milking the COWS, an.
they are required to practice
what the learn The Ava
iancha commissioner found the
homer man af the senior class
cleaning the stables. Everv
one must 90 his part. The stu
deais realize that they have no
sime 10 waste ia id,eness. AMI
rs they are paid foo their labor
en- the Arn, many of them make
enough 70 materially reduce the
burden Of their expense. Ths
Ilsla.ry feature 10 maintained
for the sake or discipline alone.
and tde GT!lls aTa not permitted
/ to Interfere with the duties o.
tbs students.
I These 20 Young men and
boys come OF as gcoI stock as
any u the country. They prove
their earnestnesa h. eiose aupli.
cation to study, aad show them
selves gentlemen By their con.
duet. Ii Mississippi Is ever
raiSsa 10 tie plane of wealth
and Importance 30 which her
natural resources eEtItle her. il
viii be 90ac hy tbs body Of
skilled aad enthusiastic farmers
and others who may fojl0w their
example. She has politicians
galore and professional men far
ia excess CT the demand. She
never kad too many stron--
armed, Intelligent and well pria-
clp!ed farmers. such as tie Az
ricuitHrat and Mechanical Col
lege turns oal