The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-09

out great benefits. The College first
started a creamery in the State. Noao
there are a Dozen" "There are, twice
as many desiring to attend SIS as
can be taken and he advises an
other dormitory at a cost of $25,000IF1
10, And so of the "Industrialp Insti-
tute +" for. girls, !" second only in inn
portance to the A. and M. College.
"Women have a right to be So
bread winners for themselves and their
orphan children" na .et
He meets the charge of useless
and extravagant expenditures by
| showing it not a whit worse than in
other public matters, and after all, to
the average farmer for both schools
say a tax of. only 40 cents, * =
a little less than the price of three
drinks at a saloon G ID a,aIaosa
And then he appeals to every
farmer in Mississippi e, e. "to
seek for themselves a broader intelli-
gence,. a higher SKILL and more.rei
neunerotive' methods IN business"
%'(Signed)) Your friend, y7aq.5no
J. q. GEORGE.
Next comes the; j." Business Report
of the Trustees, President and other
officers of the Agricultural and Me
chanicaf College Of Mississippi for
olss6-7,' to- the Legislature, Nov. 25,t
y1sSa AS showing the popularity and
usefulness of the college in the agri-
cultural line,g2I group the following:
}" 1885 showed the largest. number of
students in the history of the college
-4l51 undergraduates, and g. post
graduates" /" the graduating class,
H. The clamor finally called for re-
auctions, and in 1887, 276 under
graduates, I postgraduates, and IS
graduates, the largest graduating class
since the opening Of the college, and
"27O applicants declined" $50 per
cent of, the students are the sons of
farmers. :" The average necessary
expense of a student per annual SEES
sion is $3.50 co." and so students
reduced the expense last session be-
low $4,000 by work done" , ,.
'."The two Industrial departments
are self-sustaining." "The farm has
received no money from the college
funds orothe State for three years,
and annually clears aprofit.''t a. h.aI
Ilj:"Of those who have attended the
college mot solely the graduates) Sc
per cent. are engaged in farming
The dairy interests of the State are
now becoming very large" cat
least five of the young men educated
at the college are at the head of
cremeries twelve being operated.
awe all attended the last com
mencement. We made a careful
examination into the workings of the
college, and are not only satisfied as
to the work done, but highly graft
fed" % ..at p, ..as edr a..r.., r.,
- (Signed) j. M. STONE, and eight
other trustees. .-..ar :,l.g
General S. D. Lee, the President, 1
a letter to me of date September T.,
1888, says: eve have graduated
s~eventy-fve young men. Of this
number, leaving out the last class,
twenty-five, which has not had time
to get places, we have twenty out of
ifty-three actually engaged in farm
ing" or in kindred pursuits, such as
"teaching agricultural. chemistry,
| operating creameries, etc. aE. .r.s
- General Lee further says: "Dr.
Henry has never seen the college. He
has formed his opinion from hear-say
is not familiar with it's workings"
He frankly admits some discomfort
especially among the uniformed and
attributes much of this to the great
depression in agriculture. But he
says Gin Mississippi the farmers are
gradually lettering their condition"
l add one of several private letters.
1t is from a gentleman at jackson,
the seat of the State government
with an extensive acquaintance in
Mississippi, and well known in North
Carolina, DR.. Byron Lemley. He
writes: "The- Agricultural and Me
chanical College, and the Industrial
Institute for girls, are both endorsed
by the best people of the State. Some
demagogues are making wal against
them but the population is for
them" $50 e".''4 .~H' -'+
He adds that he has no connection
with either Institution except "te pay
taxes to- support them which L do
gladiy.nn UT DT4TT0r rVTT
And now / produce the full en-
dorsement of both institutions by the
State Grange G8s6) and the Farmers
Alliance of Oktibbeha county, in which
they are located. Both organizations