The Magnolia gazette., 1888-06-09
LEA COLLEGE AND HER PRESIDENT


LEA COLLEGE AND HER PRESIDENT.
1t has long been the habit of a
certain class of politicians to
Vllify the leaders OF the opposing
party. An old pettifogger's adj
vice to a young lawyer was,
"When You get bad case abuse
the lawyer on the other side"
II is an old trick; but in this ad-
vanced age of culture and thought
it is not so effective weapon as
the logic of fact proves to be.
Ever since the Prohibition aglta-
ton began IN this county, the
leaders of the agitation have beer
maligned, ridiculod and slandered
numerically. Much Of this we
expected, because We knew the
character Of our foe; but some
things have been said which not
only panied but surprised the
good people of this county: and.
Lothing has been said more un-
called Tor, unjust, ungrateful and
unch:valrous than, the fings at
\ Lea College and its learned and
noble President, which have ur-
peaicd in the Sentinel from, time
to time during the past three
months. The College has been
sneeringly deeominated "a GER
tnin Institution Of learning" Or
an "Institute" and one writer
tried to belittle it by ignoring
capitals an: alIGli-g TO it as .'the
female college" One witcr in
the issue Of Marcsi 2nd, who was
not brave and chiyalrous enough
to write over his name, makes
some most remarkable statements,
as ungenerous as they are un-
founded. as unchiyaIrous as they
ale untrue: and entirely too SLAM
derous to appear in fatherless
communication to a respectable
journal. In this article the pro-
4 hibitlonists are charged with an
effort to break down Peabody in
order to build up Lea This
would be too ridiculous 10 notice
were it not as unkind as it IS.
Such expressions as s'THEIR
PETITION TO DESTROY THE PUBLIC
SCHOOL" is capped with this
"unkindest cut of ALL" IT Is UN-
DERsTooD THAT IF THIS BILL
DOES PASS. THEN A PETITION WILL
BE PRESENTED TO REMOVE THE
INSTITUTE FIVE MILES FROM Sum
J NIT
This College from whose classic
halls have been graduated many
of our Loblest women--a College
having but few peers in the State
an honor to Summit and a blessing
to South Mississippi --an lnsiitu
tion whose sole aim is to build uT
our country, is thus spoken of il
! the columns of paper printed II
, Summit and claiming to be
: specific chtmpon OF Summit
! What supreme follyl And "th'
wonder grows when we find th'
Sentinel attempting to shield il
I folly by tying to make it appeal
that its attack on Lea aud tn
Prohlbitlonists is in defense 0
Peabody. | have not, yet foun
t a man-nor do | believe ons ca
(, be found-of even ordinary intel
!. ligence who believes that eithe
+ Prohibition or Lea College is J
2 any sense antagonistic to the in
I lerests Of Peabody.
s But anof.this is OF small in
= port conparedto the base iDgrut
Is tude involved in these uteianc.
-ingratitdde TO a man who's
It life has been largely spent J
e making Summit what she is,
:, morals, in intelligence and in M
M terial'prospelity ~--ingratitudc to
is man whose hand has ever be,
4 ready to help the needy of Sur
id nit, or defend her honor, who
rs heart and brain, love and 1ear
$, ing have been laid iuponithe alt
a, of service tolthe interestsof Sur
a NIT. How much does PeabUg
~ Itself owexo Rev CSEh Otkei
D. DOES the world lznow2 Has 4
re Sentinel fusgolten2 There car
info my hands a few days az
'ir some old cataIogurs Of Peabody
n .neatly prlnte,l pamphlers-posl
IL lbly printed at the Sentinel Off