Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-03-28
GEN S. D. LEES PAPERS.
.aRrcULTURAL AND MEcRANI-
CAL COLLEGES.
a.. Not Interfered with the Attend
.ur~ al the state University. HUT
Ha. Given a New fmpeta.
90 Education
ARTICLE NO. v.

The A. and VI college. since its
.s.,blshuient in 1850. has not inter-
s.rr.l " ii the attendance Of students
:. OxSrd. and has gwen such an
q, e.us 10 education IN the State as
=, increase the number of students at
nc Baptist DenomiuationaI College at
Clatnn. BY about an average Of sixty
ui-e session. and also to increase
largely the attendance al normal col
jsses and schools throughout the State
I, has had an average attendance of
81 students n session; and in the
SESSIONS OF lsSi and 1857. S64 more
,suieBts than 1t Oxford. and this too.
On aH appropriation of S542s less than
taai received by the University.
In spite of these facts. the last Lecis-
la;ure gave the 4 aud NJ College s2I.-
81 less than that given the Ssaie Uni
rersity. for its support for the sessions
Of 1855 and 1889. A discriminating
.puortioument law wss also passed.
requr NJ that Mississippi boys. in ex-
cess Of the quota from the respective
counties. should pay tuition fee at the
A. and NJ Collegs. and this, too,
when students from Tennessee, Louis
ana. Arkansas and other States were
given their tuition free at Oxford. The
money gwen the A and NJ. College for
Is support was hampered. taking from
the Trustees the power given them 10
tx the salaries of President and Faculty,
ard dsburse AZ in their judgment they
thought best; the act reduced the
salsries below those paid similar
officials at the State University. Moth
ing was done about the salaries of the
State Colleges. In spite of 4 better re-
cord than any other State institution.
these adverse determinations were
made against the A. and NJ. College.
aud violent attacks were made on its
Management
propose to examine some of the OBJ
ieetiOns made in the last Legislature.
and BY others through the public prints.
believing that misInformtion as to
taets exists. and that the opposition.
in most cases. was honestly entertained.
Every public institution has enemies.
but public criticism and examination
will only strengthen those that are
properly and economically conducted
l. kwas claimed that great debt of
$4,000 has beeE saddled on the State
ey the establishment and support of the
college tor the eight years of its ex-
steuee- The same Legislature which
estahl shed the A. and NJ College ac-
knovlede,I debt to the University OF
the State of Sj4i.U6L The State either
had to refuse bonus of S227. 500 from
the general government or. if accept
ing i obligated itself to establish the
college She only had three years in
Eheh to decide She accepted the
conditions of the gift. and has estab-
Esh the college One of the conditions
Of acceptance was to establish q col
iege. where the leading object should
De to teach such branches of learning
Is are related to agriculture and the
mechanic arts. etc The value of this
college property is now over 500, OO0-
aa n'estmeut of the State-for the law
prescribed that the State must provide
% .diRgs and outfit There was a
State debt also created in enlarging the
A'giun At Jackson. in building the new
asylum At Meridian. and in starting
nc l. l. and c. At Columbus. and in
Ssaslng the common school fund.
= 1t Was claimed chat the students
A'en7ing the A. and NJ College were
a'' equally apportioned to the differel,
S0uniies, but that twelve counties had
"oe-aa.f of the students attending.
aad twenty counties were not repre-
aed Some counties appreciate
s'aaeation more than others. and send
e students to all colleges and
ea'oas' and no law can compel coun-
10 send students. unless they want
s thing is certain. No
= been refused room for
''4isn's, s'tial to its quota. if they
Sol-H Otherwise comply with the con-
3s'ns Of admission This was urged
great crime in the management.
iAe.s are; The A and NJ. College
as ahead of the University of the
Ae In equal distri button. and ahead
!. eoNeses IN Alabama. and any other
aud even had . better record
'hree most largely attended
= aud ~ Colleges in the United States.
S,-aH -.oea hai one-half of the attendance
irom seven counties and Other
a'es' aud twenty-seyen counties no,
presented A and NJ. College ol
Daaia' and also the University, dc
$40" as good record as our A.
N Michigan. seven counties and
' Ssates have one-hah. and thirty.
eoun'ies not represented; Kansas.
80 counties and other States cue-haIf
4 'niriy-hve counties not represented.
appears this objection had nc
A'lOn by eomparison- III it is Z
' and needs legislation to correct
not apply to all State colleges
support from taxation?
" vas claimed that only wealthy
N tan attend the A and NJ College.
- 'eeo'd shows that sI74 will cove,
=. essars expenses. and over SIS q