The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1890-10-11
LEA FEMALE COLLEGE

Opened Sept. 18th, with less
than forty pupils. This, however,
IS a better opening than last year, i
and last year was ono Of the most .
prosperous of the thirteen ses-
sons. In thnteen years, the
college has not had an average at
tendance exceeding sixty pupils
during any one year. Four first
class teachers have been annually
employed t. teach these sixty
pupils in the literary department.
Lea College is by no means the
largest IN the State IL respect to
numbers. We ought to have eighty
pupils. This would give us an
average OF twenty pupils to each
teacher. This IS our limit TO the
capacity of .eacher. Beyond
this limit, successful teaching de-
prec;ates. Beyond this limit, eiiici-
cncy decrcas There IS a limit to
physical endurance. 4 mechanic
remarked: 1.-TWO hundred and
forty hours Of bard and steady
work per month IS a tremendous
tax on nuns energies, and 10
do this kind of work, the whole
year." But the limit to the teach
er's capacity to instruct, to in
| llurnce, to control tile attention Is
the first essential condition to all
genuine progress of the student ;
mental powers is not only the
most delicate. but also the most
exacting in the ph,losonhlc means
to attain results. A large school Is
one thing a popular school is
another thing, and an ctlicieuI
school is quite and altogether q
| different thing. What constitute
the definite means of efficiency /
not the subject of inquiry nova
days, OCher and inferior consld
aratIons are all-poweriul in deter
mining preferences. The mos
powerful attraction is the larg'
number. THIS Il a supreme con
sideration with not a few. Th
slze of the faculty IS often men
toned with no little parade. Bu
even that is often too small 70
the number Of puplls. Besides
how caH the nineteen or twenty
: seven teachers benefit the one IL
liyidual pupil? Tie question Q
efficiency is waiting for an inyes
, tigator, just like some valuabl
book Is waiting for a reader. Te
editions Of Mi. Montgomery
poems had been read by II
English people, and she Englis
press bad beon fuIsomc in rs puff
Of Mr.. Mopteomery's gen US an
his marvellous production. The
came a solitary examiner of Nj
! Montgomery's merits and title
e public favor. Maeaulay pronoun,
: ed MIR. Moutgomcry's poems tt
. worst trash that had ever been pl
= on the English market. III
e doctrine that the half Is oftC
[ greater than the whole IS inexor
g bly, true. If these thoughts inspi
\ ed by the opening OF schools sha
( lead to an examination OF found
. tions-of the wise instrumentq
q ties provided to secure eflicienc
l. in our schools, then good will
= the result, aud conscientious pul
e will be III order
le The sixty pupils cf Lea G,
81 lege-it Is hoped the number "
&c reach eighty-will be taught Il
Is year by the President, giving
a whole time to the work, aud Nj
Candice Carter, full graduate
Mary Sharp College lady COZ
mended in high terms by RI
DR.. J. w. Bozeman, of Merida
t. by Miss Annie S. West, a Fl
m graduate Of La Grange Fcmi
in College, and who Is a daughter
as Rev. I. b. Wes., of Thomso
Ga, and by Miss Nellie DAVIS,
full graduate of Mary Sharp q
lege, and who is Il daughter
= Prof. DAVIS. of Smith count
nd Miss. Since her graduation N
od DAVIS spent year in Lelps
We Germany, prosecuting her stpd
!. 10 Grrman. Miss Katie ii. Ok
= Is full graduate of Lea Cole!
he and in music. Size has charge
is the music department. All
members of the faculty are Chr
IN lans and all are Baptists.
de Eficiency-ihoroughness Is
ann. To do this. one teacher
ne provided to an average number
twenty pupils. Thus far, the nu
", ber has not exceeded, fit
lis pupils. CHAs. II. OTKE'
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