Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-04-30
ED, CAVES EXPRESSION,

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LOUISIANA, Mo-, April 27.-On
Monday morning, April 9th, l
left my home in Canton, Mo-, and
boarded the train for Louisiana to
attend the Throgmorton- Brawder
debate. When l reached the depot
at Louisiana the first person |
recognized was Rev. T. J. Mus
grove, and old friend and former
educator of Alexandria and Month
cello, Mo-, who is now the presi-
dent of McCune College. was in
vited to his home to be my head
quarters during my stay in the
city, which I gladly accepted. I
had never met his wife, but found
her 80 congenial and home-like I
soon felt very much at home. On
arriving l soon found there was
considerable excitement about
something. and afterwards learned
that the Ciceronian Society of the
College was to have an entertain
ment at night. Being invited to
attend I accepted and never expect
to regret it. After hearing the
students of the College / am thor
oughly convinced that under the
able management of President
Musgrove and his accomplished
daughter, Matte, McCune College
has not yet seen its best days. To
say that the entertainment was
good, would but family represent
what l want to say. It vas ex-
cellent and showed careful train
ing on the part of the teachers, and
ability and industry on the part of
the students. There seems to have
been one important thing lacking
heretofore among this people, and
that is q lack of interest on the
part of the community. This is
being overcome by President Mus
grove, impressing on the minds of
this people that he is an instructor
worthy of their patronage. The
school has more than quadrupled
during the year, which has en-
couraged the president to make
great efforts for the frightening of
her cords and the Strengthening of
her stakes. 1t the people of Louis
lana and surrounding community
will hold up the hands of Presi-
dent Musgrove by their prayers and
means, and send him their chill
dren to educate it will be a great
blessing to them. Fathers and
mothers, you have a golden OPP
%portunity now if you will only i'm
prove 1t. Your president is not
an untried man, but enc in whom
you can trust. Never send your
children away from home to edu-
cate them when you can educate
at home. The change of water
and climate even in other parts of
your own State may cause them to
lose their health and cause you to
repent this mistake when too late.
The writer has had some sad ex-
perience along this line, which he
shall never forget. Men and We
men occupy the most prominent
places in the State have been pu-
pills under the instructions of Pres.
Musgrove. What I want to say
most emphatically is, people OF
Louisiana and community, bust
ness men, laboring men and farm
ers, stand by your own College.
Many of you can board your chill
rem at home and save the expense
of boarding. Just think of your
advantages ; can't you appreciate
it? Whether you be rich or poor,
you can under such favorable cir
cumstances give your children a
College education, which is as your
Hon. Senator Ball said: "Capital
to start with capital that cannot be
taken away" Hoping that some
may be benefited by these scatter
ing remarks, / am as ever,
1t w. D. CAVE.