Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-06
Mississippi University.


every other such State has had
the use cf two to SnShips for
this purpose, on account Of a
defect ia the original act SIsSiS-
sippi has k.d The use of bat enc
township. And We; there has
been erected with this IA i:.SiI
tuition which. Ia point at It's
equipment and of tue greatness
OF the educational wcTk il has
accomplished, rivals maEy OF
lhe Older and w~ealthier nstitu
tIous of the country.
The University was chartered
IA :SEj. and the first session op
ened IN ISIS SUcn mrn a. ur
George Il tx lines, Judge james
L1ugstreet aad DIR. + A bar
laId Successfully hlled the pTesi-
,ients chair a? Ia the beginning
of the civil Wat, AMI such names
a. those of DIR. JuO. y Naddei,
L q . Lamar aud Albert Taylor
Blrdsoe are found ia the list of
professors of that peiiJd. AZ
the beginning of the Civil wa-
no Institution Ia the cJuntTy
could rival thi, ia the excellence
81 lis equipment, anG 1t vas the
pride Of the state la tae
sfTing 0f 1851 its halls were
closed. and almost To a man its
students enlisted in the service
of the State. La 1865 "A remnant
IF these returned To lie halls to
Eni>h the education 81 Tudely
interrupted. The farul V was
reOrgauized under tire presiaGu-
cy of the venerable DIR. John y
adiel. M Institution ever
had sgch 4 body Of students az
assembled h re IN the Years i'm
meGiltely fIlowin. the war
G0St OF them han been in the
confederate service aud had
lost everything save honor ard
character. y reviFw of the
catalogue of those Yeas shows
that almost every che va0 lived
for ten years achieved for Him
self distinction ia bis chosen
profession.
Under the lministrI'i0n at
the later ehancelloTs. ten. \ L
Stewart and Dr. Edward raves,
the Institution continued it,
good work. and thousands Oi
he youth Ut this IGd adjacent
States have here been hstSd for
the dufI, OF lie. Ia tJe excel
leEce Of the work dOLc. the TAI
yersIIy OF Mississippi challenges
comparison with any other la
the cOuntry, aad l. Wiling to
10 show its alumni a. evidence
The roll of alumni includes
many names we'll SHOWN To
Memphis, sueh as Gen. Lake
" wright, Hon. W L ClaPp, j l.
Go dl0e, Rev. Thomas ID Nuh
erspOon, ID y; Rev Jerry With
erspOau. ID ID, raRcis Feniress,
jsnes " atsOn, e. L FItzhush.
y alter Malone; j Al S:eeu; tr.
\ Il W est and many of the Lead
ing professional men received
their education at the State Uui
versity Congressman Allen,
afchings, StOekdalc. Money
daldrow, and 4 majority of tbs
late presidential electors AMI i
the present district atsrI Aeys
all of the code commits .onrr.
and the leading men ,Cthe hal
IN almost every CITY are Uni
yersity men.
The uai-crslty, under the al
mtnistra .Un of Chancellor Il I
tultc'. an alumnus of the iasti
tr'iJn, elected To the pcsjtI0s
Of chancellor last June. has JUS
closed one of the most success
full sessions Preparatory worl
st the University was discontin
ued and hence the rolls do no
l yet show an Increase in uGm5eTs
Bat the remarkably fine dep0rt
ment of the student body. an,
their most diligent and success
tut weTk won the uauulhie.
praise of all who observed il
The recent commencement ex
ercIses were pronounced By I'd,
board OF trustees and other
who have been regular the mus
successful for years
The creates. surprise came Il
the people of Oxford at er Tia,
close of of the commencement
exercises. For several month.
Chancellor Fulton and Hon j |
Preston, state Superintendent
uf Education, have been plan
mag for i SIMMER school az til,
University for the special bene
ii of the teachers of pub,il
schools A faculty ct Gjstin
u she'd teachers was Engaged
assd arrangements made IL ae
ceE m 'dase 10, which Wa.
thought 10 DC about the aumJe.
that would attend Bat NJ [,
date the a~ttendanee has sur
passed all expectations. and IS.
have been eLralled. The mum
Der will certainly exceed 100
\ more earnest aad Iutereste,
body was never seen. This i
probably the lrgest body o
teachers ever assembled in Ih,
Southwest. The Resources o