Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-09-06

Tbs. one Off not the oldest
Female Colleges IN the State o,
Mississippi. vas frat opened II
the year Is5j IN the present
large three story building IN 4
beautiful grove in the Town Of
Oxford, and has beeuE4e the
aiwa mater Of hundreds of "a
dies IN this and other states
many 81 whom have not onIy
daughters but g1zI daughters
TO take their place IN this honor.
ed Institution Of learning
The opening On Monday the
5rd If this month wa. one OF
the most Interesting and I-sst
IN its history. Te6zndiur.
ani sroznds h4vs b.en put in
to@Pie'e HS7T sad weli fur
hse2 thFoaghozt Rev L :
MADDOX. Al educator 81 learn
InS sns experience With a Fac
ulty q experience md ability
and a -oudly number Of yOGug
hdIes from Texas Arkan.as.
tennessee. keEtHcky AID lfis
si.sgpL- were met in the chapel
By 4 isr<e number 81 the cis;-
zens Of Oxfori and lafayette
county. iEeiudiBg the "a tors II
the 1E-reat churches q uxf0rd
and members % the Fscu,ty Of
the CaivsT>isy
The saeienes Tel b. Niss
Horton a. sAe plxa3. azd Mss
Ov-r3eeS- th- instructor n 20
cal and vi3 q muse saga Song
Il Fraiss 90 Cur Heavenly Faith
er- Rev IA Ejs.ou read
Al appropriate pcEtisn Of the
Sacred Sculptures AFTER wEleh
Ir- fla ~ pastor q the Baptist
shHreh cE red 4 vsEy impress
sve Praysr, asking fE- Divine
blss-ll- Ep9a the President,
Faculty and studeats ofthe sol
.r- Ar- Il \ Montgomery
tAeu made = short bat -eprupri
ale address Of welcome in be.
aalf 0f Jar citizens Of Oxford 10
ne Hsw President, Faculty. and
the ysuug ladIvs who are here
10 spend tae incoming cCIIe ste
year with ~ Eev-J Z Thomas.
pass1r Ct the Methodist church
gave them a hearty welcome 20
or community and its edGca
ts0aal aHd church privileges.
Dr. K " Jones on behalf OF
the Faculty OF the University.
made = happy address rendering
the sympathy AID aid of the
University, vLeA vas followed
By appropriate addresses 6y
Kev-T : Wig-iat0n, Dr- Haley.
Rev. + T Johas1u Of Water
Valley, and an address bv the
writer Then Presiden. yadde.
expressed bis heartfelt thankful
ness 20 the citizens 81 Oxsarf
for their symFa.Ly and afG il
bis recent bereavement and Il
forwarding his IEterc.s Ia Guild
i1s up tae College and hi.
,greng conviction that By d
united EFFORT upon tae part Q.
the friends Of the college aud
the faculty success vii be -.
scre4 sfter vAieA the Assem-
bl1ge vas dismissed anil eiga'
O'eIOek IN the sTeaIn- when tbs
citizens again assembled at tbs
college aud easaged IA sccI
conversation eEIsszeJ by ma.I,
both vocal and Instruments.
The company vas also enter
tanned ~ Tecta.i0as ~ Mis-.
Costing another member Of II
Fdea-ty President Nadt0x;hel
made d very appropriate 81
dFess IN which he presented n
regrets to the audience that ii
program which had been hsstI.
prepared gave no opp0rtunit
10 the members CT TIE ssc1It
belonging 10 the literary depart
usnt. and especially 70 Profei
scr Bigger and SiIas Eel. th
former professor Of uatheaai
les snd the latter the prinaF
teacher, both CT whom needle
Gully TO De seen 70 be appEec
: ated Niss Is0n ~Eo u 70 Eay
charge of tue eiOeuti5n in I'll
. College and the University vi
arrive IN u few days The hal
were then thrown open and b
entertainment =as completed :
conversation IRtrOdueti0ns. an
ast, but # possible the rchei
OF he feast. by viewing the aaI
beautiful paintings of Nj.
Weir, who has charge Of Il
Art department..
The student body assemble
!. n the College chapel on Tue
II, DAY morning to enroll thel
selves and TO De pae>l il pro
- classes ESTag left bef0.
the eEFIllleat was made 7 a
unable 10 state the lumber b
there vas a goOdly number PIE
elt- President Maddox b
just received letters that = NJ.