Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-12
Work Accomplished At tho Pea
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Sort kcc2T'plish2d At tho Pea
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The Institute which has been
IN session tour weeks a. the
University aud closed on the
9Th Of this month marks an
epoch IN the history Of the stale
lsom the beginning The work
was uf upusUai interest
and Importance, Tie 10
sirur:0rS showed their aptutss
tor the special work sssiEnrd
90 each 4ad those who caur To-
he Instructed earnestly devoted
themselves 10 making the veiN
best use fttErir splendid u"1ni-
iun.iies. The work offered Dos
every caarSe was eagerly go
tended hy large CLASSES. The
total number GA the rolls reach
Ell 'l. There were more who
0ere not enrolled, Most 81
these EeTe located on .8c eIm-
ras. and their impravised ac-
rnmmo,ioti0.s thlugh plain
eye comfortable. Seldom n4s
a gathering OF peop engaged
ia the same profession brought
so zach ul Eeulins profit AID
pleasure.
Thursday afternoon ;ae w.ra
concluded wita brie. Parting
speeches by those engaged ia
the york Of instruction. - wei
= words Of parting igsa State
Superintendent; lion. J X Pres
ton. Prof DahueS Lspscomb the
PresideHt q. the state Teach
erS Association. Judge K \
TIL. of the Board OF Trustees
ri the UuiveTsi;y aud ChsUcei-
.ur fulton Of the University
Thursday evening tie Stat.
Teachers : Association conYe4ed
ia annual session. Mo- ~ the
teachers attending ire Institute
participated IN tljs neetins, auG
the number ~as sSe.led 10y the
presence OF number OF pFOmi
nenj teachers 80 came spesial-
iy,foc this work IA spite of the
u.csItsiuty of railroad travel
The session Cfthe association
vas "a brief Que, closing FRIDAY
afternoon. hut the wofE done
was the mos; Important ev.r AZ
complished hy this body. 4
committee Of ten OF the leading
teachers attending the Institute
had been az gork for a week
npon a plan for systemaiizing
the work OF the graded schools
Of the state. and arTangIu. q
high school course THAT would
connect the grammar schools
with the University work. st.
ter long aad careful considvra
lion a plan was ma'ETe. sHJ pre-
scented 10 the teachers assOcls-
lion. emb0ayin- essential ; ;ae
f-ltaTeS - the report 81 10,
Committee Of tue Na,i0la.
Teachers Association.
This report after p warm DIS
cUssioa vas enthusiastically aBt
unanimously adopted. Every
teacher felt that this vas
a grand sep forward iG edlca.
ij0n3l progress.
II will align AZ the clacA'ioa>
Il forces IN the state, aud W
aplli al the WoTk done.
The work done this sEEIa-
Al tie University IS %: :ncsuma
Die value ia whatever way con
-iieTed. Every visitor carried
aEay . most pleasant memoir
IT associations here. Of the Cgi
vers,ty and OF the i0wn Of Ok
ford. Why cannot Oxford hol,
some OF these visitors for t!Iu
entire Summer II would re
quire but little effort 10 rake
sammer residence here nor,
pleasant than snyEhere else Il
state
The University - going =
he supp led with water irOu
other sources than eisterns
Chancellor Fulton has urge,
The matter upon the attention
Of the Board OF Trustees, AM
authority has been given % TAX
preliminary steps in the matter
IL Oxford does net JON III TIM
move she viii miss a most fl
vOrable opportunity to reap
great benefit.