Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31
un;o, Female collsqs.

Inc auJuuEucu meeting OF tue
called Synod of Mississippi,
met at Cedar BluT, Miss, on
the 29th inst and did whatit vac
natural to suppose would be
done at the time the meeting
was SET for that pace. There
were present about fifteen dele
gates, most Of whom lived with.
IN a tTO hours drive of Cedar
5luf anti drove through ia their
buggies. Two of the five Pres
byieries in the State were not
represented at all. aud Oxford
Presbyiery was represented by
only Que minister, Trof. n y
EshmaD; while Yazoo Pres5yte>
~ had but Que delegate, Rev
L Mcdonald. who now breaches
in New Hope Presbytrry aud
lived so near Cedar Blnff that
he came to the meeting in his
buggy So it appears that
the action taken by a called
meeting on a matter that had
not been thought of ut the time
of calling the Synod, aud that
was spoken of 10y one of its al
vocates as sIhe most important
matter that had come before the
Synod in forty years" vas the
work of a handful OF men vith>
in a stones throw of " est Point
The Educational Commission
reported ~favorably on the sub
scription of West Point. the
same being about $40 geo and
recommended that Union Fe
male College be removed to
West POint, aud the name
changed to "The Southern Fe-
male College" After fall and
fair discussion, the moderator
ha wing ruled that '-the removal
of Union Female College and
the change of name, &C." things
not ever thought of at the time
of the "call," were included III
the call ito consider matters of
interest to Union Female Col>
lege," the report of the Com
mission (which has acted with
out the knowledge of either its
ChairT an CT It's Secretary was
adopted, and Prof. A y Z hman
vas appointed Financial Agent
to go out into the State and
collect the SynOd's part of the
money necessary to complete
the new buildings at Vest Point
4 sum variously estimated at
FROM 5000 TO $4,000 "0r
more The Commission with
odt consultation of the Board of
Trustees under whose direction
the Charter places the College,
was Iutrusted with the entire
work of removal, coll eetiOn of
moneys. and putting the College
on its feet in West Point, this
place having made a subseFip.
tion, With the assistance of the
surrounding neiebborhOod, OF
about $1,000 one half of which
Is 10 be paid when the buildings
are commenced, and the other
half when the FIRST story shall
have been completed. To com
plete this arrangement the So.
nod 81 ! have TO raise about tN o
thousand dOllsrs more money
outside Of West Point than il
would have required from the
synod ineladlng Oxford to have
erected the building demanded
by Pref Eshman on the campus
among the other buildings
doubly dear and vsluabI. by as
soeatIOns and memories which
money cannot add. every brick
aud piece of plaster having in
the past half century become
especially endeared to some one
who would gladly see it repair
ed but sadly see it tora doxn.
Let Us hope that this seeming
great haste will be repented Of
that nothing further viii be done
pending the appeal To the Gen.
{ ersl Assembly, aud that the
damage already done however
unIntentionalIy, 10 tue character
of this old school and TO the
, people of Oxford as il. friends
may be IS cOnseientiousIy re.
paired as it has been persist
emily made, and that the future
may yet be full of good things
to Union Femsle College whose
existence has often been more
blessed than prosperous.
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