Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1894-07-03
BELHAyEN COLLEGE.
President Fitzhugh's New school at Jack
son for Young Ladies.

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son for Young Ladies.
President Fitzhugh announces that
his new College at jackson, for young
ladies, bearing the above name, will
open on Sept. 18th next. Prof. Fitz-
hugh voluntarily resigned the presi-
dency of Whitworth College, which he
had successfully conducted for 8 years,
to establish this new College, in re-
Spouse to what seemed to be a State
wide demand for an differentiation
al College of high grade at the State
Capitol for the education of girls and
young women. The establishment of
such a College there, in addition to
Millsaps College, makes jackson a
great educational centre Parents hav-
ing sons and daughters to educate will
now find there the very best facilities
for both. AS is well-known, jackson
is the most accessible place in the
State. Four railroads run into the
city, bringing passengers from every
quarter.
The College buildings, three in num-
Der, are situated on a commanding
eminence, the apex of the hill being on
level with the top of the State Capt.
tol. The Campus, comprising II acres,
is beautiful, being covered with lovely
shade trees, grass and flowers. 1t is
conceded by all who have visited the
site that it is perhaps the most attract
i've aud best adapted to school purposes
of any in the South.
The school buildings will be new,
heated by steam and lighted by cleo
tricity, and supplied with new furni-
ture throughout. New pianos, of best
make have been ordered for the Con-
servatory of Music
Great care has been observed by
President Fitzhugh in the selection of
his faculty, which will be the very best,
composed not only of graduates, but
graduates of the best Universities
and Conservatives of this country and
Europe.
The new College will assuredly start
out under the most flattering auspices,
and while regretting more than we can
express that Whitworth College and
Brookhaven must give Prof. Fitzhugh
up, we at the same time feel the cause
of female education in Mississippi will
be the decided gamer by the step he
has taken. Pres. Fitzhugh has literal
ly consecrated his whole life to the
cause of education. Beginning after
his graduation as young man, he sue
cessfully conducted high schools in
Smith and Rankin counties, until his
abilities as a teacher there challenged
the attention of the Board OF Trustees
of the State University of Mississippi
and they elected him member of it's
faculty. His universal popularity and
the reputation he won there, led the
Board of Trustees Whitworth Col
lege to offer him the Presiden-
cy of that institution on the
death of the honored and la
mented DR.. johnson, which he accept
ed. AS President of Whitworth, Prof.
Fitzhugh has not only proved himself
an able and capable educator, but has
exhibited the highest order of execu-
tive ability, and some departments of
Whitworth, notably it's musical depart
ment, have been brought up to higher
standard than ever before. That he
will make proud success of his new
College, THE LEADER confidently pre-
diets. Leading citizens of Jackon
compose the Board of Trustees, with
Gov Stone as President, and it will be-
gin its career with strong and infuen-
tial friends in every quarter of the
State.