Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-12-12
Special Offer.

The new addition to Union
Female College will be com
pIete and ready for use by
January LIST. 1t is an elegant
building, convenient in its ar
rangements and will be hand
somely furnished, making it,
together with the old one newly
repaired and furnished, one OF
the loveliest homes in the State
for young ladies.
The friends and management
Of this school have undergone
opposition and overcome many
obstacles in order to make it
what the people want. 1t has
required time, thought, labor,
money, sacrifice, and may we
not now confidently expect the
hearty and very liberal patron
age, especially of the citizens
of Oxford and Lafayette County
that we may make the school a
still greater success, one in
which every true citizen of
Oxford may have a lively inter
est, and on account of its loca-
ton and its merits, receive, if
not directly, indirectly, whole
some advantages both finan-
cially and Intellectually.
Why not make U. +. c. one
of the largest and best equip
ped schools in the South for
young ladiesf II the lovers of
education and surely we ought
to bel in the noted town of Ok
ford would only unite their in
terests, their patronage and
their efforts in this school, it
would soon become one of the
largest in the State and the
benefits derived by our town
would increase in proportion
Knowing that the people of
Oxford demand such, much care
has been exercised in the selec-
tion of a competent faculty, and
/ feel that We can unhesitatingiy
promise you satisfactory work
or refund your money. We do
not claim perfection, but with a
larger patronage and more en-
couragement we expect to &C.
complish more for our students.
All right-thinking people
agree that it is highly impor
that TIE women of our country
should, and must bs highly and
properly educated before we
reach the highest degree of civil.
lization. If the people of Ok
ford endorse higher education
for their girls, why not unite in
making U. +. q. a school in
which such work is done and
derive some of the benefits
themselvesf 1t can be done.
Ii must and will be done. II is
not right to sit down and allow
people at a distance to furnish
all the support for our school
1t viii not continue long. This
Is only true in q measure, but in
q larger degree than it should
be- Students who eome-here
from . distance wonder why the
school does not receive a larger
patronage from the town and
surrounding country, and hence
il Is true You wonder Why they
come 1t is simply be
cause Oxford is widely known
as an old educational centre
and the people confidently ex.
pect to find a school of high
order here. We MUST have it
We are DETERMINED to have il
Shame on the citizen who lives
in this blessed town OF schools
obtaining inestimable benefit:
even by ABSORPTION, and yet
does and says things detrimen
tai to the prosperity of the
schools
We ought to love and supper
our schools and churches as oul
own. Now, that our new build
ing is about complete and il
order to materially enlarge tn,
school, and by so doing prov,
its merits and make friends
We offer to any one fentering OF
or after the LIST of January 90
tuition at half price. Those de
siring to board in the colleg,
will be given their tuition free.
We hope a large number vii
readily respond to this YER
liberal offer, and that they ma,
soon become warm friends an,
supporters of the college. Fo
further particulars call on o
address,