Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-09-12
NOXUBEE'S STONE COLLEGE.

ED, BEACON Permit me to say afew /
,hings to your good readers OF old Nox' :
,bee and elsewhere through your col
ans. about the school at Shuqualak spe
,iallv and some Other interests casually
| do not think a higher and more covet
ed compliment could be paid a man by
his community than the intelligent Cit
zens of Shuqualak have paid me, i II THAT
they have erected a 81, SEQ school hail on
college lot there as a GIFT to me. on
the condition that / reopen the college
this fall, with a faculty Of my W Sc
lection, under my own superintendency,
to which | am to give d part OF my INN
in seeing after its conduct and work, IN
person. The hall is there, complete ana
ready for use. 1t is a large two story
building, well adapted in construction
and equipment for high school and col
lege work.
This estimation and confidence placed
upon me by one Of the finest communities
in point of intelligence, religion ano
moral character, and social and business
rating, that is found in this state, | APP
preciate as cordially and deeply as IS pos
sible.
Ihave employed a full corps Of excel
lent teachers-highly educated, earnest
and experienced professors. The prln-
cipal, H. L. McCleskey, is "a born
teacher a successful instructor n
manager of high schools. With MIN
and his assistants / shall make the col
lege every whit as good and deserving a
large patronage as it was prior to my
leaving it in 1898. And | now offer these
splendid college advantages to girls ana
youngladies at a very moderate charge
5 even for these Glow price times -
BOARD in the college is only 500 per
month, including washing, lights, ETC.
tuition is from 50 to $780, music les
sons Sd. 80. have arranged for Mrs
t Jennie Heminway of Gainesville, Ala
Mrs. Stones sister, to take charge O
the Boarding Home. She is a suitable
a lady in every way for the place. Sh'
IL has reared a family Of two daughter
e and II son. She has the mother
} experience and aympathies and IN
qualities of diligence, energy and rar
:" neatness.
We take boys of any age whose moral
s are good and life orderly. They VIII c
,e in a separate hall from the girls, the
only coming into each Others presen(
in the recitation work. They WI
hoard with private families in town
Al, Several good families have offered
) board them-from two to eight N
;s from ST.. so to So. so per month. NO De
g. ter influences prevail about any boar'
-. ing school for boys than at shuqualal
ho There is no better place for tamlli
with sons and daughters to educate
T move to for the purpose Of securing e
va ucational advantages than to ohuqu
~, lax. Society is choice, church oppc
t~unities are all anybody could hope
find. and the health is indisputably $
nerior. The school opens the 23rd
o, this month.
shall continue Stone college with
". full teaching force of the ablest 'nstfr
tors in the South. The Street Rallw
Company is now equipping the line cl'
Il out to the college for the electric ca
which will be running all the way TO
nter college by the i of October. ST.
L. College will be 50 officered thai l
leave it in strong hands in good wo
IFS ing order while | am at %Shuqualak To-
ef > ing after my ''first love there a
lear eynect Noxubee county, rich i'll soil
timber, blessed with splendid health
in great variety Of productions, to Don
ance aer upon Il new era OF unpreceae'
rted prosperity, / hope to see this college
nge- her borders enrolling many Vi hei .
had and daughters, and the acknowieo
lar pride of all her people. Through
e the success the county is benefited, adj
and tised abroad and made more a''r"'
ices. TO first class immigrants as a congo
most home for them and their poster
will Therefore l hope to receive from my
ks he friends and all good citizens in the c'
ty that recognition and encourager
yes :" L. NJ. SToN