Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-01-28
Hon John Temple ,;rlve..

Atlanta. t1st
Wv Dear SIr-lour britt OF
OFatory, Published in the "
lanta Journal of the 18th alt.
has been received aRd referred
t0 me for reply. | read your
-Drift Ut Orag0ry with mech IN
teFe>t anu pleasure ami desire
hereby 10 taanS yoH for this
timely challenge to our south
ern colleges. | beg To assure
Yea that I am with veg in taIS
movement for the regaIaimg OF
oar laurels- and an authorized
t0=pletlge To YOU the influence
aud support OF the department
Of es0eutlua IN this university
and the best efforts Of the Ms
>IS>ippI intercollegiate OTIto-
real asset af7On-
The AUTHORITIES q TIE University
Of Mississippi years ago appreciat-
ed the necessity q a 1or1u.sh tram
NJ IN voice and exp-ss~lo4l- and -
u1hllshed A. n separate departments
fhe chair ~ eE1eHtia.- Tri= d. part <
aIent WIS given u Hiss sarah No
Gehee IsoGi. a graduate e the Bos-
ton SrhCol Of or1farv. and IL J. e.
her efficient cry ufzafiou aEisi man
a-ement that this departments in
the university rs reached Such =
high =r1nda-st and maintained { -
successfully. Hiss Esonn -guli=ss
Efsh nlany Of the foremost teas j
erS OF America a1soag the number
the emIaeZE reader ard lecturer.
James z Murdoch, the nescBr
rns merriam sElzsr Sic Sa- = "A
ssSsls.h with me ni.s-s- r -isl.cef Ersn-
eiples of her arr. nltvisg zgrsss -
ERrupe thus past season ard scuzht
there The foremost telcAers % Lou
don and ether educarh nal esufe-s.
The departme ne af elG-ur.uu =
more than etgcutnou SIMPLY. il
= a department Of o-1rgrv "a IT,
bszt sen he cuErSe i. wen
graded and extends through ! ne
rod OF two vsar-- Every effer. -
made 90 maintain the standard 81
me department and % make til
further advances each succeeding
wear \ thorough study OF the
great orators azad Euelr or-t-rlElS and
a iisr-sI-y and vocal interpretation
of sle Biass. EilrGn and Shakes
p.s&re \ the work q the second wear
To Miss Isou aud her department
! due the haHor Of keeping allse n
tbs univ ersIty tie spirit Of o--r-Orv
al IN inspiration 10 uahler Efforts
Il wider fields. Sl1e-tentds Of the
medals won in the university con
tests have been Euz By pupils of
hers e Vas former stu ierE.
ARGrey Ellis >tresie, whs represent =
ed the University OF y iFsriu1A IN the
ISIS contest Cf the SausEera Ir.fer-
state OratoFfs.sl sssocislgzoa AZ Won
the diamond studded medal over
competitors from al the leldinz
UeivSrsis1eS &C the sogta.
Miss tso1l : Thoroughly interest
Ell Ii her wo-k anu ~ pupils IA al
contests. snow etffeient training
This department II doing Z great
work IN 3 ississippi to-day Vita
OGE Il doubt perhaps shis depart
nent L. seeOud 10 n0Ee II anv OF
the leading universities OF the south
lam SURE yocr eEogueaE appeal
viii not fal On deaf ears anywhere
IN the southland. but VIII meet
with hessrr- approval and endorse
menr from Florida u3t 10 % NIr-
zinIa AMI west - she IIFsSissilp
river We All understand that '-the
palm OF e4cgueEee = drifting from
the soErh 10 the vest Truly thi-
- 70 be regretted. but We alone a-e
to be ceusurad- TOO Eate- i not
vet written across cur southern
heavens Genuine. soul-stirrf1g el0-
Quence u native 90 TIE south There
II something N our sun kissed hills
and valleys something IN our
dreamy and pleasant Atmosphere.
something IN our blue skies and
ripping waters, something IN our
nGrmsrIHZ forests Of pine and
urcss-draped oak. something in the
bending hues % our nyriads rain
bow-tinTed d0wers ard something
IN the sweet caruiIL - of oar song
birds that torch the heart Wieh g.
IsssiAl fire and tip the tongue with
words of thrilling esogueuee- There
are voices from out oar sacred past
calling Us 70 action No, the s2i-1s
OF elcquenee . not dead in thss
beautiful southland OF ours-ir can
not die The sentiment = here.
IL . living It b thrObbing, as yOu
saw. underneath the thin crust oi
tbs later day nlatsriahsm, and the
time has come for its liberation
and the re-estabhShment OF our
supremacy OF speech" Truly. as
yOa saw. I'VE are tired of being
second where we have always been
first We are weary of holding N
ferior prestige IN a field where We
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