The leader., 1898-10-26

| versity, Of Oxford, was founded 10 1874 To 1873
congress granted a township Of land to the state
for the purpose. u has been supported by State
appropriations ans by the interest In the pro-
| ceeds OF the sale Of land granted by congress.
| The Institution ranks high among the colleges
| Of the country The character OF Its faculty has
been a guarantee OF Its efficiency. Some Of them
| have left their impress upon the history OF the
State and csuntry. The university at present
| includes a department Of professional education,
with a school Of law, a department o! science,
| literature and arts, comprising twenty-cne dlt-
| ferent schools The curriculum includes train
| ing In Latin, Greek, German and English bellies
| lettres, mathematics, all the natural sciences,
| mental and moral philosophy, political econo'
my elocution and pedagogy. The university
| has an excellent library OF l,5OO volumes, and
| chemical and physical apparatus Of the best
kind Tuition is free to all except law students.
| The Institution justly merits the reputation 1t
enjoys.
| The Industrial Institute and College at Column
bus is a new departure In the educational his
| tory OF the country. This college was com
| menced In 1885 for the benefit OF the young
women OF the State 1t Is supported by an an
| nual appropriation from the state OF about S25-
| OoO. This school offers three courses OF study
business course rormal course and college
course-and many young women take advantage
| OF the opportunities offered.
! In 1878 the state Agricultural and Mechanical
| College was located at S;arkviic. The disci-
| pline here Is military. and while the college was
established primarily for the instruction OF the
youth Of the state in the agricultural and me
! chanical arts, provision is made for instruc tlon
! in both common school and collegiate courses.
| The education impaired here is also practical
| and Illustrative; students are required not only
| to be familiar with labor, but to labor them
! selves which indeed constitutes an important
/ part of their education. The buildings are
4 handsome permanent and ,ommUdious; the
| farm embraces $40 acres OF land, CO.. OF which
| are under cultivation, including gardens and
| grounds. The farm is also well stocked with
! improved breeds OF cattle. and with complete
| outfit Of the latest improved agricultural i'm
! PIGMENTS and farm machinery
/ The Alcoru Agricultural and Mechanical Col
! lege was founded in 1871 and dedicated to the
| education of negro youth. Instruction is given
| in the agricultural aud mechanical arts, and the
courses of study college academic, scientific.
/ preparatory and commercial. Tie college has
! been very successful Tuition is free, as In the
/ college for whites, and the state has appro-
pritted, in addition to the nteres derived from
the agricultural scrip fund. all the money re-
! quired for successful maintenance.
/ Those VINO follow agricultural pursuits, and
| who for any reason desire to seek new homes,
/ Mississippi offers inducements superior to many
! OF the other Sta,es Her climate and soil Is I'M
! surpassed All agricultural products can be
produced in abundance. Negro labor Is almost
! the only kind employed. and farm hands are
| paid fran SO to SIS per Month The United
! States still owns eight hundred thousand acres
/ in Mississippi, and the State five hundred thou
/ sand acres, all Of which is for sale at cheap
| rates. The State IS beginning to be recognized
! as field for mills and factories Land can be
! procured as cheap as in any other State. The
people of the State are brave, generous, 10y al
and hOspitabe. They are proud Of her glorious
/ past Conientei with her prosperous present,
and Justly hopeful OF her splendid future.
| Taken as whole the State of Mississippi
offers wide and inviting field for the enterpris-
/ ing manufactures, artisan OF agr.culturlsts Its
! great area is prolific in all natural resources
which, under the touch OF 'yetopment yield
i ready and generous returns. 1t has immense
+ forests OF hard timber which Is especially
adapted for manufacturing wagons and high
grade furniture. 1t has thousands OF untitled
acres OF rich land which under proper cultiva-
ton will produce the greatest variety OF pro-
ducts. 1t has many enterprsing towns where
opportunities of the most promising kind avail
active men with small or large capital. 1t has
/ a climate which robS winter of all its terrors
without making summer unpleasant, and II
/ shows by its statistics that II is one Of the
hCaltheSt States in the entire Union 1t well
comes the stranger and invites the homeoecker