Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-17
OPENING OF
TIE UNIVERSITY.
Tuesday Last This Iusti-
tdtion Ifegan Its Forty
About 200 Students.

Tie opening exrrrisss Of TIE
University weI- held IN tae
University CIapel Tuesday
morning. oes iDning at . o'clock.
Sith 80 students, and many
ci.i1eps of O-fo.1i i'm attend
snee- Rev. ". ID. H.dileston
conducted the usual -elig,ou-
e.e eises. sesain1 sTom the
4,h chapter of the Book of
Proverbs.
Chancellor Fulton. zfter a
brief comment upon the csas-
o. the laisne>s of .he opening Of
toe University. Introduced d.
4. W. Jones. of tde University.
Col. J. ". r. Palmer. membe'
o. the Bosri Of Trustees: Judge
T. A. Hill. a former trustee:
and Rev. ". ID. Heddle-toe.
who successfully welcomed ths
young men add Young ladies To-
our town and University.
d.. Jones assured the stu
dent. that the institution op-ner
her wealth of treasures. and J.
~as ~IIh the individual to STA
tsem. Thee - no such iniug
Ie said. a. giving an education,
sOr tue education can Only -.
won by Persistent effort and ,
= q cieE;iou- dIscha ~ Of eaer
ta-S and duty. An education
- the power To pat forth one,
thoughts iof i:le benefit o.
siankind. d.. Jones earnestly
cOun>eled each stadent to De
gin with a systematic course oi
work. planned. and to stick Ia
Il.
Hon J. W. T. FaIEner, one oi
me most distinguished grade
eIes % the I rive sify. net e
tended the student bot.y a
nea,tv welcome IN behalf of the
Boar 4 Of TIUstees and others
of OxioId. The latch- string oI
the homes of Ossord. he said
ever hang on tIe outside of the
doors to the struents oi tie
L University. After urging thu
students to .aithiul. earnest
work. Col Fsikner said: i
want 20 saw lgrther that In,
Beard of Trustees have giyer
YOU as the head of tins insIitu
ton a gentleman whose tacl
and wisdom ia the government
of this institution are unsEr
passed. and Who watches xit.
INCREASING care over its inter
e-ts.
Judge X A Hill. Tor So man,
years Trustee of tde Uuiyer
-sty, and enthusiastic friend %
youth and education delivered
his txsnty-ioGIth annual al
dfe-s of welcome Althoug.
an oetogensrIan, as sparAlin.
Wit anu qHaIBs h1mor. ant
above all las heasty sympathy
are as inspiring End eneouF
aging To tae BOYS and girls o
tOd,y as wefe ais CHEEKY talk,
TO their Gathers and mothers.
la behelf of the religious de
nominations Of o. ord. Rev. W
ID. HesidlestOn invited Ia.
young mrn and young ladies' a,
s;teHd tie sunday schools anC
CHURCHES of O-for.L. He earn
estly eartioned them zyains
the neglect o. m" a. and ~
lIgious tIa'ns9g waile IN pa
-ait OF ipt-ileetrsl eHltr = n,
said: -it = a difieHlt matte %
Us. as p%stoIs, a" Uu psssots
wo'k amoag toe ssudents- j
the 5 :, -. -. yoE don't xau
: "a 40 do IL. aud we don't WI
To do wat YOU don's ~ To i,
, la tne s-coad pisee. xhen yo
! do -s0I a. TO do II sc sc j.
. no ana and you e tsAsts: u
tdeie comes lire IN eSeii 81
den.s lac x.seH sIe wees 4
talk 10 a man $50 can .leig. h'r
, vi.a pro5lens sol '.sal. | xse
/ Ia sey 1sIst tses- .~sso.sa e 4
sea- 20 Bes. eBd eve oEe .
.ae-B III se 30 10 see yOa j
as ssusiy aud give you the ve
Jest sIesp je eTI.-
Ta's is ne fo .S-sevenla op-E
Ing OF are U1.yessav. and y
slough Ihe attendance w.
PROBABLY De s.lslls. 1aan Ia,
yeaI, IL VII dOu1,les- pse,y
one Of the INO.. successful -.
sions In the i.slo v OF the lbs