Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-07-06
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
By J. L. POWER.
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The e.smsf.-,.., - a haff --nt.vv In
tha 40. ~ an institution af l.arrinsy ].
an event e, p. e.,r,sn- n,a-asr,l ara -.
psriaiIv where that in.titusisa I. an
xrsat IN ir.s,i,s y 81 a srr,.t STATE. The
scuai-cvusrns. n ann sr~nry- sf tft- Il
rersitv ~ Nississipui ssa. 4, have tceu
observed iasf TAN. a. th. apenissr - ,hs
sssSiou iast closed. but yellow f~srr
and quarantine troabie~ sslash al PRIV
xrsnn-. AMI the university aui All ,sthes
ache-ais IA The >tass haa al they sssnlsi
A. 80 xrt ni.svrsl oT on thr regular
rsutine - srh.-il eurk
The uiv~r.itv q Mississippi va ia
coep-sratea Fvb e. i>sk L. hrSs
tru-tce, wrrr J. Alexander Ventures.
John 4. Vuitman. William g.. >harxsv
Alexander " 'iaytsa. William Y.
''holsau. Jacob Thomp-su. PRYOR. Lea.
Edward Carey Wukiuson. James n.
liowry John , Mctsughau. Rev Fran-
ct> Havke~. John y. Wadiyl \ ~.
Fe-u~s. There kars tv~n uinefv thrive
trustees to date and 20 th.t uumhsr
hftV->ix have pas-s.,i over thu river To
the list ar~ the names of au- cabinrt
minister. four Z uitc,l state senator's.
four representative, ia cnnl lr,-ss. three
representative, 10 the oufe,i~ratr cpu-
grr~s. thrv. rnited states ant coated
crate >tates judges. i've chtef Justices
- the supreme court ~ Mississippi.
three Associate iu>ticr. 20 tie supreme
court. ten circuit Judges and chancel-
lars, one bishop eight dnetor, 80 diviu-
| its. nine doctor, - lav. Judge j 4
osr. 20 Colunsbu.- d, tine oldest trustee.
Fortv-Swo ~ the ninety-thr~v were ap-
pointed prior 20. ant afty siuse his ap-
poiutm~ut. ia tSss ~ the nfty-six
uho have diei thirty seven died dur
ing kis eonncctinz with the university.
The present di.tingu she,i and papu-
ar chancellor. Robert Fnltun sra< a
tutor in the university VIXEN Judge orr
nrSt hseauc a Trustee. II- was N.
frst honor maa - the eIas. af t-.ss.
Annnr ths. other sn-nhrr. ~ that class
we're. Judge ?. \. ,'riss. R-v Iauass 4
| Mecxlin Robert h Thounsrn. William
/ calvin Weli~ Mr. faitan fr.alale chan
/ crllor in tsss suss cy,iinr than~viior
Naye-. Who resigned.
The chanerrors - tse ar rer,l-v
from tsts o. late. ,..., re e Ilafas.~.
/ a 2 Isur~srsst. l. \ T. Barnard.
/ John y. Waa.lel. \. T.. stewart. Ts.
warI Narss. Robert Fultan.
The war e f.sI-ss sa.psa.ie,l IL.
work - the aaiver.itr. ua ID. .s.h 4
I February f...I. an.. hun lr..,I ard shirs >
/ i've e the ssn.lsnt. enrolled "a -,
1 Il University tsr-xs.- 9a..unanv A. FIs =
euth Mississippi and Of these thirty
v-r,. killed ar died % vzaun.is. II {,
estimated tha, fully fa,sr-sfths af tae
vsung msn Whose uamss appear on tee
rolls sf university freu il organizatia iaa
up e. the beginning - the eiva var.
enlisted in the Confederate service.
During the war the h1ildlngs were O.,
/ eupiel sometimes b. Confederate and
something's b. Federal suldierv. >sau
after the. battle 81 shiloh they w.
a>ed A. . hospital. ami gave shelter T.
/ about hfteen hundred sick and vxoansls,,
/ esufederatrs- Move than seven hun
sred sleep ia unmarked grave. ia a
cemetery near ,hz university = campus.
Through the infu~uce % FrotszSars
EaruarI. I.ovutou and othsrs. with
General Grant. the buildings and az.
paratus we're bat very httIe damaged
b. the Federal ~oldiery A e,,siiy tels-
Se,,p.- vas removed and placed in !
/ Chicago observatory aud it has never
Immediately after the war the stu
1 dents were - elass never eefore seen
L in anv American college. They were
l the sous Of parents sh no had b-en proS
/ u.ruts or wealthy. but whose p4eau.
excent their lands. hal be.u Ssvep,
away bv war. Many % these Young
men had served in tho Confe,i%rass
army. some hast empty sleeves. ans
others wooden leys. With such pr.par
alton for college A. thess eireamstanee,
sugxess. they came with possibly a,
lif,Ie - scholastic attainulen,s a. thass
/ students tho entered IN 49,. but they
eams with a determination born - Ne
! c.sSitv. The Efforts pat forth and ths
influence felt while in the university
| re>llted in th.. development OF a twp
of manly character aud power which
/ eanno. be e4ualied BY the records %
any other American college. A stud,
of the lifs-xoriS Of this group of stu
dents verifes this strong statement
Through all ths siei>sitades of ths
reconstruction psrio-l the university
experienee,i the same good fortuns
/ which attended il during the civil war
There was a decided disposition among
some who then ruled the state 70 oper
the doors Of the university 10 the black
race. a. was done in some u the other
Southern States Several of the Odd
trustees--Howry Yerger and others
had been removed. and their places
niIed By Ames from eerpetbag puliti
clans aud native Republican,; but
thanks - a ma ibrity of these. and es
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