The leader., 1899-06-14
!. MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
By ]. L. POWER.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AsA&MsA1AeAAAsAesA
By ]. L. POWER.

1882. On the day il was opened-in
October, iss5-there were $50 applicants
for admission. Upwards of two thou
sand young women have come under
its instruction. The work of those who
have gone out il thus noted: Stenog-
raphers, 46: bookkeeptri and cashiers,
30; dressmak r, and milliners, 50: mer-
chants and saleswomen, %; teachers of
industrial arts, 80; teachers of music,
81; in postoffice and clerical WORE, II;
in United States civil service, 3; insur-
ance and other agents, 5: keeping
boarding houses, 3; telegraphers, 5:
printers, I; physicians and hospital
work. 4; artists, 3; foreign missionary,
|; journalists, Z; teachers in academies,
473. Total in indu ,trial and clerical
pursuits, Ia; tosal in professional work.
539. Home-makers tmarriCd d. sol. max
ing the total accounted for outside of
the 3l6 in college for session just closed,
1877.
This is splendid record of nobl
achievement in practical lines, a dem
onstratit n that the |. |. and c. is an in
dustrial institute as well as a college
1t was the first State cD'lage ever
founded for women-"the Mississippi
plan of doing the right thing in the
right way, at the e ut time.
The faculty for the session Just closed
is as follows: Andrew Armstrong Kin
cannt n. president. professor of political
economy and civics; Miss Mary j. S.
Galloway. mistIe, IS of mathematics:
Miss Pauline V. Orr. mistress of Eng
l.sh: Miss Minnie Paslay, mistress OF
Latin; Miss Edith Fahn ,stock, mistress
of modern languages S; Mrs. +. J. Mosby.
mistress of history and philosphy; Miss
Cora Q. Walker, mist. e IS of natural sci.
enCeS: Mi 5. c. McLaurin, mistre IS of
industrial and fine arts: Miss Ruth
Roudebush, mistr, SIS of bookkeeping
and penmanship; NJ SIS Emmie Power.
mistress OF Biography, photography
and tvpewriting: Nj; IS Jcffie Johnsoa
mistress of d'e> shaking: Miss Annie
FAINT, mistress of normal departments:
NJ IS Rosa PEBBLES, assistant in English
and Latin: Miss Mary b. b. nun, assist
ant in mathemat c.; Mr.. II. b. Powell.
assistant in RI; May Farinholt Jone, ),
Md. mistre IS OF physica culture. ply.
siology and a1atomy; NJ SIS Weenona
PoindeXtCr, m'str S, of in strumental
music; Misses Mary Morgan, Lafayette
Haughton. assistants; Miss Matte Lou
Brown. mis- r2ss OF vocal music.
Otficers-H. Nj. Waddcll, cretarv
and treasurer; May Far.nholt Jones,
rcs|d nt'physician; Miss Lorraine Street.
superintendent in dormitory: Mrs. NJ
l.. Shattuck, housekeeping; Mrs. A. D.
Whitfield, superintendent of laundry.
Trustees-Gov. A. j. McLaurin, ex-
officio resident. Member, whose term
expires in 1900: Dr. Lea Wi lamso on.
Hon. Frank f. Smith, Barnett: Hon. f.
II. Moore. Res dale. Who's. term ex-
pires in 1902: Hon. W. q. Yetger,
Greenville: Hon. f. A. Crilz. West
Point: Hon. +. Is. Franklin, secretary.
Columbus. Whose term expires 1904:
Bishop Charles b. Galloway, Jackson:
Hon. w. p. Tackett, Lexington; Hon.
John ii. Miller, Biloxi. Member ex-
officio: Hon. II. l.. Whitfield, State
superintendent of public education.
Executive committee-T. Il. Franklin,
E. III. Moore, A. A. Kline nnon.
The next sion will open Septem-
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