The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-10-21
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NORTH MISSISSIPPI PREsBYTE-
RIAN COLLEGE, Holly Springs
Rev. I. w. Raymond, president,
reports: 1.-The college has S5 pu-
pils-the largest number ever en-
rolled at this date, and the largest
number of boarders we haYe ever
opened with. /"
WoMAN's COLLEGE, Oxford
Rev. j. W. Malone reports: !:
"There are to tdate ~ boarding
pupils, and So day pupils, max
: ing a total of 1872. "
J EAST MISSISSIPPI FEMALE Col.
LEGE, Meridian--President J. w.
Beeson reports, Oct. Z; "We
have already enrolled 1870 board
ers, and 145 from town, making
total 275. Quite large number
of boarders yet to come. We
have more students than we have
had in the college at any one time.
We have been compelled to pur-
chase another building just across
the street, and use it as an annex.
We have raised our curriculum.
1t is now equal to Columbus or
} the best colleges in the south
) We are doing high grade OF
thorough, honest, conscientious
work. Seven music teachers in
our conservatory, and the larg-
est number Of teachers we have
ever had lin it. :"
r WHITwoRTH COLLEGE, Brook
| haven--Total enrolment to date
ITO. We expect to enroll fully
} 200.
: MISSISSIPPI NORMAL COLLEGE,
F.. Houston-President T. S. Aber-
Y nethy reports: I'VE have enroll
1 ed to present tine-October =
: 255 pupils. The school is increas.
ing daily, and this promises to bt
8 one of the most prosperous ses'
r sions in its history.
@ BUENA VISTA NORMAL AND BU.
: sINEss CoLLEGE-Prof. w. p,
e Webber, vice. president, reports
e Our total enrolment for presen
0 session, to date, numbers co."
e MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE, Clinton
l President Lowrey writes: lou
Q enrolment to date is III, which
e is 81 more than at same period
q last session. Many have beer
kept away by the yellow fever il
Jackson. We expect large in
crease as soon as frost comes anC
Q guarantees are raised. -
t HILLMAN COLLEGE, Clinton
3 President Wharton says: 1--WE
: ate running with about 80 pupils
. half of them from abroad, anc
3 half residents. We expect an in.
j. crease of 40 to 81 when quaran
Y tine is raised. We have the bes
! faculty in college history. We
are running a home industria
r plan for limited number of stu
, dents, doing their own work. Ex
: penses about $1,000 per month
: for board and tuition. -
STANTON COLLEGE FOR YOUNG
LADIES, Natchez-President j.
!. R. Preston reports: "Stanton
has just closed (Oct. 81 the Sec
ond week of the session, with 13(
enrolled-by far the largest open.
ing in her history. Quite a num-
: Der are still detained because O.
o the yellow fever scare. The ses.
y sion promises to be one of unusua
y prosperity. Our two new teach.
ers are giving great satisfaction
. PoPLARvTLLE HIGH SCHOOL
W. 1. Thames, principal, writes
.The school has now-Oct. T.
an enrolment of 255 students
one third of whom are boarders
We have faculty of eight teach
: ers, giving instructionin the pub
: lie and high school studies, anC
in addition thereto instruction il
vocal and instrumental music ant
elocution.
= JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL, Fay
ette-Prof. w. j. Taylor, super
intendent, reports: "Enrollmen
10. Boarders 81, of whom 2
n are in the dormitory. We expec
i several additions as soon as feve
4 scare is over. We are moving
along serenely. !"
: Port Gibson has voted $1,000. .0f
: toward the $500 now beinj
g raised for Chamberlain Hun
J, Academy. When the full $50,
d 600 is subscribed, Mr.. McComb
: of New York City, will give hi
j. check for like sum.
= j. L. P.