The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-03-01

Correspondence OF Gazette.
jackson, Feb. 81, 1899.
Many of the friends of Hon. A.
a. Kincannon, and all the friends
Of the Industrial Institute and
College, are delighted that he
has been able to resist the sug-
gestions that have reached him
from many directions, to become
a candidate for Governor. With
all due respect to that high, hon.
orable and responsible station,
he occupies one Of more exalted
usefulness. "The greatest good
to the greatest number should
be the ambition of every man
and the scope of everyGmeasure.
1t was my privilege to attend the
opening exercises of the present
session; and if had entertained
the slightest doubt before of the
wisdom of his selection, I was
thoroughly convinced then that
the future of the 1. /. & c., un-
der his administration, was
bright and promising. While
am delighted with the selection
OF General s. D. Lee as one OF
the commissioners of the Nation
al Park 10 be established al
Vicksburg, / regret that this will
take him from the A.. & M. Col
lege; and while / would rejoice in
Mr.. Kincannon' S promotion to
any position that he might aspire
to. ! am glad that his desire and
his duty have determined him to
continue where he is. There are
more than a thousand men in
Mississippi who would make good
gos.a arnors. There are very few
who are equipped for the presi-
dency ofa college-an1 a girls
college at that. This requires
talent and tact Of the very high
est order.
The State University will cele-
brate its semi-centennial on the
21st June. The University was
incorporated February "a, 1914.
The coming anniversary will cell
ebrate the first half century Of its
actual work. The first trustees
were: ). Alexander Ventress.
John Al. Quitman, William l..
Sharkey, Alexander M. Clayton,
William X. Gholson, Jacob
Thompson, Pryor Lee. Edward
C. Wilkinson, James M. Hourly
John 3. McCanghan, Rev. Fran
ces Hawkes., J. N. Waddel, A..
H. Pegnes. DR.. Waddel was the
last to join the great majority. II
: the portraits of these eminent
men are not in the University
collection, it would be worth the
effort to get them. Several car
be very easily obtained.
The Executive Committee oil
the board OF trustees met here
Saturday, and discussed plans
for celebrating the semi-centen-
nial on big scale; and Messrs
J. W. 4. Falkner, r. H. Thomp-
son and r. b. Fulton were APP
pointed special committee tc
arrange all details, which will in
clude historical addresses, ora
tons. alumni rally, banquet, etc
The Executive Committee post.
poned until the June meeting ol
the full board, the matter of sell.
ing University lands. In tbs
meantime they will be fully adj
vertised. The University, Alcorr
College and the i | & G.. would
make money by holding on tx
their lands for q few years al
least until they can get fail
price for them; but in the mean
time, they should arrange to pro
tect those lands from the depra
dations to which they are contin-
ualIy subjected.
| The United States and State
RLand Offices have more applica-
Aion5 for public lands than fol
any years past, and the Audi
- j office ID receiving many in.
ries about forfeited tax land
office made one sale on Fri
|.ss asst, of $500 acres in Sharkey
y, to a Chicago lady, fol
correspondent is always
p note the good records
4de by Mississippians
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