Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-05-24
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attend and take in all of the public
sxrrsis~s of the aft~>ath snnuai com
msnc~~-nt Of the Iudsstrial Institute
and College. Leaving Jackson on sat
urday morning. the Isth. in esnpasy
with Goverpor Lougino and Attoruey-
G~usral Meclnrx. We reached Coinmsu
at s:ao same sf,ernoon. Our frieads
Speaker Russell and Railroad Commis-
.iou-r Mernnis not only held the ~ a
o train but provided the b~st refresh-
u-nts that Eimire could master. snd
his ability in that line Is simply unlta-
ted.
II isn't always that the lines have
fallen in sach pleasant places To this
writer - on this visit 10 Columbus Our
old commander ~ Chmkasaw Ravou
and Bakers Greek was at the depot On
our arrival. and claimed US a. his guest
A drive through the city and visi. to
the wsterwork~ about two miles out.
occupied the time before supper. The
capacity % the waterworks reservoir is
ia. 90 gallons II Is IL feet deep. and
the diameter Of the circle il 50 feet II 4
/. supplied from the Lnxapslia. and Is
fairly well 6i.ered before passing into
the pipes for the city.
On Saturday night the anniversary Of
the Peyton and Caliswsy- Orr Literary
societies took place in the college /
chapel. There was SONS delightful |
music, vocal and instrumental. The
chapel had been very Hastily decors,ed. |
The students. to the number Of three |
hundred and nfsy or nore. occupied the |
main body Of the chapel. and there |
were several hundred citizens and Wis |
ftors The orator Of the evening Hon. |
Monroe McClurg. was introduced in |
deservedly complimentary terms sy
President Kincannon. and he received |
mos. cordial greeting from the great |
audience before him He had made |
speeches to the young ladies on other |
oecaSous. and he had their carr and |
hearts in advance The attorney gen |
-rzl had been - occupied Of late with |
.~airs of state that he had to plead |
guilty to the lack Of time for prepara-
tioa for a literary address. on the usual /
lines. hut nevertheless he suggested |
many topics. not laugh. in the tent
books. that enter into the pr.cticalities
of life. it, public and private oblix.- |
tons. opportunities and duties. His
closing reference to Nrx Peytos. the /
Mississippi Woman who dr>t con
e-ived and publicly advocated the idea |
u a separate State college for the
white girls Of Mississippi. were received |
With special approval
rss s,sA.v msrss.s Essr~sss
wer- unusually interesting. There |
vcrr no services in any of the city |
churches. and hence. At the appointed |
hour. the college chapel was SLED 10 |
is utmost capacity. The platform Was
occupied by the faculty. trustees. min |
isters Of the city. and special guess>
After the Professional the entire
audience joined in singing Onward.
Christian soldiers the scriptures were
read. prayer offered. and Miss Brown
sang a solo. Then came the great treat
Of the day. the commencement sermon
hy Rev. Geo. r. Eager. p. D.. OF Mont
Eonery- His text. "Jesus saith unite
them, Ny meat is to do the will Of Him
that sent me. and to finish His work.
was the basis Of one of the most sppro-
pirate diseourses TO which we have ever
had the pleasure Of listening on snch
IN occasion II made . Profound i'm
preston. not oaly on the students for
which il was specially intended. but
upon the great audience Of others who
listened with delight to the earnest.
tender and eloquent diseussioa OF the
theme suggested by the text.
After the sermon, the choir lst. and
the great congregation joined in sing
ing Stand mp. stand up for Jesu&" II
was a most edifying aud delightful
service.
rAs Y. ". c. A.
Exercises took place in the chapel st s
pm, when there was another large
audience, more delightful music and
other spproprite exercises. and another
good sermon by DR.. Eager-his thsme
being discipleship and spostieship. In
eideutally he paid hearty tribute to
his native state for being the srst State
in the Union to establish . school of
this kind. after which Alabama. Geor-
sia and others had provided aad fash
ioned Industrial schools for their girls
The vs.sasssss sssss
OF the new inirmsry Was laid at high
noon on Monday by the officers OF the
Masonic lodge; the local lodge. Colum-
bus No. S. and many visiting brethren
participating. Grand Master b ".
White conducted the eeremonies which
were impressive throughout, and were
Witnessed by great crowd The easket
for documents and other articles for
deposit. though Of usual size, was Alto
gether too small for the contributions,
but those selected for preservation in
eiuded much relating TO the college
and other State institutions. the state,
county and city governments, photo
graphs Of governors, members OF the
faculties. grand masters Of Masons.
newspapers of the dav. etc. The boz
was hermssieally sealed and eemented
into the eorner-stone, % that the con-
tents are safe while the building stands
The stone il one Of the handsomest
that IL has ever been our privilege to
assist in placing in the northeast cor
ner Of . public building.
eollectioa for the Palmer 0rphansse
concluded the open-air and sun-seoreh-
ing exercises, and then all moved to
the chapel. where Hon J. d. Thames.
OF VicksburR. delivered the oration-
And IN oratioa il was-worthy Of the
occasion, and il won for the young dis
trict attorney unstintsd applause and
sdmiratioa- II was a . high plsne
from start 10 hnish. His selection for
The occasion wss like AL the other sp-
pointnenss for this seommeneement, the
very best that could have been made
Mr.. Thames felt highly eomplimeateA
oy the invitation 70 make this sadress-