Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-08
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS.
By J. L. POWER.
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!. cigarette smoking was under the bar
al the college. After the results OF
this pernieious habit were fully stated
by President Hardy the young men
unanimously pledged themselves 10
quit it; and if there is a cigarette
smoked on the grounds or in the rooms
it is in violation of a promise tina,
means discipline, and expulsion if per.
sisted in. The students were reminded
that the mission IF the college was to
train ,hem for the business of life; that
many Of the great corporations will not
employ cigarette smokers, aud no guar.
aniy company will make bond for an
applicant where this question has been
answered in the affirmative.
In the afternoon it was our privilege
10 give the students Eight Years Of
Mississippi History and felt compll.
mented by the appreciative attention
from start to finish, At night the
| chapel was filed to see and hear Ralph
Bingham-the first of lecture course.
He is an elocutioniSt, violinist, pianist
and vocaliSt-a whole show in himself
/ We were placed to see many evi.
denceS Of prosperity in Starkville, nota-
bly, new scloolhouse, that cost S14..
600, of which Prof. J. H. Woodland is
principal, with six teachers and an en-
rollment Of POS. A new courthouse is
to be erected, at n cost Of $500 The
present building was erected as late as
1851, but it is badly cracked, and, like
the old capitol, it leaks even to the
ground floor 1t is really dangerous,
and it will not be pulled down any too
soon Macy new and handsome resi-
denceS have been erected since our last
visit. WaterworliS an oilmill, and
other Improvements have been made,
and electric lights will come in due
time. The Times and Banner seem to
be prospecting, and our frieud Ward
says he is ready for the next press ex-
cursion-to the Pan-American EXPOSE
ton. Niagara Falls and other points Of
interest eastward.
The hospitality of our good friend,
Simon Fried, and his interesting family,
added immensely to the pleasure of our
brief visit
Leaving Starkvile at $50 pm. Satur-
day, We were in Columbus, via Artesia,
at 4;3o. We certainly felt greatly hon
ored in finding Mrs. Gen. S. D. Lee in
her carriage waiting TO take us to her
hoSpitable home. The General had gone
to Nicksburg on military park business
Our first business was visit OF con- |
dolence to President A. A. Kincannon
and his good wife on the death OF their !
little son, Barhsdale who was most
promising child, and who was taken
from them after few days sickness.
lie was the idol of his parents, and the
universal favorite Of the entire college,
for the little fellow seemed to think
that the college was in his special keep.
ing. He rang the bell for chapel exer.
clses every morning, and did many
other little acts of service to endear him
to the students and faculty. His fun.
eral took place from the college chapel
and many tender tributes were paid to
the memory of the precious child The
bereaved ones can take some comfort
from the fact that while he cannot come
back to them, they can 90 to him.
Most Df tba
the legislature made special appropria-
tons have been completed. The annex
TO Columbus has forty-seven rooms, and
they are all occupied-two to each
room. The intirmary is handsome
admirably constructed for the
purpose, and will accommodate fifty or
more patients The annex and infrm-
lry cost $4,000, and the cost of light
ing, heating and plumbing will be
about $1,000 more. There are 473 girls
now in the collage, and 400 of these
have rooms in the dormtories. If the
accommodations were doubled so would
be the attendance. We heard sympa-
-hetic young miss express the wish
that every girl in the State could be ]
n the Girls College"
Liberal as were the appropriations to
he /. |. and c. at the last session, they
we're not sufficient to supply other ,
pressing needs, the most urgent of !
which is new laundry, the one now in p
operation being in low cellar, with
lntiquated and badly worn machinery.
Wore than 5000 pieces go to the college
aundry each week. =
A library building and music hall |
ire also needed. There are 25 pianos {
n the buildings, and 1873 music pupils.
\ nice start has been made for a ,
library, some 1000 volumes having been
purchased
The industrial departments are full t
% overlooking. There no in the sew 1
ng class, 1872 in stenography, type
writing and telegraphy, and so in all
he others.
The kitchen and dining rooms are
lmong the most important and inter Il
sting features of the college. A large r
bakery furnishes the best of bread. |
They were baking biscuits for dinner. 0
t takes just 1000 to go round, and no !
urplus. School girls usually obey the l.
criptural injunction to ''eat what is A
ct before them" Those at the college
AVE specially good appetites, which is
he best evidence of good health. l
The health Of the college is in good {
lands. In so large number there are =
lways few sick, but at the college {
hey have the best medical attention :
nd nursing. Three were quite sick at {
he date Of our visit =
1t was special privilege to attend 9
he chapel exercises on Sabbath morn. /
ng, and to see nearly 500 young women g
mite in the service. i
The Industrial Institute and Co,,eoo !
S the first and greatest school of its i
lind on this continent. !
On Monday morning we dronned IN ]
N the white public school, Franl,lin !
academy, Of which Prof, ]. NJ. Rarroy j
las been principal for twenty.seven \
Tears. This is the Oldest and recog. i
lized among the best public schools in /
Mississippi 1t has an enrolment ot !
bout 6OO' with IA teachers We visited /