The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-12-20
The A. & M. College.

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pleasure of visiting the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College on
Monday, last, and we're conducted
over the buildings and over the
handsome grounds by one of the
students, Mr.. Fred Davis. Every
thing seemed to be in ship
shape and in splendid working
order. To one unacquainted with
the merits and beauties of this
grand institution, the pride of
Misslssippians, a visit there is
simply a revelation. The location
is beautiful one and roomy, the
grounds being broken into grad
ual indulations of grass, swarded
hills and valleys, shaded by groves
of majestic oaks, while outside
the grounds on which stand the
large and tastefully constructed
buildings, all separated by mag
nifcent distances" "and connected
by we'll groveled walks, lie the
farming lands belonging to the
Institution, showing a lovely varl-
alton of orchards, pasearage, fields
of winter grasses and strawber-
ries. The buildings -dormito-
ries, recitation, labra tories, work
shops, offices, etc.-all are roomy
and comfortable and are well sup
piled with al needful appliances
for studies and work-the shops
and laboratories being especially
we'll furnished. The dairying
department is successfully CARR
ed on, as we'll as all operations in
experimental farming. Thegreen
houses present an attractive view,
while the strawberry fields are
invitingly green and suggestive.
Water is conveyed into all the
buildings and over the grounds by
force-pumps from an artesian
we'll, while the whole is made
Orilliant and attractive at night
bya splendid electric light sys-
tenn. Work has commenced on
textile annex building, the loca-
ton of which is we'll chosen. The
building when completed will be
large and eminently suitable for
the work intended. Theoretical
work in the textile department,
the President stated, will be COM
menced this week, and the practi-
cal work as soon as the building
is completed and the machinery
in place. The advantage and
worth this department will be to
the State is beyond computation.
It is most certainly, in this day of
progressive enterprise, the one
thing needful-a practical educa-
tion for our young men by which
they can render themselves use
full and independent and save the
State the humiliation Of having to
import brains to run and manage
her important enterprises.
Our visit to the college has
thoroughly convinced us of the
fact that we were wrong in our
estimation of Prof. Hardy's fit
ness for President of this grea
school when his appointment was
first announced. We censured the
appointment and was of the opin-
ion that mistake had been made;
not on any personal grounds but
because we believed that Mr..
Hardy's lack of experience IN
such large field, the duties of
which were so manifold and re-
sponsible-the farms, the shops,
the dairies, the experimental and
labratory work, the military ex-
actness and the superintendent
and management of such an i'm
mense work-would all be too
heavy for his inexperience to sue
cessfully manage. We admitted
his qualifications as an educator
and believed that in that field he
had scarce an equal, and stated
that he had been and was yet our
choicefor State Superintendent of
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