Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-06-21
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
NOTES or PAST AND CURRENT rrrx
By ]. l. POWER.
TEs OF PAST And CURRENT vNTx
By ]. l. POWER.


- SNSESRSAp
parpo~e Of the ssatate 10 secure the
hirhss, Prscsieabls skill ia that PRO
fcssson-
Net rs~-.pssssssA
II The oeie~s Of county health o.
Beer under STATE l.- and os esamiaiax
sarE-on under the p~nsson laws % the
tni,et States are not uec~.sariiv 10
compatible. but do ~, cone within IN.
exceptions named in section - % our
STATE eonsiitutioa. therefore e.naes Be-
held by the ssme person ., the sane
tine
ID The sane is true as TO health %.
heers appointed by the stat. h-.rd 81
health holding .. the sam. time . ps~i-
tion uater the Unised States marine
hospital service.
Jesst re-s.hty srA>siA>-e~
H. Under Sec.iou. asa an1 ass Of
the code. township trustees in ID absia-
ing townships may unite 10 buglaisr a
sehoo'hous- near the lin. To b. us~-a sv
eosh. each to use its own fanss for the
exclusive h~nest Of its ous ehaar-z
s<1, To school.
esrs.s vss c~s.sy r-se
IL The bard of .up>rviso-s have
power under s>ction 80 Of The ~ou~si-
,ution and s~etioa 1.tss of ,a. e-,-se %
arrange By contract With the Eiax.
Daughters. . sharitasle Ius,ita.isn. 70
sisi n e2risr for the poor Of the eoaaty.
r=4ss~sssy ss HssssssssSvI
IL vas TIM writer. misssrsua--ana
set his taalt-thst he did nos a.te-d
the eomn.1een~n. exercises % the
tniver~ity. All seooaats agree tia.
ts-y were interesting throughout. and
that the la,t s-ssion w4s satisfactory.
from beginning 10 Close.
Rev. Dr. 7. A wixxin,oa. Of EvaaS-
Vile lad. preAched the commencement
seruon- lie also preached at aixhs -
fore the \. VI. {. A. Both disenarses
were very edifying and iss,ruetiv..
The sophomore defamation enatess
took place Gu Monday. Mr.. j. T.
NeIn,osh won the 6rst medal. sud v.
o. Robertson the >eeoud-
The subject of the senior debate. on
Monday night. was Resolved. That
national regulation Of corporations
tends to eapitalis,ie mo1opolies- The
Contestants represented the Phi sigma
and Hermean societies. The negative
won W. ". FAINT. of the Herm.Aa.
won the first medal: II. r. Faltos. Of
the Phi Sigma. won the second medal
On Tuesday morning C. II. Alexander.
OF Jackson. delivered the annual ora
tiou- His theme wAs The Majesty Of
Law IL wAs universally and en,hu-
si2s,ieally eomplimented- His beautiful
tribute to the late Governor stone. and
70 the veaerzble Judge z A Hill we're
greeted with special favor.
After Mr. Alesxnders address Prof
Lip-eonb read the alumni poem. writ
ten BY Miss Anna vineyard. class Of p.
The newly elected officers OF the
alumni association we're thea an
nouneed by the secretary. Nr. J. n
Kinmon: President. Monroe Mcclurg.
Jackson. e--presiaeats. J. W. George.
Yaxoo City. and wmL Hemingway,
Jackson. secretary. j. z Holmes. o1-
ford. orator, w. h. Walker. Aberdeen;
es&ayiss. W. Lane Austin. HarpervilIe;
poet. Marion e. Evans, Moss Point
The exercises on eonnenesment dsy
were witnessed BY an appreciati.e
audience that slled the chapel
Miss Sue Woods delivered an ora,iou.
her theme being Was the constitutioa
intended to create . Confederaey or a
National Federal Slater With grea,
eIoquenee and force she maintAised the
| latter.
Mr. G. l. Raw discussed "Patriotisn
and Education in the SOUTH
Mr.. Harry z Fulton delivered the
valedietory.
Degree Of l. n. and diplomas were
conferred upon Me>srS $. p. Clayton,
G. o. Daniels. W. 5. p. Doty. Z. 5. Fair
man. J. l. Heiss. Patrick Henry, Jr., II
4 Hooker. T. II. Johnston. W. H.
KERN. o. ". Lawrence W. W. Lockard
r c. MeBee. G. II. MeMurrough. NJ T
ormond. NJ l. Perkins. q. l. Ray. v
NJ. Roby. u. p. smith. j. n. Yawn. J.
r. Mcdowell. H. c. williamsoa. Jr-. T.
L. Hamxn, l. ). sexton
Diplomas and degree Of r. A. con
ferred upon A. W. Eason. r. A. Segr-st
C. Longest, W. ). Lester. r. T. sloan
1. A. Taylor. n. y. spsnds, Harry Full
ton. Miss Sue Woods
Diplomas a.d degree Of r. p: z
Parker. Z l. Maery. Miss Sar. Oh.
| Price.
Diplomas and B. $. degree: Mis-
Kate Kimnoss, 5. l. LanGdoa. W. v
FAINT. A. ~ Leigh
Degree Of ~ A. upos Misses Mari
Bynun and Cor. Z. Walker. and Prof
Z Campbell. asd department diplomz
to Percy Shinault
The honorary degree Of Doctor o
Laws was conferred on C. H. Alexan
der, Esq Mr.. Alexander wss srss
honor man Of the class Of is77- HI
also took . post graduate course
Mr.. 7. A. Johnston. of Coldwster
won the prize of $500 in law book
offered by the Rhode Island Law Booi
Company for best thesis On legal sub
iect-
Mr.. W. s. Lester. Of DeSoto county
won the william Jennings Bryan media
for the best essay on the science o
government
Mr.. Ssarks Young and Mr.. ~ r
Drummond won the first and seeoos