The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1902-03-07

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Institution under its present manage
ment, with its progressive president
its efficient faculty and Its honorabl
board Of trustees, was like the explo
sion Of a bomb in a scene of perfec
serenity. No thunderclap from smil
ing skies ever surprised a people NOR,
than did this resolution when Offered
in the Legislature that has proven 1T
faith in the management. of the col
lege by it's continued support of i
and by the unparalleled generosity Of
the appropriation it made for its con
tinuance and Improvement after {
visit to and personal study of the col
lege, early in the session. It was 9
great wrong to the college and to the
management of it that this resolution
should ever have been introduced
There was no reason for it. There
has been no question of the fairness
OF its administration, nor has the
breath of suspicion ever furnished the
falr fame Of our present girls col
lege. However, having been intro
duced, the friends of the college and
OF its administration would not allow
1t to be voted down, as was the mani.
Test wish of both bodies, but demanded
an investigation, and rigid one.
Inere were men in the House and in
the Senate closely related to the presi.
dent, to the teachers and to the trus-
tees. More than that, there were sew.
eral members of the Legislature who
are trustees also, and they would not
permit the resolution to be voted
down. Some of the finest speeches of
the session were made by the mem
bers denouncing the resolution as a
bit OF personal malice and an at
tempt to besmirch character in such
way as to leave a cloud over the
matter for two years, or until the
next session is held. In the House a
splendid fight was made for the col
lege, and it and its management re.
ceived the cordial commentator of
large and powerful majority of the
speakers. In Difference to the earnest
and repeated demands of the parties
aggrieyed, however, both houses
adopted the resolution. In the Senate
there was not one voice raised in faint
est criticism of this grand institution,
that is now a model for the whole
world and which has grown during
President Kincannon's administration
from child just beginning to unfold
into full-grown woman, beautiful,
honorable and, like Caesars wife,
above reproach." Surely there could
nave been but one opinion among
hose who heard the spontaneous
burst of Indignation with which the
Senate as one man denounced the in
'inuation of wrongdoing there-and
hat opinion must have been that, of
Ill its precious treasures, Mississippi
leld this girls college of hers most
lear. Never before has more perfect
lnanimity been shown on any ques-
ion before the Senate. More than
me member spoke of the college las
he apple of his eye;" another likened
t to apples of gold in pictures of
liver" and one and all swore allie
lance to it and pinned their faith
o its management. Thus was the in
ention of it's enemies defeated and
he college, it's president and it's trus-
ees were vindicated instead of dis
onored.- The same sentence will be
Tritten, we predict, after the investi-
alton has been concluded.
Where all are so admirable and so
lany deserving high praise, it is per
APPS unjust to the majority that we |
ingle out any one man for especial |
But when that one |
ian has done more than ought to |
ave been expected of any three men,
nd done it we'll, then we think we |
hould be pardoned for laying one
'ibute of admiration at the feet of |
enator E. H. Moore of Bolivar coun-
:, who, as a representative of his dis /
let, as chairman of the penitentiary /
committee and as chair
an of the examining committee of
lie girls college board of trustees,
rs been placed in a most trying po-
tion throughout the session of the
legislature. But despite the difficult
es surrounding him, the heavy de-
ands made upon body and brain, and
e extreme delcacy of his most try
& duties, he has never for moment
lien from the high estate that was
s birthright, nor has he ever given