Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-07-02

taking unto themselves the ways and
the conveniences of towns. This Is
all as it should be, and each fresh eyi
dence of progress gives us reason to
rejoice. But the greatest among all
these reasons for congratulating our
selves lies in the steady improvement
in our schools. The manner in which
cities, towns and neighborhoods are
bestirriug themselves to better the
conditions of their children by i'm
proving the schools in which they
encouraging, and we hope, ere the
summer is ended, to be able to tell
our readers of many notable improve
ments throughout the State.
In glancing through few Of last
weeks exchanges, we learned that
both Greenville and Water Valley had
voted to issue bonds for the building
and equipment of fine up-to'date
school buildings. These ought TO be
ready for occupancy by the beginning
of the year 1905, by which timc, we
hope and believe, many other towns
will have followed this most excel
lent example in proyidinS the best
possible opportunities for tho chill
dren OF today, and thus, Tor the men
and women Of tomorrow,
nc Normal how IN progress At 'he
University is as great Il success as
It's promoters hoped IL Would pe' Last
year attendance reached ABOUT seven
hundred and hlty, ana II Is saie 10
state now that thls year S VIII reach
the thousand marx. ,
And 1t ought TO pass IT, WIN tne
attractive grounds, coHllotapie az
commodallons ana unrlValea 'eachiht
iorce, the state mas PROVIDED ior ho'
own the very best she could procure
for love or money. Ana II Il great
encouragement TO the men VINO nave
labored so earnestly to see tilat inc
teachers are recognizing ana en-
bracing their opportunities.
For several years past great num-
bers OF our teachers nave Oeeh assluu'
ously impresslng upon the Woriu AZ
large their belief IN the trulh lhao
prophet is not without honor save III
his own land. 10 40 thls thorousn,y
and completely, they have, with thelr
trunks full OF lovely summer ralilent'
bought their tickets LOT hhoNNiIie,
Tenn, and most OF them nave passed.
serenely by or through our classic
little Oxford, with but heetins
thought OF what great thlhss iilsh,
be in wait Tor eager seekers oehinu
the ivied walls, or neath tne splenu,u
oaks Of the campus. oh sWlilly
speeding trains they nave Eastehed W
the quaint ola colleSe Town VI e,i"oa,
see, all eager to SIT at the leet oi
these great teachers ana learh "hat
they could never get at nome IL
must make one OF this summer s look
ers on, smil' TO near wv 'alSslppi
teachers salVing their conscience WIN
this good reason while every one
knows that one OF the chlel a''rac'
tions at the "knoXVllle summer
School'-one ct the very Dest OF 'H'
many good men III that lacul'y
comes from Mississippi one OF our
own university men--Dr Saun.
ders. Perhaps II our teachers shoulo
stand by Oxford as our own sisters
from over the line stand by hno&Villc'
and if every Missisippan would DO as
every Tennessean does IN adVertlS'
ing their summer school, we 100,
might count our students by the thou,
sands instead OF by the huhureus' anu
would then have money 70 pay ana
the need to keep, all OF these spleh'
did teachers who are so eagerly ana
so wisely sought ny other otates W
lend attraction to their summer nor
mails.
Knoxville isn't so very much hlsher
and cooler and safer and better thah
Oxford and Columbus-you Know the
climate Is the chief reason lor thls
annual fight across the llne-and one
has but to try It, to be so convinced.
However If one won't go to either
of these great summer schools right
here at home and among ones own,
by all means go to KNOXVILLE,
Go somewhere, to drink long
draughts from fresh fountains or
knowledge, and seek anew the
strength on which your pupils must
lean through the coming session
months until you give this opportunity
to yourself. You can not realize how
much you need refreshment and new
strength, nor how infinitely it will
benefit, through you, the children in
your charge.
Now, that each and every one of the
States great institutions of learning
her public and private schools, have
closed for the summer and commence
ments are dreams of the past, our
young people should give themselves
up to the very best and truest form
of rest and recreation, and spend as
much time as they possibly can In
the open air and sunshine with the
beautiful children of Nature as their
companions. There will be no lack of
interest and pleasure, as well as bene'
fit, in this association, we assure you
The commencement exercises of the
States great public school for girls
took place early last week. thus clos
ing the long and brilliant series of
commencement exercises in the Mis-
sissippi schools Because of the sad
accident which brought to so swift
close the bright lives Of two
of the |. !. and Cs most be-
loved pupils. with the sorrowful
story of which our readers are
familiar, the closing exercises were
of a quiet nature, and at no time
was 1t forgotten that upon two of the
many hundreds of young students had
the great silence fallen.
This remembrance tempered the
natural ioyousness of the commence