The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-02-18
LEGISLATORS AT
THE UNIVERSITY
PROMINENT MEMBERS GIVE
PLEDGE OF SUPPORT TO
THAT INSTITUTION
COMING HERE.
AGAINST A CHANGE
Senator Kyle, Chairman of Sen
ate Finance Committee, and
Rep. Glass Are Opposed
To Removal.

Oxford, Miss, Feb, 14,-This was
University of Mississippi Day in Ok
ford. On Monday, a committee head
ed by Major l.. E. Oldham, with Hon
]. w. Falkner, Jr., Mayor Z. +. Tem-
pie, DR.. H. NJ. Fraser, Judge D. NJ.
Kimbrough, and +. 0. Davidson, went
to jackson to look over the ground
with special reference to the appropri-
alton for permanent improvements al
the University, and to urge the needs
of the University before the State
Legislature.
While no serious fear was felt at
the talked-of plan for the removal OF
the University from Oxford, still this
committee was to look into that feat
ure of the fight also and report It's
findings back to a mass meeting OF
citizens which created the committee.
committee decided to invite the finance
committee decided to invite the finance
committee Of the Senate, the appro-
priation committee of the House, and
the ioint committee on universities
and colleges to visit Oxford and the
University of Mississippi as the guests
Of the Business Mems Club Of
Oxford.
Hon. John W. Falkner and Dir. II. M,
Fraser, representing the Business
Mems Club, extended the invitation
and procured through Pullman ears
.fcr tAe4aocamnnde.ioas of the sixty
members Of the committees to visit
the University, and they arrived at ar
early hour this morning.
The Pullman cars were sidetracked
at the Oxford station and the leglsla-
tors kept their beds until 1880, when
they were taken in charge Of the re-
eeption committee and conducted to
Ricks Hall at the University. Here
an eleiant breakfast was served by
Mrs. Eastman, the matron Of the hall
assisted by the young lady students.
AT ten o'clock the legislators at.
tended the chapel exercises and took
part in the devotions and some OF
them made short talks.
Chancellor Powers, after welcoming
the body to the University and stat
ing forcefully the wisdom of the estab-
lishment of the University at Oxford
forty years ago, after thorough
competitive investigation of different
localities Of the state, and bringing
out the record from the standpoint of
healthfulness and achievement along
all university lines of work, introduced
Mayor f. E. Temple, of Oxford, who
presented the legislators with the keys
of the city in a short welcoming ad-
dress. Senator Kyle, chairman of the
finance committee Of the Senate;
Representative D. L. Glass, chairman
of the universities and colleges COM
mittee, and Judge II. X. Mahon, re-
piled to these addresses and pledged
the necessary support to the State
University. After the chapel exer-
cises, luncheon was served at Gordon
Hall, and at three o'clock the commit
tees were given an automobile ride
over the city Of Oxford At eight p
m. banquet was given the committees
and the faculty Of the University at
Gordon Hall. Judge L. j. Farley was
toastmaster. Addresses were made by
Hon. H. H. Creekmore, Hon. Lester
Fant, Judge D. NJ. Kimbrough, and
Vice Chancellor Alfred Hume. These
addresses were responded to by differ
ent members Of the Legislative com.
mittees, aud a general good time was
had.
The chancellor in his address refer
red to the fact that the members oi
the legislative committees were guest:
of the Business Mems Club of Oxford
which was paying the bills for enter
tainment, as well as transportation, ii
an effort to bring to the attention Of
the lawmakers Of Mississippi the need
Of the University for permanent i'm
provcmcnts as well as for support
The legislative committees went tC
their sleepers after the banquet ant
left for Jackson at three o'clock.