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"Clarion-Ledger clipping",,,,,,Clarion-Ledger,,1875-03-04,,,,,,,,,"Handy, Emanuel, -1922; Edwards, Weldon W., active 1872-1884; Boulden, Jesse Freeman, 1820-1899; Williams, J. M. P. (Jeremiah M. P.), -1884; Truhart, Harrison H.; Lynch, John Roy, 1847-1939; Howard, Merrimon, 1821-; Johnson, J. H., active 1872-1875; Cessor, James D., active 1872-1877; Spelman, James J., 1841-1894; Gray, William, 1841-1919; Tougaloo College; Alcorn State University",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Confirmation by the Senate.
The following appointments by the Governor, were confirmed by the Senate on Monday, the 1st inst.: E. Handy, ? L. Wofford, A. P. Huggins, W. W. Edwards and L. J. Scurlock, as Trustees of the Normal Department of the Tougaloo University; J. F. Boulden, M. P. Williams, H. H. Truehart, J. R. Lynch and M. Howard, Trustees of the Alcorn University; J. H. Johnson, Trustee of the State Normal School at Holly Springs; J. D. Cessor, Inspector of the State Penitentiary; Joseph Graves, Harbor Master of Ship Island Harbor; Joseph S. Amant, Pilot Commissioner of Pass Christian; A. Warner, Major-General of Militia; L. L. Davis and James Maycock, Pilot Commissioners for Ship Island Harbor and Mississippi Sound; A. G. Packer, Adjutant-General; O. S. Lee, Lieut.-Colonel and A.D.C.; J. J. Spelman, Lieutenant-Colonel and A.D.C.; Wm. Gray, Brigadier-General of Fourth District; Dr. Wirt Johnson and W. E. Gibbs, Trustees of the State Lunatic Asylum, and John Brown, Colonel of First Regiment of Infantry, Coahoma county. -Pilot.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"alcorn university,boulden,cessor,e handy,education,edwards,gray,jh johnson,jmp williams,jr lynch,m howard,spelman,tougaloo,truhart",https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/2373134b6b1fa7350387a5cbecb87dbe.PNG,Text,"Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi ",1,0
"Clarion-Ledger clipping",,,,,,Clarion-Ledger,,1875-05-05,,,,,,,,,"Alcorn State University; Howard, Merrimon, 1821-; Boulden, Jesse Freeman, 1820-1899; Truhart, Harrison H.; Stites, Doctor",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Is the Late Treasurer of Alcorn University a Defaulter?
EDITORS CLARION: ""Quidnunc"" in his communication of last week raises the question, why ""Colonel"" Sam Ireland does not turn over that $35,000 to the lawful Treasurer of Alcorn University? He shows very clearly that the injunction cannot and does not apply to the office of Treasurer, and that Sam. Ireland is liable to prosecution for not complying with the law and turning over that money. If then the injunction does not affect the office of Treasurer, how does Ireland avoid complying with the following sections of the new law:
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the office of Treasurer of said University be abolished, and hereafter the State Treasurer shall be ex officio Treasurer of said Institution, and as such shall have the custody of all funds. etc.
SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the present Treasurer of said University, and he is hereby required to forthwith pay into the State Treasury all unexpended balances of appropriations heretofore made, remaining in his hands, etc.
This Act was approved and went into effect March 3, 1875. Now for nearly two months this worthy ex-Treasurer has held in his unlawful possession and defrauded the State of $35,000, for which he is liable to indictment and imprisonment. Mr. Ireland's conduct in this injunction looks very queer, even to those who do not know what his real reason is for not settling. The old Trustee Board did not get out that injunction officially, for half of them condemn the proceeding unqualifiedly. Merriman Howard, Rev. Mr. Boulden, Mr. Truehart and Judge Brown, have all publicly condemned the injunction and Dr. Stites did not sanction it. Here then is a portion of the old Board, without a quorum, asking for an injunction in the name of the whole Board when half of the names to that injunction were forged. Everybody that knows anything about the case, knows that Ireland is at the bottom of the injunction, and it was to keep him from having to give an account of that money - which he has not got. Are the few members of the old Board, who sustain the injunction, aware that they are allowing themselves to be made the tools of one individual simply to screen him from the law? It is to be hoped that they themselves are not aware that there is something loose about the finances, or that they are screening a defaulter. But whether they are aware of it or not, they cannot escape public censure for allowing the State's money to be dealt with in this manner, and for attempting to defeat the express will of the people as declared by the Legislature. When the two Trustee Boards met here last week to affect a compromise and avoid litigation, why did Ireland hurry up to Jackson to defeat that arrangement? He surrendered the Superintendent's books to the old Board, but why did he refuse to surrender the Treasurer's books? Members of the Legislative Investigating Committee stated during the session that he could not produce the money. I have heard members of the new Board state the same thing, and they speak ""by the card."" It is not to be supposed that a master of the fine arts like Ireland will fail to manufacture and present to the old Board vouchers and receipts for moneys, supposed to have been expended, sufficient to cover his deficiencies and clear him from the charge of embezzlement. But if the new Board is allowed to settle with Samuel, he will undoubtedly be prosecuted. Ireland evidently will fight the new Board in the courts until he can make his settlement with a portion of the old Board, and it will be too late in the day for them to find fault with his accounts, when they themselves have just been dismissed for their incompetency. I should like to ask, Mr. Editor, whose duty or privilege it may be to bring action against Ireland for the recovery of the money to the State? Is it the duty of the State Treasurer now while the Board is enjoined?
Very Respectfully,
HONESTY.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"alcorn university,boulden,m howard,stites,truhart",https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/7d517e2d2db178d25cabfd7923319812.PNG,Text,"Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi ",1,0
"Weekly Mississippi Pilot clipping",,,,,,"Weekly Mississippi Pilot",,1875-08-07,,,,,,,,,"Davis, A. K. (Alexander Kelso), -1884; Boyd, George W., active 1872-1875; Truhart, Harrison H.; Howard, Merrimon, 1821-; Morgan, A. T. (Albert Talmon); Alcorn State University",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Messrs. H. W. Warren, President; J. Tarbell, A. K. Davis, J. J. Smith, Boyd, of Warren, H. H. Truehart, A. T. Morgan, Merriman Howard, and Evans, of Claiborne, the new Board of Trustees of Alcorn University, had a meeting Friday in this city, and made a demand for the books and records of the University. The next meeting will occur on the 25th of August.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"ak davis,alcorn university,gw boyd,m howard,morgan,truhart",https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/21d13e548961c0ad4d8e06162f7192eb.PNG,Text,"Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi ",1,0
"Weekly Democrat clipping",,,,,,"Weekly Democrat",,1888-04-11,,,,,,,,,"Bowles, George F., 1844-1899",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"A Compliment to Hon. Geo. F. Bowles.
Hon. George F. Bowles, of this city, who was a member from Adams county of the last legislature, has been invited to deliver the commencement address at Alcorn College this year, which invitation he has accepted. Col. Bowles is one of the brightest and ablest colored men in the South, who is thoroughly impressed with the importance of perfectly educating, not only those of his own race, but the young white population of the country, and we are sure his address will not only be interesting, but instructive as well.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"alcorn university,gf bowles",https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/c46015c4aeac4b642045dbe02636f657.PNG,Text,"Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi ",1,0
"Vicksburg Evening Post clipping",,,,,,"Vicksburg Evening Post",,1899-05-15,,,,,,,,,"Oliver, George H.; Alcorn University",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Alcorn College.
President Triplett, of Alcorn A. & M. College, accompanied by Prof. George H. Oliver, tutor in the mathematical department of that institution, passed through Vicksburg Saturday evening en-route home. They had been on a brief visit to Jackson. Under President Triplett's management, Alcorn College is prosperous and successful, and is doing excellent work in giving education and industrial training to a large number of colored youths of the State.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"alcorn university,oliver",https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/97bfd7408eb7018b15f7086c725f4d5f.PNG,Text,"Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi ",1,0
"Clarion-Ledger clipping",,,,,,Clarion-Ledger,,1898-01-25,,,,,,,,,"Poston, Albert B., 1855-1902; Alcorn University",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"The committee from the African Methodist Church Conference, to appeal to the legislature on behalf of the Alcorn A. & M. College was then introduced to the House. The first speaker was A. B. Poston, who was in 1880 representative from Panola county, and who is a native of this state, and one of the brightest negroes in the state, and he made a really excellent speech, giving good reasons why the legislature should further support the Alcorn A. & M. College.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"alcorn university,poston",https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/6a86e54f858c87dddea854da6763025f.PNG,Text,"Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi ",1,0
"Hinds County Gazette clipping",,,,,,"Hinds County Gazette",,1871-06-07,,,,,,,,,"Alcorn University; Revels, Hiram R. (Hiram Rhoades), 1827-1901; Henderson, Ambrose; Lynch, John Roy, 1847-1939; Spelman, James J.; Gleed, Robert; Howard, Merrimon; Boulden, Jesse Freeman; Stites, Doctor",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"ALCORN UNIVERSITY. Our late learned Legislature, just before its final adjournment, passed an act creating a new university, to be supported by the State, like the one at Oxford, for the education of the negroes of Mississippi, and, in honor to the Governor, gave it the name of ""Alcorn University."" So far as we can learn, the Legislature did not fix upon a location for the institution, deferring that, possibly, to the Board of Trustees. The parties appointed to take the enterprise in charge, are named thus: H. R. Revels, president; and S. J. Ireland, A. Henderson, J. R. Lynch, J. J. Spellman, Robt. Gleed, A. D. Jones, M. Howard, S. F. Boulden, Thos. Richards and Doctor Stites, trustees. The institution will no doubt afford another splendid opening for a prodigal waste of the money of the State, and afford fat salaries for a large number of carpet-baggers who are anxious to be quartered upon the tax-paying people of Mississippi. The trustees named are to meet for business on the first Wednesday of July ensuing.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"alcorn university,boulden,gleed,henderson,howard,jr lynch,revels,spelman,stites",https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/6d3886ee50f07ee300f0d989182f9953.PNG,Text,"Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi ",1,0
"Weekly Mississippi Pilot clipping",,,,,,"Weekly Mississippi Pilot",,1875-05-15,,,,,,,,,"Stites, Doctor; Alcorn University",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"CARD FROM DOCTOR STITES.
JACKSON, MISS., May 12, 1875.
To the Editors of the Pilot:
Having just arrived in Jackson, from my home in Greenville, on a summons from the Secretary to attend a meeting of the old Trustee Board of Alcorn University, I desire to make an explanation through your columns. As my home is situated at a considerable distance up the river, where current news is not easily obtained, I have known scarcely anything of the recent troubles existing at Alcorn University until my arrival in Jackson. Had not seen any official account of the action taken by the Legislature in relation to the University; had only heard of the injunction by mere rumor, and had seen none of the acrimonious correspondence that was published about the conduct of the old Board. I was not present at any of the meetings held by the old Board during the session of the Legislature, and I am just now made aware of the unhappy condition of affairs and of the public dissatisfaction with the management of the school.
In justice to myself I wish to state that I advocated a change in the management at our last commencement, but other counsel prevailed. I wish also to state that I have had no part or lot in the injunction gotten out by a part of the old Board against the new Trustees. I think it can be productive of no good to the University, but injurious in the extreme, as its influence has already resulted in the closing up of the school, and is fast driving away public confidence. I have no desire to defeat or oppose the expressed will of the Legislature as set forth in the new law. I regret that I did not comprehend the true state of affairs sooner; for I would most assuredly have prevented my name from being included in the injunction.
Hoping that the new Trustees may be enabled speedily to restore public confidence by their management, and bring success and prosperity to our University, I bid them a hearty ""God speed.""
Very respectfully,
DOCTOR STITES.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"alcorn university,stites",https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/8cc6d34f016efc21e60cd946a1bed9e1.PNG,Text,"Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi ",1,0
"Clarion-Ledger clipping",,,,,,Clarion-Ledger,,1875-05-19,,,,,,,,,"Stites, Doctor; Alcorn University",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"It was charged by a correspondent of THE CLARION that the injunction applied for in the name of the former Trustees of Alcorn University to prevent the late law in relation to the University going into effect, was bogus; and that a majority of the old Board did not give their consent to the proceeding. The charge is confirmed so far as Doctor Stites, one of the members of the old Board, is concerned. He has published a card in the Pilot stating that he ""had no part nor lot in the injunction gotten out by a part of the old Board against the new Trustees."" The question is, who was guilty of the fraud?",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"alcorn university,stites",https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/7f58dafa7c8ddf6faed35cd6a71095c5.PNG,Text,"Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi ",1,0
"Macon Beacon clipping",,,,,,"Macon Beacon",,1871-07-22,,,,,,,,,"Alcorn University; Revels, Hiram R. (Hiram Rhoades), 1827-1901; Lynch, John Roy, 1847-1939; Boulden, Jesse Freeman; Henderson, Ambrose; Howard, Merrimon; Stites, Doctor",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"THE STATE.
ALCORN UNIVERSITY. A meeting of the Board of Trustees of Alcorn University was held in the Governor's office on Thursday. Present, Senator Revels, Hon. John R. Lynch, Hon. J. F. Boulden, Hon. A. Henderson, Hon. M. Howard, Dr. Stites and Col. Ireland. A committee of three, consisting of Messrs. Stites, Lynch and Ireland, were appointed, with full power to purchase a site and buildings, and to do whatever may be necessary to put the University in complete running order.
The following gentlemen were elected Professors:
John G Mitchell, of Georgia,
Lawrence W Minor, of Kentucky,
John Blackburn, of Ohio.
M. Howard was elected Treasurer of the Board.
The presumption is that the University will be located in Adams county, and an effort will be made to get it in operation by the first of October, next, even should it be necessary to rent some suitable place temporarily.
The Trustees are all competent and thorough going business men, and they will, in time, make Alcorn University one of the first institutions of the kind in the South. [-Jackson Leader.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"alcorn university,boulden,henderson,jr lynch,m howard,revels,stites",https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/466e472271d073c4a40741b856e789ad.PNG,Text,"Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi ",1,0