The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-01-20
INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE AND COLLEGE

The following good reading is from the legis
lative proceedings of the 18th, as reported by
the jackson News
Senate bill No. 10, appropriating money to the
l. |. and e.. at Columbus, being on its third
reading, MIR. Moore explained this AS an emer.
gency measure and asked that the courtesies OF
the floor be extended President Kncannon,
which was done
! Mr.. kincannOn explained that the institution
had been running two years on money borrowed
| from Maj. Mlsaps of jackson and the banks OF
Columbus. The State owes teachers more than
$1,000 back salaries; owes for sewerage extern,
sions, Insurance. etc. He explained that the
| college buildings were donated by the city OF
! Columbus and had not cost the State a cent ex-
cept $3.50 for the presidents residence The
| buildings are all in bad repair and leak copous-
| ly-in fact he knew of no public buildings any
where except the capitol, that are in such de-
pioraDle CONDITION. The heating apparatus. put
in 1885. is badly rusted and worn full of holes
so it is impossible to make the rooms comfort
able in cold weather. They need new SEWING
machines and new pianos, those in use for II
years, being secondhand when bought, and
now worn out. The fences erected II years ago
are down. He compared the incomes OF tn.
other state colleges with that OF the /. l. and C.
and showed that all of them are much large.
ana the teachers are paid only one-half the
salary they receive In the other State colleges
He reported one case Of smallpox, diphtherz
and measles, and had no proper place to isolat.
them. 1t was by the greatest efforts that 8
stampede was prevented. An infirmary SHOULD
be provided as at the A. and NJ. The attendance
is 352, whereas they have proper accommoda
lions Tor only 2S5 He is forced to put six in
some rooms and has refused 100 applicants
Of md ifrI,.
last year was s7.9s. The school has no library.
Alcorn has good one, paid for by the State
Thanks to the generosity and thoughtfulness O.
our Congressman the girls have good assert
ment OF Congressional Records. The laundrS
IS In the basement or cellar, and in the summer
time the temperature reaches los degrees Tho
Dill asks for 500, 900 for the two years
Mr. Moore spoke forcibly In favor of the bill.
declaring among other things that the appro.
prlatlon must be made or the school closed.
fast appropriations had been niggardy In com
parison to what was every session voted to the
other State colleges He was a trustee OF the
l. /. and G.. and acquainted with Its needs. The
management is excellent. The attendance has |
Increased 60 per cent. during the past two years,
Last June sixty girls had graduated there and |
went out into the world as bread winners. He |
demanded that the State should show more ap.
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MIR. Dulaney Endorsed what had been said by |
Mr. ktncannon and did not doubt the appro-
pration would be granted
Mr. Bradley declared he was filled with Indig-
nation when listening to the presidents story,
and was ready to give him more than he asked
When the State educated a woman it put
teacher In every home.
Mr.. Gardner moved the previous question, but
surrendered to Mr. Taylor, who Endorsed al!
that had been said. "If any Partially is to be
shown any of the State schools, for Gods sake
let 1t be TO the girls.
Mr.. Broyles said he had always been on the
side OF economy, as his votes for eight years
would prove, and he would support this bill
with pleasure.
Mr.. Rowan fell in line. He considered 1t re
lection on the State that no more was done TO.
The Industrial Institute and College. Ee WOULD
vote to pay the female teachers as much as "a
'ald the professors in other schools
MI Gardner removed hts motion that thu
Dill be put on final passage, and it was adoptee
~ vote OF 10 toe.
Those voting nay were Messrs. Cooper, Joner
Key, Farley, Hughes and Hinton.