Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-07-16

tnAt pussiOty these schoOls would nroxa
10 De ordinary high schools withon. .h..
Agricultural features CONTEMPLATED and
the experience Of instances iu other
states have been cited IN support Of the
contention. While this Is possible il i.
not 81 all necessary The management
OF the school Is vested in a boar,t a,
trustees whose specific duty il i. 70 see
that the institution is properly eopa,,c.-
ed. II this board allows the school 70
degenerate into an ordinary high
scnooi, doing the work that provisions
have already been made for. i. uS IN.
iauls OF the board There i PRO
VISION IN the law whereby the state
board OF education has the authority
wnen school Is not subserving the
purpose tor which it was created -
Withdraw all State aid. Ther~ sr. tval
codes empowered to see that these in
stisutions are property conducted. and
the suggestion that they possibly nigh,
De diverted TO other uses should in no
way prevent their being located and
built.
NOxubee county is the first To an
uouree that the school has been located
and all prsliminaries arranged for.
Mashulaville was sacresstul in securing
the school FOR that county and Repre-
sentative Cavett Is elatec over the faet
That his county was the agss to definite
~ announce that school was to b.
quilt \ number of other counties
have almost reached the point where a
cenrIte statement can be made and
more than half the COUNTIES Of the state
have the matter under consideration.
Il ls most important movement AMI
deserves the hearty support Of those /.
who would see the agricultural r.
sources Of Mississippi developed. Il
offers special training for the agricul- /
tural people OF our state that has not
been provided in the past A. the inpor-
lance attached deserved It offers 10
the boys OF each county an education I
fitting them for the battle OF life asa
farmer, thereby placing them on an
equal footing with the lawyer. the doc /
tor, the preacher or those engaged in I
any pursuit. Build the agricultural /
high schools and then see that they are
properly conducted
The battleship Mississippi Is nearing
completion and viii soou b.s ready FOR I
commission The work CT raising funds I
to provide suitable silver service : I
being prosecuted with additional vivor
by those iEtrasted with the work. Mrs.
Eunice lockwood of Crystal Springs I
has been engaged 10 make 4 campaign 4
OF the state in behalf Of the fund. Pa
triotic citizens are urged 10 aid in this 4
movement. The newspapers are max /
ing campaign also. and il must not De /
said that our state failed to 90 for her /
lighting machine what all other states /
snd cities have done, provide 4 suita. /
bic silver service. Push this GOOD /
work along.
Il Mississippi can net - cents per
bushel for the sweet potatoes that her
the best money crops TO grow. The
only trouble contemplated is ia the
proper way 10 care for them until time
20 market. say the latter part Of Feb
ruary and March II you have had ex-
periencs IN banking and caring for
them, let it be known Your expert
ence will no doubt prove Of value 70
your neighbor in other parts OF the
State. Let's take up this potato propo-
sitiOu in business-like way and see
what there Is in it for the farmers OF
the state
The meeting OF presidents OF the
county unions a, Jackson was both
pleasant and profitable. Many subjects
OF vital importance to the farmers were
discussed and much work of beneficial
nature accomplished. Il was an educa-
tioual feature that should De perma-
nent It does good 70 get the Official
heads of the organization together once
4 year for the discussion of plans and
suggestions for the benefit Of the farm
ers. 10 exchange experiences and learn
xha, the other fellow knows.
Over three thousand Mississippi boys
are engaged in the curu-grvxing con
tests this year. Twenty-three counties
Organized and 4, least fifteen Of these
will cone through 20 = successful ter
uinatiou- There will be the greatest
corn show II the state fair this fall
ever seen south Of the Ohio river
Then the best Of 10 viii be carried &c
Omaha 10 compete with the best eUrr-
rzisers OF the world. There 5 no rea-
sou why Mississippi should not capture
something in that show.
Syrup and sweet potatoes offer Al in
vi,ine field for diversiicatiou Of Mis-
sissippi crops. With these tso As
money crops in their respective seasons,
together with what we already have,
Mississippi can, and should, BY all
means. have an altthe-yesr-round
money crop to offer.
Secretary L E Davis of the Natchez
chamber of commerce was ne the de-
uartnent of agriculture and commerce
a few days since in conference concern
ing the organization Of the Mississippi !
I.ouisiana fair to be promoted at I
Natchez. Since the advent Of the Mis- {
sixsipui Central railroad into that city {
Natchez has taken on great activity IN
all lines. especially in the way of agri-
cultural development It is proposed
to make the fair representative one
for both states, and the field IS excel
Isn. 1t is one Of the best movements !
suggested in many years
Every person interested in stock rais-