The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-03-06
Mississippi
Legislature

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education reported, recommending that
the bill providing for the establishment
of a State Normal College do not pass,
There was a decided minority of seven
members, who filed a report against the
majority, the committee standing being
IL to z against the bill.
Representative G. i. Jones, Of Union,
who headed the minority report, sent his
| report to the speakers table, which was
read, setting forth the following facts;
First-The million and a quarter dol.
lars expended by the State for eduea-
ton is used in paying the salaries of the
public school teachers; therefore, the
proper returns are to be had only through
trained teachers.
Second-That Mississippi is the only
State in the Union that does not make
full provision for the training OF her
teachers.
Third-ApproNimately 99l3 per cent
of the children of Mississippi are taught
outside of our State colleges, and these
children should be taught by trained
teachers.
Fourth-Defnes the functions of n
State Normal College and need therefor
in Mississippi, and shows that schools
are now suffering for the lack OF such.
Fifth-A delay now means a delay for
at least five years, as it will take a year
at least to equip and build the college,
and two years before the need for teach
ers can be filled.
Sixth-The normal departments Of the
State colleges cannot now begin TO sup
ply the need of rural teachers, and very
few of those so graduating are to be
found in the States rural schools.
Seventh-Sixty-tire of the county SUI
perintendents in their reports, and four
State superintendent ~(kincannon, Pres.
ton, Whitfield and Powers, are united in
recommending it.
The teaching profession Of Mississippi
has for a number of years. through its
educational association, recommended the
establishment of the school, and we be.
lieve they are in a position TO speak with
authority.
Ii the struggling childhood Of Missis,
sippi is to nave a square deal, we must
provide for its necessities, for we believe
in the fundamental principles that it is
always better to spend money to make
strong men and women than it is to sac
ritice our children in order to save money.
A resolution wa adopted relieving the
Ya2oo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
Company from any culpability with ref,
ercnce to the proposed free trip to
Natehez for the Mardi Gras festivities.
this resolution was similar in terms to
one adopted just prior to the trip to
Nicksburg.
A bill was offered by Mr.. Broyles, to
provide that the ex-governor be added
TO all boards of trustees OF educational
and elecmosynary institutions, provided
that Ne hold no State nor Federal office.
Mr.. Quin introduced a bill to require
ait nonresident fire insurance companies
to make n deposit with the State treas
urer upon being admitted to do business
by the insurance commissioner.
Chairman helms. of the committee on
banks and banking, reported back house
blu No. 515, which has for its object
the further promotion of the stability
and integrity of the State banking msti
buttons, that it do pass.
Mr.. Fatheree, from the ways anc
means committee, presented II I'poIt III
dicating the slaughter OF a number Of
bills which had been considered, among
them house bill No. AZ, which seeks tc
exempt 6 per cent loaned from taxation
Just before adjournment an announce
ment was made by Chairman r. w
Morrison, of the committee on appro
priations, that he desired to be released
from duty on that committee and form
ally submitted his resignation. This
brought forth a protest, and, notwith
standing the resignation in writing was
in the hands of the speaker, it wa
taken out of his hands by the House
the majority of whom opposed the step
The fact of his committee having beer
the target at which considerable ccnsur
ing had been aimed, on account OF the
recent bill pairing, was the cause of Mr.
Morrisoa's action. Subsequently The
resignation was withdrawn, and Mr.. Al
corn, who had been designated to sue
coed Mr.. Morrison, was relieved of thu
raSnonsihility