The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-07-17

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grows older, and it is safe to assume
that number of counties will call for
the appropriation when the legislature
again convenes. 1t has been suggested
that possibly these schools would prove
to be ordinary high schools without the
agricultural features contemplated, and
the experience of instances in other
States have been cited in support of the
contention. While this is possible it is
not at all necessary. The management
of the school is vested in board OF
trustees whose specific duty it is to see
that the institution is properly conduct
ed If this board allows the school to
degenerate into an ordinary high
school, doing the work that provisions
have already been made for, it is the
fault of the board. There is pro-
vision in the law whereby the State
board of education has the authority
when a school is not subscribing the
purpose for which it was created to
| withdraw all State aid. There are two
| bodies empowered to see that these in
situations are properly conducted, and
the suggestion that they possibly might
be diverted to other uses should in no
way prevent their being located and
| built.
Noxubee county is the first TO an
nounce that the school has been located
and all preliminaries arranged for.
Mashulaville was successful in securing
the school for that county and Repre-
sentative Cavett is elated over the fact
| that his county was the first to definite
ly announce that a school was to be
built. A number of other counties
have almost reached the point where
| definite statement can be made and
more than half the counties of the State
have the matter under consideration.
| 1t Is most important movement and
deserves the hearty support of those
who would see the agricultural re-
sources of Mississippi developed. 1t
| offers special training for the agricul-
| tural people of our State that has not
been provided in the past as the impor-
lance attached deserved. 1t offers to
the boys of each county an education
| fitting them for the battle of life as a
farmer, thereby placing them on an
equal footing with the lawyer, the doc
tor, the preacher or those engaged in
any pursuit. Build the agricultural
high schools and then see that they are
properly conducted
The battleship Mississippi is nearing
completion and will soon be ready for
| commission. The work of raising funds
| to provide suitable silver service is
being prosecuted with additional vigor
by those intrusted with the work. Mrs.
Eunice Lockwood of Crystal Springs
has been engaged to make campaign
of the state in behalf of the fund. Pa
trlotic citizens are urged to aid in this
movement. The newspapers are maxi
ing campaign also, and it must not be
said that our state failed to do for her
| lighting machine what all other states
and cities have done, provide a suita-
bic silver service. Push this good
work along.
If Mississippi can net 10 cents per
| bushel for the sweet potatoes that her
lands can produce it would prove one of
the best money crops to grow. The
only trouble contemplated is in the
proper way to care for them until time
to market. say the latter part of Feb
ruary and March. If you have had ex-
perience in banking and caring for
them, let it be known. Your expert,
ence will no doubt prove of value to
your neighbor in other parts of the
State. Let's take up this potato propo-
sition 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 at Jackson was both
pleasant and profitable. Many subjects
of vital Importance to the farmers were
discussed and much work of beneficial
nature accomplished. 1t was an educa-
tional feature that should be perma-
nent. 1t does good to get the official
heads of the organization together once
la year for the discussion of plans and
suggestions for the benefit of the farm
ers, to exchange experiences and learn
what the other fellow knows.
Over three thousand Mississippi boys
| are engaged in the corn-growing con-
tests this year. Twenty-three counties
organized and at least fifteen of these
will come through to a successful ter
mination. There will be the greatest
corn show at the state fair this fall
ever seen south of the Ohio river.
| Then the best of it will be carried to
Omaha to compete with the best corn
| raisers of the world. There is no rea-
son why Mississippi should not capture
something in that show.
Syrup and sweet potatoes offer an in
viting field for diversifcation of Mis-
sissippi crops. With these two as
money crops in their respective seasons.
together with what we already have,
Mississippi can, and should, by all
means, have an all-the-year-round
money crop to offer.
Secretary L. E. Davis of the Natchez
chamber of commerce was at the de-