The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1908-12-10
SCHOOLS EVOKE
MAYORS CRITICISM
MAYOR DONNELI1 WANTS TO BE
SHOWN WHY HIGH SCHOOL
WAS NOT AFFILIATED
WITH /. L. AND c.
Prof. Cook, superintendent OF Public
Schools, Goes Before Council
and States that Affiliation
Has Been Secured.
Columbus. Miss, Dec. 1, 1908.

Columbus, Miss, Dec. /, 1908.
At a regular meeting of the coun-
Gil held this date there were present
e. S. Donnell, mayor, and Council
men Weaver, Lincoln, Walker, Nc
Clanahan, Moore and Steen.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved as corrected.
The mayor called the councils at
tention to the fact that he had only
recently examined the catalogue of
the I. I. and c. for the years 1907
and 1908, and that he found in the
list of approved high schools that
the Columbus high school was not
mentioned, which indicated to him
that graduate from the Columbus
high school could not enter said coll
lege except upon satisfactory exam
ination, while those from affiliated
schools could enter upon certificates
of the principals or superintendent.
He expressed himself as very much
surprised at this state of affairs, and
thought it a reflection upon Column
bus, as we'll as those at the head of
said schools. He also stated that he
tion to call the attention of the coun-
Gil to the matter, and invited Prof.
Cook to be present and explain the
situation if he so desired.
Prof. Cook, being present, made
the following explanation: After as
suring the council that it always gave
him pleasure to appear before them,
Prof. Cook stated in substance that
it was fact that up 10 the past ses-
sion Franklin Academy did not af1l-
had stated this 10 the council some
eighteen months ago, and asked that
he be allowed, or rather empowered,
TO engage the services of teachers
competent to bring the school up to
the standard he had always desired;
thai since he has been allowed teach
ers competent to SO instruct the
scholars be was pleased to state that
graduates of the high school of Co
1umbus enjoyed the affiliation privi-
1GSC dI Il1t 1s 4. anu 1.s anu III SUI
sanitation of the above statement
Prof. Cook handed the secretary let
ters from Prof Whitfield of the I. /.
and c., Prof. Hardy OF the A and M
College, as well as other letters from
heads of different colleges where Co
lumhus high school graduates were
now enrolled, and further stated that
the next catalogue issued at the I. I.
and C. would show that the Colum-
bus high school enjoyed the affilia-
ton privilege. Prof. Cook thanked
the council for the opportunity they
had given him to place the Columbus
high school right in this matter.
Mr.. c. F.. Sherrod and Mr.. H. e.
Reynolds were before the council in
the interest of the Aberdeen & Tom
bigbee Valley Railroad. Mr.. Rey-
nolds stated that he was glad to
come before the council; that it had
been some time since he had had that
pleasure, and that tonight it was not
his intention to occupy much of the
time of the board; that the council
was aware that the franchise grant
ed his road would expire by limita-
ton on the first of January next, and
that since he now had matters in
shape to build the road right away
he was before the council to make
the simple request that the franchise
be extended to September 1st, 1909,
and was assured the matter would
have due consideration.
After a full discussion of the mat
ter Councilman Weaver, seconded by
Lincoln, offered the fol-
chairman of the finance committee
confer with Mr.. Reynolds and asso-
ciates and ascertain the facts regard |
ing the building in the near future
OF the A. & IT. v. r. r., and the pos
sible extension of their contract with |
the C. NJ & P. r. r. Co., and report |
back at an adjourned or called meet
ing. So ordered.
Mr.. C. F. Sherrod was called be-
fore the council, and it was mutually
agreed that the committee above ap-
pointed should meet with Mr.. Rey-
nolds and associates at the Stone Ho-
tel the following morning promptly |
at nine o'clock.
The report OF the city marshal COW
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