The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-07-01
THE AGRICUL TURAL
HIGH SCHOOL
THE MEETING OF LAST SATURDAY WAS
LARGELY ATTENDED.
Resolutions Unanimously Adopted FdV
Orine It's Establishment.

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| House last Saturday to consider
1.-THE proposition to establish ali
lagricnltnral high school ID Lin.
lcoln county was we'll attended By
Representative farmers aud bust.
mess men of the county and By
teachers attending the Normal,
together with 3 number of ladies
/ of Brookhaven.
The meeting was called to order
| by County Supt. Claude Bennett,
who explained its object.
On motion Supt. Bennett was
elected chairman and j. e. Car
ruth, of District No. A, was chosen
secretary.
On motion of j. +. Greer a
committee of ten, consisting of
two members from each super
yisurs district, was appointed to
specially consider the advisability
Of establishing a county agricul-
tural high school and report to
the meeting by resolutions or
otherwise.
While this committee was out
making up its report, Hon. Ell. e..
Blakeslee, Commissioners Of Agri-
culture and Commerce Of Missis-
|sippi, was introduced and adj
dressed the meeting, in the course
Iof his speech urging the establish
ment of such a school as the one
proposed IN every county of the
State, as soon as practicable, and
telling of the counties already.
moving in the matter.
Commissioner BIakeslee also
pointed out the work being done
by the boys corn clubs i'm several
counties, notably in Holmes coun-
.ty, where tile movement was in
augurated Over 100 Lincoln
county boys are enlisted in this
movement this year, and Supt
Bennett will receive and publish
reports of their achievements
later. Mr.. BlakesIee invited
county exhibits at the State Fair
this fall, and said it was his pur-
pose to send some of the best sam
pies of boys corn club exhibits to
the Omaha Exposition and show
NorthWesseEp people what Missis-
sippi can do II the way Uf corn
rgising
hlehsrs. Edgar Green, repre-
sehting the q. s. Agricultural
Department, s. z. Oliver, Oscar
Newton, Jr., and w. E. Parsons
were called upon and each made
short addresses, favoring the pro-
posed agricultural high school.
All gave assurance of their hearty
encouragement and support, re
gardless of the section Of the
county where it may be located.
The committee on resolutions
here signified that it was ready to
report, and Hon. M. Mccullough
prefaced the reading Of the report
with a short, stirring address.
The report follows:
Whereas, Lincoln county is.
largely an agricultural commune
ty. and her citizenship at present
and her children IN the future are
destined to be both directly inter
ested in agriculture and largely.
dependent upon the success of that
industry; and,
Whereas, the laws of 1908 au-
thorize the several county school
boards to establish an agricultural
high school and empower the sew
eraI boards Of supervisors to levy
a tax not exceeding two mills for
the support and maintenance of
such school: and,
Whereas, that law provides that
the State shall contribute 10 the
support Of such an agricultural
high school annually $1,000;
Therefore be il
Resolved, That we recommend
and urge upon the county school
board Of Lincoln county to locate
and establish at some desirable
place an Agricultural High
School, and that we further urge
the Board of Supervisors of LIN
coin county to levy the necessary
tax which. tOpebher with the State