The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-09-03
Some inducements Which
The Magic City is Offering
Iwo Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars Choice of
Sites, Practice School and Moral Support of
Citizens Is What Hattiesburg Offers.

contending for the school, while keen,
has been of the most friendly nature,
and no animosity has developed or
will develop, regardless of where the
institution is located. 1t is the con-
census of opinion, however, that it
should come to South Mississippi. A
majority of the school teachers in
Mississippi want 1t located in this sec
ton; seventy-fve per cent of the men,
bers of the legislature have expressed
a preference for South Mississippi, and
, it is known that at least seven of
the trustees are favorable to locating
, it in the Southern part of the state.
In view of these facts, and the mag
nificent inducements which are being
offered by Hattiesburg, citizens of this
city are confident that their efforts
will be rewarded when the decision
of the trustees shall be announced on
September 18th. There can be no
more bidding for the college. Three
cities have expressed desire to have
it located in their midst and have ten
dered their propositions to the trus-
tees; the bids have been received,
opened and their contents announced,
and that feature of the proceedings
is now a closed incident. The bal
ance is in the hands of the trustees,
and their decision will be announced
after they shall have gone over the
situation at Hattiesburg, Laurel and
jackson, examined the sites they have
proffered and made a comparison OF
the advantages offered by each city.
They will make their visit to Hatties-
burg next Tuesday, but will not rem
der their decision until the 18th.
A Great Institution.
In creating the Mississippi Normal
College the legislature has done a
great thing for the state. In select |
Ing the trustees, Governor Noel chose |
men of high intelligence, unquestion-
ed integrity and spotless character.
These gentlemen have planned an in
stitution which is destined to make
famous as an educational
state, and have planned it on a broad
and permanent basis. They have al
ready received assurances from the
Southern Educational Board that the
school will receive an endowment OF
100000; an additional $4,000, 1t is
aid, can be obtained from the Carnegie
library fund, and, having done this
much for the state, the trustees will
hen go before the next legislature
md ask for an appropriation of $780,
700, making a net total of 100000, a
lalf million of which will be spent for
chool buildings. libraries and
Hoodley's Address to The Board Of
Trustees.
In making his argument In support
II Hattiesburg for the location of the
SfSe'PPA %Noihoi SOhCkct fTOl. |
;. Woodley, superintendent of the
ity schools, made profound impress
ion upon the board of trustees, ad-
sncing reasons why the school should II
'e located here and showing the ad-
antages to accrue to the institution {
s consequence.
Prof. Woodley's argument was d.
ided into two separate and distinct
ubjects. First. why the Mississippi q
College should come to South I
and, second, why the t
Normal College Should {
'ome to Hattiesburg."
In discussing the first lewiston of G
is subject, Prof. woodley made the c
blowing points: -
First. the Normal should come
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