The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-01-06
LOOKS over The site
Sees SUPERVISORS
If He Accepts Presidency New School
viii Be Operated on Broad Lines
To Build up Higher Citizenship
in the State.

Prof. H. l.. Whitfield, president of
the Industrial Institute and College,
and who has been selected by the trus-
tees of the Mississippi Normal College
as president of that institution, was in
! Hattiesburg this morning for the pur-
pose of looking over the site which |
has been selected for the location of
the college and making himself famil-
lar with local conditions generally.
When seen by a News reporter this
morning, Prof Whitfield stated that
he was very much pleased with the
site which had been selected. There
is no doubt that the place can be made
beautiful he said, land you may de-
pend upon the trustees to do every
thing in their power to make it as
near perfect as possible
Feeling His Way.
81 have not yet accepted the presi-
dency of the college, said Prof. Whit
field. I'm fact, was not in the state
when the appointment was made, and
had not so much as thought that the
. trustees were considering me for the
place. | am now on an itinerary Of
visits to the trustees of the college for
:, the purpose of comparing views with
-, them as to how the school should be
conducted, and if we agree ON THIS
point | will accept the appointment;
otherwise 1 will not
d "My address before your board oil
III Supervisors this morning was made II
Ill response to a special invitation extend
IL ed me by the president of that body
8 and my ideas as to what the college
III should be were given as briefly an'
TO concisely as possible, on account o
IT the limited time at my disposal.
l.. Full Attendance Certain.
'In my opinion, the Normal vii
have as many pupils as can be take
care of. I do not anticipate I'll
slightest difficulty in securing III
attendance even from the start, out
think the first thing to do is to clea
M about twenty acres of ground an
n get it in shape for cultivation
IN Wants Genuine Workers.
81 think the trustees should at ono
advertise for young men, prosperity
students Of the school. and let the
get to work on that job as soon
az possible. | do not want anybody
'hi- the Mississippi Normal who is n
Vi willing to work, and my idea is TO gl'
'in' every attendant a thoroughly prac
ms cal education: in other words, |
mo them learn by actual experience wh
the is necessary to be done in order to 6
the the very best results from the soil
order to do this, they should clear t
ana ground, plant the seeds and cuitlva
AT the crops, and let the proceeds go
NAT the college mess.
de- Less Presidents Needed.
lnu- my idea is that we should educs
OF less presidents and governors
ON more voters and jurors. What
OF country needs now, more than al
en- thing else, is practical men, men W
nse' know how to work and men VINO
eter not afraid to work.
are This is a fine farming country
nth. the kind of farm which | expect
establish in connection with the
NAL. in the event | should accept
presidency will undoubtedly result
great benefit to this entire secti
,., The people should be taught hrst
YIN relation of stock and cattle to
soil. and for this purpose me
dairy and stock farm should be
de- ltablished."
Son Bond Matter Local.
ding When asked his opinion as to VIII
hich or or not the present attitude OF
i hoard of supervisors with referenc
i1el the bond issue would have bad ei
CONTINUED on$page five.)