The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-16
coNFEREEs COULD NOT GET TO-
eETHER ON COMPROMISE
AND SENATE AccEDED.
APPROPRIATIONS WILL SUFFICE
While Amount is Smaller Than Need
ed, the Normal Fared Well as Com
pared With Other Institutions
Ready For Session In September.

President Joe Cook, of the Missis-
sippi Normal College. returned from
jackson this morning at 1 a. m. arriv-
ing on belated G. & s. |. train. Mr..
Cook has been in the capital city con-
tinuously for the past two weeks and
on several occasions prior to that.
since the legislature convened. work
ing heroically in the interest of the
Normal College appropriation.
The total appropriation as finally
agreed on between the conferences
from the senate and house, is s12e. 500.
the amount carried in the bill in the
lower house this week. The senate
had previously passed a bill carrying
$17S,000, but the house committee re-
ported bill almost cutting in half
the senate appropriation After a
heated debate on the measure the
amount was raised to $126.5OO and a
conference on the matter was made
necessary. The senate conferences
wanted those from the house to come
to the formers figure or "split the dif-
ference" but the low pressure brigade
would not bulge a peg and as the
time was drawing rapidly close to ad-
journment it was decided to accent
the amount appropriated by the lower
house.
While the $126,5O0 is not near as
much as was wanted and it was felt
was needed for the Normal College,
yet considering the way other institu-
tions have Jared at the hands of the
present legislature, the friends OF the
school feel that it has Jared well ana
that the amount viii be ample to
start the institution off on a success
ful career, The sum appropriated is
to run the school until the first of
January, 1914 and is divided as fol-
lows; $4,000 to pay teachers and
employees salaries until January 1st.
1913; $4,000 to pay teachers and sm.
ployes from January lst, 1918 to Janu-
AIRY /, 1914; the balance, s7e.5oo win
De used to furnish the buildings
throughout install heating plant, wat.
er SYSTEM. light, firing. and fixtures.
sewerage. more campus improvements
and to cover expense items not in
cluded in the above
He states that every citizen of Hat
tiesburg should feel proud of the
splendid work that DR.. Donald has
waged on the floor of the Senate in
behalf of this measure. He has been
tireless in his efforts and resourceful
in the fight, has measured steel with
some of the oldest and best-known
members Of that body and has come
of victorious. Mr.. Cook also COM
mended the work of Mr.. Bilbo very
highly and said that his services had
been invaluable and his knowledge
and familiarity with the conditions
and needs of the big school surpris-
ing.
Mr.. Cook says that the college will
be in readiness for the opening session
about September Goth next, and he ex-
poets an enrolment of not less than
300 pupils the first session and that
each succeeding session will see
large increase.
There is but one more obstacle to
be overcome before assurance can be
had that nothing win stand in the
way of the school beginning work as
the most modern and best equipped
educational institution in the state.
and as good as there is in the south.
and that Is the question Of the city
extending water and sewerage to the
grounds. The Tatum injunction suit
IS being heard in chancery this week
and the final outcome Of the case Il
with interest Whatever the
result Of the case may be It Is hoped
that some way out OF the difficulty
will be found at once and the necer-
sary, promised extensions be made he.
lore the college is comple<od sn1