Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-19
COEDUCAT|ON BARRED AT THE
LOCAL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL
Only Male Students to Be Admitted HenCeforWard- Fac
uIty Reelected and All Vacancies Filled By Trustees

Co-education in the Third District
Agricultural and Mechanical college
,,bicb has been maintained since the
establishment of that institution six
-aars ago will cease after the next
scholastic year ending in My 1913,
when the doors of the college will be
closed to the admission of young wo-
men students, This action was taken
nv the board of trustees in annual
meeting yesterday, the sentiment Of
the members to that end being prac-
tically unanimous.
1t was the opinion of the trustees
that the admission of girls to the
school should be discontinued, and
upon this point there was no diversity
of opinion. Mr.. J. P. Heard of Dooly,
EXPRESSED the belief that the admiS
sion of girl students was not necessa-
rilv authorized or contemplated in the
act creating the district schools, and,
therefore the act merely providing for
the preDaration of students for the
State University, which is not co-edu-
cational. Mr. Walter E. Steed, of Tay-
lor county. did not deem the admis
sion of girls an illegal act, but thought
it lay entirely in the discretion of the
board of trustees to admit or bar
them
Ii was pointed out also that the laws
of the State University provide that
the course of study in all the district
agricultural schools shall be such AS
viii admit graduates to the freshman
class of the State University. The
fact that girls are not admitted there
was assigned as another reason for
the action of the trustees yesterday.
The disparity in the attendance OIL
Young men and young women in the
school here was considered in the ac
ton taken closing the institution to-
women. There are 105 male students
and but q young women, nearly all
Of whom are boarding pupils in the
Gormitories. Only ten students att
tend from Americus.
OF the twenty-one young ladies, six
will graduate a year hence. In view
of this fact the trustees decided to
permit this number to complete the
college course and receive their di-
plomas. The other young ladies'
should they desire, may after the
next session here, enter any other dis
trict school they may select.
Of the eleven district agricultural
and mechanical colleges in Georgia.
this one is the first to close it's doors
To the education of young women. In
all Of the other state institutions they
are admitted, as they have been here
prior to the action taken by the board
ot trustees yesterday.
During the six years existence %
The Third District college quite
number of young ladies have been
numbered among it's graduates, and
iAe action of the trustees in preclud-
ing others entering there in future MAJ
cause some surprise throughout the
third district when the fact is gener-
ally known. Henceforth the college
mere. after the next session, will be
'or the education of male students
ouIy.
The board of trustees met yesterday
IN their sixth annual meeting since
me establishment of the institution.
he meeting was held in the auditc-
rum of the college and was well at
'ended. President Walter f. Steed, Of
taylor county, presided. All of the
trustees We're present with the ~
reption of Mr.. ]. w. Bivins, of Crisp
and Mr.. H. A Matthews, of Houston
MI Crawford Wheatley, treasurer Of
! 'he board, was also in attendance.
The report of Mr.. ]. NJ. Collun.
Frlncipal of the school, was received
and read, evidencing the 1ourishins
condition Of the college Treasurer
"neatley's report was approved and
vote of thanks rendered him re-
sardlng the work he has done to-
wards the huildinu of tho uaw dnrmi-