The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-10-25
Bows Want to Earn Their Way.

One of the hardest problems that the
new president Of the A. & M. has had
to face is the clamor of young Missis-
looking for a way to earn
their expenses through college. There
are a limited number of places in the
institution to which boys can be placed ,
and carr enough money to pay their
way through without ousiie help. but
they do not go around to the many
boys that are clamoring for a job to
keep them in school.
A mistaken idea has gotten abroad in
the state with reference to the work.
ing boys course. As a matter of fact,
q boy can not meet the requirements of
a modern college course with its prac-
teal and laboratory work and have a
great deal of time to spend in outside
work. A working boys course was
put into the institution a few years
ago. This furnishes boys with work
throughout the day and they are al
lowed to go to school at night.
Night school sounds a little better
than no school at all, but il the men,
DRY Of the reader goes back to the time
he was a boy, it will be easily recalled
that it took a great deal OF effort to
keep the eyes open long after nightfall
liz he has put in q full cay at manual Ia
dor. The night school rs it has been
operated is in progress, but it does not
meet the situation.
President Hightower has a scheme up
his sleeve that sounds like q solution to
this perplexing situation: He has sug-
gested q separate building for the
farm for their work. 1t must be re-
membered that most of the work in
the agricultural line is under the con.
troll Of the Experiment station, the
funds being furnished by the Govern.
ment. This work, which demands more
care than ordinary farm work, Is ex-
detrimental in character and not for Fl.
nancial gain. Much of this the boy
who is working his way through schoo
does not suit.
1 In this new department q boy coulc
earn his way. He would devote hall
of the day to work and half to study
The boy should be worth at the rate o.
, twelve and one-half dollars for the hal
day. This would pay his way, and Ger
tainly the work would be far more eff
~fective, as his body would not reacl
the same state of fatigue, as he coult
!, work at night and recite one-half
day.
There is little doubt that this worl
: under competent supervision would pa.
q it's own way and he no cost to tn
!, state, with the exception of the cost o
instruction. When a boy got ready TO
Z the college classes, he could then Civ
i half of his day to his college recitation
and work half of the day. H
: dould not carry the full course, bu
would certainly with this practical an
theoretical going hand in hand, get
valuable preparation for earnest farr
n work.
ii There has been a large number Q
boys who have come with enough none
n in their pockets to pay their railroa
fare to the school and their board fo
> the month. 1t is a hard task to say n
Il to the fellow of the A. & M. doors beg
# ging for something to do, to better +
himself for life, but when there is n
4 place to assign him to, the no must b
said, and a discouraged young ma
turns away from the doors of the co
~ lege. This is one problem that in whic
the new president wants the people {
Mississippi to join him and help solve i
C. T. Amos of the Holly Springs E,
A. pertinent Station has sent to the Ayr
re cultural Experiment Station the cor
m for . short pamphlet on his results wit
in Alfalfa in the broom loan region
50 north Mississippi. The work repr
I'd sents q good outlay Of money to get Il
seed planted, but the first two cutting
paid this expense. The past season |
I'd cut v e 5000 pounds Of hay on OF
is acre. This pamphlet is short, and Il
,e farmers Of Mississippi who are inte
Iested in Alfalfa should write to Dire
tor e. r. Lloyd, Agricultural Colleg
It. Miss, and get this pamphlet.
Agr1 College. Miss, Oct. IL.