The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-06-12
ATTENDANCE WOULD HAVE BEEN
LARGER HAD AccoMMopA-
TIoNs BEEN AVAILABLE.
j SPECIAL LECTURES 70 FEATURE
Mr.. McMiilin Delivered Address This
Morning, Emphasizing Need Of In
dustriai Edueation-J. c. Parker
Will Speak Tomorrow Morning.

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the Summer Normal being held at the
Mississippi Normal College in this city |
promises to be the most largely at
tended Summer Normal held in the |
state this year. Had there been ac-
commodations in the dormitories the
number could easily have been in
creased to 1000, as many expressed
desire to attend who did not apply be-
cause they were informed that the
school would be full. OF those who
inquired fully rs sent in their registra-
ton fee with request for its return If
they could not be accommodated with
board and lodging at the college.
In order to provide for as many
teachers as possible in the dormitories,
President Cook had additional furni-
ture put In every room, so as to supply
sleeping Accommodations for three in
each room, and In addition the eight
music rooms, back of the auditorium
In the administration building were
furnished temporarily for men who
are attending their Summer Normal.
Public interest in the Summer Nor
NAL attaches principally to the public
exercises held daily in the college au-
ditorium beginning at IL o'clock.
Addresses on Special Subjects.
Beginning today and continuing
throughout the remainder of the sum-
mer term, there will be given daily
one or more addresses on special sub
jects, to which the public will be wei
come.
This mornings address was by Rev.
J. N. McMillin, a member of the Nor
NAL College faculty, who spoke on
Industrial Education" In discussing
this subject Mr.. McMillin announced
that he did not wish to discuss educa
dion In general. He said that 1t was
not his purpose to consider how bes
to keep In the middle Of the road
how In other words to get balance
view as to cirricula or the science O
pedagogy These are freely and FULL
discussed on nearly every platform
The kind of education needed In Mis-
aissippi Is that which will increas
production. One of the supreme need
of Mississippi Is increased production
said he. "You can't do many thing
without money and what Mississippi
needs Is products that will bring MOI
ey," was his assertion, followed by tn
statement that at the close of the civ
war this state was left impoverished
but so years have passed and instea
of the $4OO, 100000 of assessed value
this state has there should be at leas
$1,50O, 100000 shown as the wealth
\ the state.
Quoting Mr.. Jackson of the colles
agricultural chair, Mr.. McMilli
stated that the average corn yield
Mississippi is only Is bushels and tt
average cotton yield not over q
pounds to the acre. Will the JON
county boy who was trained up to Il
point of getting 206 bushels of col
from an acre ever again be conte
with 18 bushels an acre? VIII b
father or any of his uncles or cousil
ever be content with this low sveral
yield? To ask the question Is to a
swer It with big NO.
1t was announced at this morning
Il meeting that ]. c. Parker will spe'
Atomorrow morning on the subject
the Baptist Hospital, Memphis
stitution largely patronized by Miss
8 sippians and which was largely bu
with Mississippi capital.
The auditorium this morning W
nearly filled. though its seating
pacity is easily $50.
Various announcements were ma
among which was one that MARI
men had challenged the bachelors
a match game of basket ball this
ternoon.
Meetings were called for organi
tion of students attending the sunni
term from Leake, Simpson, Rani
and Clarke counties. 1t was stat