Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1914-01-09

our state one OF the duIleS imposed upon
me. as Governor. Is that ] shall give you
Il such information OF the state Of govern
ment and recommend for consideration
such measures as may De deemed neces.
the laws are faithfully executed and SUI
pervise the conduct OF all executive and
y municipal officers and see that all offices
are filled and duties thereof performed, or
IN default thereof, apply such remedies
as the law allows. and If the remedy be
Nimperfect that / shall acquaint the legiS-
1ature Herewith at It's next session.
/ have endeavored to perform the du-
ties thus enjoined upon me by the Con-
Stitution and laws of the state and Wnlle
failures and disappOintments have some
Z times overcome my efforts 1t afrords me
pleasure to state that the affairs OF the
q state in all the various departments of
government during the past two years
have been conducted in an economical,
efficient and patriotic manner with the
y exceptions which / shall hereafter men
~ / have at all times endeavored to- up
hold the states credit and look carefully
after it's financial affairs, and am
pleased to report that there is an i'm
provement in its financial condition as
compared with two years ago.
" / Invite your consideration OF the re-
ports OF all state officers and the educa-
X tfonal and eleemosynary and other lnsti-
tutions sustained in whole. or in part by
the state. Much information can be
CLEANED from these reports concerning the
conduct and usefulness and future need
:. OF these institutions. Many OF these re-
ports will be placed in your hands. and
but l trust you will not construe. this as
a lack of appreciation by me OF the work
performed nor of the detailed informa-
ton contained therein for the beneflt OF
The educational institutions of the state
are doing great work. and cannot
speak in terms too high OF the work that
is being done by the Agricultural High
Schools and the consolidation OF rural
Y ing to the state from our entire educa-
tional system.
The State Normal College at Hatties-
burg is doing very excellent work and
The University of Mississippi.
The University of Mississippi seems to
y be in better shape than it has been since
5 / became Governor There is spirit OF
harmony prevailing among the faculty
and student body that beSpeakS great
work for this institution.
J The Agricultural & Mechanical College.
The Agricultural and Mechanical Col
3 lege at Starkvile is also having one of
the most successful years in it's history.
Its attendance is large and the work IL Is
doing for the state is wonderful.
The Industrial Institute and College.
The l. l. & c. at Coiumbus is working
in perfect harmony and the report of that
institution shows how it has been con-
The AIcorn college.
This institution has had no friction;
it has accomplished much good among
the members of the eoiored race e. and has
lived within its appropriation. Since your
last session one of the buildings there
was destroyed by fire. In fact the five
institutions under control of the General
Board of Trustees appear to be in pros
porous and sound condition.
When the present Board of Trustees
took charge of the affairs of this insti-
tuition they found the University cramped
"A for the want of finances, but, by econ0m-
& ical and careful administration its fl
nances are in much better shape than
they were two years ago, and desire to
commend the General Board of Trustees
for the very faithful and painstaking
manner in which it has performed its
duties in trying to work for the benefit
of all the institutions under Its control.
l would be glad if your body should see
fit by committee to visit each of these
The Institutions for the Deaf and Dumb
and Blind have been well managed and
have proceeded in their work with little
or no friction and are Illustrations of
what can be done by careful and prudent
MANAGEMENT.
insane Hospitals.
The Insane Hospitals are getting along
we'll at this time and the patients are
being admirably taken care of. One OF
these institutions, the Insane Hospital at
Jackson. was a source OF much annoy
ance and trouble in the beginning of this
administration, but with the aid of the
Investigating Committee, appointed by
your body the difficulties seem TO have
been overcome and the institution Is now
on a better footing than it has been be-
fore.
/ find that there are a very large num-
the jails throughout the state and the IN
sane Hospitals are over-crowded and are
incapable with the present faclhtles, ;t OF
taking care of them. 1t is imperative
that something be done in this regard.
Insane people ought not and should not
be confined in county jailS They cannot
receive proper care and attention thus
confined and their presence is hurtful TO
the other inmates The state owes
great duty to these unfortunates whom
nature has deprived of the reasoning fac
ulty and means of making livelihood.
In many instances they are menace 10
society and to themselves. This class OF
unfortunates need constant care, watch
ing and attention. both physical and med
do not think and have never believed,
that it is proper for the colored insane to
be kept at the same hospitals with
whites. or even the same grounds
would therefore recommend that the col
ored insane patients be removed from
their present location and that portion
of the land at Oakley now belonging to
the state and used as convict farm, be
utilized for the purpose of erecting an
insane hospital for the colored race This
vided into two parts by the 7. & M V.
Railroad and there are two camps stu
ated on the place, one on each side OF
the railroad. On the south side of the
railroad there Is a large building capable
OF housing great many people Inns Inns
at small expense and would accommodate
a great many of the colOred insane until
Is suitable arrangements could be made for
fhen' In addition to this there is a
large hospital building that is now being
u used as a hospital for the sick colored
"a convicts and / find that bringing sick
a convicts from Parchman. quite a distance,
Is of considerable expense. annoyance
and trouble and J believe that the land.
living south of the Y. & M. v railroad az
3 Oakley belonging to the state, should bA
utilized for. the establishment OF an In n,
sane Hospital for colofea people gl4.s ana
pied by colored people at the Insane Hos
pital at Jackson could be remodeled at
IS Thus increase the capacity so that the
institution could better care for those
a already there and many who are clamor-
ing for and need admittance, oand TINS
can be done at little expense compared
with the benefits following.
The Penitentfary.
This department of the government has
given the administration more trouble
and concern than all the other state IN