Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-17
NoxuBEE AND THE NORMAL
COLLEGE.

COLLEGE.
Perhaps the most important event
In the making Of = "Greater Mississip-
pi" that has taken place druihg recent
years is the founding Of a Normal Col
iege in this state for the training OF
teachers for the rural schools. Nox-
ubee was right in the front Of the fight
when the bill for the establishment OF
the Normal College was before the
legislature and her. representatives
have been cordial In their support OF
appropriation bills for the mainten-
ance OF this institution. And Ncxubee
has been honored in the selection OF
one member of the Boatd Of Trustees
and three members of the faculty OF
this institution. from her citizens.
But the teachers In the rural schools
of Noxubee County have been slow to
realize the advantages that are theirs
for the asking. Daring the first ses-
sion the Normal College enrolled $50
students and Noxubee furnished only
four of these. But the good news OF
the, opportunities for more efficient
work at such low cost per session
has brought to the Normal this ses-
sion eight Noxubee students OF the
ol8'enrolled.
During this summer term "Noxu-
bee. Club was organized, Mr.. Jesse
Guy, President; Miss Corrie Lanier,
Vice President; Miss Ruth McNees,
Secretary. Other members were Miss
es Annie 6, McNees, Geneva Adams,
Narnye Guy, Maud Gavin, and Mrs.
Ingrham. Other counties had their
clubs too; so President Cook granted
the petition for half holiday so that
we might have a great Rally Day. A
program committee mapped out the
order for the day. AT twilight the
student body gathered on the campus
forming In line Of march, each county
following q banner made, and carried
by its students. This was q splendid
and beantifnl sight.
-- The banners were most attractive
each representing the chief industry
OF significant features of its county.
Old Noxubee had 80 many great feat
ures II was difficult for the club TO de
cidt npon its emblen at first. But Il
was finally agreed that since Noa9bes
leads fhf faofher sannsits of the sfast
inS the industry Of dairying, that We
wpnld use that Our banner was orna
susnted with the picture Of a handsome
Jersey COW and bore the title, "Nox
ubee, the land flowing with milk and
honey. Mr.. Jesse Guy and Miss
Ruth McNees lead the Noxubee band
MIR. Guy dressed all in white as a
nilkman carried the banner and Mis-
McNees very fetchingly represented {;
milkmaid with her white cap and
bright tin bucket. As the line of march
was drawn up, Mr. F. w. Foote O.
Hattiesburg, formerly of Noxubee,
who is now member of our Board
of Trustees, and Mr.. T. F. Jackson
and Miss Annie Augustus of the Nor
NAL Faculty joined our club in th'
procession. We were sorry Mr.. w
E. Stokes was not with us too. The
parade with its line of 625 students
made a circuit of the campus, ther
formed in a square at Hattiesburt
Hall where an interesting and anus.
iHg program was rendered by repre-
sentatives of the eight districts of thu
state. A reception with good musi'
made the rest of the evening a pleas
ant one. The Noxubee delegation re.
ceived many congratulations on its
quality" even though its numbers
were SIlAll.
The club urges that the Noxubee
teachers come to the Normal College
and see what good things are in store
for them and our county through them
We suggest that prospective students
send in their applications at once, for
"frst come, first served is the motto
here; and the College facilities were
inadequate to accommodate more thar
two-thirds of the applicants last ses-
sion.
IT. & MAUD GAVIN,
Acting Secretary of Noxubee Club
Mississippi Normal College, July 7
1914.
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