The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-06-10
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for better teachers and better schools
by sending our people out into the va
rious portions of the state to discuss
educational matters. We are unable
to meet the demand for such work,
but we are doing all of this kind of
work we possibly can do with our
present force.
This session we have a Tomato
Club of 100 members. We are using
our own land, have our own cold
frame, raise our own plants, and are
demonstrating to our students the diff
ferent phases of tomato culture.
In our domestic science depart
ment, the canning of vegetables is Civ.
en- due prominence. In this way we
are preparing our students to fill the
places of county demonstration in the
work carried on jointly by the coun-
ties and the general government.
Campus.
We began grading on our campus
last August and graded when the
weather would permit, until the LIST of
May The grading was let at 231A
cents per cubic yard. The earth was
removed from around Forrest County
Hall and placed in the depression be-
tween Hattiesburg Hall and Missis-
sippi Hall; and, from the large hill
on the front of the campus, the earth
was removed into the hollow between
Hattiesburg Hall and Hardy street.
The engineer has not yet figured up
the amount of earth that has been re-
moved, but it will be somewhere be-
tween forty and forty-five thousand
cubic yards.
Our old walks, which we're con-
structed largely of scrap lumber, had
to be removed during the grading We
have replaced them with new walks
and made them wider Over the walk,
leading from Hardy street to the din
ing hall, we have constructed a cover,
twelve feet wide, giving us about IA,
600 square feet of shade and protec-
ton from the rain. The walks are not
yet laid but they will cost, when
completed $3.50. The cover over the
main walk has cost about $3.50.
We have built servants house for
the vice!president another for the
cooks in the college kitchen, and still
another for the negro who works on
the farm.
We are now engaged, as opportuni-
ties occur, in planting grass on the
campus. Since the main part of the
grading has -3een done, we are now
ready to plant trees. We expect to
go at the planting of trees in earnest
next fall. Prof. A. B. Mckay of the
A. & NJ. College is working upon our
plan for tree planting, and we hope
to have 1000 trees growing on our
rampus at your next annual meeting
l recommend that the next legislature
be asked to make a liberal appropria,
ton for campus Improvement.
Equipment.
| Our appropriation for library and
other equipment being small, we are
trying to use it for the things most
urgently needed. We have placed a
considerable number of new books in
our library and have put six sewing
machines in the department of do
nestle arts. We are now giving a
course in sewing. Owing to the large
number of students who desire to take
domestic science and sewing, it will
be necessary to add to the teaching
force of this department. !, therefore
| recommend that an assistant be pro.
vided in this department
Power Plant
As | stated in my last report. we
are using our power plant for heat.
ing purposes only, because we find
it cheaper to get current from the
Hattiesburg Traction Company and
water from the city.
On account of an emergency that
arose in the city because of the fail.
ure of the large artesian well, it be-
came necessary for the city to install
an electric pumping system. In this
emergency. realizing the kindness of
the city to us whenever an emery.