The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-08-11
NEWLY CHOSEN PRESIDENT w.
H. SMITH LOOKS OVER EDU.
CATIONAL FIELD.
FIGHT AGAINST ILLITERACY
Miss WiIiInoham Of North Mississippi
10 Elected as Field Agent and Or
ganlzer - Miss Undertake
Makes Report.

7JackSOu.
President-elect VIM. H. Smith Of the
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechan-
ical College, who is dividing his at
tention between watching the vacation
work in connection with that great in
stitution and looking after the details
of his other big department, vas at
headquarters last week. Mr.. Smith
has been dividing his time equally be-
tween the summer school at Poplar
vile and the agricultural college and
Its affairs. ?
He spent the better part Of three
days at the college and looked over
the records OF advance registration,
which has progressed to a consider
able extent. and declared that these
indications point to the most success.
full opening In recent years.
President B. IN. Walker Of the college
faculty and Hugh Critz, registrar, and
as%certained that the largest senior
class since the college was founded
will come up for m~atriculation, and
the same Is true Of the indications for
the freshman class.
Much interest is apparent all round,
an interest which II shown by the
largely increased record of requests
for catalogues and other literature per-
tanning to the work OF the college. The
summer work has been fruitful, and
profitable, beginning with the regular
summer normal of six weeks duration,
with its 800 teachers in attendance,
and followed by the roundup farmers
Institutes and the demonstration
agents summer school of instruction.
The Mississippi illiteracy commits
sion, recently appointed by 0overpor
Bilbo, under authority Of an act pass
ed by the last session Of the legisla-
ture, held a meeting in the office Of
State Superintendent Of Education w.
H. Smith and elected Miss Ellie Will
lingham of North Mississippi. field
agent. b.n "a sY
All members Of the commission At
tended the session, taking a deep in
terest in the proceedings. It war de-
cided to issue q bulletin In pamphlet
form at an early date, when q com.
plete plan Of the procedure Of the
commission will be given publicity.
During the past two months Miss
Timberlake, secretary and field agent.
hos haar Avor thu ckotA naA tn
culling first-hand Information as to H.
literacy conditions; and has presented
the ideas and views OF the commits.
sioners at all Of the summer normals.
Briefly stated, according to the most
recent census, in order to determine
llliteracy conditions. there are in Mis-
sissippi 30,062 white persons of 10
years of age or older. who can neither
read nor write; 1852 white makes VI
voting g who can neither read nor
write.
1t is to assist in improving this con.
dition and removing such a stamp Of
illiteracy from the state that the COM
mission has undertaken to secure as
many volunteer helpers for active SER
vice, and the report Of Miss Timber
lake went to show that already quite a
large number Of volunteer pledges
have been received.
1t was announced at the close of the
meeting that Miss 1.-The Wfllingham,
field secretary for the Sunday School
Association Of the North Mississippi
Methodist Episcopal conference, had
been chosen as field agent and organ.
izer for the whole state. Miss Willing
ham comes highly indorsed, and her
work and ability are known to men,
bers of the commission. Her work
will begin about Sept. /. A special
bulletin giving an outline of the plan
Of procedure and conditions is to be
prepared for general information.
Governor Discharges Two.
Discharges for m%eritorious conduct
were granted to two negro convicts by
Governor Bilbo, upon recommendation
Of the p~enitentiary trustees.
The negroes discharged are Will
Carter, sent up from Newton county
for manslaughter; Jim Carter, sent
up from Warren county for q similar
offense, and Lloyd Kelly, convicted Of
grand larceny in Forrest county. The
discharges were given in reward for
services rendered by the men in cap
turing escaped ~convicts.
Capt. Dave Mcdowell, to whom was
recently restored the office of state
factory inspector, including back sal
airy for five or six months. is again
or his rounds seeing that the law az
to child labor, cleanliness and santa.
ton is observed by the managers OF
the big mills and factories.
He has visited several towns In Cen.